2021 U19 Representative Rugby
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The Jock Hobbs Memorial National Under 19 tournament will not take place in 2021, with provincial unions instead delivering regional Under 19 programmes.
https://www.allblacks.com/news/revitalised-under-20-programme-kicks-off-with-super-rugby-flavour (24 March 2021)
This thread is for news (including team lists), fixtures & results for those regional Under 19 programmes.
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The Hurricanes Youth Rugby Council announced its programme for 2021, two weeks ago, including for the U19s.
Regular highlights of the Council's annual programme include the Tournament for Under 20 Men, following which a Heartland Provincial Union representative team will be selected to play matches against Under 19 Men's teams from Hawkes Bay, Manawatu and Wellington in the annual competition for the Central Region Shield.
Central Region Shield - fixtures:Date Round Home Team Away Team Venue Sat 21 Aug 2021 1 Hurricanes Heartland U20 Wellington U19 Palmerston North Sat 21 Aug 2021 1 Hawke's Bay U19 Manawatu U19 Napier Sat 28 Aug 2021 2 Wellington U19 Hawke's Bay U19 Wellington Sat 28 Aug 2021 2 Manawatu U19 Hurricanes Heartland U20 Palmerston North Sat 4 Sept 2021 3 Wellington U19 Manawatu U19 TBC Sat 4 Sept 2021 3 Hawke's Bay U19 Hurricanes Heartland U20 TBC -
I have no idea whether there is an equivalent of the Hurricanes Youth Rugby Council in the other franchise areas and where to find them online.
The web page with info about rep rugby in the Northern Region hasn't been updated for a while; maybe there's a new website?
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Wellington Rugby U19 coaching line-up and wider training squad for 2021
Eugene Smith, a former Wellington Lions and Hawke's Bay player, will head the coaching team supported by ex Manu-Samoa and Lions player Dan Farani, and Trent Renata, an ex Maori All Black who has also represented the Highlanders and Chiefs Super Rugby franchises, as well as the Wellington Lions.
A six-match schedule is in place for the Wellington U19s with pre-season challenges involving the Waikato U19s and a game of 3 halves involving Wellington, Canterbury and Ta$man. Their competition matches see them take on the Hurricanes Heartland U20s, Hawkes Bay U19s, Manawatu U19s and Whanganui B.
Avalon
Charles MataitaiHutt Old Boys Marist
Jono Bailey, Jono Little, Sapati Tagoai, Nonu TuiaJohnsonville
Mike Faimalo, Knox TuinasauMarist St Pats
Charlie Hankins, Milan Kriletich, Logan Love, Zack Paterson, Grady WalsheNorthern United
Jermaine Collins, Bradley CrichtonOld Boys University
Samson Koneferenisi, Treyah Kingi-Taukamo Jack Riley, Dominic Ropeti, Owen WrightOriental Rongotai
Jonty Bird, Sione Halalilo, Ronaldo SeumanufagaiPetone
TJ Clarke, Riley Higgins, Peter Lakai, Leyton TapaPoneke
Moses GaluvaoTawa
Joyner Gaualofa, Jabez Peniata, John Samuelu, Western Sao, George Sim, Bill Tamani, Luke WalmsleyWainuiomata
Zane HumphreyWellington
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@stargazer said in [2021 U19 Representative Rugby](/post/590907
supported by ex Manu-Samoa and Lions player Dan Farani,Dan Farani is actually the Wainui Prems coach he’ll of a nice guy always comes down when he can to help us junior coaches.
Is anyone else glad that at least Larsen can’t make his selections in this competition.
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@stargazer Do you remember Eugene Smith? I have no recollection of him.
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@nepia I don't remember him either, but google lead me to the 2010 ITM Cup season. He's listed as a hooker, so must have been Hika Elliot's back-up.
Here's a photo of him in a Magpies jersey (it won't embed): https://photosportnz.photoshelter.com/image/I0000rzrYBTkQ4Ho
This is his linkedin page: https://nz.linkedin.com/in/eugene-smith-b4436741
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@stargazer said in 2021 U19 Representative Rugby:
@mikey07 That's because it's a Wellington U19s team, not Hurricanes. If it was a Hurricanes U19 team, it would be Larsen.
Yeah that’s what I’m saying he can’t get his mits into them until they move up
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Canterbury u/19. squad a few Sacred Heart players in the squad Blake Makiri,Bono Napota ,Kava Vakauta - ,Plus
Angus Henare Whangaparaoa College,
Tyron Hilton -Hamilton Boys,
Chandler Cunningham-South -Westlake Boy's,
Brook Robson -Westlake Boy's,
and Justin Marshalls son LachlanJoel Lam - Burnside
Charlee Barrett - Christchurch
Jamie Carr - Christchurch
Liam Pratt - Lincoln University
Cesar Tanoa’i - Lincoln University
Cormac Dods - Lincoln University
George Bell - Lincoln University
Seb Calder - Lincoln University
Jamie Hannah - Lincoln University
Joe Brial - Lincoln University
Lachlan Marshall - Lincoln University
Bono Napota - Lincoln University
Chandler Cunningham-South - Lincoln University
Jone Rova - Lincoln University
Brook Robson - Lincoln University
Keegan McGregor - Linwood
Peter Loto - Marist Albion
George Methven - Marist Albion
Callum Simpson - New Brighton
Fitifiti Sa - Shirley
Kava Vakauta - Shirley
Mitch Cox - Sumner
Amini Toga - Sumner
Terrence Graham - Sumner
Harris McRobbie - Sydenham
James Mullan - Sydenham
Blake Makiri - University
Jack Parker - University
Fletcher Anderson - University
Tyron Hilton - University
Angus Henare - University
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@bovidae said in 2021 U19 Representative Rugby:
@chris said in 2021 U19 Representative Rugby:
Canterbury u/19. squad a few Sacred Heart players in the squad Blake Makiri,Bono Napota ,Kava Vakauta - ,Plus
He actually finished at St Peter's Cambridge.
Cheers, seems a big connection between Canterbury/Crusaders and St Peter's Cambridge.
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@bovidae said in 2021 U19 Representative Rugby:
@chris No, Canterbury gets their players from St Paul's (e.g., Burke, Donaldson).
Vaiolini Ekuasi (NZ U20 no.8) also went to St Peters but is from Auckland.
Luckily most of the better players from those schools stay in the Waikato.
Do you rate Blake Makiri very highly ?
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@chris said in 2021 U19 Representative Rugby:
Do you rate Blake Makiri very highly ?
He has some speed and scored 3 tries (IIRC) from the wing in the NZ Schools inter-squad game I watched. Previously I had also seen him play in the centres for St Peters against Hamilton BHS, but didn't see what the hype was all about as HBHS beat them by 40 pts or so.
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This looks to be the Waikato U19 wider training squad.
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