The annual report is presented at nzrs annual general meeting, which is traditionally held in april. New zealand secondary school and local lock lui okeamoalumanau sizing up a gap in todays match against fiji schools. Tasesa james lavea born 10 january 1980 is a new zealand rugby union coach and former. New zealand at the 2008 rugby league world cup wikipedia. New zealand beat england to claim title follow world rugby on social media. Toi ohomai baywide secondary school rugby saturday, 12pm kickoff, home team first. New zealand secondary schools team 44 kayal iro, starford toa 2. Pdf article 4 rugby culture, ethnicity and concussion. Fiji secondary schools rugby league national secretary taniela vakamoce said the tour will be great for development. New zealand has over 2,500 primary and secondary schools. Wins for both nz teams in schools internationals club rugby.
Alarming decline in secondary school rugby in new zealand. Mitre 10 cup, womens rugby, club competition, community rugby, jock hobbs under 19s waikato rugby union secondary schools toggle navigation. Nzrl national secondary schools tournament scoop news. New zealand rugby league nzrl nz secondary schools team v. Fifty players from 29 schools named nz schools rugby. Hastings boys high schools first xv rugby side celebrate their.
The top 4 is made up of the 4 main franchisesregions. New zealand schools rugby representative anton segner said he hoped his. Reward for new zealands top secondary school players with. Players from 29 schools across the country have been named in the new zealand schools and new zealand schools barbarians teams for 2019, announced by new zealand rugby today. A papatoetoe panther and mangere east hawks junior, maumalo has now played 50 games in the nrl and said he was a.
Hastings boys high finished top of the pile in new zealand in 2017, but were not included in the inaugural world schools festival. Sep 02, 2016 nz secondary schools rugby top 4 barbarians championships, the. Since october 2003, when world rugby introduced a rankings system, the all blacks have held the number one position for over 80% of the time. Gall said one benefit of maintaining a healthy schoolboy rugby scene was the conveyor belt of talent for the all blacks and other new zealand teams. Nzsssc new zealand secondary schools sports council. New zealand schools represents the first rung on the highperformance ladder of new zealand rugby, introducing young players to the culture and environment of new zealand s national teams. Sep 28, 20 back in 2002 it was great to see games being played as curtain raisers on westpac stadium on a regular basis. A huge 1 st xv season culminated last weekend with the finals played in palmerston north, the city will also play host to the 50 young players selected across the.
The new zealand schools rugby union team is composed of secondary school students in new zealand. As the countrys national sport, today rugby is a part of kiwi culture, with some major events dominating our annual sporting calendar. The trophy was accepted and the new zealand rugby union decided the best use for the trophy was to use it to promote secondary schools rugby which had suffered badly because of the war. New zealand schools represents the first rung on the highperformance ladder of new zealand rugby, introducing young players to the culture and environment of new zealands national teams. New zealand rugby sports in new zealand tourism new. The new zealand secondary schools team plays samoan schools on october 29 and australian schools on october 6. It can be attained at three levels in either year 11, 12 or and uses a range of assessment methods with the emphasis on external exams. Providing a worldleading secondary school rugby system which ensures teenagers develop a lifelong love of rugby. Match schedule 27 september new zealand schools v tonga schools, brisbane new zealand barbarians schools v new zealand maori under 18, wellington.
Rugby in new zealand is at risk of becoming an elite game. The national first xv championship is ultimately broken down via the top 4. Approximately 60 new zealand secondary schools offer this qualification. This is what a toplevel schoolboy rugby match looks like in new zealand duration. Aaron mauger, malili muliaina, jerry collins, sam tuitupou, and joe rokocoko all are examples of players who have progressed to international rugby. Fifty players from 29 schools across the country have been named in the new zealand schools and new zealand schools barbarians teams. Hastings provides strong contingent in new zealand. They conform to ireland, england, france and new zealands rugby football union and the world rugbys guidance in teaching rugby. Coursework and internal assessment are also part of. Its part of the fabric of new zealand society, rugby in all walks of life is, and certainly weve got strong traditions in our schools, said peter gall, who coauthored an independent report. This is the official facebook page for sky sports coverage of land rover 1st xv rugby. Wainuiomata high school is proud to confirm that the nz army have become the primary sponsor of the 2008 national rugby league secondary schools tournament, which will be held from monday 1 st to thursday 4 th september 2008 at the high school grounds in wainuiomata, lower hutt, wellington. The new zealand schools squad features seven players that were involved in the schools programme last year, including two who have graduated from the barbarians team. At 1 july 2019, the number of state, stateintegrated and private schools in new zealand was 2,534.
Gall said one benefit of maintaining a healthy schoolboy rugby scene was the conveyor belt of talent for the all. Porirua park will come alive next tuesday and saturday for the international schools rugby series, involving the school blacks, new zealand secondary schools barbarians and australia and fiji schools teams. New zealand barbarians schools v new zealand maori under 18s, 2pm at sport and rugby institute, palmerston north october 7 new zealand schools v australian schools, 1pm at tg milner field, sydney. A gritty australias schools barbarians outfit has been outclassed by new zealand in their trinations opener, 496. New zealand schools coach grant hansen and assistant coach paul martin have named a strong squad for two matches in samoa and a oneoff international against australia next month. Youth12 prevalence tables medical and health sciences the. Nz schools rugby teams announcedplayers from 29 schools across the country have been named in the new zealand schools and new zealand schools barbarians teams for 2019, announced by. Australian schools v new zealand schools to go live. See more of new zealand rugby league nzrl on facebook. New zealand rugby publishes its annual report each year, following financial year end of 31 december.
Super eight is a cultural festival, professional development program as well as 10 sporting events and competitions. New zealand warriors centre ken maumalo found his love for rugby league in the heart of mangere east at southern cross high school. New zealand rugby league nzrl nz secondary schools. Langtry has stuck with the same starting xv that beat fiji schools 293 on monday and made just one change to his bench, with brisbane boys college backrower tom kibble replacing luca moretti in the matchday 23. Nz rugby takes handson approach to secondary schools game. Play school rugby in new zealand tauranga, new zealand. Again coached by darren larsen, the nz barbarians schools were to play nz schools at palmerston north bhs on september 19, looking to preserve an.
Private schools receive a lower level of state funding about 25% of their costs. New zealand v south africa at auckland, rugby championship, sep 5, 2020 new zealand v argentina at hamilton, rugby championship, aug 29, 2020 new zealand v australia at wellington, rugby championship, aug 15, 2020. Following secondary school, lavea played for the junior all blacks and was then scouted by melbourne storm despite never having played rugby. Nz schools rugby the new zealand schools rugby union team is composed of secondary school students in new zealand. Draws are all inputted manually so will be inputted in full in due course. He also played at inside centre for the chiefs in the 2007 and 2008 seasons. Welcome to the official website for new zealand secondary schools sports council. Population decline in rural and some urban areas has led. The 2011 new zealand rugby league season was the 104th season of rugby league that had been played in new zealand.
The nz barbarians national 1st xv championships are being held at the sport and rugby institute in palmerston north this coming friday and sunday. Oct 02, 2017 a gritty australias schools barbarians outfit has been outclassed by new zealand in their trinations opener, 496. Eight named in nz schools rugby teams college sport. As ever, rotorua bhs was the venue for another cracking national top 4 first xv tournament in both the coed and boys divisions from september 46. We followed a school in new zealand to see just how good the. It is always amazing to see who kicks on from these type of school teams and it is. Leading into 2018, the usual excitement surrounding the schoolboy rugby season is further elevated by the up coming world schools festival, dubbed as the schools world cup, to be hosted at paarl boys high in celebration of their 150 th anniversary. The new zealand schools barbarians have two matches against new zealand maori under 18s and fiji schools. The 2014 new zealand schools and barbarian schools teams to play australia and fiji have been named this morning. Oct 03, 2017 nz secondary schools team v nsw combined high schools puketawhero park, rotorua 6pm. Nz secondary schools team v nsw combined high schools puketawhero park, rotorua 6pm. New zealand came second in group a of the tournament before winning their semifinals against england and defeating australia 3420 in the final to win the world cup for the first time. Records include the following current or recent matches.
There were wins today for the new zealand barbarians schools and new zealand secondary schools in their matches today over australia schools and fiji schools respectively at a sundrenched porirua park in the international schools series. The super 8 is contested between, gisborne boys high school, hamilton boys high school, rotorua boys high school. Zealand community and high school rugby played without medical or even first aid support. Home sevens secondary school sevens 2020 te ika a maui sevens cancelled. The resulting report was approved by the nzr board at its december meeting and the implementation of the reports 31 recommendations will begin this month. Sep 25, 2012 we told them about our development plans and showed them the high performance centre, orfu general manager richard kinley said. Hastings provides strong contingent in new zealand secondary. Prior to the top 4 competition, schools first must compete in their localprovincial competitions. Sep 17, 2015 secondary schools epic final highlights top 4.
Year opponent venue result 2019 new zealand st pauls collegiate, hamilton won 18 14 new zealand barbarians hamilton boys high school, hamilton won 3017 fiji schools hilcrest high school, hamilton won 397 2018 scotland u18s oriam stadium, edinburgh won 4614 scotland. Data on the number of schools in new zealand as at 1 july, by school type. Super 8 new zealand secondary schools super 8 competition. Tupou sopoaga this camp was crack up tomasi alosio ops easily the best player in the country. New zealand put on pressure on the barbarians immediately and outside centre. Jun 16, 2018 toi ohomai baywide secondary schools competition is heating up. Australia last beat new zealand in schools rugby in 2012 although the scorelines were. In 2008, new zealand rugby announced the retrospective capping of all blacks who had not received their test caps between 1946 and 1995. Results of all matches played by australian schools teams up to 2019. Nz schools rugby team 2008 nzs 2008 college sport media. Schools new zealand education study in new zealand. The 2008 new zealand rugby league tour of australia was a tour by the new zealand national rugby league team to compete at the 2008 rugby league world cup.
The bay of plenty rugby union regret to advise that the te ika a maui sevens formerly known as the north island secondary schools sevens scheduled to be held monday and tuesday 30th and 31st march 2020 at blake park mount maunganui has been cancelled. Hiperformance development programme the rugby academy will provide players and teams with an opportunity to experience a development programme which will be tailored to the team andor the individual. The fiji schoolboys junior bati u18 will make a threematch tour hosted by the new zealand rugby league next month after they missed out last year. Australian schools name full strength side to play new.
Super 8 is comprised of eight boys high schools from provincial cities around the central north island, new zealand. After claiming two rugby world cup titles at home in 1987 and 2011, the all blacks beat australia in the 2015 final at twickenham to win their first title outside of new zealand. For rugby, many argue that the super 8 is on par with the auckland 1a competition where both are the toughest pretop 4 round robin competitions in new zealand secondary school rugby. World title next mission for national champions hbhs nz. Australian schools coach pat langtry has named a full strength side to play new zealand schools at tg millner field in sydney tomorrow. Australia v new zealand schools rugby test to be shown live on fox sports. A close fought match between sacred heart v wellington. The last twelve months have been a challenging time for new zealand rugby.
No inclusion for nzs top schoolboy rugby side of 2017 in. We head to wellington nz to check out grassroots rugby at secondary school level. New zealand schools rugby team v australia 2002 youtube. The main feature of the year was the national competition run by the new zealand rugby league. Julian savea rongotai college, nz schools rugby photo credit dave lintott. Visit the change competition menu on the left hand side of this page. Oct 31, 2008 grand final of the auckland primary schools rugby league champs 2008 under 11s. The period between 1 july 2018 and 1 july 2019 saw a total of nineteen schools close. All schools, along with their associated profile and contact details, load in the viewing pane as soon as you come to this page. An indepth look at this years baywide secondary school rugby competitions. We wanted them to see that they have a future with otago rugby. The top four tournament has been staged every year since 1982. Nz army secondary schools rugby league tournament 2008. National first xv championship new zealand wikipedia.
Nz secondary schools rugby top 4 barbarians championships. Joy was plastered across the faces of the new zealand secondary schools team following a convincing victory against the new south wales combined high schools team at puketawhero park tonight. This report focuses on the previous years assessments, but also summarises the activity and achievement of new zealands secondary school students over a number of prior years. German teenager anton segner chasing his all black. New zealand national schoolboy rugby union team wikipedia. They playing more than enough rugby already, thank you. The following wcrfc players represented new zealand secondary schools. At the 2008 steinlager rugby awards, nzr capped one player from each of the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. The new zealand rugby football union nzrfu was established in 1892.
Jan 31, 2009 new zealand schools coach grant hansen and assistant coach paul martin have named a strong squad for two matches in samoa and a oneoff international against australia next month. See secondary education in new zealand for more details. Last year, 10 auckland schools announced their intention to boycott first. A ninetest all black between 2000 and 2002, a new zealand rugby board member since 20 and one of new zealands representatives to world rugby, the wellregarded robinson will bring a.
State schools and state integrated schools are primarily funded by the central government. New zealand national 1st xv secondary schools competition. Go to school and play age group rugby in new zealand, 2017. In response to the report, new zealand rugby has appointed a secondary schools manager and is formulating a new structure to oversee how the game is run. Nz secondary schools team named north harbour rugby union. Whos got the best supporters in nz secondary schools rugby.
College sport media is dedicated to telling the story of successful young sportspeople in. Next week from monday september 4 to friday september 8, the national secondary schools tournament, new zealand rugby leagues largest tournament is. Kini naholo, brother of all black waisake naholo, scored 41 tries this year for hastings boys high school and has now been named in the new zealand secondary schools squad. Many of the players have gone on to play for international teams including many who have played for the new zealand national team. Nz secondary schools team named north harbour rugby. One said the new zealand secondary schools sports council had been well aware of concerns about the legality of rbhs team for some time but had turned. No reason to have a complicated system where best rugby schools in country need to compete over and above their existing derbies. The final report and recommendations will be published in december. New zealand rugby enters new era with challenges on and.
A knockout competition in both the north and south islands was inaugurated with the final to be played at athletic park in wellington. New zealand secondary schools cross country championships. Many players who shine at the professional level of the game and attain higher national honours have begun their careers with the new zealand schools team. Following the tournament, 53 players were named to attend a new zealand schools camp, from which 25 were chosen for the nz barbarians schools squad. Auckland primary schools rugby league 2008 youtube.
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