Paul Roos Japan bound
Paul Roos, in their 150th year, will represent South Africa at this year's Sanix Youth Rugby Tournament at the Global Arena in Fukuoka on the island of Kyushu in Japan. It is the 15th such tournament.
This is the second time Paul Roos have been to the tournament. They went to the inaugural tournament in 2000 and were runners up to King's Parramatta.
In 2014 Hamilton Boys' High won the competition, beating Paarl Boys' High in the Final.
This year there are 16 teams taking part in the boys' event – eight from Japan and eight foreign sides.
The eight Japanese teams are Ryutsu Keizai University Kashiwa High School (Chiba), Kyoto Seisho High School (Kyoto), Josho Gakuen High School (Osaka), Gose Industrial High School (Nara), Onomichi High School, (Hiroshima), Saga Technical High School (Saga), Nagasaki Hokuyodai High School (Nagasaki) and Higashi Fukuoka High School (Fukuoka).
The eight foreign teams are Brisbane Boys' College (Australia), Earl Marriott Secondary School (Vancouver, Canada), Jianguo High School (Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China), Truro College (England), Baek Shin High School (Seoul, Korea), Scots College (Wellington, New Zealand), Enisei-STM (Moscow, Russia) and Paul Roos Gymnasium (South Africa).
Both Brisbane Boys' College and Scots College are Presbyterian foundations.
It is an exacting tournament with six matches in eight days.
There is also a girls Sevens tournament with eight teams, four from Japan and four from foreign countries (Australia, Canada, Hong Kong and New Zealand).
Boys' Fixtures
Day 1, 29 April 2015
A Field
10.15: Opening Ceremony
11.00: Paul Roos vs Higashi Fukuoka
12.15: Truro vs Onomichi
13.45: Scots vs Kyoto Seisho
15.00: Brisbane vs Gose Industrial
16.15: Baek Shin vs Nagasaki Hokuyoda
B Field
12.15: Enisei-STM vs Kashiwa
13.45: Jianguo vs Josho Gakuin
15.00: Earl Marriott vs Saga
Day 2, 30 April 2015
A Field
11:00: Paul Roos vs Kashiwa
12.15: Truro vs Josho Gakuen
14:00: Earl Marriott vs Kyoto Seisho
15.15: Scots College vs Saga Technical
B Field
11.00: Jianguo vs Onomichi
12.15: Enisei-STM vs Higashi Fukuoka
14:00: Brisbane Boys' College vs Nagasaki Hokuyodai
15.15: Baek Shin vs Gose Industrial
Day 3, 2 May 2015
A Field
11.00: Scots College vs Earl Marriott
12.15: Brisbane Boys' College vs Baek Shin
13.15: Paul Roos vs Enisei-STM
15.00: Truro vs Jianguo
B Field
11.00: Kyoto Seisho vs Saga Technical
12.15: Gose Industrial vs Nagasaki Hokuyodai
13.15: Higashi Fukuoka vs Kashiwa
15.00: Onomichi vs Josho Gakuen
Then the three knock-out rounds start – on 3 May, 5 May, 6 May 2015.
Previous Winners
2000: The King's School, Parramatta (Australia)
2001: Grey College, Bloemfontein (South Africa)
2002: Boland Landbou (South Africa)
2003: Rotorua Boys' High School (New Zealand))
2004: Rotorua Boys' High School (New Zealand)
2005: Christchurch Boys' High School (New Zealand)
2006: Christchurch Boys' High School (New Zealand)
2007: Westfields Sports High School (Australia)
2008: Glenwood High School (South Africa)
2009: Dax Landes High School (France)
2010: Hamilton Boys' High School (New Zealand)
2011: Hamilton Boys' High School (New Zealand)
2012: Kelston Boys' High School (New Zealand)
2013: Saint Kentigern College (New Zealand)
2014: Hamilton Boys' High School (New Zealand)
