2020 NZ Schools
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Yes they are like cattle buyers,casting their eyes over a pen of weaners!!
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From Dargaville to Dunedin,how on earth do they value the boys against each other,but I didn’t think any of the selected were out of their depth.The time old lack of very tall beefy locks was probably evident,but they still played well.
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Sorry I stand corrected.
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Thanks Bovidae by the way for putting up the teams on the site.Very helpful whilst watching at home.
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@trodthesod That helped me too as they didn't hand out any match programme to the spectators. Relying on parents yelling out a player's name also helped.
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When does the NZ Secondary School squad get named?I don’t think they play, but obviously would be the future go to players In the NZ age group teams.,so it would have prestige to be named.
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@trodthesod said in 2020 NZ Schools:
When does the NZ Secondary School squad get named?I don’t think they play, but obviously would be the future go to players In the NZ age group teams.,so it would have prestige to be named.
There has been talk that a NZS team will be named from the 50 that played last Friday, even if they won't play a game.
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@trodthesod I think the WHETTON XV was this year's version of NZ Schools (they played in black) and the HADEN XV was the NZ Barabarians Schools (they played in the usual red Barbarians jerseys). So I don't think there will be an official NZ Schools team, this year.
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@Stargazer No. As I said after attending the game on Friday, they tried to pick two evenly matched teams (on paper at least). Some of the players in the Haden team would be in the NZS team.
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Have been told the two teams that played where selected to be of equal strength,but certainly the Whetton XV played a great second half that stretched the score to 8 tries to 2.
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2020 New Zealand Secondary Schools' team
Player School Ajay Faleafaga St Peter's College Allan Craig St Kentigern College Blake Makiri St Peter's School Cambridge Che Clarke Kings College Fabian Holland Christchurch Boys' High School Fehi Fineanganofo Auckland Grammar School Fletcher Anderson Christ's College George Methven St Bede's College Hanz Leota Scots College Harry Godfrey Whanganui Collegiate Havila Molia St Paul's Collegiate Isi Saumaki St Andrew's College James Mullan Rangiora High School Jamie Hannah Christchurch Boys' High School Joel Parry St Andrew's College Luron Iosefa King's College Mason Tupaea Hamilton Boys' High School Monu Moli Marlborough Boys' High School Noah Hotham Hamilton Boys' High School Oliver Foote Hamilton Boys' High School Riley Higgins St Patrick's College Silverstream Rohan Wingham King's High School Siale Lauaki St Patrick's College Town Caleb Tangitau Westlake Boys' High School Torian Barnes St Andrew's College Will Bason St Kentigern College 2020 New Zealand Barbarian Schools's team
Player School Adam Lennox Whanganui Collegiate Bradley Crichton St Patrick's College Town Chicago Doyle King's College Christian Stenhouse St Patrick's College Town Dayton Iobu King's College Dominic Ropeti Scots College Elyjah Crosswell Palmerston North Boys' High School Fiti Sa Christ's College Harris McRobbie Rangiora High School Jadin Kingi Sacred Heart College Jayden Stok Napier Boys' High School Jeremiah Asi St Peter's College Jone Rova New Plymouth Boys' High School Lucas Payne Dargaville College Mini Toga St Andrews College Ollie Curtis Christchurch Boys High School Ollie Haig Otago Boys' High School Owen Wright Aotea College Quinlan Tupou St Peter's Cambridge Steve Salelea King's High School Taha Kemara Hamilton Boy's High School Te Rama Reuben St Kentigern College Tony Tafa Kelston Boy's High School Wallace Sititi De La Salle College New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has today announced the 2020 New Zealand Secondary Schools and New Zealand Barbarians Schools teams. The teams will not play in 2020 but selectors have named the sides to recognise the efforts of the secondary school players this season. NZR High Performance Talent Identification Manager PJ Williams said selections were made from players performances across the 1st XV season and the Barbarians Under 18 Development Camps last month. “This is fantastic recognition for a group of players that have had a disrupted 1st XV season. I am sure they will be disappointed that they cannot pull on the black jersey this year, but being named in these teams is a great achievement, nonetheless. “After the Barbarians Camp earlier this month, all players were given individual performance plans and we look forward to seeing what the achieve in coming years,” said Williams.https://www.allblacks.com/news/secondary-schools-players-recognised-in-representative-team-naming/
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@Bovidae I find the whole process terribly frustrating from start to finish. I've vented my criticism before, so won't repeat it, but it's sad to see talented players miss out due to the way the selections are taking place for both camps and teams.
