Could the 1984/85 be the best NZ Schools Rugby Tour ever?!

​14 Scheduled games, a loss to Wales, Graham Henry, Stephen Bachop, Robin Brooke, Jon Preston ... was this the best NZ School tour in the history of NZ Schools Rugby? 

NZ Schools Rugby tours tend to be limited these days, but the 1984/85 tour was something special. Check out the squad, results and coaching party details below...

• Matthew Stone - St Bede's College (c)
• John Smythe - St Stephens School
• Wiremu Manusell - St Stephens School
• Stephen Gordon - Te Awamutu College
• Duane Monkley - Morrinsville HS
• Matthew Cooper - St Johns College, Hastings
• Clifton Shaw - Sacred Heart College
• Donald Jones - Southland Boys HS
• Daryl Halligan - Hamilton Boys HS
• Craig Dorgan - Roncalli College
• Gary Forth - Horowhenua College
• Neil Alton - Cambridge HS
• Simon Clavis - Palmerston North Boys HS
• Robin Brooke - Mahurangi College
• Tony MacDonald - St Thomas of Canterbury
• Duncan Parkes - Palmerston North Boys HS
• Stephen Bendall - Westlake Boys HS
• John Mawhinney - Southland Boys HS
• Nicholas Mantell - Auckland Grammar 
• Stephen Bachop - Hagley HS
• Philip Jensen - Hamilton Boys HS
• Jon Preston - St Bede's College
• Wayne Holmes - Kelston Boys HS
• Patrick Rae - St Stephens School
• Rhys Ellison - Hamilton Boys HS
• Stephen Harding - Burnside HS
• Steven Hunter - Tauranga Boys HS

           RESULTS​

• Beat East Wales 36-3
• Beat Scottish Districts 48-3
• Beat Scotland 37-6
• Beat West Wales 46-6
• Lost Wales 9-12
• Beat Southern England 18-3
• Beat Leinster 21-3
• Beat Ulster 24-4
• Beat Ireland 20-3
• Beat Midland Counties 26-3
• Beat Northern Counties 21-0
• London Counties (Cancelled due to snow and ice)
• Netherlands (Cancelled due to snow and ice)
• Beat England 12-6

          CONVENER

• Graham Henry - Kelston Boys HS

          SELECTORS

• Chris Grinter - Ngaruawahia
• Noel Smith - Freyberg HS
• Don Murray - St Kevin's College

          MANAGER​

• John Mullins - Shirley Boys HS

          ASSISTANT MANAGER​

• John Worthington - Pukekohe HS

          COACH

• Graham Henry - Kelston Boys HS

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