2020 NZ Schools
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Fabian Holland is hugely overrated. He’s 6”8. That’s all he’s got going for him. The other cbhs lock Alex Yallop is a better prospect. He’s 6”6 and a lot better around the park. -
Meanwhile, the next generation of Kiwi league talent will be assembled by the NZRL over the next couple of weeks, with a number of representative union players present. From the Blues U18 squad, Ali Leiataua, Jeremiah Asi and Tony Tafa made the NZRL Schools 18s squad for 2020 alongside Ethan Faitaua from the Crusaders U18 squad, Maea Tema-Schmidt from the Hurricanes and Austin Anderson from the Chiefs. (Asi and Tafa both also made the 2020 New Zealand Barbarians Schools side that was announced — for ceremonial purposes only — on Monday.) In their Resident 16s squad, there’s another young union talent worth keeping an eye on: King’s College midfield back Francis Manuleleua, who is already part of the Warriors academy system and made the Blues U18 squad as a Year 11 in September.
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NZRL Schools v Clubs teams announced (18s)
NZRL Schools v Clubs teams announced (18s)New Zealand Rugby League - Official New Zealand Rugby League website
2020 New Zealand Resident 16s squad named
2020 New Zealand Resident 16s squad namedNew Zealand Rugby League - Official New Zealand Rugby League website
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@Stargazer I see jack Sanford the Christchurch bhs fullback has signed a 3yr deal with the Canberra Raiders. He was crusaders 18s as Well
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Have been doing some stuff relating to NZ Schools and found this list of Bronze Boot winners (NZ & Aus) from 1992-2017. Interesting to see all these names.
Australian & New Zealand Schoolboy Bronze Boot Recipients: 1992-2017 - Rugby News
Since 1992, the Bronze Boot award has been given to the best Australian and New Zealand Schoolboy of the season, with the likes of David...
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As Christmas fast approaches, NRL franchises are already starting to put together their first-grade and development squads for the 2021 season.
In a reminder of how hard NZR have to work to retain some of their top talent — particularly in the Auckland region — the Warriors have had a number of representative union players in training with them at the start of their first preseason block: 2020 New Zealand Barbarians Schools fullback Jeremiah Asi, 2020 Blues U18 midfielder Francis Manuleleua and 2019 Blues U17 forward Zyon Maiu’u were all name-checked in this week’s press release.
Across the ditch, the recent announcement of the Canberra Raiders’ Jersey Flegg (U21) training squad provided a further indication of the level of research that some Australian clubs are willing to put in to pick up talented young Kiwis who fall through the union net. Joining Leo Thompson — twin brother of Wellington hooker Tyrone — in the nation’s capital next year will be Christchurch BHS back Jack Sandford, who played for the Crusaders U18s this year but has no national representative experience in either code.
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