2023 School Rugby

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Wesley 19 vs Kelston 19

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Another game played yesterday was the Auckland 1A/1B promotion/relegation game.

St Paul's College beat Aorere College 53-5 so are promoted to 1A.

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Monday 1 May 2023
Sanix World Rugby Youth Tournament
Jianguo High School 3 - 76 Hamilton BHS
Brooksby Melton College 14 - 29 Napier BHS

There's at least one game, tomorrow:

Tuesday 2 May 2023
New Plymouth BHS v Auckland Grammar School - 12.15pm (sports exchange)

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Today's other results from the Sanix tournament were:

Kyoto Seisho High School (Kyoto) 10 - 24 Keio High School (Kanagawa)
Hotoku Gakuen High School (Hyogo) 17 - 36 Saga Technical High School (Saga)
Higashi Fukuoka High School (Fukuoka) 17 - 12 Tenri High School (Nara)
Seoul National University High School (South Korea) 0 - 51 Downlands College (Australia)

As this is another tournament with only 3 pools the best 2nd-placed team will make the SF. We'll find out who that is when the SF draw is announced.

I watched the Hamilton BHS game. Jianguo High School is the weakest team in the pool so most of the regular starters were on the bench until late in the 2nd half. 29-3 at HT. At least it wasn't raining today.

I've only seen the Hamilton HBS games but have noticed that all players in the Japanese schools and the Chinese Taipei team wore headgear. That must be mandatory.

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Hamilton BHS and Napier BHS have been drawn to play each other in one of the Sanix SFs tomorrow (4:40 pm NZT). The other SF is between Saga Technical High School and Higashi Fukuoka High School. The rules say that the SF draw is decided by a lottery and you can't play a team from your own Pool (Hamilton BHS and Saga were both in Pool B). 30 min halves now.

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@Bovidae It's a pity Hamilton Boys' and Napier Boys' won't play the Final. I guess Napier Boys' will have to play for bronze then.

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Result Tuesday 2 May 2023:

New Plymouth BHS 27 - 24 Auckland Grammar School

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Sanix tournament:

Positions 9-12
Brooksby Melton College (England) 23 - 12 Jianguo High School (Chinese Taipei)
Seoul National University High School (South Korea) 0 - 67 Kyoto Seisho High School (Kyoto)

Positions 5-8:
Downlands College (Australia) 14 - 36 Keio High School (Kanagawa)
Hotoku Gakuen High School (Hyogo) 12 - 14 Tenri High School (Nara)

Positions 1-4:
Hamilton Boys' High School (New Zealand) 52 - 19 Napier Boys' High School (New Zealand)
Saga Technical High School (Saga) 14 - 21 Higashi Fukuoka High School (Fukuoka)

The final on Friday will be Hamilton BHS vs Higashi Fukuoka High School

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Results Friday 5 May 2023

Sanix World Rugby Youth Tournament
3rd/4th: Napier BHS 40 - 30 Saga Technical HS
Final: Hamilton BHS 28 - 22 Higashi Fukuoka HS

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@Stargazer said in 2023 School Rugby:

Final: Hamilton BHS 28 - 22 Higashi Fukuoka HS

I've got to say that Hamilton BHS was a little lucky in the final. They were up 21-3 playing with the wind and then conceded a try just before HT so it was 21-8 at the break. In the 2nd half they rarely got out of their own half and seemed to be on the wrong side of the ref at times, combined with some poor discipline. A late length of the field try sealed the win while being behind 22-21.

Higashi Fukuoka High School was definitely a big step up from the other Japanese schools and defended very well. That said, Hamilton BHS butchered 3 tries with poor final passes. They also played the SF and final without their top lock (Tama Hodgson) so hopefully he is ready to go for the Super 8.

The other results today were:

11th/12th place
Jianguo High School (Chinese Taipei) 57 - 12 Seoul National University High School (South Korea)

9th/10th place
Brooksby Melton College (England) 26 - 24 Kyoto Seisho High School (Kyoto)

7th/8th place
Downlands College (Australia) 26 - 22 Hotoku Gakuen High School (Hyogo)

5th/6th place
Keio High School (Kanagawa) 20 - 26 Tenri High School (Nara)

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There may be more games, but the list is getting longer:

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Fixtures - Saturday 6 May 2023

Preseason

• Whanganui CS v Hato Pāora College - 12.00pm
• Rotorua BHS v Wesley College - 1.00pm
• Lindisfarne 1st XV v Hastings BHS 2nd XV - 12.00pm at Ranui Fields
• St Paul's Collegiate v Tauranga BC

Auckland 1A
Round 1

• St Kentigern v Liston College - 2.30pm
• Kelston BHS v St Paul's College - 2.30pm
• King's College v Sacred Heart College - 2.30pm
• Dilworth School v Mt Albert Grammar School - 2.30pm
• St Peter's College v Tangaroa College - 2.30pm
• Auckland Grammar School v De La Salle College - 2.30pm

Harbour 1A
Round 2

• Whangarei BHS v Rosmini College - 12.00pm
• Takapuna Grammar v Manurewa HS - 12.00pm
• Massey HS v Orewa College - 12.00pm
• Westlake BHS v Rangitoto College - 12.00pm

Central North Island
competition starts on 13 May 203

Super 8
The first 2 rounds are a bit messy and spread out over several playing days, starting with the first game on 20 May 2023. The 3rd round is the first full round on 10 June 2023.

Tranzit 1st XV Festival at HBHS
Round 2

• Gisborne BHS v St Pat's Silverstream - 11.30am #2
• Feilding HS v St Pat's Wellington - 11.30am #1
• Palmerston North BHS v Rongotai College - 1.00pm #2
• Hastings BHS v Wellington College - 1.00pm #1

Wellington Premiership
grading games

Miles Toyota Premiership
Round 6 (early game)
St Andrews College v Nelson College - 1.00am

Otago Schools Rugby Championship (Division 1) - part 1
Round 1

• Otago BHS v Waitaki BHS - 12.45pm
• King's HS v Wakatipu HS - 12.45pm
• John McGlashan College v Southland BHS - to be played on 10 May 2023

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Results - Saturday 6 May 2023

Preseason

• Whanganui CS v Hato Pāora College ?
• Rotorua BHS 17 - 27 Wesley College
• Lindisfarne 1st XV v Hastings BHS 2nd XV ?
• St Paul's Collegiate v Tauranga BC ?

Auckland 1A
Round 1

• St Kentigern 46 - 0 Liston College
• Kelston BHS 53 - 0 St Paul's College
• King's College 22 - 58 Sacred Heart College
• Dilworth School 0 - 17 Mt Albert Grammar School
• St Peter's College 35 - 7 Tangaroa College
• Auckland Grammar School 21 - 25 De La Salle College

Harbour 1A
Round 2

• Whangarei BHS 3 - 10 Rosmini College
• Takapuna Grammar 45 - 3 Manurewa HS
• Massey HS 55 - 0 Orewa College
• Westlake BHS 81 - 5 Rangitoto College

Tranzit 1st XV Festival at HBHS
Round 2

• Gisborne BHS 10 - 47 St Pat's Silverstream
• Feilding HS 38 - 12 St Pat's Wellington
• Palmerston North BHS 54 - 20 Rongotai College
• Hastings BHS 60 - 7 Wellington College

Miles Toyota Premiership
Round 6 (early game)
St Andrews College 22 - 34 Nelson College

Otago Schools Rugby Championship (Division 1) - part 1
Round 1

• Otago BHS 57 - 7 Waitaki BHS
• King's HS 36 - 0 Wakatipu HS

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Still missing a few results from preseason games.

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@Stargazer Wow, Wesley beat RBHS. The CNI could be more even this year.

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@Bovidae Yeah, I was surprised to see that result and even double-checked whether it was correct.

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A few more preseason results:

St Paul's Collegiate 12 - 35 Tauranga BC
Scots College 24 – 17 Wairarapa College
Christchurch BHS 38 – 22 Southland BHS
Timaru BHS 21 – 19 Selwyn Combined

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No Sky TV coverage of 1st XV rugby this year, due mainly to 1A's decision. That is a shame for people living in other parts of the country who may want to watch these games.

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@Bovidae Short-sighted. 1st XV rugby is so much more than Auckland. Just look at what John McGlashan did last year. Or Feilding HS. There are so many games that would be a great watch!

I hope Maori TV again streams Super 8!

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Just read the match report from Palmy Boys' game, on Saturday. They have another Viljoen in the squad (first five-eighth).

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@Stargazer said in 2023 School Rugby:

Results - Saturday 6 May 2023

Preseason

• Whanganui CS v Hato Pāora College ?

WCS scored 100+ pts so you wonder why they even decided to play this game given the relative strengths of both teams.

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@Bovidae Yeah, even St John's, Hastings, put more than 40 on them and they usually finish last in the CNI. I guess these are "traditional" fixtures or exchanges, and they don't want to break the tradition?