The Ghost of Raelene
Simon Poidevin (60)
Not good enough. Gives everyone a right to be shitty at selections.
I’ll be intrested to see how the Australia v Barbarians game goes.
U18 Academy Games and Australia U18s
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I’ll be intrested to see how the Australia v Barbarians game goes.
RedOrDead
Charlie Fox (21)
Hopefully there is lots of NSW II's boys represented.
The Ghost of Raelene
Simon Poidevin (60)
The Ghost of Raelene
Simon Poidevin (60)
I haven’t seen any of the QLD schools games themselves where a lot of them play the best with teammates they know so I think it’s a bit much to go off about it. But the rep games are 4/0 in favour of NSW which is hard to go past, especially in the backline.
I'm not disagreeing at all, I'm also surprised not to see more NSW players in the lineup after watching the academy games. Finn Prass played 10 for QLD in the academy game whereas Boston Fakafanua actually played 15 and was a standout.
I trust the coaches in these national age grade teams more than the Wallabies coaches though as they have been actually able to get results against NZ recently.
Scrumsforlife68
Frank Row (1)
Why are our best players on the bench? Surely this is a joke. 2 bide captains on the bench? Fowler on the bench? This is ridiculous
Cockatoo Run
Herbert Moran (7)
I think you might find that given its a 2-game series everyone will get one start. Pretty sure the 11 on the bench start game 2 when the best XV will start. (Here's hoping there is an agreement with NZ who are doing the same!)
Rudderless
Trevor Allan (34)
GoR has already listed the Australian U18 team list ABOVE (picked from NSW Gen Blue, QLD Reds, Rebels and Brumbies Academies) for tomorrow's(Thursday) game against NZ Schoolboys at 2pm in Canberra.
LIVE ON STAN SPORT
Also playing tomorrow (Thursday) is Australian Schoolboys (picked from the Aust Schoolboy Championships held at Two Blues Rugby Oval in early July) against Tongan Schoolboys. This is the final game for Tonga.
None of this Aust squad are from the various State Academies.
LIVE ON CLUCH TV
LIVE ON STAN SPORT
Also playing tomorrow (Thursday) is Australian Schoolboys (picked from the Aust Schoolboy Championships held at Two Blues Rugby Oval in early July) against Tongan Schoolboys. This is the final game for Tonga.
None of this Aust squad are from the various State Academies.
LIVE ON CLUCH TV
| Thu 28 Sep | TONGA SCHOOLBOYS V AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLBOYS |
| Kick off 11:00am, Knox Grammar School, Wahroonga (Sydney) |
Rudderless
Trevor Allan (34)
New Zealand Schools named for first Australia U18 match
27 SEPTEMBER 2023The New Zealand Schools team has been named ahead of the first of two matches against the Australia U18 team on Thursday 28 September, in Canberra, Australia.
New Zealand Schools team is;
1. Tonga Helu (Sacred Heart College)
2. Manumaua Letiu (Christchurch Boys' High School)
3. Logan Wallace (Palmerston North Boys' High School)
4. Josh Tengblad (Sacred Heart College)
5. Aisake Vakasiuola (Tauranga Boys’ College)
6. Quinten Holland (King's High School)
7. Oli Mathis (Hamilton Boys’ High School) (c)
8. Mosese Bason (Feilding High School)
9. Dylan Pledger (King's High School)
10. Rico Simpson (Sacred Heart College)
11. Kiseki Fifita (Southland Boys' High School)
12. Caelys-Paul Putoko (Hamilton Boys’ High School)
13. James Cameron (Westlake Boys' High School) (vc)
14. Tevita Naufahu (St Kentigern College)
15. Isaac Murray-Macgregor (Westlake Boys' High School)
16. Shaun Kempton (Rolleston College/Selwyn Combined)
17. Raharuhi Palmer (Hamilton Boys’ High School)
18. Sione Mafi (Nelson College)
19. Robson Faleafa (St Peter's College Auckland)
20. Jake Frost (Christchurch Boys' High School)
21. Micah Fale (St John's Hamilton)
22. Tayne Harvey (Palmerston North Boys' High School)
23. Charlie Sinton (Tauranga Boys’ College)
24. Rangiwai Lunjevich (Hamilton Boys’ High School)
25. Frank Vaenuku (De La Salle College)
26. Marshall Blakely (Christchurch Boys' High School)
Head Coach: Kane Jury
Assistant Coach: Ngatai Walker
Assistant Coach: James Hantz
New Zealand Schools Head Coach Kane Jury has named a 26-strong squad to play trans-Tasman rivals, Australia, in the first of two fixtures.
New Zealand’s next generation of players impressed last weekend at St Paul’s Collegiate in Hamilton, during their final preparations, when they recorded a 57-22 win over the New Zealand Barbarian Under 18 team.
Jury said the New Zealand Schools players were excited for the opportunity to represent New Zealand on the international stage.
“The group have connected really well off the field and are excited about the challenge ahead. We haven’t played against Australia since 2019, and the players are looking forward to putting on a performance that makes their schools and their families proud.”
The match kicks off at 5.05pm NZT and will be live on Sky.
The New Zealand Schools front row features players from across the country including four from Hamilton Boys’ High School and three each from Sacred Heart College and Christchurch Boys’ High School.
The front row features loosehead prop Tonga Helu, hooker Manumaua Letiu and tighthead Logan Wallace. Josh Tengblad and Aisake Vakasiuola will make up the locking duo. While Quinten Holland, Oli Mathis (captain) and Mosese Bason will complete a strong loose forward trio.
In the backs, Dylan Pledger and Rico Simpson have been named at nine and ten respectively, alongside a strong midfield combination of Caelys-Paul Putoko and James Cameron (vice-captain) . An exciting back three of Kiseki Fifita on the left wing, Tevita Naufahu on the right wing, and Isaac Murray-Macgregor rounds out an exciting starting fifteen.
The Ghost of Raelene
Simon Poidevin (60)
What a shocker. Do your shoulder on a dead play.
HooperPocockSmith
Bill Watson (15)
That kick was straight out of the Jordy Petaia playbook
RedOrDead
Charlie Fox (21)
It looks like collar bone (which thankfully is only 6 weeks), hopefully not shoulder which would be a lot longer.
Penriff_boy
Billy Sheehan (19)
Where is the crowd?
