[1] Each year the best high school players in Australia are chosen to either represent the Schoolboys on an overseas tour or host a touring country in Australia. The Australian Schoolboys rugby league team is the national rugby league football team for secondary school students in Australia. The side went undefeated in their 1997 when they once again hosted BARLA, in a squad which featured future first graders and representative players Luke Bailey, Dane Carlaw and Luke Patten. The team winning the DivisionI Championship is awarded the 'Jika' Travers Shield, while the runner-up receives the 'Weary' Dunlop Plate. Due to the ARL and Super League war in 1996, the Schoolboys (who were supposed to tour New Zealand) toured Papua New Guinea for the first time. Established in 1972, the first Australian Schoolboys rugby league team featured players from New South Wales and one Western Australian player. They believed what they had done deserved at least some sort of mention. New South Wales Schoolboys Teams 1971-2022. "We played a different style of football and had a lot of fun. 2022 Australian Schoolboys Team Chris Faagutu (Marsden State High School) Ethan Ferguson (Lambton High School) Thomas Fletcher (St Gregory's College) Harry Hassett (The Hills Sports High. Richard Ball, Matthew Collard, Brad Condon, Samson Fangaloka, Scott Fay, Paul Findlay, Simon Guilfoyle, Craig Howe, Stephen Jani, Gareth Jones, David Kelaher, Craig McMullen, Tom Morrison, Raoul Pohio, Matthew Pryke, Stephen Scahill, Tim Stoyles, Daniel Sullivan, Tu Tamaru, Graeme Thompson, Nathan Turner, Philip Tyler, Andrew Williams, Simon Wilson. 2022 Australian Schoolgirls. In 2004, the Schoolboys hosted the touring English and French teams. The 1990 side was originally a merit team, but they later played a one-off match. Hunter Beirne, Scott Bligh, Marco Caputo, Mark Challender, Anthony Cregan, Andrew Grant, Adam Harley, Rodney Kafer, Michael Kasprowicz, Tim Kelaher, Stuart Lachlan, Barry Lea, Michael Miller, Andrew Obad, Kevin OKane, Glenn Panaho, Michael Pennisi, Craig Polla-Mounter, Anthony Scriven, John Stafford, James Swan, Tim Watkins, Dean Zammitt. At a Friday luncheon in Brisbane, a toast will be raised to celebrate 40 years since the 1981-82 Australian Schoolboys embarked on their own 10-match unbeaten rampage on the other side of the world. 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Official Facebook page of the Australian Schools Rugby Union Inc. (ASRU) And they only let in six tries for a 555/97 for and against points record. Glen, wearing an England jersey, was giving the 'thumbs up' to the camera. Stephen Antonelli, Andrew Blades, Josh Carmody, Jack Dempsey, Anthony Dempsey, Cameron Douglas, Anthony Grigson, Murray Harley, Tony Hayes, Paul Healy, Steven Hickey, Ian Humphris, Mark Malloy, Guy McLaren, Mark Patterson, David Ross, Andrew Rowntree, Ricky Stuart, Scott Taylor, Glen Taylor, Allan Warby, Jason Woodward. VIEW TEAM LISTS FOR AUSTRALIA A SCHOOLS & AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS BARBARIANS These lists have been compiled using the ASRU archives. How 1977/78 Australian Schoolboys side rejuvenated Aussie rugby Skip to navigation ESPN Search You have reached ESPN's Australian edition. The Australian Schoolboys refer to junior teams that represent Australia in various sports. Was this Australia's greatest rugby team? It worked. 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Lachlan. MacGillivary would later represent Scotland at the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. Manly Warringah Sea Eagles recruitment manager and former premiership winning player Noel Cleal has called time on an outstanding career in rugby league. Their impromptu work at close quarters, both in the use of the ball and in working round opponents was something completely beyond the experience of the England boys, who have grown up in a very much more orthodox game. Ahead of the 2019 squads selection later this year, we thought wed take a look back at past Australian Schoolboy teams from 1984 to 2018. It was only when their mother May told them to turn to the front page that they realised what they had achieved was significant. 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The Schoolboys then went undefeated on their 2007 tour of New Zealand, in 2008 against the touring England Academy and French Schools sides and in 2009 against the touring Great Britain Community Lions. Mark Ella told ESPN this week that when he thinks back to when given a chance as a 17-year-old to see the other side of the world: "I vividly remember the amazing countries we went to and that we played some great teams.". Unlike current day Schoolboys, the team was an Under 16 years age division. They defeated BARLA and a France Schools side but lost to the England Academy team. It was the first time the Schoolboys hosted a tour and played a New Zealand side. The side played 7 games, winning 6 of them. The 2004 side featured future international Greg Inglis. Robert Horne Georges River Seior Campus Oatley NSW. Affectionately known as 'Crusher', Cleal has decided to retire from rugby league at the age of 65 after being involved in the game at a senior level for 50 years . Taking many hints from the adventurous, creative playing theories of A.C 'Johnnie' Wallace, Cyril Towers and Wally Meagher who made the 1927-28 Waratahs such a vibrant, memorable brand, the 1977-78 schoolboys, coached by Geoff Mould, pushed the ethos that running rugby was winning rugby. Even after 40 years the camaraderie within this group is still very strong. Most importantly this team gave a critical kiss of life to Australian Rugby at a time when it was chronically ill. This side was first selected in 1995 and also plays schoolboys teams from other countries, but these matches (usually on Australian soil against incoming teams) are not counted as Australian Schools 'Test' matches. 1995 also saw the first ever Northern Territory schoolboy in Duncan MacGillivray. Copyright 2020 Rugby News. [1] Other popular team sports in Australia such as cricket, basketball, association football (soccer) and Australian rules football generally use age related team names, such as Under 18s, rather than the schoolboys title. The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the inaugural Rugby World Cup; the world championship for rugby union. Their mode of attack was based around a flat attacking alignment, that the ball had to be run from every opportunity, players had to pursue tries, forwards and backs were interchangeable in open play, and kicking had to be kept to a minimum. Hunter Beirne, Scott Bligh, Marco Caputo, Mark Challender, Anthony Cregan, Andrew Grant, Adam Harley, Rodney Kafer, Michael Kasprowicz, Tim Kelaher, Stuart Lachlan, Barry Lea, Michael Miller, Andrew Obad, Kevin OKane, Glenn Panaho, Michael Pennisi, Craig Polla-Mounter, Anthony Scriven, John Stafford, James Swan, Tim Watkins, Dean Zammitt. Both the Schoolboys and Schoolgirls sides are Under 18s squads and are selected from the respective Schools Rugby League competitions in both countries. AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLBOYS: 1. The 1984 Australian Schoolboys was also the first to feature a player who would go on to represent a country other than Australia at international level. In 2015, the Schoolboys hosted the touring New Zealand under-18 side, winning both games in the two-game series. The squad comes after a series of games between the Super Rugby Academy sides, with the group assembling at the . 1987 David Basha, Brad Bertwhistle, Michael Brial, Tony Cavey, Geoff Clark, Charles Crighton, Andrew Friend, Aaron Gold, Anthony Hart, Anthony Hayes, Andrew Hickey, Tim Horan, Brett Johnstone, Michael Jorgensen, Darren Junee, Jason Kelly, Bill Kettle, Jason Little, Geoff Logan, Quentin Peihopa, Sean Stanley, Jason Weber. The 1990 Schoolboys side was originally a merit team, but played a one-off game against the Australian Youth Development Squad, which they won 386. VIKING PARK CANBERRA TUESDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 1 pm. The DivisionI Championship is contested by 8 teams:[2], Each team has a squad of 23 players. The first Schoolboys side of the 80's was selected in 1981, when the Schoolboys hosted the touring Junior Kiwis side from New Zealand. Another merit team was selected in 1983 and once again featured Ettingshausen. Damien Fitzpatrick St Joseph's College NSW. Chris Blanchard, Scott Bowen, Matthew Burke, Todd Cole, Ryan Craig, Anthony Cregan, Andrew Crocker, Tim Eisenhauer, Justin Fielke, Salei(Fili) Finau, Nicholas Ghattas, Richard Graham, Travis Hall, Rodney Hayes, Graham Hislop, John Isaac, Troy Jaques, Peter Jorgensen, David Kelaher, Haydn Long, Ben May, Michael Misson, Rodney Moore, Thomas Morrison, Scott Murray, Stuart Pinkerton, Craig Polla-Mounter, Jacob Rauluni, Graeme Thompson, Micah Tuck, John Turner, Hugh Williams, Simon Wilson. New South Wales Schoolgirls Teams 1986-2022. There were also countless off-field highlights, including a visit to Buckingham Palace, where one of the players Peter McPherson couldn't resist the chance to ask the Queen of Prince Charles' then heavily publicised romances. She wasn't perturbed though, with the planned half-hour meeting with the side instead extended to more than 90 minutes. Started in 1972, the Australian Schoolboys have produced over 50 Australian representatives, Who is the biggest rugby team? New Zealand won the first ever Rugby World Cup in 1987 and also won it in 2011 and 2015. lachlan anderson, tyler campbell, daniel england, jack farrell, max girdler, nathaniel gittoes, harrison goddard, james hawkins, reece hewat, harry hockings, tom horton, harry johnson holmes, nick jooste, simon kennewell, joel kuchel, jordan lenac, robert leota, sepesa loga-tarogi, ryan mccaulay, jack mcgregor, will mcrae, jayden ngamanu, dylan Established in 1972, the first Australian Schoolboys rugby league team featured players from New South Wales and one Western Australian player. Mark Bell, Brad Bertwhistle, Andrew Cairns, Tom Cross, Graham Emmery, Tim Enright, Lance Federow, Michael Forsythe, Andrew Friend, Adam Friend, Albert Fulavi, Scott Gourley, Scott Kennedy, Andrew Kerec, Victor Kucharzewski, Geoff Logan, Justin McDonald, Lachlan Moffat, Scott OConnell, Matthew Pini, Brett Plowman, Matthew Stocks, Anthony Woodward, Peter Yeates. But Glen wanted to stay on the field. Stay on current site or go to US version. Copyright 2020 Rugby News. In 1984, the Schoolboys hosted a tour by the British Upper Schools and Colleges (BUSCARLA), winning both matches against the tourists. Considered to be the pinnacle of schoolboy & U18 rugby in Australia, the team plays in fixtures against other national representative schoolboy teams from around the world. 1988 The Australian Schools Rugby Union previously held a Division II tournament alongside the main Division I Championship until 2016. The match Continued, Australias representative teams at the SANIX World Youth Rugby Tournament Announced. Graeme Bond, Brad Condon, David Davies, Lawson Donald, Brett Foster, Matthew Hall, Nick Harvey, Glen Hauff, James Holbeck, Matthew Isaacs, Gareth Jones, Gavin Mansfield, Justin McGinty, Duncan McRae, Bernard Pollard, Anthony Prior, Joe Roff, Baden Stephenson, Nick Stiles, Daniel Sullivan, Tu Tamarua, Phillip Yuen. Toby Sexton, 7. Australian Schoolboys Schoolboy Cup 2022 Draws, Results, Ladders 2021 Draws, Results, Ladders NSW Rugby League All Schools Combined High Schools (NSWCHS) Sports High Schools Buckley Shield Uni Shield St Marys Cup Endeavour SHS Westfields SHS Combined Catholic Colleges (NSWCCC) Club Footy Cronulla Juniors Photo Gallery A few days ago, a group of middle-aged men- some showing off the benefits of a lush life but many still taut, trim and terrific- assembled in Sydney for an important sporting reunion, marking the 40th anniversary of the celebrated 1977-78 Australian Schoolboys team that finished a 16-match tour of Japan and Europe unbeaten. The Australian Rugby Union were unable to stage any Test matches in 1977 as it was on the brink of insolvency. The Australian Schoolboys & U18 rugby union team is the national team for schoolboy rugby union & U18 players in Australia. 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