The Silver Fern

@Bovidae The first one particularly so.
Rotorua had a young side last year - and went fairly well. Looks to be that they are going to be running hot this year. SJC forward park much the same as last year. New young backline looking at the names.

@Chester-Draws
If that is a sides ambition why not set it down to target it?
Napier also guilty previously of being modest.

I'm sorry can you explain your manage to "catch" comment? That seems somewhat resentful.

@Canes4life He is a great kid as well. Top drawer fellow.
Definitely one for the Cane's to keep.

@Bovidae The 2 oldest Balenaisa brothers.
There are another 2 coming through the ranks!!

PNBHS from 2023 - seen plenty of schools do this.
Just setting out potential fixtures through the year for families to organise for the possibility - not everyone lives locally in major metro areas - both Schools with hostels with a widespread catchment.

@Canes4life Good to see Cole behind a pack providing front foot ball. He was an outstanding player at Rathkeale playing at 10 and surviving on scraps and often going backwards.
He would have been enjoying that ball from Tamati.

@Bovidae What a shocker

I thought one of them might have changed at the half. Nope.

@Chester-Draws
Feilding did it last year.
Be ambitious.

FAHS Feilding High School 1st XV 2025 Fixtures

29th March - Wellington College - Feilding
5th April - New Plymouth BHS - Waverley
12th April - St Patrick's College - Feilding
26th April - Gisborne BHS - Gisborne
3rd May - Palmerston North BHS - Palmerston North
10th May - Francis Douglas MC – New Plymouth
17th May - St John's College - Feilding
24th May - St Peter's School - Feilding
7th June - St John's College - Hamilton
14th June - Lindisfarne College - Hastings
20th June - St Paul's Collegiate - Feilding
13th July - Napier BHS - Napier
19th July - Wesley College - Paerata
26th July - Whanganui Collegiate - Feilding
2nd August - CNI Semifinals - TBD
9th August - CNI Finals - TBD
Late August - Hurricanes Semifinal - TBD
Late August - Hurricanes Final - DOR

@Mauss

Raviyawa and Fakava are still at school. They will be in the FAHS 1st XV this year.
Fakava does not turn 18 until June.

Palazzo at PNBHS is a Year 13 student will lead PNBHS again this year.

Wallace has had his foot in a moon boot recently. Seems to have ongoing issues.

@Bovidae Yup that is Johnny.

@Mauss One of the NZ Schools locks has been ruled out through injury and Johnny Falloon from Rathkeale has been called in from Barbarians. He is a big 6' 7" fellow and has some heft about him - but can be absent at times in a match. Aerially he has a lot of work to do. Because of his size - Rathkeale struggled to lift him as they didn't have the units to do so for the entire match.

I'm surprised that George Prouting from NBHS was not named in any side. Best lock I have seen play in person this year. Great in the air. Massive ticker and works hard the entire game. Tocker definitely more of a 6 and tends to go missing at times. His pace however is incredible. He can really move.

@Bovidae Viljoen is the addition.

@Bovidae said in 2024 NZ Schools Rugby:

Jamie Viljoen is now in the NZ Barbarians U18s so one of the original 1st 5s must have been replaced.

Peni Havea from FAHS has moved up into the NZ Schools side to fill the last place that they held open.

Viljoen also plays at Fullback a fair bit.