Aussie Schools leave on Tour
The Australian Schools side left Sydney for New Zealand on Tuesday for a three-match tour. All matches will be played in Wellington.
The team will play two matches against New Zealand sides and one against Fijian Schools. Two of the matches will be 'Tests', against New Zealand Schools and Fiji Schools.
The Australian team, chosen largely from church and other private schools, comes largely from New South Wales and Queensland and has done well against New Zealand Schools in the past though in their last meeting New Zealand Schools won 14-13.
The team has been preparing in Sydney.
On Friday 26 September 2014 at 17.00, Australian Schools play Fiji Schools at Levin Domain, then the four teams – Australian Schools, Fiji Schools, New Zealand Schools and New Zealand Barbarians Schools – play in two doubleheaders at Porirua Park, a multi-purpose sporting facility in the north of Wellington.
Fixtures
Friday, 26 September
Australia Schools vs Fiji Schools
Tuesday 30 September
New Zealand Barbarians Schools vs Australia Schools
New Zealand Schools vs Fiji Schools
Saturday 4 October
New Zealand Barbarians Schools vs Fiji Schools
New Zealand Schools vs Australia Schools
Australian Schools 2014 Squad
Backs: Nicholas Duffy (St Joseph's College Hunters Hill), Joey Fittock (The Southport School), Jordan Fulivai (St Francis Xavier College), Harrison Goddard (Oakhill College), Ned Yeomans (Kinross Wolaroi), Jordan Jackson-Hope (St Edmund's College, Canberra), Sepesa Lola-Tarogi (Newington College), Connor O'Shea (St Joseph's College Hunters Hill), Izaia Perese (Anglican Church Grammar School), Ah-Mu Tuimaleali'ifano (Roxburgh College), Sione Tuipulotu (St Kevin's College),
Forwards: Tom Blake (Marcellin College), Phillip Bradford (Hunter Sports High School), Ed Craig (Epping Boys' High School), Tuaina Tualima (Brisbane State High), Vunipola Fifita (Newington College), Harley Fox (captain) (Anglican Church Grammar School), Richie Kelemete-Asiata (Anglican Church Grammar School), Gavin Luka (St Joseph's Nudgee College), Maumau Monu (Canberra College), Connor Moroney (St Joseph's College Gregory Terrace), Evan Pritchard (St Ignatius College), Reece Hewat (St Joseph’s Nudgee College), Hugh Summerhayes (Cranbrook School), Keni Andrew Vatuvei (Sarah Redfern High School), Shambeckler Vui (Ipswich Grammar School),
Manager: John Rownes (Knox Grammar School)
Coaches: Stephen Phillpotts (Brisbane Boys’ College), Michael Wallace (The Southport School)
New Zealand Schools chose 51 players for a camp to prepare for the matches and have named the two sets of coaches.
New Zealand Schools
Manager: Gerry Davidson
Coaches: Dave Hewett, Mark Ozich
New Zealand Barbarians Schools
Manager: Nick Reid
Coaches: Darren Larsen, Ryan Martin
