2019 School Rugby

Dolamite

Pretty ridiculous St Kent’s have dropped back to Co-Ed. That competition was made so lesser rugby schools had something to play for, not for schools full of scholarship players.

Chris B.

@Nepia said in 2019 School Rugby:

@Stargazer said in 2019 School Rugby:

@Nepia I'd predict the first three, too. SI: no idea.

I guess it depends on whether Nelson College is an invitational XV like it's double-province franchise - maybe @Chris-B can give us some guidance?

You wha...oh, sorry, it's you!

I almost didn't recognize you from the days when you were Nelson Bays' rivals in Division II.

How ARE things down there?!!

Bovidae

Results:

BOYS
Blues Final
King's College 63 - Westlake BHS 25

Chiefs Final
Hamilton BHS 32 - Tauranga BC 12

Hurricanes Final
Palmerston North BHS 15 - Hastings BHS 45

South Island Final
Otago BHS 26 - Nelson College 28

CO-ED DIVISION
Blues Final
St Kentigern College 88 - Rangitoto College 7

Chiefs Final
Manurewa HS 34 - Trident HS 10

Hurricanes Final
Fielding HS 51 - Aotea College 6

South Island Final
St Andrew’s College 66 - Dunstan High 21

GIRLS
Blues Final
Onehunga HS v Whangarei (TBC)

Chiefs Final
Hamilton GHS 65 - Rotorua GHS 0

Hurricanes Final
Manukura 50 - St Mary’s College Wellington 0

South Island Final
Christchurch GHS 71 - St Hilda’s 21

Top 4 is Blues vs South Island and Chiefs vs Hurricanes

Nepia

@Bovidae said in 2019 School Rugby:

CO-ED DIVISION
Blues Final
St Kentigern College 88 - Rangitoto College 7

What a mockery, the fishheads should have stepped in and banned St Kents from the division.

Snowy

I have finally watched the AKL A1 final involving St Kents and Kings. First school boy rugby I have watched in years and was surprised at the standard. A shitload better than when I was at school - admittedly a long time ago.

This might be a stupid question but why do they have a Co-Ed division? I thought that meant girls and boys at the same school, but it is unlikely to have a girl in the boys 1st 15 and I would hope the other way around too. LGBT whatever of course. So why have a separate comp? What is it?

Nepia

@Snowy said in 2019 School Rugby:

This might be a stupid question but why do they have a Co-Ed division? I thought that meant girls and boys at the same school, but it is unlikely to have a girl in the boys 1st 15 and I would hope the other way around too. LGBT whatever of course. So why have a separate comp? What is it?

To answer your question without the culture wars BS, it's because generally co-ed schools are weaker and aren't good enough to compete for the Top 4 .

Snowy

@Nepia Thanks.

Both St Kents and Kings are co-ed but were in the A1 final and allowed in Co-Ed? Which might have been your point?

Nepia

@Snowy said in 2019 School Rugby:

Which might have been your point?

Yup!

Snowy

So a second division might be more sensible than a Co-Ed one. Some of these things seem so moranic.

Higgins

@Snowy Sounds like it is being run by school teachers!

Bovidae

@Nepia said in 2019 School Rugby:

@Bovidae said in 2019 School Rugby:

CO-ED DIVISION
Blues Final
St Kentigern College 88 - Rangitoto College 7

What a mockery, the fishheads should have stepped in and banned St Kents from the division.

St Kents used to be in the co-ed comp before moving up with the big boys.

It is a joke but schools need to specify which competition they wish to qualify for by the end of term 2 I think. King's were guaranteed to be the Auckland qualifier for the Top 4 before the 1A final.

I read that St Andrews aren't even the best co-ed school in the UC. That was Rangiora.

Chester Draws

@Bovidae said in 2019 School Rugby:

@Nepia said in 2019 School Rugby:

@Bovidae said in 2019 School Rugby:

CO-ED DIVISION
Blues Final
St Kentigern College 88 - Rangitoto College 7

What a mockery, the fishheads should have stepped in and banned St Kents from the division.

St Kents used to be in the co-ed comp before moving up with the big boys.

It is a joke but schools need to specify which competition they wish to qualify for by the end of term 2 I think. King's were guaranteed to be the Auckland qualifier for the Top 4 before the 1A final.

I read that St Andrews aren't even the best co-ed school in the UC. That was Rangiora.

Winning, qualifying and "best" are quite different things.

In general co-ed schools struggle to have strong teams. While girls aren't in the boys teams, they do mean half the roll isn't able to play. Hamilton Boys High is the biggest school in Hamilton anyway, but counting boys it is three times the size of the others.

St Kent's are different because they buy in a team more or less completely. That's what needs to be fixed, not which competition they play in.

Chris B.

@Bovidae said in 2019 School Rugby:

South Island Final
Otago BHS 26 - Nelson College 28

South Island Champions - Nice!

Hey, aren't we the national sevens champs, as well? I think we are!

And....

http://www.mitre10cup.co.nz/Fixtures/Standings

It is a great thing that women have taken up rugby!

Edit: Hey Duluth - the board isn't working properly... I get an error message saying, "You cannot vote for your own post!"

Stargazer

Highlights of the Hurricanes Final between Palmerston North Boys (15) and Hastings Boys (45):

sparky

The Silver Fern

2019 School Rugby