2023 NZ Schools
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Another Otago midget coming through. Good to see
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Teams for tomorrow's games. Based on what I saw last Sat, I would not be surprised if the Māori U18s beat the NZ Barbarians U18s.
Hopefully the game in Aust is streamed.
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Some rotation in the Māori and Barbarians. Jai Taimati missing at halfback, replaced by Halen King. Pretty much the same NZ Schools team, although James Cameron was a late withdrawal.
Also, the starting 1st 5 for the Māori is from Te Kuiti HS, so good to see a smaller school represented.
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If Randall Baker went to a 1A school, he would have made one of the teams. I think he’s the best loose forward in Auckland
@Dolamite said in 2023 NZ Schools:
If Randall Baker went to a 1A school, he would have made one of the teams. I think he’s the best loose forward in Auckland
I see he was playing no.8 for the Divisional XV, so not even selected for the Gulls. What school?
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@Bovidae said in 2023 NZ Schools:
This photo shows the size of Pledger, the starting halfback, compared to the two locks.
Pledger looks like a good sized lock for the Hurricanes!
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Posting this here, because the Aussie Rugby thread is too busy discussing the state of Aussie rugby.
https://www.rugby.com.au/news/australian-schools-u18s-side-named-for-nz-clash-2023927
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So much for my prediction.
The Māori made too many mistakes and got dominated at the breakdown, while the bounce of the ball went the NZ Barbarians way all game. Nathan Salmon got 4 tries.
NZ Barbarians U18s 41 - 5 NZ Māori U18s (HT: 22-0)
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@Bovidae Salmon showed good pace, particularly for the 2nd try.
@taniwharugby Yes. He got some ball in this game unlike against NZ Schools.
