2022 School rugby

[taniwharugby]

@stargazer many new faces in there this year, a few of those were at Kamo High last year.

Lost a few players too, mainly due to leaving school, but a few key ones gone which will likely hurt.

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[Bovidae]

So Vernon Bason was only a year 12 last year. He was one of the NZ Schools hookers.

[Stargazer]

@bovidae Unless he's coming back for year 14.

[Bovidae]

@stargazer A quick search says he was a year 12.

[Stargazer]

With preseason starting this weekend (some trial games have already been played), here's a reminder of the Experimental Domestic Safety Law Variations (EDSLVs) that are being introduced in the 2022 season:

EXPERIMENTAL DSLVs

Several Experimental Domestic Safety Law Variations (EDSLVs) are being introduced in the 2022 season which Provincial Unions must introduce. In addition to the EDSLVs, there are a number of Selected EDSLVs (SEDSLVs). Individual provincial unions may adopt any of these and trial them in identified grade/s of rugby if they so choose.

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Following a series of trials in Provincial Unions competitions, workshops, and working groups, five Experimental Domestic Safety Law Variations (EDSLVs) are being rolled out across Secondary School Rugby in 2022.

These include scrum constraints around resets, a new offside line for the opposing halfback at the scrum, and the addition of amending field dimensions to Game On.

Full document:

https://www.rugbytoolbox.co.nz/uploads/media/default/89/9a/046ab39b0e61135e85c6483debfbd4667aee224c.pdf

You can find the "Selected EDSLVs" here:
https://www.rugbytoolbox.co.nz/the-game/rugby-laws/experimental-dslvs/selected-edslv-trials

All these domestic law variations come on top of the World Rugby law trials that are already being used in Super Rugby (50:22, goal line drop-out, flying wedge, 1-player prelatched and Targeting of Lower Limbs at the ruck).

[Higgins]

@stargazer In the absence of a media release Feilding Ag must still be conducting trials before finalising their girls 1st XV.

[Stargazer]

Fixtures - Saturday, 26 March 2022

Preseason/traditionals:

Wellington College v Feilding HS - 2.30pm @ St Pat's Town
Palmerston North BHS v Lindisfarne College - 12.00pm @ PNBHS

There may be more games.

[Bovidae]

I see that Rotorua BHS will be playing some Auckland teams in the preseason but none of those are Moascar Cup defences.

[Stargazer]

@stargazer said in 2022 School rugby:

Fixtures - Saturday, 26 March 2022

Preseason/traditionals:

Wellington College v Feilding HS - 2.30pm @ St Pat's Town
Palmerston North BHS v Lindisfarne College - 12.00pm @ PNBHS

There may be more games.

Oops, just reading that the PNBHS v Lindisfarne game has been called off.

[Stargazer]

Fixtures - Saturday, 2 April 2022:

Preseason/traditionals:

Feilding HS v Hastings Boys - 12.30pm at Feilding HS
Gisborne BHS vs Lindisfarne College - 12.30pm at GBHS
Napier BHS v Wesley College - Taupo
Wakatipu HS v Mt Aspiring Coll - Wanaka
Tangaroa v Rotorua BHS - 12.00pm at Tangaroa
St Peters School Cambridge v St Kentigern College
St John's College (Hamilton) v Tauranga BC
Selwyn Combined v West Melton
Massey HS vv Sacred Heart College - 11am at Massey

Haven't checked all of these for k/o times.

[Stockcar86]

@stargazer

1st XV NBHS 31 - Wesley 17
2nd XV NBHS 17 - Wesley 0

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The only other results from Saturday 2 April that I could find:

Feilding HS 20 - 12 Hastings Boys (2nd XV: 5 - 34)
Gisborne BHS 36 - 8 Lindisfarne College
Napier BHS 31 - 17 Wesley College (2nd XV: 17 - 0)
Tangaroa 19 - 60 Rotorua BHS
St John's College (Hamilton) 19 - 33 Tauranga BC (2nd XV: 0 - 46)

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[taniwharugby]

@stargazer pretty sure Michael Robinson in that team is a boy who was in the team I used to coach up here, played 10 (talented cricketer too, which is why he went to that school)

[Bovidae]

There are plenty of pre-season games starting now. I see that Rotorua BHS are playing Auckland GS and De La Salle over the next week. It will be interesting to compare Super 8 vs 1A.

[Stargazer]

@bovidae There were plenty already last week.

I'll post a list later today.

[Bovidae]

@stargazer said in 2022 School rugby:

@bovidae There were plenty already last week.

My comment was more about the number of pre-season games increasing by the week. Unfortunately, some schools are better at promoting their games, while for others you wouldn't know they are playing.

[Stargazer]

There will be more games, because - as @Bovidae says - some schools don't let anyone know they're playing.
Here's a list for this weekend. If I find more games, I'll add them to this list.

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Fixtures - Saturday, 9 April 2022:

Preseason/traditionals:

Napier BHS v King's College -11.00am @ NBHS - livestream: https://sideline.live/play/17015
Palmerston North BHS v Wellington College - 12.00pm @ PNBHS
New Plymouth BHS v Feilding HS - 12.00pm @ Border RC, Waverley (2nd XV at 10.30am)
Tauranga BC v Wesley College - 1.00pm @ TBC
Wakatipu HS v Verdon College - @ WHS
Rotorua BHS v Auckland Grammar School - 1.00pm @ RBHS
DHS 1st XV v Hargest U18 - 2.00pm @ Dunstan
St Pat's Silverstream v St Pats Town - 12.00pm @ Silverstream
Hutt International v Mana College - 12.00pm @ HIBS
Scots College v St John's College (don't know which one!) - 12.00pm @ CET Arena 3, Palmerston North
Wakatipu HS v Verdon College - 1.00pm @ WHS

Whanganui Collegiate v Hawera HS - CANCELLED