2024 School Rugby

[Nepia]

@Bovidae said in 2024 School Rugby:

@Nepia said in 2024 School Rugby:

@Bovidae said in 2024 School Rugby:

TBC are piling on the points.

Did they open up a new scholarship programme this year?

They are a very white team too.

BTW, Hamilton BHS has a new member of the coaching staff focusing on scrums - Sona Taumalolo.

Traitorous bastard, he's now dead to me.

I'll have to check out the TBC complexions when they hammer Hastings Boys - lot of dutch sounding names?

[Tim]

@Bovidae said in 2024 School Rugby:

Auckland Grammar 10 - 13 Dilworth

whoa!

[mimic]

I heard Auckland Grammar were resting their players with injuries and niggles for the game ahead this week against Kelston.
Still surprised they lost with their 2nd XV though.

[Bovidae]

@Nepia said in 2024 School Rugby:

I'll have to check out the TBC complexions when they hammer Hastings Boys - lot of dutch sounding names?

Here is the Napier-TBC game.

[Nepia]

@Bovidae said in 2024 School Rugby:

@Nepia said in 2024 School Rugby:

I'll have to check out the TBC complexions when they hammer Hastings Boys - lot of dutch sounding names?

Here is the Napier-TBC game.

Why on earth would I want to watch that when I know the score? That’s the equivalent of watching the the Crusaders v Tahs when I already know the score.

[Bovidae]

@Nepia said in 2024 School Rugby:

Why on earth would I want to watch that when I know the score?

Because they have the team lists at the start. No need to watch the rest.

[Bovidae]

Quad Tournament

[Bovidae]

[Bovidae]

Super 8
Rotorua BHS 22 - 21 Hastings BHS (Thu)
Gisborne BHS - New Plymouth BHS (postponed)
Palmerston North BHS 24 - 42 Tauranga BC (Fri)
Hamilton BHS 25 - 24 Napier BHS (Fri)

CNI
No games

1A
Sacred Heart College 10 - 39 St Kent's (Fri)
The rest of the games to be played on Sat.

[Bovidae]

1A
Botany Downs 9 - 39 King's College
St Paul's College 3 - 32 Liston College
Dilworth School 13 - 15 De La Salle
Mt Albert Grammar School 22 - 16 St Peter's College
Kelston BHS 10 - 17 Auckland Grammar

[Tim]

Rosmini first Harbour school to beat Westlake in years.

[Bovidae]

@mimic said in 2024 School Rugby:

I heard Auckland Grammar were resting their players with injuries and niggles for the game ahead this week against Kelston.
Still surprised they lost with their 2nd XV though.

AGS didn't like losing either.

https://thespinoff.co.nz/sports/02-07-2024/the-dilworth-auckland-grammar-saga-proves-we-take-rugby-way-too-seriously?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0hAHz2eonrLWTcprKDt9JeagbhDyiimaeCkWvXCZLfRxb8Vp2P9M2vZvU_aem_AKGiR_g139IMhC6E5CBNgQ&sfnsn=mo

[JK]

@Tim said in 2024 School Rugby:

Rosmini first Harbour school to beat Westlake in years.

Hurt to like this! Bit of a surprise thats for sure, particularly given the round 2 encounter was a resounding 41-8 win.

Westlake have an early game this week, 3.30pm tomorrow vs TGS as its TGS school ball on friday night

[JK]

Westlake 80 - 0 TGS

Ouch

[African Monkey]

@Bovidae Typical Grammar.

[Mr Fish]

@JK said in 2024 School Rugby:

Westlake 80 - 0 TGS

Ouch

Obviously hurting from that previous loss...

[Tim]

@JK One of the Mayhew boys (Richard?) is coaching them now.

[JK]

@Mr-Fish Kinda. But TGS just suck. They have a very young and small squad that includes a number of year 10 and 11 kids

[JK]

@Tim said in 2024 School Rugby:

@JK One of the Mayhew boys (Richard?) is coaching them now.

Oh when did he get involved? I thought Che and Rob Mildenhall were still doing it, plus Luke McAllister had joined this year.

[Bovidae]

Super 8
Hamilton BHS 18 - 20 Tauranga BC

This game summed up HBHS's season so far. They scored 3 tries to 2 but missed 4 of the 5 shots at goal, including having a conversion charged down from a late try and then missing a kickable penalty with time up. Three different goal kickers have been used throughout the season.

It's also the end of an era as this was coach Nigel Hotham's last game in charge before he heads to Hong Kong. Nigel has been the 1st XV coach since 2003.