World Schools Sevens Teams Announced

The inaugural GJ Gardner World Schools Sevens pilot event will take place on Saturday December 17th at Sacred Heart College with six teams in the boys division and four in the girls division.

The boys teams are Australia, NZ Condors, NZ Maori, NZ Fijians, Samoan Barbarians and the Cook Islands. The girls teams are Australia, NZ Condors, NZ Wasps, Samoan Barbarians. The tournament will take place from 10am-4:30pm and will be live on Sky Sport.
​
The majority of players named in the 4 NZ teams also played in the recent National Secondary School Sevens Finals known as the Condors last weekend but also includes a few who didn’t play at the Condors – to see the teams

New Zealand Maori Sevens Invitational Team:
1. Tamati Williams (Kerikeri High School)
2. Matene Ruawai (Palmerston North Boys High School)
3. Trent Hape (Hasting Boys High School)
4. Rewita Biddle (St Peters School)
5. Brady Rush (Kerikeri High School)
6. Kieran Lee (Hamilton Boys High School)
7. Ariki Hood-Kaitapu (Westlake Boys High School)
8. Robert Rush (Kerikeri High School)
9. Matangireia Yates-Francis (Rotorua Boys High School)
10. Te Ra Whata (Rotorua Boys High School)
11. Raiki Willison (Hamilton Boys High School)
12. Will Ngatai (Tauranga Boys College)
13. Grayson Whitman (St Patricks Town)

New Zealand Condor Sevens Boys Invitational Team:
1. Devan Flanders (Hastings Boys High School)
2. Hoskins Sotutu (Sacred Heart College)
3. Jack McHugh (Sacred Heaert College)
4. Vilimoni Koroi (Fielding High School)
5. Billy Proctor (St Patricks Town)
6. Scott Gregory (Whangarei Boys High School)
7. Etene Nanai (St Kentigern College)
8. Charles Lawrence (Hamilton Boys High School)
9. TJ Ane (De La Salle College)
10. Leroy Carter (Tauranga Boys College)
11. Lincoln McClutichie (Hastings Boys High School)
12. Mosese Dawai (Fielding High School)
13. Mosese Pepa (Aorere College)

New Zealand Condors Sevens Girls Invitational Team:
1. Florida Fatanitavake (Glenfield College)
2. Georgia Ponsonby (Fielding High School)
3. Kendall Buckingham (Southland Girls High School)
4. Chyene Copeland (St Marys College)
5. Risaleaana Pouri-Lane (Motueka High School)
6. Alena Saili (Southland Girls High Schoo)
7. Ayesha Leti-iga (Porirua College)
8. Lyruic Faleafaga (St Marys College)
9. Dhys Faleafaga (St Marys College)
10. Laruen Balsille (Fielding Old Boys)
11. Jazmin Hotham (Hamilton Girls High School)
12. Monica Tagoa’I (St Marys College)
13. Ainsleyana Puleiata (St Marys College)

New Zealand Wasps Sevens Girls Invitational Team:
1. Rina Paraone (Kaipara College)
2. Parekura Wahreaorere (Te Puke High School)
3. Tynelle Fitzgerald (Trident High School)
4. Kenneday Tahu (Cambridge High School)
5. Ora Williams (Taupo Nia-a-Tia)
6. Jade Tuilaepa (Tauranga Girls College)
7. Koroia Heyblom (Te Puke High School)
8. Lavinia Tauhalaiku (Southern Cross Campus)
9. Karli Faneva (Taumaranui High School)
10. Stiva Tarau-Peehikuru (Kaipara College)
11. Isla Norman-Bell (Rangitoto)
12. Jade Carter (Tauranga Girls High School)
13. Montessa Tairakena (Tai Wananga Kura)