2023 School Rugby

[Stargazer]

@Stargazer said in 2023 School Rugby:

Several games were played, yesterday. Unfortunately, I'm having difficulty finding the FT scores.

Results preseason games

Saturday 1 April 2023

New Plymouth BHS 26 - 31 Feilding HS (HT: 0-31)
Rathkeale College 21 - 31 Taupo Nui A Tia College
Francis Douglas MC 13 - 13 De la Salle College
King's College v Scots College (big win to Scots College)
St Pat's Silverstream v St Pat's Wellington?
Rongotai College v St Bernard's College (game of 3 halves: 1st: 5-5; 2nd: 0-12 (St Bernard); 3rd: 22-0 (Rongotai))
Napier BHS v St John's College (Hastings)?
Selwyn Schools v St Bedes College?

Preseason fixtures

Sunday 2 April 2023

Hastings BHS v St Kentigern College - 1.00pm at Owen Delany Park, Taupō
Palmerston North BHS 44 - 10 Wellington College - 1.10pm at CET Arena, PN (curtain raiser Hurricanes v Force)

I've only been able to add one score (bolded).

[Stargazer]

King's College v Scots College result has finally been posted: 57-31 to Scots College.

Today, there was also a sports exchange, with Whangārei Boys hosting MAGS. MAGS won the rugby game (no score posted).

[Kiwiwomble]

This is kind of interesting, i'll be trying to work out who the OBHS players are and if any of them are playing for someone other than the Highlanders

[SouthernMann]

@Kiwiwomble said in 2023 School Rugby:

This is kind of interesting, i'll be trying to work out who the OBHS players are and if any of them are playing for someone other than the Highlanders

I think I'm missing one.

Hurley, Te Hiwi, Millar, Arscott, Haig, Dickson, Ainsley, Abraham Pole,

[Kiwiwomble]

@SouthernMann arscott

[SouthernMann]

@Kiwiwomble said in 2023 School Rugby:

@SouthernMann arscott

He is on my list. I had eight.

[Kiwiwomble]

@SouthernMann sorry, read that a couple of time and still missed him

[Bovidae]

If that list includes all players who have played this season, not just those in the original squads, it will be changing weekly.

[Bovidae]

@SouthernMann

Mike McKee will be the 9th player.

[Kiwiwomble]

@Bovidae wasn't even on my radar, well done

[Bovidae]

MP have players from all over, so it was the best team to look at.

[Stargazer]

@Kiwiwomble Some of those schools are overrepresented, because of poaching.

[Nepia]

Super 8 seems under represented when you look at the top 4 results.

[Stargazer]

@Kiwiwomble They also missed a Hastings Boys' player (probably Michael Naitokani). They have 9 players in Super Rugby.

[Bovidae]

The Barrett's represent half of the FDMC total.

The others being Kirifi, Riccitelli and Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens.

[Kiwiwomble]

@Stargazer ok, i just posted it as a conversation starter, didn't fact check it

[Stargazer]

Mid-week fixtures

Preseason/traditionals

Wednesday 5 April 2023

Tauranga Boys 1st XV selection v St John's, Hamilton - 3.30pm
Feilding HS v St Pat's Silverstream

Thursday 6 April 2023
Hastings Boys v Kelston Boys - 1.30pm at Owen Delany Park, Taupō

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I'll add games to this list if I find more.

[Bovidae]

Hamilton BHS and Westlake BHS had their traditional game yesterday in Auckland. A come-from-behind 29-26 win for Hamilton BHS.

This is always their first game of the season and tends to include a mixture of 1st and 2nd XV players before the final squad is confirmed. Like Napier BHS, they will want to have some meaningful games pre-Sanix tournament.

[Stargazer]

Interesting to see that several schools are going overseas preseason or mid-season. Francis Douglas MC is in Melbourne at the moment and will play several games in Australia. On Monday, they beat Melton Secondary College 62 - 10. They're playing Brighton Grammar later today.

Rotorua Boys are fundraising for a tour to Argentina, and St John's (Hastings) are also fundraising for a trip to Australia.

I assume there may be a few more teams doing the same.

[Stargazer]

Played annually at the Global Arena sports complex in Munakata City, on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu, the competition sees high school teams from around the world compete against a selection of local Japanese schools. Taking place during Japan’s Golden Week holiday, this year’s event will run from April 28th to May 5th. It will see 12 teams compete across five days of competition in Men’s Fifteens and eight teams compete in a two-day Women’s Sevens tournament on April 28 and 29.

2023 Sanix World Rugby Youth Exchange Tournament – Participating Teams:

Men’s Fifteens – 12 teams

International Teams (6)

Downlands College (Australia)
Jianguo High School (Chinese Taipei)
Brooksby Melton College (England)
Seoul National University High School (Korea)
Hamilton Boys High School (New Zealand)
Napier Boys High School (New Zealand)

Domestic Teams (6)
Keio Gijuku High School (Kanagawa Prefecture)
Kyoto Seisho High School (Kyoto Prefecture)
Houtoku Gakuen High School (Hyogo Prefecture)
Tenri High School (Nara Prefecture)
Saga Technical High School (Saga Prefecture)
Higashi Fukuoka High School (Fukuoka Prefecture)

Women’s Sevens – Eight teams
International Teams (4)
King’s Christian College (Australia)
City of Oxford College (England)
Manukura School (New Zealand)

Domestic Teams (4)

Brave Louve (Tokyo)
Kyoto Seisho High School (Kyoto Prefecture)
Iwami Chisuikan High School (Shimane Prefecture)
Saga Technical High School (Saga Prefecture)
Fukuoka Lady’s Rugby Football Club (Fukuoka Prefecture)

I predict a Hamilton Boys v Napier Boys Final, with Manukura to win the trophy in the girls' sevens.