Super 8 Feature Match: Amazing Walker Try Breaks TBC Hearts, June 9, 2012
Rotorua Boys’ High School: 13 (Mason Walker try, Ryubyn Vaipo 2 pen, 1 con) Tauranga Boys’ College: 12 (Christian Kelly, Devin Church tries, Dan Hollinshead 1 con)
Tag Archives: Rotorua Boys High School
Player Profile: Rotorua’s Rock: Liam Hae Hae
The Rotorua Boys’ High School First XV contains some of the most talented backs in the country. Isaac Te Aute, Ryubyn Vaipo, Mason Walker and Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi have all been recognised with selection in regional or national representative squads. However much of their success in 2012 will depend on the fortune of their forwards, [...]
Wesley Wins Inaugural Chris Grinter Challenge Cup: 28/04/2012
Wesley College 26 (Alfred Hunkin, Seluini Molia, Harry Luteru, Luteru Laulala tries, Laulala 3 conversions) Rotorua Boys’ High School 20 (Aritaku Robens, Jordon Shelford, Mason Walker tries, Ryubyn Vaipo 1 conversion, 1 penalty) HT: 19-8, Wesley
A Wild Ride At North Harbour Stadium: The 2001 Top Four Final
Nic Ledger – Wesley Coach: 2000-2003: “This team was two years in the making. In 2000 we had lost to Westlake Boys to end our season that was pretty much unheard of, Luke Mcalister won the game for Westlake that day. In 2001 we came back older, wiser and more determined than ever to carry [...]
Chris Grinter – A Schoolboy Rugby Heavyweight!
Jonah Lomu: “He was much more than a coach. He was my first father figure since I had left Tonga…he more than anyone was able to get inside my head.” When it comes to heavyweights in New Zealand Secondary Schools rugby few are bigger than Chris Grinter. The only man to win the Moascar Cup [...]
A Season Of First’s – 1998 Rotorua Boys’ High School 1st XV
From 1995 to 1997, Rotorua only lost 6 of 69 games and had first fifteens that were among the best preformed in the schools history. The school magazine in 1997 even reflected that the end of 1997 was the end of an era. Somebody forgot to share those sentiments with the 1998 team. The side [...]
“Perhaps The Greatest”– 2003 Rotorua Boys’ High School 1st XV
Chris Grinter: “The most talented side does not always prevail. I have coached more talented teams than 2003 but what distinguished them from others was their great chemistry and superior focus which they translated into results.” From 1998-2002 Rotorua Boys’ High School competed in the National Top 4 four times, reaching the decider three times [...]
The Other Half Of Sister Kissing – 2002 Rotorua Boys’ High School 1st XV
In 2002 Napier Boys’ High School and Rotorua Boys’ High School shared the national title and it was famously remarked after the game: “a draw is like kissing your sister nobody wins.” Napier attributes that priceless comment to their captain Ricky Blundson, Rotorua to Keith Quinn. These schools don’t agree on much but share one [...]