2018 School Rugby
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A mate and I went over to Rotovegas to watch the Super 8 game between Rotorua BHS and Hamilton BHS. Hamilton had a handy lead with 15 mins to go but Rotorua scored 2 late converted tries to their fullback (Ravutaumada?). He's very quick.
Hamilton BHS 28 - Rotorua BHS 27
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Results from the weekend:
Auckland
Sacred Heart 6 v St Kents College 29
Aorere 23 v Liston 17
Dilworth 3 v De La Salle 38
MAGS 7 v St Peter's 26
Kelston BHS 21 v Auckland GS 12
One Tree Hill 0 v Kings 95North Harbour
Takapuna 48 v Orewa 12
Whangaeri BHS 17 v Rangitoto 14
Westlake BHS 21 v Massey 14
Rosmini 81 v Birkenhead 0Super 8
Napier BHS 26 v Tauranga BC 12
Palmerston North BHS 31 v New Plymouth BHS 28
Hastings BHS 24 v Gisborne BHS 13
Hamilton BHS 28 v Rotorua BHS 27CNI
Wesley College 89 v St John's 12
St Peter's Cambridge 22 v St Pauls Collegiate 19
Francis Douglas 29 v Lindisfarne 7Wellington
Scots College 53 v Wellington College 10
St Bernards 29 v Kapiti College 28
St Pats Silverstream 72 v Porirua 5
St Pats Town 58 v Wairarapa College 12
HIBS 23 v Rongotai 22UC Championship
Roncalli 31 v St Thomas CC 43
Rangiora HS 17 v Christ's 34
Waimea 17 v Christchurch BHS 64
Marlborough BC 10 v Lincoln Combined 23
Ashburton 10 v. St Andrews 38
Shirley BHS 31 v Roncalli 3
Timaru BHS 7 v Nelson College 52
St Thomas CC 7 v St Bede's College 14Otago
Otago BHS (2) 47 v South Otago HS 7
McGlashan 29 v Dunstan 8
Waitakai BHS 18 v Kings HS 15
Otago BHS 53 v Mount Aspiring 0
St Kevin's 76 v Kings HS (2) 10
Taieri 48 v Kavanagh 5 -
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Hamilton and Rotorua were both unbeaten going into last Sat's game too. Rotorua looks to be a good team and has some size - their backs were much bigger than Hamilton's.
I'll be at the Hamilton-Napier game so will record the Rotorua-Hastings game.
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NZ Rugby announce Secondary School Rugby Review
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) announced today it will conduct a review of Secondary School Rugby in New Zealand and is inviting the rugby community to provide submissions. An independent project team made up of representatives from across the New Zealand rugby spectrum will carry out the review process which involves consultation with schools, rugby clubs and Provincial Unions. New Zealand Rugby’s Head of Participation and Development Steve Lancaster said including the rugby community in the review process is an important part of NZR’s commitment to deliver a world-leading secondary school rugby system. "We see this review process as a collaborative effort with the rugby community and we are encouraging those with a view to share that with us via the online submission process. "Retaining teenagers is a challenge for us and there is work to be done by everyone in the rugby community to ensure they are provided with open, inclusive and fun environments and formats of the game that are relevant to them." Lancaster said a key driver of the review was to ensure that there was a successful model for secondary school rugby throughout New Zealand in which boys and girls can both participate and perform. "Performance rugby is an increasingly important area of secondary school sport in New Zealand and we are producing fantastic rugby players through our school system. Finding a healthy balance in this environment is important and a growing challenge. "Of equal importance is the participation side of school rugby and how we can provide teenagers with enjoyable experiences that will carry long after their school years." Lancaster said the review was timely given the significant growth in women’s and girl’s rugby and the need to ensure secondary schools rugby was equipped to manage and enhance this growth. "Many of the challenges and opportunities we see in secondary school rugby aren’t unique to the boys’ side of the game, however, there’s a need to ensure there are sustainable competitions and pathways in place for girl’s rugby in schools. "The review will also look at how the completed 2017 Respect and Responsibility Review can be implemented in secondary school rugby to ensure we are building a culture on the foundation of respect and inclusion." The terms of reference are publicly available and can be viewed here: http://www.nzrugby.co.nz/what-we-do/secondary-school-rugby-review -
Super 8 game today:
Hamilton BHS 29
Napier BHS 15The match was much closer than the final score (HT: 7-7) as Hamilton got a converted try in the final minute. I said Rotorua looked big but the Napier team dwarfed them, particularly their front row and centre. A good game to watch though.
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Full results from the weekend:
Auckland
St Kents 50 v Aorere 14
Kings 67 v Kelston 14
Dilworth 0 v Sacred Heart 54
Mount Albert GS 40 v One Tree Hill 0
St Peter's College 32 v De La Salle 17
Auckland GS 50 v Liston 12North Harbour
Takapuna 41 v Rangitoto 22
Rosmini 28 v Massey 10
Orewa WBD v Birkenhead
Westlake 28 v Whangarei 19CNI
Wesley 33 v Lindisfarne 10
Rathkeale 28 v St John's, Hamilton 8
St John's, Hastings 40 v Te Aute 10
St Paul's Collegiate 38 v Francis Douglas MC 10Wellington
St Pats Stream 74 v HIBS 10
Wellington College 15 v Wairarapa 7
Rongotai 43 v Porirua 7
St Pats Town 53 v St Bernard's 10
Scots 57 v Kapiti 7Super 8
Hamilton BHS 29 v Napier BHS 15
Gisborne BHS 50 v New Plymouth BHS 12
Hastings BHS 25 v Rotorua BHS 15UC
Timaru BHS 41 v Ashburton 0
St Bede's 98 v Roncalli 5
Christ's 49 v Waimea 17
Christchurch BHS 24 v Marlborough BC 17
Lincoln Combined 19 v St Andrew's 15
Rangiora High School 43 v St Thomas CC 36Otago
King’s HS 32 v Dunstan 3
Waitaki BHS 21 v Mount Aspiring 12
Taieri 41 v King’s (2) 5
Otago BHS (2) 48 v Kavanagh 14
Otago BHS (1) 25 v John McGlashan 10
South Otago HS 48 v St Kevin's 38 -
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@bovidae said in 2018 School Rugby:
@mikedogz said in 2018 School Rugby:
Cambridge High School 3-20 Hamilton v Hamilton Boys High School Black (Tricolor Trophy)
This is the 3rd XV, which highlights the disparity in Waikato school rugby.
Not really the Third XV if I understand correctly.
HBHS field a firsts who play Super8. Their seconds for that are those they are grooming for firsts -- younger kids mostly.
The "thirds" are older students who aren't really in line for 1sts, or don't want the travel etc. They are very experienced and big, if a trifle unfit.
I'm pretty sure I've seen boys in that team with caps. They're much more like their second best team.
I'm happy to be corrected.
Given that HBHS is quite possibly the best school team on the planet over the long term, I'd expect their second teams to be quite good.
Also, aren't Cambridge fairly rubbish now, after a few years of being good?
There IS a huge gap, because HBHS is bigger than all the surrounding schools (by far), then strips all the best boys out of the whole region. But not quite that big.
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Got a couple of guys in our Te Rapa A team from one of last years HBHS Third XV's. Damn good players. Have been nominated but will probably miss out on Waikato Under 19's. Tall and lanky, need more weight. The only Div 1 player to make Waikato Under 19's last year was told to move to tech from Suburbs so probably a good thing.
One thing I have heard which is stupid is that Fraser High is getting no help from Fraser Tech in regards to a pathway. Fraser High coach has wanted to put an Under 19 team in at the annual U19 ten aside tournament at Leamington and got no help. Our halfback who played under him said he is keen to get those fraser high kids in a Te Rapa team this year so I said go for it.
I think like every other prem club Fraser goes shopping at HBHS and then St Pauls and St Peters for their future prem players.
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@chester-draws said in 2018 School Rugby:
Not really the Third XV if I understand correctly.
Yes, mainly year 13 students. They'll play the colts in a few weeks so that will give an indication of the relative strengths of both teams.
Also, aren't Cambridge fairly rubbish now, after a few years of being good?
Their best years were when the Jacobson brothers were there. St Peters has usually been stronger.
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Results Sat 7/7:
No Auckland games
Counties 1st XV (Premier):
Manurewa HS 46 v Pukekohe HS 11
Waiuku College defaulted to Alfriston College;
Rosehill College 22 v Papakura HS 14Super 8
Hastings BHS 31 v New Plymouth BHS 21
Napier BHS 39 v Rotorua BHS 14CNI
Lindisfarne 56 v St John's (Hamilton) 7
St Paul's Collegiate 27 v Feilding 22
Wesley 15 v Rathkelale 7North Harbour
Westlake 32 v Rosmini 15
Takapuna 14 v Massey 12
Rangitoto 47 v Birkenhead 7
Orewa 23 v Whangaeri 19Wellington
Silverstream 17 v Scots 7
Wairarapa 41 v Poriua 0
Wellington College 48 v Kapiti 0
St Pats Town 29 v HIBS 7
St Bernard' s 10 v Rongotai College 5UC
Lincoln Combined 40 v Waimea 21
Nelson 25 v St Thomas 11
Roncalli 7 v Christ's College 69
Mid Canterbury Combined 27 v Rangiora 47
Timaru BHS 17 v Marlborough BC 19
Christchurch BHS 28 v St Andrews College 22
Shirley BHS 21 v St Bede' s 31Otago
South Otago 37 v Kings 2: 5
King's 17 v McGlashan 14
Otago 2: 44 v Taieri 19
Dunstan 41 v Mount Aspiring 7
St Kevin's 34 v Kavanagh 29 -
A few results from the last 10 days; there aren't many games due to the school holidays:
Otago
Otago BHS 78 v Dunstan 17
South Otago HS 59 v Taieri 19
St Kevin's 17 v Otago BHS (2) 15
King's HS 21 v Mount Aspiring 0
John McGlashan 36 v Waitaki BHS 7Annual Sports Exchange / Traditional / friendly
King's College 27, Palmerston North BHS 25
Feilding HS 26, Napier BHS 26
New Plymouth BHS 55, Westlake BHS 18Wellington
St Pat's Wellington 10, St Pat's Silverstream 52Central North Island
Rathkeale Coll 0, St Peter's (Cambridge) 74
St Paul's Collegiate 59, Wesley Coll 14
St John's (Hastings) 5, Francis Douglas MC 37
Wanganui Coll 10, Feilding 33 -
@stargazer Fielding HS having a good year? Also, how many teams in the Central North Island these days (which apparently stretches to South Auckland now).
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CNI Schools are:
Feilding HS
Francis Douglas MC (New Plymouth)
Lindisfarne College (Hastings)
Rathkeale College (Masterton)
St John's College (Hastings)
St John's College (Hamilton)
St Paul's Collegiate (Hamilton)
St Peter's School (Cambridge)
Te Aute College (Pukehou, Central Hawke's Bay)
Wanganui Collegiate
Wesley College (Paerata, near Pukekohe)
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Several school games are livestreamed for, I think, $5 per live game (and 7 days access to the selected school's games on demand). Haven't tried it, so I don't know what the quality of the streams is like.
