2023 School Rugby
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@Bovidae Fixtures is in the link, 1, 2 & 4 May. They play against Framesby (PE) and Diamantveld (Kimberley and host)
Te tournament is the braim child of late Reinard Lategan x principal at Paarl Gym and Diamantveld. As you can see all the top SA schools like Grey College, Paarl Gym, Boys High and Paul Roos participate. There will also be an English school. -
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@Bovidae said in 2023 School Rugby:
@OomPB My comment was based on reading that article and the dates. I'm not sure how many of this year's St John's 1st XV are back, but some of their best players will have finished school this year.
I think that trip has been planned for a couple of years. An initial development squad was named at the end of last year and I think some of those boys played in the Waikato Schools 2nd Division this year. It might include older boys as well, I don't know. I remember one of the dads sharing a Facebook post about it.
A couple of boys who played juniors with my son at Te Rapa. They would be 16 turning 17, Year 12.
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I'm not surprised by this as he missed some Super 8 games to play RL during the school year. What I am surprised about is his selection for the NZ Schools team if going to RL was on the cards.
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Westlake came back from the dead to win their quarterfinal game vs Hartpury (UK).
Down 19-7 with 3 mins to go they managed to score a converted try then another a couple of mins after the whistle to tie it up 19-19. Kicked just missed but they go thru after scoring the first try.
Isaac Murray-McGregor had another great game scoring two of the tries. Kid has talent
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West Lake vs Hartpury highlights -
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@JK apparently the Crusaders academy have signed Isaac Murray-MacGregor and James Cameron. Probably Westlakes 2 best players this season. Big loss to the Blues region
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@junior12 said in 2023 School Rugby:
@JK apparently the Crusaders academy have signed Isaac Murray-MacGregor and James Cameron. Probably Westlakes 2 best players this season. Big loss to the Blues region
Yes they have played for the Crusaders junior side in 2023.
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@junior12 said in 2023 School Rugby:
@JK apparently the Crusaders academy have signed Isaac Murray-MacGregor and James Cameron. Probably Westlakes 2 best players this season. Big loss to the Blues region
Yep been mentioned a few times in this thread towards the end of the college season.
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How was the NZ school chosen, obviously not the school champion or were SBHS unable too go and so westlake was offered it?
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@Kiwiwomble It's an invitation event so I expect SBHS were asked but couldn't afford to go. Maybe SBHS are going to the Sanix next year.
In the short time the World Schools Festival has been going the majority of the schools have been from SA, as they organise it.
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https://worldschoolsfestival.com/about-the-world-schools-festival/
Other NZ schools went to earlier tournaments, although the results don't make for good reading.
https://worldschoolsfestival.com/world-schools-festival-rugby/
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@Bovidae said in 2023 School Rugby:
https://worldschoolsfestival.com/about-the-world-schools-festival/
Other NZ schools went to earlier tournaments, although the results don't make for good reading.
https://worldschoolsfestival.com/world-schools-festival-rugby/
Looks like Hamilton Boys won it last year? The SA team they beat (Grey) college sent there top 16year old team though. Not sure what grade the SA teams are this year
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@JK There was plenty of whinging on SM from South Africans after the final result. For some reason they think that the NZ schools are U19s, which clearly they aren't. The Hamilton BHS team that played in the final also included a number of 15 and 16-yr olds.
Whatever their ages, that Grey College team was huge, and I am sure that the EG Jansen team will be full of big units too.
