2021 School rugby
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@stargazer said in 2021 School rugby:
Dammit!
The New Zealand Schools Rugby Union (NZSRU) has also made the difficult decision to cancel the Barbarians National Secondary School Championships Top 4 tournament, which has fallen victim to COVID-19 related disruptions for the second consecutive year.
“We share the disappointment of players, fans and other stakeholders and know it’s especially tough for the secondary schools involved in the Top 4 tournament, which provides such a great finale to the first XV season.”
I really wonder whether they couldn't have postponed the Top 4? I'm sure players would have preferred over playing Condor 7s.
That's annoying, I was hoping for HBHS to get their revenge over, um, HBHS
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@stargazer said in 2021 School rugby:
@nepia Hopefully, they'll still get to smash the daylight out of a Wellington school. And get a Hastings v Napier Boys' Hurricanes final.
I'm not on board with that, I don't want to give Napier a chance to burgle a win ...
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@stargazer said in 2021 School rugby:
@nepia Can't see that happening. Based on this year's results, Hastings will beat Napier.
I can't see it happening either but I don't want to allow the slim chance.
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Just got round to watching en episode of LandroverFirst XV Rugby.
Highlanders final between SBHS and OBHS. Clinched with a last minute drop goal by Finn Hurley. Man, that was clutch. He also banged over a beautiful droppy earlier.
Decline of the droppie in nz rugby has been so sad, good to see someone mastering it.
Makes the sport less one dimensional.
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@stargazer I don't know if you have seen them too but I have been watching Herschel Fruean's YT videos of his top 5 in each position. Granted it is only his opinion, and he has stated that a few players might be better suited to another position and selected them there. He would watch more 1st XV footage than anyone else, so at least he couldn't be accused of ignoring players from lesser schools. Which brings me to my point, his top-rated centre is a player from Pukekohe HS, which I doubt many have seen play, myself included.
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@bovidae I'm not entirely trusting his opinion, because he uses some kind of rating system (I think used for American basketball, but he refuses to explain it on his page) and he's been (very) wrong before about players, but it's interesting nevertheless.
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@bovidae Just watched Herschel Fruean's video on his top number 8s. He doesn't even mention Cooper Flanders, who IMO is one of the best - if not the best - in the country in 1st XV. Hard to take him seriously. Almost all he talks about is how the players he's picked would be good in league ...
Edit: haha, he has picked him as his top openside flanker, although he's never played there for Hastings Boys'. Although I think it would be a good idea to move him to 7, it's a weird selection.
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@stargazer He also says a few of the shorter no.8s would make better hookers going forward. From watching the videos he has mostly excluded any player already committed to RL, which the NZS coaches will too.
Flanders doesn't look as big as his brother so a move to 7 might be his best option. Torian Barnes would be the blindside and Wrampling-Alec is a beast at no.8 so putting Flanders at openside would make a good loose forward trio in a NZS team.
Covid update: All rugby postponed or cancelled this weekend; Top 4 cancelled
