2023 School Rugby

[Bovidae]

They don't play extra time for H&S reasons, and yeah, the first try-scorer is the tie breaker.

I think that Westlake have a very good chance to beat the 1A champ and be the Blues rep at the Top 4.

[Stargazer]

Results - Weekend 12-13 August 2023

Saturday 12 August 2023

Auckland 1A
Semi-finals

• St Kentigern (1) 22 - 22 De La Salle College (4)
  From St Kent's FB: The 1st XV won the Auckland semi final on Saturday - with good weather and big crowd it was a close game from the start. De La Salle were leading until the last play with Saint Kentigern scoring in the corner to draw even 22-22. With no extra time in this competition the team that scored the first try would be awarded the win which was SKC.
• Sacred Heart College (2) 32 - 8 Auckland Grammar School (3)

Harbour 1A
Semi-finals

• Westlake BHS (1) 64 - 0 Takapuna Grammar (4)
• Massey HS (2) 13 - 27 Rosmini College(3)
• Whangarei BHS (5) v Manurewa HS (8) CANCELLED
• Rangitoto College (6) 29 - 15 Orewa College (7)

BOP Final (Chiefs boys Top 4 qualifier)
Rotorua BHS 24 - 28 Tauranga BC
-> winner to Chiefs semi-finals

Central North Island
all matches at Owen Delany Park, Taupō

9th/10th place play-off
Rathkeale College 31 - 29 St John's College, Hastings

7th/8th place play-off
Lindisfarne College 5 - 19 St Paul's Collegiate

5th/6th place play-off
Francis Douglas Memorial College 32 - 28 St Peter's School, Cambridge

3rd/4th place play-off
Whanganui Collegiate School 5 - 32 Wesley College

Final
Feilding HS 24 - 17 St John's College, Hamilton

Hurricanes Cup (Hurricanes Top 4 qualifier)
Challenger match / quarter-final
Palmerston North BHS 27 - 25 Hastings BHS

Otago Schools Rugby Championship (Division 1) - part 2
ODT Cup Final
Southland BHS (1) 22 - 10 Otago BHS (3)
-> winner to South Island final

Sunday 13 August 2023

Wellington Premiership
Final
Scots College (1) 29 - 27 St Pat's Silverstream (2) - 1.00pm
-> winner to Hurricanes semi-final

[Stargazer]

Midweek fixtures 14 - 18 August 2023

Monday 14 August 2023

Auckland Girls 1st XV (Blues girls' Top 4 qualifier)
Final
Auckland Girls Grammar School v Mount Albert Grammar School - 4.00pm at Colin Maiden Park
-> winner to Blues Final

Wednesday 16 August 2023

Chiefs (Chiefs boys' Top 4 Qualifier)
Quarter-final
St John's College v Hamilton BHS

Rex Kerr Cup (Hurricanes girls' Top 4 Qualifier)
Final
Manukura v St Mary's College - 2.00pm at Massey Uni #4
-> winner to Top 4

[Stargazer]

Can anyone confirm this? On the club rugby website it says that Hamilton Girls' are out of contention for the girls' Top 4 because "Cambridge High School [beat] perennial contenders and former champions Hamilton Girls’ High School 15-10 last week in the Waikato final."

So Cambridge HS will play the Chiefs semi against Wesley on Saturday?

[mikedogz]

No. Cambridge beat HGHS second XV in the Waikato comp. The Best teams in the Waikato play in the Chiefs Manawa comp which HGHS first XV won. I expect it is HGHS first XV playing Wesley. There could be a case that Cambridge or the second best Waikato team in the Manawa comp (Sacred Heart Hamilton) could have had a play off to decide Waikato's representative.

The post on the NZ Barbarians National 1st XV Championships facebook page says HGHS vs Wesley.

Chiefs Girls Pathway:
Semi’s set for 19th August
Rotorua v TGC (tbc) v Scared Heart Girls New Plymouth
HGHS v Wesley

The news report on the Waikato website didn't state which HGHS team Cambridge played so that would have caused confusion.

[Stargazer]

@mikedogz Ah, that explains it. I had my doubts after reading that.

I assume it will be RGHS in the semi v Sacred Heart as they beat TGC in round 1 of the Manawa comp? Can't find anything about another (Bay of Plenty) play-off between both schools. They also finished higher on the Manawa table.

[Can I Play too]

[Stargazer]

@Can-I-Play-too Why does nobody proofread these things?

19th August, boys (2) isn't a BOP Final. Tauranga BC is the BOP final winner. It's a Chiefs semi-final.
19th August, girls isn't a Waikato Final, it's a Chiefs semi-final.

[Bovidae]

The winner of the 1A will need to play 3 games in a week - a disadvantage.

[Stargazer]

@Bovidae Of their own making. The Auckland competition started a week later than Harbour's.

[Can I Play too]

@Stargazer yep 100%.... the could have started earlier.... and Auckland 1A winner lost to Westlake last year, not sure if that changes who has to play who the following year.

[Bovidae]

@Stargazer said in 2023 School Rugby:

Chiefs (Chiefs boys' Top 4 Qualifier)
Quarter-final
St John's College v Hamilton BHS

St John's were a much bigger team across the park.

[Dolamite]

St Johns were on top in the first half but HBHS ran away with it in the second half.

[Stargazer]

Haven't seen the Chiefs girls' result yet:

Results mid-week fixtures 14 - 18 August 2023

Monday 14 August 2023

Auckland Girls 1st XV(Blues girls' Top 4 qualifier)
Final
Auckland Girls Grammar School 14 - 15 Mount Albert Grammar School
-> winner to Blues Final

Wednesday 16 August 2023

Chiefs (Chiefs boys' Top 4 Qualifier)
Quarter-final
St John's College 43 - 14v Hamilton BHS

Rex Kerr Cup (Hurricanes girls' Top 4 Qualifier)
Final
Manukura 30 - 19 St Mary's College
-> winner to Top 4

Friday 18 August 2023

Chiefs (girls)
Semi-finals
Hamilton GHS v Wesley College

[Stargazer]

Fixtures - Saturday 19 August 2023

Auckland 1A
Final
St Kentigern College (1) v Sacred Heart College (2) - 2.45pm
-> winner to Blues semi-final

Harbour 1A
Final
Westlake BHS (1) v Rosmini College(3) - 12.00pm
-> winner straight to Blues Final

Plate
Whangarei BHS (5) v Rangitoto College (6) - 12.00pm

Chiefs (boys)
Semi-finals
Tauranga BC v New Plymouth BHS - 12.00pm
Hamilton BHS v Wesley College - 1.00pm

Chiefs (girls)
Semi-finals
? v Scared Heart Girls (New Plymouth) - STILL UNCLEAR

Hurricanes Cup
Semi-finals
Napier BHS v Palmerston North BHS - 1.00pm (livestream link below)
Scots College v Feilding HS - 1.00pm (at Polo 1)

South Island (SI boys' Top 4 qualifier)
Final
Southland BHS v Christchurch BHS - 12.00pm at Les George Oval, Invercargill

South Island (SI girls' Top 4 qualifier)
Final
Christchurch GSH v Southland GHS - 11.15am at CBHS

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Napier BHS v Palmerston North BHS - 1.00pm
Livestream attempted here:

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[Bovidae]

I see that the 1A final will be played at a neutral venue (Waitemata Rugby Club). With Eden Park unavailable due to FIFA rules St Kent's were probably wanting to play the final at home.

[Dolamite]

@Bovidae Waitemata have such a terrible field as well so hopefully no rain

[Stargazer]

@Stargazer said in 2023 School Rugby:

Friday 18 August 2023

Chiefs (girls)
Semi-finals
Hamilton GHS 55 - 0 Wesley College

[Bovidae]

HT: 26-5.

The Chiefs final will not be easy as TBC are tough to beat at home.

[Bovidae]

Well done.

Auckland 1A: Sacred Heart defeated St Kent's 39 – 29
First title for Sacred Heart since 1965.