2017 School Rugby
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@Stargazer I was at this game. HBHS dominated from go to whoah. They just had too much firepower for MAGS. The obvious strength for the team is the 9, 10, 12 combo but there are just so many other 'guns' across the park for HBHS. It was hard to single anyone out as it was very much a complete team performance but besides 9, 10,& 12 the no.8 Flanders is a real athlete and Symes was a rock up front...a real leader. The stocky right winger was a handful too every time he ran the ball and tough as nails! They scored some great tries from set piece, broken play and off of MAGS errors. As good as the Hastings were with the ball it was perhaps their defence which was most impressive. They gave MAGS nothing! Great line speed and communication on defence and solid contact with the big MAGS ball carriers. Gee they will be hard to beat this year. They play ST Kentigerns on Thursday I believe. That should be a good one!
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@Nepia said in 2017 School Rugby:
Damn, so I assume most of MAGs team were in 7th form last year.
Yep, that team was years in the making. I remember a few years ago where they had a young team, mostly 5th formers, and they competed well. Everyone knew they would be a force when they were 7th form, and they proved it right last year.
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@Nogusta said in 2017 School Rugby:
@Stargazer I was at this game. HBHS dominated from go to whoah. They just had too much firepower for MAGS. The obvious strength for the team is the 9, 10, 12 combo but there are just so many other 'guns' across the park for HBHS. It was hard to single anyone out as it was very much a complete team performance but besides 9, 10,& 12 the no.8 Flanders is a real athlete and Symes was a rock up front...a real leader. The stocky right winger was a handful too every time he ran the ball and tough as nails! They scored some great tries from set piece, broken play and off of MAGS errors. As good as the Hastings were with the ball it was perhaps their defence which was most impressive. They gave MAGS nothing! Great line speed and communication on defence and solid contact with the big MAGS ball carriers. Gee they will be hard to beat this year. They play ST Kentigerns on Thursday I believe. That should be a good one!
Thanks for that info @Nogusta! Good to hear from someone who watched the game. The official line-up had Kini Naholo, younger brother of Waisake, at 14. I've seen him play sevens and he was a monster (in a good sense, obviously). Good to hear he's the same when playing XVs.
It's such a pity that the Sky 1st XV broadcast schedule doesn't include one single game of Hastings BHS. We'll have to wait until the Super 8 and National finals until we get to see them play (assuming nothing goes wrong in the mean time)! Not any of their Super 8 games is within driving distance either.
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@Stargazer certainly a strange 'decision' not to have any HBHS games on Sky this year. They'd be a pretty safe bet though to be appearing in one (or more...) of the televised finals. It definitely wasn't Naholo I was talking about...short stocky kid...reminded me a bit of Mason Emerson. Copped a couple of high shots but just kept running hard and fast!
I think Naholo was on the bench, or may have been replaced? The centre Robinson also had a strong game....like I said earlier it was hard to fault any of the Hastings players....I forgot Jeriah Mua as well who at times looked like Julian Savea! -
Sanix World Rugby Youth Tournament 2017 ( Fukuoka, Japan)
New Zealand will be represented by Mount Albert Grammar (Auckland) and St Mary's College (Wellington)The boys will play a XVs tournament from 28 April to 5 May:
Pool stage: April 28, 29 and May 1, 2017
Place decider tournament: May 2, 4 and 5, 2017Pools boys:
The girls will play a sevens tournament on 28 & 29 April:
Pool stage: April 28, 2017
Play-offs & finals: April 29, 2017Pools girls:
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1st XV Development Camp at St Paul's Collegiate (Hamilton) with two 50 minute games to be played by each team:
April 23
1:45pm: St. Paul's Collegiate v Sacred Heart College
1:45pm: St. Bede's College v Napier Boys' High School
2:45pm: Gisborne Boys' High School v King's College
2:45pm: St. Kentigern College v Christchurch Boys' High SchoolApril 25
12:00pm: St. Bede's College v King's College
12:00pm: Christchurch Boys' High School v De La Salle College
12:00pm: Francis Douglas Memorial College v Aorere College*
1:20pm: St. Paul's Collegiate v Gisborne Boys' High School
1:20pm: Sacred Heart College v Napier Boys' High School*Bonus Game
St Paul's Collegiate Host 1st XV Development Camp
Eight leading First XV's are going to be very busy at St. Paul's Collegiate in Hamilton between April 22 and 25. During the school holidays St. Paul's Collegiate, Sacred Heart College, St. Bede's...
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@Nogusta said in 2017 School Rugby:
Final score - Hastings Boys 15, St Kents 5
Not a lot in the game although HBHS clearly looked like the better team today. Understandable given the experience of their ‘big 4’ (McLutchie/Fakatava/Toala/Kereru-Symes) and the fact they’ve been on the road for a couple of weeks now and this being SKCs first hit out of the preseason. HBHS are very well organized team. After watching their game against MAGS and again today they really look to have found that balance in their game to be able to play with great structure as well as having a great nous for knowing when an ‘off the cuff’ opportunity might be on and taking it! They've got the personnel to play any type of game and opposition – tight or wide, structured or what’s in front of them. St Kents were a match for most parts of the game but just gave away too much possession. As they did against MAGS – the HBHS defence harassed and bustled St Kents on D, not allowing any good ball. SKC star player Etene Nanai (playing at centre) as a result was starved of any good early ball in space. The one opportunity he did get he danced around his marker and ran his fullback in for their only try – highlighting how dangerous he was and what a good job Hastings did of denying him and other threats in the SKC backline any quality ball.
SKC had a quite a few what you would consider starters either on the bench or not playing due to injury. There was a very noticeable difference in their play when 1st five eighth Rivez Reihana came on for the last 20 mins and in fact SKC probably had the better of HBHS during this period. Would love to see these 2 match up again when both are at full strength. -
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 -
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 -
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.
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