2017 School Rugby

[Stargazer]

Results from day 1 of the 1st XV Development Camp at St Paul's Collegiate (Hamilton):

St. Paul's Collegiate 12 - 19 Sacred Heart College
St. Bede's College 6 - 34 Napier Boys' High School
Gisborne Boys' High School 7 - 58 King's College
St. Kentigern College 46 - 6 Christchurch Boys' High School

[Stargazer]

Day 2 of the 1st XV Development Camp at St Paul's Collegiate (Hamilton):

Due to serious injuries suffered by players from Christchurch Boy's HS (who lost 6 players) and St Bede's College, there was a change in the schedule (different games, the first two games only lasting 50 minutes):

Results:
St. Bede's College 0 - 7 Sacred Heart College (50 minutes)
Christchurch Boys' High School 31 - 5 De La Salle College (50 minutes, uncontested scrums)
King's College 19 - 14 Napier Boys' High School
St. Paul's Collegiate 34 - 14 Gisborne Boys' High School

[Wurzel]

Speaking of Etene Nanai, he will be a Chief as of next year. Most thought he was lost to Union having signed for the Warriors as a 5th Former that but contract only covered him for his schoolboy years and the Chiefs have since won the race for what must be most sought after signature in schoolboy rugby.

[KiwiMurph]

@Wurzel That's great news (signed for Blues would be even better). I guess that will mean he is eligible for the NZ Schoolboys this year then.

[Bovidae]

@Wurzel Good news for the Chiefs then. What is Nanai's best position?

[KiwiMurph]

@Bovidae From what i've seen of him, fullback. His running talent is unbelievable but he's also got a heck of a punt.

[Wurzel]

He's played exclusively at fullback for the past two season but could be moved into centre so he gets more time with the ball.

He's the most devastating runner I've seen. Makes Damien Mackenzie look like Richard Loe.

[Stargazer]

The Sanix World Rugby Youth Tournament starts on Friday 28 April.

On day 1, Mount Albert Grammar School will take on Saga Technical High School (Saga, Japan) in the boys' XV tournament.

The girls' sevens tournament also starts on the 28th, with St Mary's College representing New Zealand.

[mimic]

Apparently Paarl Boys smashed Gisborne and Nelson.. but lost to Christchurch Boys in a close game..

[Stargazer]

@Stargazer said in 2017 School Rugby:

The Sanix World Rugby Youth Tournament starts on Friday 28 April.

On day 1, Mount Albert Grammar School will take on Saga Technical High School (Saga, Japan) in the boys' XV tournament.

The girls' sevens tournament also starts on the 28th, with St Mary's College representing New Zealand.

Boys' XV tournament
Result day 1: MAGS 38 - 28 Saga Technical High School (Saga, Japan)
Result day 2: MAGS 13 - 17 Toin Gakuen High School (Kanagawa, Japan)

Girls sevens tournament
St Mary's College have won the tournament by beating the Japanese champions Tochigi High School 26-22 in the Final!

[Stargazer]

Sanix World Rugby Youth Tournament

Result day 3: MAGS 34 - 0 Enisei-STM
Result QF: Tokai University Gyosei High School (Osaka ) 19 - 33 MAGS

MAGS will play Higashi Fukuoka High School (Fukuoka) in the SF today.

[Stargazer]

Sanix World Rugby Youth Tournament

Semi Final: MAGS 27 - 12 Higashi Fukuoka High School

MAGS will play the Final v Lycées de la Borde Basse (France) tomorrow.

[Bovidae]

MAGS better win this. We don't want another flop like Scots in this tournament.

[Stargazer]

@Bovidae Agree, but this is not last year's team. I understand it's a much younger, inexperienced squad.

[Bovidae]

@Stargazer It never is the same team that won the nationals the year before but the NZ teams have generally done well. Rotorua BHS didn't win either as their team had a number of year 14 players.

[Bovidae]

The Chiefs Cup starts this weekend.

Pool A
Manurewa High School
Hamilton Boys High School
St Pauls Collegiate
Tauranga Boys College

Saturday 6 May
Tauranga Boys College v St Pauls Collegiate @Tauranga Boys College
Manurewa High School v Hamilton Boys High School @Manurewa High School

Pool B
Wesley College
St Johns College
Rotorua Boys High School
Francis Douglas Memorial College

Saturday 6 May
Rotorua Boys High School v St Johns College @Rotorua Boys High School
(Francis Douglas Memorial College are playing New Plymouth Boys High School @ Yarrows Stadium, New Plymouth)

[Stargazer]

Hurricanes Tranzit Coachlines 1st XV Festival

Saturday, 6 May 2017 at Memorial Park in Masterton, Wairarapa

12:00pm: Palmerston North BHS v St Pat's Town (#1)
12:00pm: Gisborne BHS v Wellington College (#2)
1:30pm: Hastings BHS v Wairarapa College (#1)
1:30pm: Napier BHS v Rongotai College (#2)

[Stargazer]

I found two videos of MAGS' semi final (played yesterday) for who's interested:

1st half:

2nd half:

[Stargazer]

Very disappointing news. MAGS has lost the final of the Sanix World Rugby Youth Tournament to Lycée de la Borde Basse. Final score: 9-3 to the school from Castres, France.

[Bovidae]

Lycées de la Borde Basse were the only unbeaten team at the tournament. What is interesting is that the SA and English teams both lost to Japanese schools in pool play, as did MAGS.