2019 NZ Schools
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Disappointing that there is so little publicity being given to the schools teams, this year. I guess part of that is due to the RWC, although the lack of news and livestreaming of the U19s tournament by NZR may also point at cost-cutting or other reasons.
Anyway, today, New Zealand Māori U18 play Fiji Schools at Rotorua Boys High School. Kick-off 2pm.
This is from Māori TV:
https://teaomaori.news/building-better-rugby-players-and-better-men
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@Bovidae The kid is a beast. You don’t see many 17 yr old white kids as big as him. Be interesting to see who starts at 1st five. Ollie Lewis is a great player but I think Aidan Morgan may be better
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@chchfanatic Is he bigger than Josh Lord and Sam Darry?
It's hard to know who starts if you aren't familiar with all of the players and their positions. Based on last year's team Segner should be at 7, Kneepkens and Wrampling on the wings, and Murray at fullback. Grindlay will be in the midfield.
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Fixture list (I couldn't find the kick-off times for the game of three halves)
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Thu 26 September 2019 - 3.00pm - Hillcrest High School, Hamilton
Australian Schools & U18 v Fiji Schools -
Thu 26 September 2019 - 2.30pm - Sport & Rugby Institute, Palmerston North
game of three halves: NZ Schools v NZ Schools Barbarians v NZ Maori U18 -
Mon 30 September 2019 - 1.10pm - Hamilton Boys HIgh School, Hamilton
NZ Schools Barbarians v Australian Schools & U18 -
Mon 30 September 2019 - 3.00pm - Hamilton Boys HIgh School, Hamilton
NZ Schools v Fiji Schools -
Wed 2 October 2019 - 8.30pm NZT (5.30pm local time) - Knox Grammar School, Wahroonga
Australian Schools Barbarians v Samoan Schools -
Fri 4 October 2019 -1.10pm - St Paul’s Collegiate, Hamilton
NZ Schools Barbarians v Fiji Schools -
Fri 4 October 2019 - 3.00pm - St Paul’s Collegiate, Hamilton
NZ Schools v Australian Schools & U18
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I didn't even know they were playing most of the games in Hamilton. Good that they are showing the games on Sep 30 and Oct 4 live on SS1. I'll be on scoreboard duty for the games at HBHS. I hope the weather forecast improves.
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Unless I can't find it the new format on allblacks.com completely omits school rugby news now.
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@Bovidae They have now one category of news for NZU20, U19s and NZ school teams: "age grade news"
https://www.allblacks.com/news/team/age-grade
The greatest loss is the complete archive of news articles. Nothing goes back further than 2018.
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@Stargazer said in 2019 NZ Schools:
Fixture list (I couldn't find the kick-off times for the game of three halves)
- Thu 26 September 2019 - 3.00pm - Hillcrest High School, Hamilton
Australian Schools & U18 v Fiji Schools
39-7 to Aust.
- Thu 26 September 2019 - 3.00pm - Hillcrest High School, Hamilton
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Whoever came up with the idea to let the NZ Schools team play in red and black jerseys against the NZ Schools Barbarians in red jerseys must give himself an uppercut. These jerseys are way too similar. At least the NZ Maori U18 team played in alternate white jerseys when they played NZ Schools.
About the results. I think they were too close to draw any conclusions, esp because we don't know the team line-ups and whether they used rolling subs, or not. The difference between NZ Schools Baabaas v NZ Maori U18 was a penalty goal. In the second game, the difference was one try, but it was the 2nd game for the Maori and the first game of NZ Schools, so the Maori team may have been tiring (sooner). The difference in the 3rd game was a conversion. It's pity they didn't stream these games, but fortunately all the other NZ Schools and NZ Schools Barbarians' games will be televised.
It's a pity the NZ Maori U18 doesn't get to play another game. The Samoan Schools team is touring NSW; it would have been nice if they could have made a stopover in Auckland on the way home for a game v NZ Maori U18.
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@Stargazer How many of the Samoa Schools team attend school in Auckland (Kings and St. Kents)?
