2023 School Rugby
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Since there doesn't seem to be a relationship (anymore) between regional U18 camps and NZ Schools selection, I'm now posting this here.
Earlier, the players for the Crusaders U18 camp had already been announced:
2023 Junior Crusaders XV Announced
Fifty under-18 players will attend the camp from 3-6 October, including 12 who return for a second year. Selectors will then choose 35 players to travel to Blenheim for a 7 October fixture versus the Junior Hurricanes.
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This is the list of players invited to attend the Hurricanes U18 Development Camp.
At the conclusion of the camp the playing group will travel to Blenheim on October 7 to play the Crusaders Under-18s.
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An article about SBHS, but also their pathway via the Highlanders.
Their no.8 was mentioned earlier. He's only recently moved from the backs into the forwards.
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@Bovidae said in 2023 School Rugby:
An article about SBHS, but also their pathway via the Highlanders.
Their no.8 was mentioned earlier. He's only recently moved from the backs into the forwards.
The thing with Rutledge and the young 8, Shaw is the number of openside flankers and loosies in the Highlanders region. Hayden Michaels, Sean Withy, Oli Haig, Will Stodart and Nikora Broughton. All under 22 and under. Then you have the young Holland coming through as a lock/flanker too. So plenty of options. I just hope we keep the right ones. The young winger who is off on a missions seems like a good prospect. Hopefully he comes back!
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Highlanders select 48-man squad for Secondary Schools Camp | Highlanders Rugby Club Limited Partnership
A Highlanders Schools squad will assemble for a 5-day camp hosted at John McGlashan College from the 4th to the 8th of October. This will be the biggest Highlanders Secondary Schools camp with 48-players selected from over the Highlanders region and eight local coaches from Otago, Southland and...
Coaches for the week are drawn from throughout the Highlanders region including Scott Eade (Southland), Josh Phipps (North Otago) and Regan Turoa (Otago) and will be supported by a strength and conditioning trainer, nutritionist, mental skills trainer and analysts. The 5-day camp culminates with an internal game where the on-field skills and learnings from the camp will be able to be applied in a game setting.
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@Stargazer said in 2023 School Rugby:
Players simply choose to migrate to the place with the best culture for young people.
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@Bovidae said in 2023 School Rugby:
@frugby Usually you get a few 1st XV players who have committed to play elsewhere in these teams. The Blues, Hurricanes and Crusaders U18s do have such players, but the Chiefs and Highlanders do not.
I'm sure timing plays a part with these things, as well as the fact different teams have different systems. Think the Highlanders programme is really just designed to expose as many local players as possible (within reason) to a higher quality end-of-season camp.
I don't believe it really directly links much towards the Highlanders, other than the fact the pathways guy Kane Jury heads it, but he is away in Aussie at the moment.
