Sanix Youth Tournament: Japan

[lily]

I remember seeing something on the NSWRU website about the tournament. They were looking for nominations from schools to play. They would processed with the team who had the best credentials nominated.
Also Lee if you remember that Westfields team had Steve Mafi, Lamaarn Ma'a and Jason Hopkins in it. Also a bunch of CHS reps and they also made the final of the Waratah Shield but had to forfeit due to club commitments.
Their program is not as good because the NTS out of towners aren't being sent there any more. Hugh Carpenter and Alex Larkin was their coaches back then.

 

[Thin Thighs]

From what I have seen and read of Auggies this year, they have the potential to be great representatives and ambassadors for Australia in Japan.

Good luck to them.

 

[I like to watch]

Lily, my understanding was that certain schools receive an invitation to the Sanix tournament.

 

[PaarlBok]

Paarl Boishaai will represent SA this year at this tournament.

 

[Iluvmyfooty]

Paarl Boishaai will represent SA this year at this tournament.

What are they like - strengths weaknesses style of play

 

[PaarlBok]

What are they like - strengths weaknesses style of play

Paarl Boishaai is our arc enemy in Paarl. Our schoolboy season only starts over the Easter weekend but Boishaai will be a much better contender to the Glenwood lot playing there over the past few years. They are always in SA Top 10 rugby schools. Their preview for 2011 per Rugbymatters site

2011 – Seisoen:

Afrigters – Elmo Wolfaardt, Richard Visagie en Gerhard Visser

Spelpatroon – Hardlooprugby (Ons wil totale rugby speel voor en agter). Ons wil hard en fisies wees voor en goeie hardloopvaardighede agter ten toon stel.

Voorseisoen – Reeds proewe gespeel einde Augustus. Oefengroep gekies van 45. Seuns is besig met gymprogramme en elke Maandag word daar skillsessies gehou.

Ons eertste wedstryd van 2011 sal teen ‘n Argentynse toerspan (San Isidro) wees op Donderdag 17 Maart.

Voorseisoense wedstryde: Mosselbaai Punt,FNB – uitnodigingspan, Nuwelandtoernooi en St.John’s.

Ons het twee seuns oor wat deel was van die eerste span. Ryno vd Merwe (5) en Jean Nel (9). Daar is ook ‘n klomp seuns wat op ‘n gereelde basis deel was van die eerste span opset. Hulle is Ignus Nagel (1), Freddie Kirsten (2) en Takkies Reits (4).

Omdat ons totale rugby wil speel, sonder ons nie graag seuns uit nie.Elke seun in die span moet weet wat sy rol is en dit tot die beste van sy vermoe uitvoer.Ek vermoed egter ons vaste 5 sal die grondslag le vir die agterlyn om hul vaardighede ten toon te stel.

Ons grootste wedstryde is beslis interskole teen Paarl Gimnasium en ook Grey Kollege (Bloem) en Affies (Wildeklawer).

Ons is baie opgewonde oor volgende jaar se seisoen en sien verskriklik baie uit daarna.

In short their aim will be to play running rugby this year and surely will have a huge pack like we are use to. Frans Malherbe a 20 year old now in the Stormers pack and JD Moller (Stormers) and Guthro Steenkamp (Brutes and Bok LH) come from the GalPille (thats what we call the Boishaaiers) Boishaaiers is afrikaans for Boys Highers. Bok legends like Mannetjies Roux , Carel du Plessis and Corne Krige are x Boishaaiers.

 

[Lee Grant]

St. Augustines College (ISA) and The Scots College (GPS - Sydney) are the two Oz reps in the 2011 Sanix tournament.

For folks outside of Sydney, Augies is one of the up and coming school powerhouses in Oz Schools rugby. It is the big fish in the small ISA pond. Scots is a middling member of GPS (Sydney) rugby.

 

[troya]

Have 2 schools from Australian been selected in the past or is this new?

 

[Lee Grant]

I think it is the first time a country (other than Japan) has had more than one representative. The exception is NZ who have had two invitations a few times, including for 2011.

I'd like to know the protocol for being invited. Do schools wait for an invite or do they apply for an invite - and if they apply do they do it through Oz Schools first? If they don't apply does Oz Schools make a decision then contact a school to see if they are interested?

Yarda, yarda - anybody know - for sure?

 

[I like to watch]

Schools are definitely asked or sounded out. I know a School that was asked a few years ago a passed on the opportunity

 

[troya]

Friday 1st of April . St Augustine's will be holding a rugby lunch at Manly Golf Club, Speakers Robbie Deans and David Wilson. $150 a ticket, or table x 10.
12.30pm til 3.30pm.
Special guests include Robbie Deans, current Wallaby Coach and
David Wilson, former Wallaby Captain
The lunch will cost $150 per ticket which will include a two course meal followed by cheese, tea, coffee and sweets. All drinks at the lunch are included in the cost.
Funds raised on the day will go to assist with the rugby programme and to help our First XV when they attend the Sanix International Schools Tournament in Japan in April.

 

[no_name12]

Japan has just let out a statement saying any travellers wishing to come to any part of Japan should reconsider. Would this mean that there would be no Sannex this year or will it be moved to another location?

 

[Lee Grant]

The tournament will be in Fukuoka which is way down south on the island of Kyushu. This is about 1,000 kms away, as the crow flies (if crows are flying thee days), from the nuclear trouble. They should be OK unless there is a ban on all travel, or the schools decide not to go.

 

[Rugby Parent]

Looked at Sanix rugby website and it looks like tournament is still going ahead,with 4 international teams rather than 8, following the withdrawal of the 2 Australian school teams (Scots and Auggies), the team from France and one school from N.Z. It leaves one school from N.Z., one from South Africa and one from England and one from Korea in the draw, with 12 Japanese schools now entered rather than 8.

I agree with the decision by the Australain schools to pull out in the circumstances. I hope it doesn't impact on the JRU issuing an invitation to the ARU to nominate an Australian school for next year's tournament.

 

[PaarlBok]

Paarl Boishaai send their seccies to the tournament, their first team is playing in SA Wikde Klawer tournament, the top 14 schools play in this, Paarl Gym plays Grey Bloem.

 

[PaarlBok]

Results from Day1:
Paarl Boishaai (2nd team) 31 - 19 Saga Tech HS
IvybridgeCommunity College(ENG) 47 - 12 Kyoto Seisho H.S.
Hamilton Boys'H.S.(NZL) 45 - 5 KokugakuinKugayama H.S.

Look like Aus havent send schools this year.

 

[PaarlBok]

At least Aus produce one ref to develope.

Stephen Hill (Australia)

Queensland Rugby Union
Premier

・Queensland premier
・Sydney shute shield
・Australian provincial
・Japan top league
・International PNG vs VANUATU

 

[Lee Grant]

Look like Aus havent send schools this year.

They withdrew after the earthquake.

 

[I like to watch]

Congrats to the boys from Hamilton for defending their title.
I understand they beat the Pommies in the final, with the Saffers coming 3rd.
be interesting to see who gets the Aussie invite next year.

 

[PaarlBok]

Paul Roos Gymnasium will represent SA in 2015 at this tournament. It will be part of their 150 years celebrations.

My laaitie is now @ PRG and made their hockey sqaud who will tour Belgium & Holland and play against their top clubs youth teams.