Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV
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This is my best effort at a Te Awamutu College first XV; surprisingly strong for a little country town from the Waikato (I imagine that Forest View would be have an interesting team too, but fuck those guys):
- Ray Dalton
- Warren Gatland
- Nathan White
- Steve Gordon
- Chris ‘Ox’ Gibbes
- Jono Gibbes
- Rob Gordon
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- Nicky Little
- Sam Griffin
- Um
- Mathew Priscott
- Wayne Barr
- Bruce Reihana
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- Peter Burke
- Nathan Harris
- Wayne Graham
- Jarrad Hoeata
- Royce Willis
- Tanerau Latimer
- Daniel Braid
- Sam Cane
- Owen Stephens
- Kane Williamson
- Paul Simonsson
- Greg Kane
- Peter Burling
- Greg Rowlands
- Adrian Cashmore
3 opensides and no props. Figured Kane was too quiet to play 9 and you know he'd be a master place kicker.
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@gt12 said in Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV:
This is my best effort at a Te Awamutu College first XV; surprisingly strong for a little country town from the Waikato (I imagine that Forest View would be have an interesting team too, but fuck those guys):
- Ray Dalton
- Warren Gatland
- Nathan White
- Steve Gordon
- Chris ‘Ox’ Gibbes
- Jono Gibbes
- Rob Gordon
- Um
- Um
- Nicky Little
- Sam Griffin
- Um
- Mathew Priscott
- Wayne Barr
- Bruce Reihana
Rob would be the no.8. You could put Carla Hohepa in the backline. No one has said this has to be a male only team.
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@mofitzy_ said in Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV:
- Peter Burke
- Nathan Harris
- Wayne Graham
- Jarrad Hoeata
- Royce Willis
- Tanerau Latimer
- Daniel Braid
- Sam Cane
- Owen Stephens
- Kane Williamson
- Paul Simonsson
- Greg Kane
- Peter Burling
- Greg Rowlands
- Adrian Cashmore
3 opensides and no props. Figured Kane was too quiet to play 9 and you know he'd be a master place kicker.
Missed the point.
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@Canes4life said in Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV:
Wellington College - probably missed a few
- Ken Gray / Reggie Goodes
- Dane Coles / Leni Apisai
- Neemia Tialata / Jeff Toomaga Allen
- Nelson Asofa Solomona / Joe Latta
- Naitoa Ah Kuoi
- James Blackwell / Tupou Sopoaga
- TJ Ioane
- Filo Tiatia / Graham Mexted
- Kemara Hauiti Parapara
- Lima Sopoaga / Hayden Cripps
- Ralph Caulton
- Michael Hobbs
- Marc Ellis
- Wes Goosen
- Jack Griffiths
Didn't NAS play 8?
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@mofitzy_ said in Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV:
- Peter Burke
- Nathan Harris
- Wayne Graham
- Jarrad Hoeata
- Royce Willis
- Tanerau Latimer
- Daniel Braid
- Sam Cane
- Owen Stephens
- Kane Williamson
- Paul Simonsson
- Greg Kane
- Peter Burling
- Greg Rowlands
- Adrian Cashmore
3 opensides and no props. Figured Kane was too quiet to play 9 and you know he'd be a master place kicker.
I could make up a silly fantasy team myself and chuck Mark Keddell (comm games sprinter) on one wing, Matt Henry on the other and what the hell, why not have half of Parliament who went to SBC make up a super argumentative and niggly tight five
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@Stargazer said in Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV:
@mofitzy_ That's not a 1st XV, that's just a list of ABs that went to TBC. C'mon, a bit more effort.
That's all you're getting from someone who attended that shit school
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Who else would have had good squads
Rotoruabhs
Welling coll
St kents?
Mags
obhs 2xv (behind team McCaw)
Nelson college
Palmy boys
Te sure?
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@Magpie_in_aus said in Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV:
Who else would have had good squads
Rotoruabhs
Welling coll
St kents?
Mags
obhs 2xv (behind team McCaw)
Nelson college
Palmy boys
Te sure?
KingsBased on the number of ABs, the other schools would include Sacred Heart, Christs, NPBHS and Southland BHS. Feilding has produced a lot of recent/current ABs.
And surprisingly, Timaru BH has 18 ABs.
Wesley College would have as good a backline as any school.
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Francis Douglas MC
1 Shane Cleaver
2 Liam Coltman
3 Deacon Manu
4 Scott Barrett
5 Leon Power
6. Kane Barrett
7 Du'Plessis Kirifi
8 John Mitchell
9 Paul Williams (the referee, not sure he's good enough as a player, but he played club rugby)
10 Beauden Barrett
11 Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens (added)
12 Teihorangi Walden
13 Conrad Smith
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15 Jordie BarrettReserves:
16 Ricky Riccitelli
20 Scott FuglistallerCan someone add the wingers?
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Went to a small Area School so not a lot of well known rep players. John Spiers is Onewhero's only one
Counties Schools
1 Rod Ketels ( Pukekohe High School)
2 Andrew Roose ( Pukekohe High School)
3 John Spiers ( Onewhero District High School)
4 Mark Cooksley (Manurewa High School)
5 Jim Coe ( Waiuku College)
6 Koula Tukino (Wesley College)
7 Mike Brewer ( Pukekohe High School)
8 Kieran Read (Rosehill College)
9 Rhys Duggan (Wesley College)
10 Stephen Donald (Waiuku College/Wesley College)
11 Jonah Lomu ( Wesley College)
12 Casey Laulala (Wesley College)
13 Malakai Fekitoa (Wesley College)
14 Sitiveni Sivivatu (Wesley College)
15 Charles Piutau ( Wesley College)16 Chris Nicholson (Tuakau College)
17 Karl Tu'inukuafe (Wesley College)
18 Nepo Laulala (Wesley College)
19 Deon Muir (St Stephens College)
20 Dallas Seymour (St Stephens College)
21 Augustine Pulu (Wesley College)
22 Doug Rollerson (Wesley College)
23 Lelia Masaga (James Cook High School)Joe Warbrick (St Stephens College)
Bob Lendrum ( Papakura High School)
Paul McGahan ( Tuakau College)
Frank Halai (Wesley College)
Waisake Sotutu (Wesley College)
Shannon Paku (St Stephens College)
David Wood (Pukekohe High School)Edit: Added a lock
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@Bovidae said in Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV:
@mikedogz You need a lock. Tukino?
After a quick look at the EONZR other ex Wesley players of note include Sotutu and Mapusua. Wiremu Maunsell and Shannon Paku were at St Stephens. Lindsay Raki (Manurewa) might be one to avoid.
I thought he went to Hato Paora?
Also do we select them on their senior positions of their school positions? Should Jonah be a forward?
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@Nepia said in Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV:
I thought he went to Hato Paora?
Based on what I found Paku went to both schools. He made the NZSS team while at St Stephen's (1998).
Also do we select them on their senior positions of their school positions? Should Jonah be a forward?
I did select Gatland at no.8 for that reason. Read could move to lock and Lomu back to no.8.
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@Bovidae said in Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV:
I did select Gatland at no.8 for that reason. Read could move to lock and Lomu back to no.8.
I think Jonah actually locked (with Royce Willis) the NZ Schools team one year, with Isitola Maka at 8 maybe?
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@Nepia said in Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV:
@Bovidae said in Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV:
I did select Gatland at no.8 for that reason. Read could move to lock and Lomu back to no.8.
I think Jonah actually locked (with Royce Willis) the NZ Schools team one year, with Isitola Maka at 8 maybe?
They were all in the same team in 1992 and 1993. Willis was in the NZSS for 3 years. He was a big unit though.
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@Bovidae said in Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV:
@Nepia said in Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV:
@Bovidae said in Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV:
I did select Gatland at no.8 for that reason. Read could move to lock and Lomu back to no.8.
I think Jonah actually locked (with Royce Willis) the NZ Schools team one year, with Isitola Maka at 8 maybe?
They were all in the same team in 1992 and 1993. Willis was in the NZSS for 3 years. He was a big unit though.
I think there is still a head shaped dent in the front lawn of a flat on Cameron Rd from when he did a headstand doing yoga (a guy doing yoga in 1995 was freaking weird, but you don't argue with someone that size, even if he is the most placid dude out there.
