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The national provincial Sevens tournament is being played at Rotorua in the middle of next month.
For a group of secondary school aged players, appearing in this tournament and getting noticed by the New Zealand selectors presents a huge opportunity for them to further their rugby careers. One such player who has already made every post a winner is Feilding High School’s Lauren Balsillie, who, as a Year 12 student in 2015, has already established herself in both the Manawatu Cyclones’ fifteens and sevens rugby set-ups and recently made a 56-player Black Ferns wider training squad. This year she played in five matches on the right wing for Manawatu in the Women’s NPC, scoring four tries. One of her tries, against Bay of Plenty, was nominated for Sky TV’s Fans’ Try of the Year at the recent New Zealand Rugby Awards. “That was a pretty good try, it was a good effort and it was a long way to run, so I was rapt to see that on the nomination list,” Lauren told College Sport Media. Last weekend Lauren’s Manawatu team won the Central Zone provincial Sevens qualifying tournament in Levin. She and Feilding High School teammate Corrineke Windle were the two schoolgirls in this team. Lauren herself sat out the last few games after sustaining an ankle injury but she said she’ll be resuming training next week. The week before she was at the National Condor Sevens in Auckland. Lauren scored two tries in Feilding’s 17-14 quarter-final win over Christchurch Girls’ High School, but couldn’t stop her side from going down 7-22 in the semi-finals to Southland Girls’ High School. Southland lost 0-35 to Hamilton Girls’ High School in the final. Two Feilding girls made the tournament team, Lauren and Georgia Ponsonby. This was Lauren’s third Condor Sevens tournament, and she has noticed that it’s got more competitive in three years. “With the Olympics coming up most schools are trying to get involved in Sevens rugby now. Every team that I have been involved with has improved heaps on the previous one.” Lauren’s short-term goal is to try and make Manawatu’s squad for the nationals in Rotorua next month. “There’s heaps of competition in the Manawatu area with all the talent coming through, but for me nationals is definitely a big goal. I was involved last year and I can’t wait to get the opportunity to play in this tournament again. So I’ll just be training hard over the next little while.” Perhaps her success so far can be put down to her background, a mix of French flair and Scottish fire. With a French surname, Lauren was born in Scotland and spent her formative years there. She moved to New Zealand in 2006 and her family settled in Masterton. She started playing football, but it didn’t take her long to discover rugby. She started her secondary schooling at Wairarapa College. “I had heard that Feilding had won the Sky Sport Magazine’s College Rugby Team of the Year in 2012, so that’s what prompted me to go there and I got a place in the hostel. I was a boarder initially but my family also moved up last year.” Lauren said that her preference is for the shorter form of the game. “I probably prefer Sevens because the faster game is more suited to me. I enjoy them both but if I had to pick it would be Sevens, and with it being an Olympic sport now there’s more opportunities.” Normally an outside back, Lauren was playing in the midfield for her school team this year. Feilding qualified for their fifth straight National Girls’ Top 4 tournament after beating Wellington’s Aotea College 38-10 in the Hurricanes region final. In their national Top 4 Semi-final, Feilding lost 20-10 to Southland. Playing at centre, Lauren scored both of Feilding’s tries in this match, one with a clever, weaving run through several would-be tacklers and the other an 80-metre runaway after scooping up a loose ball. They then edged out Auckland’s Southern Cross Campus 27-24 to finish the year as the third best girls fifteens school in New Zealand. Four Feilding girls made Manawatu’s Women’s NPC squad this year: Lauren, Corrineke Windle, Sarah Swinbanks and Shayden Tipu. Although she has just finished year 12, Lauren is not returning to school next year. “I’m going to UCOL in Palmerston North to study Sports and Exercise Performance.” She will continue to play rugby for Feilding Old Boys, the club team that she’s played in for the past three years. The Condor Sevens Girls tournament team that was recently selected is: Rina Paraone (Kaipara College), Georgia Ponsonby (Feilding High School), Kendall Buckingham (Southland Girls’ High School), Terina Te Tamaki (Hamlton Girls’ High School) Risaleaana Pouri-Lane (Motueka High School), Violet Hapi-Wise (Hamilton Girls’ High School) Lauren Balsillie (Feilding High School), Rosie Kelly (Christchurch Girls’ High School) Tenika Willison (Hamilton Girls’ High School)), Alena Saili (Southland Girls’ High School), Isla Norman-Bell (Hamilton Girls’ High School), Sapphire Tapsell (Te Puke High School)
11/12/2015
Blessed are the Meek Josef Meek from Hamilton Boys' High School is more than a pretty face. The striking blonde was one of five boys featured on the Land Rover First XV rugby commercial promoting the season.
Meek is a national title winner in rugby, touch and sevens, but how did the chance arise to front the advertisement? "Our manager Barbara Clark asked me to do it and I agreed. I didn't tell anybody in the team so when the ad first played everybody was shocked," Meek says. The commercial was filmed at St. Kentigern College. It took two hours to record and Meek's reward was fuel vouchers, an umbrella and a couple of golf balls. His autocratic nomination for the gig wasn't universally popular. "I got a bit of stick for being in the ad. None of my teammates were asked to do it and suddenly this ad is turning up everywhere. It even turned up on the Discovery Channel. I didn't know Hamilton rugby players watched the Discovery Channel," Meeks laughs. Hamilton's First XV season was no laughing matter. Hamilton won the Super 8 title for the 10th time in 11 years, trouncing Rotorua Boys' in the final. Rotorua would extract revenge by winning the Chiefs elimination semi-final, removing Hamilton from National Top Four contention. "It was desperately disappointing to lose that match. It was an awesome season. We worked really hard to win Super 8 and to achieve our goal was incredible. Failing to achieve our second goal of defending the top four really hurt," Meek reflects. The halfback learned a lot about captaincy throughout the season. "Halfback is a good position to lead the team because your right in the thick of the action. When I started I found it tough. I worried too much and didn't know the right things to says. I got better," Meek admits. Rotorua was later subject to a player illegibility investigation. Did this affect the outcome of the result? "The rivalry between the schools' is intense because we play each other in Super 8, touch and a lot of sports where it's very close. I don't like to make excuses. The better team won on the day," Meek insists. Hamilton was determined to be the better team on the day at the Condor Sevens. They won the Waikato schools tournament to qualify and competed in four open men's competitions to warm up. "The men's grade was really tough, but it served a purpose even though we didn't win any of the tournaments. It hardened us up for the bigger teams in Auckland and gave us a sense of how to play sevens. To play good sevens, you have to play a lot of sevens. It's very different from fifteens," Meek explains. At the Condors Hamilton reached the semi-finals with relative ease before confronting their arch-nemesis Rotorua. Hamilton burst out of the blocks and eventually achieved a resounding 42-12 victory. Xavier Roe, the other blonde, scored two tries." "Xavier scored a try in one of the TV games this year and they confused him with me. I had to say sorry to Xavier who is a really good halfback in his own right," Meek says. In the final there was no confusion. Hastings Boys' High School was whitewashed 24-0. Stubborn defence and pouncing swiftly of mistakes saw Sevu Reece, Samuel Toa, Charlie Lawrence and Shaquille Sue Warra scored tries in the resounding triumph. Meek was selected in the 12-strong tournament team. Meek illustrates the importance of his position. "My role was to play sweeper. I had to talk a lot and help organise the team, put guys in space and act as a last line on defence." This weekend Meek will represent Hamilton for the last time. The National Secondary Schools touch championships are in Auckland. Meek has been a Waikato rep since 11 and is seeking to repeat Hamilton's 2013 national title success, while stripping Rotorua of their present title. "Last year we lost the final to Rotorua in a drop off. I am guessing Rotorua will be our main competition again", Meek says. In 2016 the Chiefs Under-18 selection will head to Lincoln University on a rugby scholarship. Congratulations to the boys and girls selected in the Condor Sevens Tournament Teams for 2015. Outstanding achievement.
Girls tournament team Rina Paraone (KC) Georgia Ponsonby (FGHS) Kendall Buckingham (SGHS) Terina Te Tamaki (HGHS) Risaleaana Pouri-Lane(MHS) Violet Hapi-Wise (HGHS) Lauren Balsillie (FGHS) Rosie Kelly (CGHS) Tenika Willison (HGHS) Alena Saili (SGHS) Isla Norman-Bell (HGHS) Sapphire Tapsell (TPHS) Boys tournament team Wainmana Reidlinger Kapa (MAGS) Hoskins Sotutu (SHC) Marino Mikaele-Tuu (HBHS) Jesse Houston (CBHS) Joe Meek (HBHS) Vilimoni Koroi (FHS) Liam Blyde (NPHS) Ngarohi Black (RBHS) Sevuloni Reece (HBHS) Hayze Perham (RBHS) James Tofa (RBHS) TJ Vaega (KBHS)  Condor 7's Champions - Photo Credit: Condor 7's Waikato Schools have completed a double triumph at the Condor Sevens at Kelston Boys' High School today.
Hamilton Boys' High School won the open boys title for the first time since 2008 while Hamilton Girls' High School successfully defended their 2014 title. Girls Hamilton Girls' were utterly dominant conceding only one try in the tourney and amassing 33 of their own. In the final they trounced Southland Girls' High School 35-0 with tournament MVP's Terina Te Tamaki and Tenika Willison starring. Te Tamaki scored three tries, including two length of the field efforts while Willison had the last say. Earlier Hamilton Girls' accounted for Motueka High School 29-5 in the quarter final and Te Puke High School 24-0 in the semi-final. Te Tamaki scored two tries in the semi-final while Willison collected a double in the quarter final. Lyric Siaki scored the only try against Hamilton. Southland was the strongest team on the opposite side of the draw. They beat Mount Albert Grammar School 29-5 in the quarter final and Feilding High School 22-7 in the semi-final. Bree Thomas scored two tries in the semi-final and Kendall Buckingham and Alena Saili celebrated a pair each in the quarter final. Other highlights of the finals play was Lauren Balsillie two tries for Feilding against Christchurch Girls in the quarter finals and the aggressive play of Te Puke High School. Brieana-Leigh Russell and captain Riria Mohi-Dewhirst were particularly prominent. Cup Quarter Finals Hamilton 29 - 5 Motueka Te Puke 26 - 7 Tauranga Feilding 17 - 14 Christchurch Southland 29 - 5 Mt Albert Cup Semi-Finals Hamilton 24 - 0 Te Puke Feilding 12 - 19 Southland Cup Final Hamilton 35 - 0 Southland Consolation Prizes Christchurch Girls' High School - Plate winners St Mary's College - Bowl winners New Plymouth Girls' High School - Shield winners Boys' Hamilton Boys' High School revenged their First XV Chiefs semi-final defeat by stripping Rotorua Boys' High School of the title. In the semi-finals Hamilton outpaced Rotorua 42-12. Xavier Roe scored two early tries and tournament MVP Sevu Reece crossed and played a hand in most of the tries scored. In the quarter finals Hamilton was forced to defend for long periods against Kelston, but eventually pulled away to win 22-12. Reece, Samuel Toa, Kieran Lee and Rameka Poihipi, later carried to the trophy presentation injured on a chair, were the try scorers. TJ Vaega and Fa'atupu Lisati scored for Kelston. In the final Hastings asked plenty of questions of Hamilton' defence, especially early in the second-half, but Hamilton's disruption at the breakdown and ability to scramble desperately secured the victory. Hamilton's tries in the final were scored by Reece, Toa, Charlie Lawrence and Shaquille Sue Warra. Reece's swansong where he beat five defenders, stumbled, but regained his footing and the ball to score was perhaps the best try of the weekend. Hastings Boys' High School reached the final after tipping out Feilding 22-5 in the semi-final. Hunta Marsh impressed on the right wing flank scored two tries. St. Bede's College were desperately unlucky to lose two thrillers. In the cup quarter final they rallied from 21-7 down to tie with Feilding, only to lose on a meek mistake and in the Plate Final they surrendered a two-try lead to lose on the last play. Calum Goddard scored a try for Christchurch that triggered a wild celebration from an especially exuberant mother - an appropriate exclamation mark on a weekend where there was plenty to cheer about. Boys' Quarter final Scores Rotorua BHS: 27 (Matangireia Yates-Francis 2, Kaleb Trask, James Tofa, Leethan Rawiri tries) Christchurch BHS: 7 (Jesse Huston try) Hastings BHS: 29 (Devan Flanders 2, Hunta Marsh, Danny Toala, Antonio Mikaele-Tuu tries) Mount Albert Grammar School: 14 (Niven Longopoa, Caleb Clarke tries) Feilding High School: 28 (Vilimoni Koroi 2, Jack Kinder, Josiah Maraku tries) St. Bede's College: 21 (Zach McKay, Declan McCormack, Gerard Evans tries) Consolation Prizes Christchurch Boys' High School - Boys Plate winners Nelson College - Boys Bowl winners St Paul's Collegiate - Shield winners
8/12/2015
Condor 7's Wrap - Day 1 Photo Credit - Condor 7's facebook Three second placed teams in Pool Play took advantage of their second lives in crossover fixtures to earn quarter final places. Hosts Kelston Boys' High School, Feilding High School and St. Bede's College sneaked into the last eight after finding form late in the day.
Kelston struggled past Westlake BHS 19-14 with two TJ Vaega tries proving the difference. However they were outclassed by Rotorua BHS in their second-game 29-14. Working style player of the year Isaac Te Aute scored two first-half tries before being rested for Rotorua's remaining games. In their crossover fixture Kelston beat Whangarei BHS 29-0. Earlier Whangarei had upset Gisborne BHS 10-7. St. Bede's and Feilding enjoyed big first up wins before stumbling in their second games. St. Bede's beat Alfriston College (a late replacement for Counties champions Manurewa High School) 45-0. Josh Tefler scored three tries and skipper Declan McCormack bagged two tries. Despite leading Mount Albert Grammar School for most of the game St. Bede's was piped 26-21 in their second outing. They would rally from behind to beat New Plymouth BHS in the crossover. Despite being outscored four tries to three, a last-minute try and sideline conversion from Jake Keenan earned the Canterbury champions a 21-20 win. Liam Blyde was outstanding for New Plymouth scoring a hat-trick. Jona Nareki scored a hat-trick for Feilding in their first game, but it would be two thrilling tries from captain Vilimoni Koroi against Sacred Heart College in the crossover that propelled Feilding into the quarter finals, despite being hammered by Hastings BHS. The Hawke's Bay Champions were impressive scoring 15 tries in three games. NZ Schools Number 8 scored Marino Mikaele-Tuu scored two tries against Feilding and another double against St. Pats Town in the crossover, cancelling out the two tries scored by Siosaia Paese in a tight tussle. Mount Albert Grammar School, Hamilton BHS and Rotorua BHS were perhaps the most impressive sides on day one. MAGS scored 15 tries, Hamilton 16 and Rotorua 12. Defending champions Rotorua were sometime directionless in their first game against Westlake, but showed moments of quality to overcome a determined Kelston and had too much ammunition for Gisborne. Hayze Perham dazzled in the latter game scoring two tries. Hamilton only conceded one try in pool play and outscored Silverstream five tries to three in an entertaining crossover clash. Josef Meek, Samuel Toa, Sevu Reece and Rameka Poihipi stood out for the Waikato champions. Canterbury runners up Christchurch Boys' High School had a good day. They upset St. Pats Silverstream 28-19 in pool play and then foiled fellow Press Cup side Nelson College in the crossover. Jesse Huston, Judah Gawith and Josh McKay blossomed for the black and blues who scored 15 tries. Open Boys' Pool Play Match 40. New Plymouth 24 - 7 Opotiki Match 39. St Patrick's Silverstream 19 - 28 Christchurch Match 38. Hamilton 38 - 0 Nelson Match 37. Mount Albert 26 - 21 St Bede's Match 36. St Patrick's Town 7 - 17 Sacred Heart Match 35. Rotorua 29 - 14 Kelston Match 34. Gisborne 7 - 10 Whangarei Match 33. Feilding 0 - 36 Hastings Match 24. New Plymouth 33 - 0 Palmerston North Match 23. St Patrick's Silverstream 27 - 0 Wanganui Match 22. Hamilton 27 - 5 Tauranga Match 21. Mount Albert 43 - 0 Alfriston Match 20. St Patrick's Town 14 - 5 St Paul's Match 19. Rotorua 21 - 0 Westlake Match 18. Gisborne 26 - 7 Waihi Match 17. Feilding 42 - 5 St Peter's Match 8. Opotiki 24 - 7 Palmerston North Match 7. Christchurch 29 - 0 Wanganui Match 6. Nelson 21 - 12 Tauranga Match 5. St Bede's 45 - 0 Alfriston Match 4. Sacred Heart 29 - 0 St Paul's Match 3. Kelston 19 - 14 Westlake Match 2. Whangarei 19 - 5 Waihi Match 1. Hastings 38 - 5 St Peter's Crossover Fixtures Rotorua BHS 22 - 7 Gisborne BHS Christchurch BHS 27 - 12 Nelson College Hamilton BHS 31 - 17 St Patrick's College, Silverstream Whangarei BHS 0 - 29 Kelston BHS Sacred Heart College 24 - 35 Feilding HS New Plymouth BHS 20 - 21 St Bede's College Mt Albert GS 26 - 5 Opotiki College Hastings BHS 17 - 14 St Patrick's Town Cup Quarter Finals Rotorua BHS v Christchurch BHS Hamilton BHS v Kelston BHS Feilding HS v St. Bede's College Mount Albert GS v Hastings BHS GIRLS National First XV Top four finalists Hamilton GHS and Southland GHS appear to be a class above the rest of the field. Hamilton scored 20 unanswered tries and Southland only conceded one while crossing for 19. Tenika Willison was particularly dynamic for Hamilton and Alena Salli and Kendall Buckingham were a hive of activity for Southland. Te Puke have made the quarter finals for the first time while Motueka stunned Wellington Champions St. Mary's College to earn a place in the last eight. Two dramatic tries by Risaleaana Pouri-Lane, including a 75-meter intercept proved telling. The girls quarter finals kick-off at 10am. Pool Play Results Match 48. Mt Albert 36 - 15 St Hilda's Match 47. Te Puke 29 - 12 Kaipara Match 46. New Plymouth 14 - 21 Tauranga Match 45. Southland 37 - 0 Cambridge Match 44. Otahuhu 25 - 0 Long Bay Match 43. Hamilton 32 - 0 Christchurch Match 42. Motueka 22 - 7 Bay of Islands Match 41. Feilding 26 - 7 St Mary's Match 32. Kaipara 17 - 19 Mount Albert Match 31. Te Puke 38 - 7 St Hilda's Match 30. Cambridge 20 - 7 New Plymouth Match 29. Southland 30 - 5 Tauranga Match 28. Christchurch 24 - 19 Otahuhu Match 27. Hamilton 30 - 0 Long Bay Match 26. St Mary's 5 - 19 Motueka Match 25. Feilding 26 - 12 Bay of Islands Match 16. Kaipara 33 - 14 St Hilda's Match 15. Te Puke 29 - 0 Mount Albert Match 14. Cambridge 10 - 12 Tauranga Match 13. Southland 32 - 0 New Plymouth Match 12. Christchurch 36 - 7 Long Bay Match 11. Hamilton 44 - 0 Otahuhu Match 10. St Mary's 26 - 0 Bay of Islands Match 9. Feilding 28 - 7 Motueka Cup Quarter Finals Hamilton GHS v Motueka High School Te Puke High School v Tauranga GC Feilding High School v Christchurch GHS Southland GHS v Mount Albert GS  When recalling his early days of First XV rugby at Naenae College, New Zealand Institute of Sport (NZIS) graduate Willie Tufui laments:
"It was pretty challenging. There was no structure in the games and not much talent in our team." In 2011, Naenae was languishing in Premier 3 of the Wellington Secondary Schools competition. Tufui wasn't pleased to be in Wellington. "I started college at Gisborne Boys' High School, which is a really strong rugby school. We left Gisborne because of my dad’s job," he says. "It's pretty much impossible to make a rep side playing division three. My goal at school, as it is now, is to become a professional rugby player and unless you made rep sides that's hard to achieve," Tufui explains. In 2014 Willie was a member of the Wellington Under-19's who won the inaugural National Championship and the wing trained almost every day in his pursuit to become a professional rugby player. He joined the New Zealand Institute of Sport (NZIS) so he would be able to train more and become better at his sport. Willie has completed his diploma in Advanced Exercise Prescription with NZIS last year. Tufui says his study has been invaluable. "The biggest thing I have learned from my study is the value of good nutrition. As Islanders we have a mentality, whatever is on the plate has got to be finished. You have to eat right to be a good athlete. You have to be disciplined," he says. Balancing the demands of high level rugby and study has been another benefit. Life at NZIS is about being challenged and pursuing excellence in everything you do with honest endeavour. "I have learned to manage my time better. I know how to train by myself now and actually get something out of it." Willie has also been part of the NZIS High Performance Academy over the time he has been studying. This has assisted with improving his strength, power, speed and agility through the NZIS High Performance conditioning programme. Tufui plans to extend his study of Exercise Science in 2016, which is a pathway that NZIS provides for it’s graduates. Tufui's arrival at Naenae College in 2010 coincided with the coaching tenure of John Manuel - an experienced, accomplished and hard-noised operator who shook things up. Increased trainings, regular runs at the crack of dawn and extensive fundraising activities brought about a culture of hard work and accountability. The on-field results improved dramatically. In 2012 Naenae won promotion to the second division. In 2013 they ascended to the top grade. Tufui recalls the moment Naenae reached Premier 1 for the first time since 2001. "We played St. Bernard's College in the last grading game at home and beat them 25-5. I cried after we won because I knew it would open up so many opportunities being in Premier 1." Naenae wasn't expected to be a force in Premier one and that apparent reality was reinforced in the opening fixture against defending champions St. Patrick's College, Silverstream. Naenae was hammered to the tune of 60 points. The following week Naenae achieved a major milestone when they beat Hutt International Boys' School 33-18. Tufui recalls the triumph. "It was a convincing win. It was a really positive performance where everybody did their job and we gained a lot of confidence." With nothing to lose Naenae kept on improving and when they thrashed Rongotai College 26-8, reaching the semi-finals was a very realistic prospect. The two schools meet again in the quarter finals. Tufui describes the drama. "It was played at our home ground on a horrible day. A huge crowd turned up because there was a lot of pride on the line for the school. Rongotai was much tougher, but a Misi Savea try put us in the lead 10-8. Rongotai had a try disallowed. We had to defend for a long-time. It was hard, but we hung on." Naenae was in the semi-finals for the first time since 1994. They were beaten by Silverstream again, but reduced the score by more than half. Further acknowledgement was to come when Tufui and teammate Fereti Soloa (Samoa Under-20) were selected for the Hurricanes Under-18 camp and Wellington Under-18 secondary schools team. "We had a real special bond at Naenae. Everybody brought into the training program and what we were trying to achieve. I wouldn't be where I am today without the Naenae boys," Tufui says. Much of 2015 was spent injured. In pre-season Tufui tore his Achilles tendon. A year earlier he made his Premier debut for Petone against Old Boys University. His most memorable match of that inaugural premier season was the annual McBain Shield against Hutt Old Boys' Marist. Tufui gleefully reflects on what happened. "We were down 14-3 at halftime and really struggling. Our coaches gave us a real spray and we came back to win 20-19. Winning big, tough games is the best feeling in the world. I just want to experience that feeling of euphoria again." The second U15 Boys and Girls Condor 7s tournament was staged at Kelston Boys’ High School today and new winners were crowned; New Plymouth Boys’ High School in the boys section and Howick College from Auckland in the girls section.
In the girls’ final, Howick College defeated Otahuhu College 19-5. Otahuhu started strongly when their No. 8 Ataliana Taufa busted a tackle and sprinted 30 metres to find the whitewash. Howick exerted defensive pressure on Otahuhu, forcing them into mistakes, and Howick’s Iva Livani - who was the Player of the Tournament – scored two tries and also made a telling tackle in the final. The final try that sealed the win was scored by Teuila Sotutu. The two girls semi-finals saw Otahuhu beat Tauranga and Howick pip Southern Cross Campus. In the boys’ final, New Plymouth’s superior ability at the breakdown was the reason for their 29-5 win over Wesley College. Wesley started on attack and probed the line hard. But New Plymouth weathered the storm and came back to score the first try. From there they ran in four more consecutive tries, including two after a Wesley yellow card just before halftime. Jamahl Hapi Orangi scored a hat-trick in the final, while his teammate Zane Firth was the boys' Player of the Tournament. New Plymouth had come back from 0-12 down to beat Kelston Boys’ High School 24-12 in their semi-final, Firth scoring two tries. Wesley beat King’s College in their semi-final, with Robert Luatua bagging a brace of tries. Condor 7s U15 tournament results (Results on https://www.facebook.com/condorsevens ): U15 FINAL BOYS POOL RESULTS: Match 42. Otahuhu 5 - 10 Massey Match 41. Kings 17 - 0 Alfriston Match 40. Kelston Red 59 - 0 Feilding Match 39. Tū Toa Tai Wananga 7 - 19 Taupo Nui-A-Tia Match 38. Mount Albert 17 - 26 Rotorua Match 37. Manukura 10 - 17 Wesley Match 36. Westlake 17 - 31 De La Salle Match 35. St Peter's 19 - 12 Gisbourne Match 34. New Plymouth 45 - 7 Rangitoto Match 33. Mount Roskill 24 - 12 Howick Match 32. Whangarei 14 - 5 Franci Douglas Match 31. Otahuhu 5 - 10 Massey Match 26. Feilding 14 - 19 Kings Match 25. Kelston Red 31 - 5 Alfriston Match 24. De La Salle 24 - Manukura 19 Match 23. Rotorua 19 - 19 Tū Toa Tai Wananga Match 22. Mount Albert 24 - 0 Taupo Nui-A-Tia Match 21. Otahuhu 19 - 12 Kelston Blue Match 20. Westlake 14 - 21 Wesley Match 19. Rangitoto 7 - 27 St Peter's Match 18. New Plymouth 14 - 12 Gisbourne Match 17. Francis Douglas 5 - 22 Mount Roskill Match 16. Whangarei Boys' 45 - 0 Howick Match 11. Feilding High 33 - 12 Alfriston College Match 10. Kelston Boys' Red 14 - 21 Kings College Match 9. Massey High 22 - 21 Kelston Boys' Blue Match 8. Rotorua Boys' 33 - 0 Taupo Nui-A-Tia Match 7. Mount Albert Grammar 12 - 7 Tū Toa Tai Wananga Match 6. De La Salle 5 - 7 Wesley College Match 5. Westlake Boys' 5 - 19 Manukura School Match 4. Rangitoto 5 - 17 Gisbourne Boys' Match 3. New Plymouth Boys' 12 - 5 St Peter's Match 2. Francis Douglas 10 - 5 Howick Match 1. Whangarei Boys' 14 - 19 Mount Roskill Grammar U15 FINAL GIRLS POOL RESULTS: Match 45. New Plymouth 0 - 15 Otahuhu Match 44. Howick 31 - 12 Kaipara Match 43. Long Bay 7 - 26 Tauranga Match 30. Otahuhu 43 - 0 Taupo Nui-A-Tia Match 29. Kaipara 27 - 0 Lytton High Match 28. Tangaroa 17 - 5 Southern Cross Match 27. Tauranga 12 - 17 Mount Roskill Match 15. New Plymouth 29 - 5 Taupo Nui-A-Tia Match 14. Howick 41 - 0 Lytton High Match 13. Tangaroa 10 - 19 Southern Cross Match 12. Long Bay 7 - 34 Mount Albert BOYS QUARTER FINAL RESULTS: Wesley College 29 - 10 Whanagarei Rotorua 10 - 19 Kelston Red Kings 38 - 0 Mt Roskill Massey 22 - 24 New Plymouth GIRLS QUARTER FINAL RESULTS: Tangaroa 5 - 10 Tauranga Otahuhu 10 - 5 Kaipara Mt Roskill 5 - 29 Southern Cross Howick 22 - 12 New Plymouth GIRLS SEMI FINAL RESULTS Otahuhu College 12 – Tauranga 7 Howick 19 – Southern Cross 17 BOYS SEMI FINAL RESULTS: Wesley 26 – King’s 5 New Plymouth 24 – Kelston Red 12 GIRLS FINAL RESULT: Howick 19 – Otahuhu 5 BOYS FINAL RESULT: New Plymouth 29 – Wesley 5  The best of the best secondary school 7's players will be arriving at Kelston Boys this week. If you want to see who has made the respective teams, check out the team lists below. Pool A (BOYS) Pool B (BOYS) Pool C (BOYS Pool D (BOYS) Pool E (BOYS) Pool F (BOYS) Pool G (BOYS) Pool H (BOYS) Pool I (GIRLS) Pool G (GIRLS) Pool R (GIRLS) Pool L (GIRLS)  The ASB Youth Sports Persons of the Year awards (YSPOTY) is an opportunity for the elite sporting students in the Auckland Region to be celebrated for their success throughout the year.
This afternoon the Logan Campbell Centre played host to the 25th installment of the awards where the stars of the past were on hand to present awards to the stars of the future. Over 60 awards were presented to athletes from all sporting realms in what is a true celebration of school sport success. As with any school sport success it is important to recognise the significant involvement, teachers, parents, coaches, schools and regional sports organisations have in enabling these students to excel in their respective sports. Thank you. The winners are: Athletics Niven Longopoa - Mt Albert Grammar School Symone Tafuna'I - Mt Albert Grammar School Badminton Oscar Guo - Westlake Boys High School Sally Fu - Macleans College Basketball Tai Wynyard - Rangitoto College Tiarna Clarke - Westlake Girls High School Cricket Aniket Parikh - Mt Albert Grammar School Natasha Van Tilburg - Avondale College Cycling Bryony Botha - Rangitoto College James Fouche - Saint Kentigern College Distance Running Conal Wilson - Auckland Grammar School Isabella Richards - Saint Kentigern College Football Dylan Bull - Sacred Heart College Daisy Cleverley - Western Springs College Golf Jake Meenhorst - Massey High School Elanor Grimwood - Northcote College Gymsports Sean Wilson - St Peter's College Alexa Kennedy - Rosehill College Hockey Maddison Dowe - Diocesan School for Girls Benjamin Edwards - Westlake Boys High School Lacrosse Georgia Carter - Mt Albert Grammar School Lawn Bowls Mackenzie Blucher - St Dominic's College Aiden Takarua - St Peter's College Mountain Biking Jack Fisher - Auckland Grammar School Kayla Russell - Howick College Netball Maia Wilson - Mt Albert Grammar School Orienteering Tommy Hayes - Auckland Grammar School Kayla Fairbairn - St Cuthbert's College Rowing Fergus McSwiney - Mt Albert Grammar School Amber Fordham - Westlake Girls High School Rugby League Phoenix Hunt - Otahuhu College Rugby Union Dalton Papalii - Saint Kentigern College Moana Fineaso Levi - Southern Cross Campus Softball Brooke Whiteman - Epsom Girls Grammar School Cole Evans - Mt Albert Grammar School Squash Eleanor Epke - Epsom Girls Grammar School Rafa Yam - Westlake Boys High School Swimming Gabrielle Fa'amausili - Avondale College Mario Koenigsperger - Sacred Heart College Table Tennis Nai Xin Jiang - Macleans College Dean Shu - Auckland Grammar School Tennis Connor Williamson - Saint Kentigern College Rosie Cheng - Westlake Girls High School Touch Brosnan Meleisea - Saint Kentigern College Tysaha Ikenasio - Sancta Maria College Triathlon/ Duathlon/ Aquathon Katherine Badham - Takapuna Grammar School Daniel Hoy - Westlake Boys High School Underwater Hockey Farrah Brill-Holland - Howick College Forrest Axford - Mahurangi College Volleyball Gloria Aiono - Mangere College Dallas Tagaloasa - One Tree Hill College Water Polo Liana Dance - Kristin School Ryan Pike - Sacred Heart College Wrestling Brahm Richards - Rutherford College Yachting Charlotte Porter - Diocesan School for Girls Jackson Keon - Kristin School Overall Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year Winners ASB Young Sportsman of the Year Cole Evans - Mt Albert Grammar ASB Young Sportswoman of the Year Bryony Botha - Rangitoto College Other Awards All Rounder Tonya Botherway - Mahurangi College Caitlin Pritchard - Mt Albert Grammar School Christina Oscar - Saint Kentigern College Sydney Fraser - Saint Kentigern College Sheldon Tovio - Sacred Heart College Athletes with a Disability Harry Crawford - Kings College International Achievement Award Laura Inkster - Saint Kentigern College Puma Sports Educator of the Year Award Charlie Meredith - Westlake Boys High School Service to Secondary School Sport Lance Watene - Saint Kentigern College Jo Yates - Rangitoto College Anthony Buckingham - Westlake Boys High School Alan Kerr - Rangitoto College Tara Mansell-Sawyers - Kaipara College |
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