Dear Mods: For consistency purposes, can we rename this thread as "
2013 Australian Schools & National Championships"
News from the Aust Schoolboys Rugby Union Web Site
http://www.austschools.rugbynet.com.au/default.asp
A BIG YEAR AHEAD IN 2013
The coming year features a “first ever” event for Schools Rugby and the touring highlight to the UK and Ireland.
The “first ever” event is the proposed visit to Australia by a South African Schoolboy Rugby Team, something that has been hoped for and planned many times before but which now looks like it will happen in 2013.
Their visit will occur with visits to Australia by New Zealand and Fiji Schools Teams.
Four Nations Tournament — thus— South Africa, New Zealand, Fiji and Australia will play a series of games in late September / early October.
UK /Ireland Tour
The four yearly Tour to the UK and Ireland will take place from mid-November to just before Christmas — with games against each of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales— a “grand slam” tour.
There will be eight or nine games in total, with “mid-week” type games against regional teams.
Eligibility
To be eligible for selection in any or all of the above events a player needs to be at school and turning 18 or younger in 2013. There is more information about eligibility on this web site.
Championships
The other major event in 2013 is the National State Championships— from which players for the Australian Team will be selected.
These Championships also include the interstate competition for both Division 1 and Division 2 States.
Novotel Australian Schools Championships at St Ignatius’ College Riverview, Sydney — June 30th to July 6th
Sunday 30 June Division I Teams Assemble
Monday 1 July Pool Matches – Division I
Tuesday 2 July Division II Teams Assemble
Wednesday 3 July Pool Matches – Division I, Round Robin – Division II
Thursday 4 July Pool Matches – Division I
Friday 5 July Round Robin – Division II
Saturday 6 July Finals – Division I, Round Robin – Division II, Presentation Assembly,
Announcement of Australian Team Squads, ALL Teams Depart
Four Nations (all games in Sydney TBC)
Wednesday 18 September Australia A v Fiji
Tuesday 24 September Australia A v South Africa, Australia v Fiji
Saturday 28 September New Zealand v Fiji,Australia v South Africa
Wednesday 2 October New Zealand v South Africa,
Sunday 6 October Australia v New Zealand
UK / Ireland Tour
Saturday 16 November Assemble
Tuesday 19 November Arrive UK
Saturday 23 November vs Welsh Regional Team
Tuesday 26 November vs WALES in Cardiff
Saturday 30 November vs English Academy Team (tbc)
Tuesday 3 December vs ENGLAND in tbc
Sunday 8 December vs SCOTLAND in Edinburgh
Friday 13 December vs IRISH SCHOOLS in Belfast
Tuesday 17 December vs Munster in Limerick
Saturday 21 December vs IRISH U18 in Dublin
Sunday 22 December Depart UK
Tuesday 24 December Arrive Australia
EDIT:
Home Tests 2013 – Reduced Programme
With the withdrawal of South Africa from their planned tour to Australia this year, the home test programme for the Australian Schoolboys Rugby team has been reduced to just two games.
These two games –with New Zealand and Fiji—will occur in a significantly reduced time frame—avoiding school term time for most states.
There will two games also for the Australia A team, also against NZ and Fiji.
The dates for these games are set out below.
The games for Australia and Australia A will also function as the final selection games for the Australian Schoolboys squad of 27 to tour the UK and Ireland, commencing in the second half of November.
This tour is one of the most anticipated events in schoolboy rugby—such tours have taken place every four years since 1973. This year will be a “grand slam” tour with Tests against England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales.
Dates
MON 23 SEPT
Fiji v Country Schools, The Armidale School
FRI 27 SEPT
New Zealand v Fiji, The Armidale School
TUES 1 OCT
Australia A v New Zealand, Knox Grammar School
Australia v Fiji, Knox Grammar School
SAT 5 OCT
Australia A v Fiji, Knox Grammar School
Australia v New Zealand, Knox Grammar School
