SCHOOLS SPOTLIGHT: Comparative peace has descended on our houses, after the upheavals of the first two weeks. They showcased their pedigree but claiming yet another Leinster Schools Senior Cup, their 70th in the competitions history and doing so by knocking out the might St Michaels in the first round. Few would argue that over the last decade especially Sedbergh have been the strongest program in the English schools game with countless internationals produced not only for England but other UK teams as well. Perhaps the biggest heartache was their derby day game against Paarl Boys where a try many felt should have been disallowed resulted in a 2 point loss for Gim. RANKINGS: There were some interesting results which caused much debate about the Top 20. The draw sets up an exciting clash between Millfield and Sedbergh, two of the elite outfits in English schoolboy rugby. A comprehensive with over South Island champs John McGlashan in the semi-finals meant that their familiar face was in the final where they would face off against Super 8 foes Napier Boys, the Hurricanes champions. . Trinity School (England)Any side that is retaining the Schools Cup trophy in England, has a point to prove the following season. Watch his footage and you will see a player that relishes the physical confrontation and will fight for every inch. Both sides proved the talent and entertainment that English schoolboy rugby has to offer, and produced another close knit game in the World . Perhaps the most memorable part of the season was the treble win over Sedbergh, Wellington and Whitgift a rare feat for any English school. We have, in order, school, number of matches played, wins, draws, defeats and then the number of other Top 20 teams played. A team featuring some of the best schoolboy rugby players on the planet has been created by NextGenXV. https://t.co/u9984aKYki#Rugby #WSF2022 pic.twitter.com/zcCgVXuprV, RugbyPass (@RugbyPass) December 3, 2022. Instead, with HS Nationals coming up and us being so busy, we waited a week. A player who needs little introduction to those in New Zealand is Hamilton Boys stalwart Noah Hotham. Erasmus is a Paarl Boys legend having led the school to three consecutive unbeaten seasons as head coach before he was snapped up by the Lions. He has signed with the Bulls where he will no doubt he will make a massive impact. Cardiff & Vale College (Wales)The Welsh Schools and Colleges Cup winners from 2021 have been named as a side in the World Schools Festival. The Auckland Grammar teams of the late 70s early 80s were pretty good, Martin Crowe and Grant Fox in the same team, the Whetton brothers, John Drake and coached by no less a figure than Graham Henry. We are however told that this years team is one to watch and do not be surprised to see them shoot up next years list. Churchie are a well known and respected program within Australian schools rugby. He made headlines over the summer upon signing terms with Wasps after an outstanding few years with Abingdon School as he was promoted straight to the first team. Only time will tell. Discover RugbyPass+ premium articles, the best rugby content from award-winning journalists, pundits, top coaches and the biggest stars of the game. New to the schoolboy scene, Cardiff & Vale set up their rugby programme alongside Cardiff RFC a few years back, have turned some heads. Whichever Union in New Zealand lands his signature have a player that is almost certain to become an All Black in the future. Grey lost 34-19 in a historic first win for the Paul Roos against Grey since 2015, so the team from South Africa will go to the World Schools Festival with hopes oflaying down the law and retaining the world crown. He was in the headlines not long after, too, as England captain Owen Farrell was sent off for a nasty high tackle on the young outside half. 18) Seb Lombard (Paarl Boys/South Africa). 15 Glenwood. He now joins Leinster as a professional for the 2020/21 season, where he will likely see action in the All-Ireland League for his club, and will benefit hugely from front row legends such as Cian Healy in the Leinster set-up. England. A distressed young player is struggling to cope with the demands of an Easter rugby course at the famous Sedbergh School. His ability to break the line is way beyond his years and to give you some perspective about the youngsters talent and how much we rate him, he still has another year of schooling left and is the only Grade 11 player on this list. Those international titles capped a superb domestic season as well, afterwinning the Chiefs Regional Championship for the ninth time and finishing as runners-up to Rotorua Boys High in the New Zealand Super 8s. 48 Under 18 internationals, 10 Junior Wallabies and 24 Wallabies have been produced by the school since its founding in 1893. For many years we have said the problem with Monnas is the sheer quantity of fixtures they play, this alongside the fact they lose a number of national players toward the tail end of the season drastically effects their changes in the Noord Vaal Cup. Really hope the broken players heal up well but also: WOOHOOO SHOOOTER! You can see the full list from 11 th to 460 th below, and do make sure you check out the Top 10 above! Join free and tell us what you really think! Damian McKenzies schoolboy highlights are insane: How the 2019 Rugby Championship set Boks on course for World Cup glory, Shaun Stevenson promoted after further All Black injuries. Elite sides from New Zealand, England, South Africa, Ireland, Wales and Fiji will face each other in Thailand from the 13-17th December in the premier sports competition. Hough may not be the biggest loose forward you will see at this level but dont let that for a second fool you, the youngster is willing to take on all comers and size is of little importance to him. Yet another season with a win rate of over 80% the only teams to prevent them from yet another 100% season were fellow school rugby giants Wellington College and Sedbergh. Shaun Stevenson promoted after further All Black injuries. Top 10 Rugby Teams in the world Rugby Top By Dhruv On Jan 26, 2023 x Rugby World Cup will be an exclusive edition. This December, RugbyPass will be showing the World Schools Festival as the best schoolboy teams in the world face off in Thailand ? So we thought we'd take a look at a couple of stats, such as: HS Boys, Rankings *Northern Hemisphere schools are ranked on the 2021/22 season, *Southern Hemisphere schools are ranked on their 2022 season, *We look at a schools performance in their own country, there can of course be debate on which countries have the strongest systems but we look at it in the context of how they performed specifically in their own country, To see our previous global rankings place click here. The strong performances for Millfield and Bath U18 continued and in 2019 he earned a callup to the Wales U18 side. The dynamic back rower also starred for Leicester Tigers as they took the 2019 Academy League title and a share of the 2020 title. Having been a part of the first team for a few years now Noah has just gone from strength to strength and was a standout player in a team that we named our number 1 school in the world for 2020. This season has been more of the same: a tough-fought victory against Blackrock in Ireland, as well as seeing off Wellington College more recently, they have looked in top form, as we are used to seeingfrom the browns. We hve a couple of playoffs to keep track of, but certainly the Top 10 is set. If things keep progressing for him as expected, Iliones is a name that we will all be hearing plenty about over the next decade. Giants of schoolboy rugby and a team closely followed by thousands. We are hearing great things about next years team, so watch this space where Grey will surely do all they can to reclaim their number 1 crown. With 57 under 18 internationals, 13 Under 20 internationals and 15 senior internationals among those being Peter Stringer and Ronan OGara the Cork outfit continue to show just why they are such a highly rated program. Top players outside traditional powers deserve our love too, demands Squidge, \"Alun Wyn set the tone.You just wanted to follow him\". Only 2 are allowed talk to the ref in the height of passion. This will not only be the tenth World Cup, but it is also the 200th anniversary of the sport's start. All rights reserved. Hot favourites to take the Chiefs championship they unfortunately came unstuck against a highly motivated Tauranga Boys team and thus crashed out of contention for a national title. Watch they did as he tore up for his school, Whitchurch High School, and also in the U18 Academy League for his new club side, Exeter Chiefs. Affies vs Christchurch Boys' High School, 31-31. The future is indeed bright Perhaps the easiest position to settle on in our top 12, given that in the last seven months Hamilton Boys High School have collected two international titles, the 2023 Sanix World Rugby Youth Invitational their fourth such title since 2010 and the 2022 World Schools Festival, where they beat one of the other sides on this list in the final. BECAUSE HE is a year older than me, and he tended to playa year up as well, I only played against Alun Wyn Jones once or twice growing up. A season that promised so much yet in the end did not deliver, but let that not take away from the magnificent rugby that was played by this team. Paarl Gim had an exciting backline with quality everywhere but few would argue that Gertse was to be their key player for 2020. There could be an argument that Suaalii is the most talented prospect on this list, and if you listen to the hype coming from Australia you could argue that he may be the most talented school rugby prospect seen in the game. It should be remembered that Millfield in fact still went on to win this competition defeating the same team 10-7. Are we going to need police protection for our referees? Perhaps most startling of all is that a staggering 460 schools have had an England U18 player since 1949, a real demonstration of the reach that schools rugby in England has had over the years. The Northland born youngster moved to St Kents in 2019 after some outstanding performances while still at Whangarei Boys and the move paid dividends with the giant lock representing New Zealand Schools as a Grade 11. ? *Photo Credit: World Rugby For the first time since 2019 we have an Under 20, This Saturday at Rugby School the celebrations of 200 years of Rugby Football continue with, With the end of the Southern Hemisphere season approaching and the start of the Northern, Premiership Rugby U18 Academy League: Round 1 Review, Top 50 All Time School Rugby Programs: 10 1, Top 50 All Time School Rugby Programs: 20 11, Top 50 All Time School Rugby Programs: 10 1 NextGenXV, World U20 Rugby Championship: Round 1 Review, Live Stream: Bicentenary Celebrations continue at Rugby School | 2 Legends Matches & a Re-Enactment of the Original Game, The 10 Biggest School Rugby Rivalries in the World. Our ranking will return next year too. All of the current schools in the Top 20 were in action this past weekend. Our third GPS school on the trot and yet another school with an illustrious history, in terms of the modern game Southport School still pack a significant punch! The maroon and black side are one that is feared and will join Grey in being one of the favourites for the crown on December 17th. Rampant Rotimi Segun showed just why Sarries believe he is a wing wizard in the making as the former England junior raced over for a try double at the Ricoh Arena. The draw for the World Schools Festival 2022 has just been announced, pitting some of the top rugby schools in the world against each other. 6 GPS titles may indicate that the program hasnt performed to optimal levels but the sheer dominance of Nudgee means that many GPS teams have over the years had to play second fiddle, however when you consider 33 Under 18 internationals, 11 Under 20 internationals and a whopping 35 Wallabies it is clear to see that the program certainly had depth to it. Harlequins let England tighthead Kyle Sinckler go to Bristol Bears over the summer in part because they felt they could make his wages stretch further elsewhere, however Baxter turning pro that same summer was surely a background factor too, for it will surely not be too long before the academy man becomes a permanent feature in their matchday 23s. Suaalii has been a first-team rugby player since the age of 14, which is unheard of and especially unheard of at one of the worlds leading rugby schools. His scrummaging is perhaps the best in the country and his ball-carrying ability as well as link-up play and leadership would have no doubt resulted in Seb receiving his national colours in 2020. TALK ABOUT the next generation of superstars and we can marvel at rookies in the top pro league and the kids boldly smashing through Tests. Their dominance in competition is hardly a surprise to many with another 100% record securing maximum points and having an average points difference of 11 showcases their results against extremely strong opponents. Postmedia Network Inc. | 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4 | 416-383-2300. This encounter will ultimately decide who comes out on top in The Schools Championship competition in the country. Alumni full of All Blacks and professional rugby players, putting on that Hamilton Boys shirt means you step into the footsteps legends once took. Rugby highlights as Hastings Boys High took on Hamilton Boys High in the Super 8 Rugby Final in New Zealand. The headmaster at the time was also a legendary former AB in John Graham. When it comes to rugby history there are very few schools who hold a candle to Wellington College in New Zealand, one of the few All Black conveyor belts in the country. Grey College are widely considered to be one of the greatest schools rugby sides on the planet. They won the trophy in 1987, 2011, and 2015, became runners-up in 1995 and second runners-up in 1991 and 2003. This years Brisbane Boys team were a once in a generation outfit, the first team from the school to win a GPS title since 1954. . For Trinity, they have pushed themselves to the next level, going deep into the Schools Cup once again (they have a Quarter Final vs Harrow on December 8th, just a few days before they set off for Thailand) Outside of festival rugby, they have been unbeaten, a testament to how well this side plays the 70-minutes. Check Top 10 Rugby Teams In The World. But since that day in early November, we have seen a new Sedbergh side, one with sights set on lifting silverware in Thailand, and potentially this side could put their name on the World School scene. Their production line is a proud one having produced 25 schools internationals, 8 under 20 internationals and 35 All Blacks so far in their history. Mambo has signed for the Sharks who have a real gem on their hands, and we cannot wait to see how his career progresses in the future. Mambos offloading ability is something to behold and his unselfish style of play often sees him put flyers like teammates Larry Nkonki and Bayanda Ngubande in strong positions to finish off team moves. De plus, les 27 membres de l'quipe qui ont particip cette campagne voluent tous au niveau professionnel quatre ans plus tard, pour la plupart dans le Top 14. Join free and tell us what you really think! Pressure group: Dr EG Jansen, Jeppe, Oakdale, Waterkloof, Welkom Gimnasium, Wynberg. Respect for the Ref is what makes our game different and better than most other field games. rugby design and programming, 4x3 llc, GRR HS School Team Rankings Final for 2022-2023, Goff Rugby Report and Goff Communications, LLC. Sexton - let the facts speak. Also recent Top 4 winners in New Zealand, after seeing off Napier Boys High in the final. In tandem with @NextGenXV we rank the top 12 best schools in the rugby world! In recent history they have won the Leinster Schools Senior cup in 2019 and this season have set familiar levels to their rugby game. Discover RugbyPass+ premium articles, the best rugby content from award-winning journalists, pundits, top coaches and the biggest stars of the game. Mambo is a Springbok in the making. Truly a generational achievement for the school and one they can be truly proud of. The 10-day tournament will take place from Saturday 10th December - Monday 19th December and will include 3 games against 7 of the best schoolboy rugby teams in the world. 20) Ben Muncaster (Rugby School/Scotland). Packed with talent, this years group had never tasted defeat at schools level and had a squad where at least 10 of the players had the ability to make the South African Under 18 team. As always with such things there were a couple of caveats, as detailed in the video, we have included players selected in England U18 squads in 2020 despite there being no games as a result of Covid, we felt it only fair to the efforts of those players and the schools they represent. 19 KES. More information on times will be released in due course. Thus far a whopping 65 Australian Under 18 players have been produced with 15 Junior Wallabies and 19 Wallabies with the most recent senior international being Noah Lolesio who made his debut in 2020. Millfield School (England)Millfield are one of the most recognisable teams in English schoolboy rugby. Curwin is an unbelievable talent and no doubt would have walked into the SA Schools team this year. There is a plethora of English rugby schools that could be invited to the World School Festival this December. The 75 players have been rewarded for their performances and . Millfield is a school which not only produces quality rugby players but legends of the game with the likes of Sir Gareth Edwards and JPR Williams having donned the famous jerseys. All teams have been drawn into Quarter Final fixtures and these are as followed:Grey College (South Africa) v Trinity College (England)St Michaels College (Ireland) v Cardiff & Vale College (Wales), Sedbergh School (England) v Millfield School (England)Hamilton Boys High School (New Zealand) v TBC. Congratulations to the schools who made it. Top 20 Schools Top 20 - 31 July 2019 RANKINGS: The result that shakes the tree this week is Affies defeat at the hands of Pretoria Boys High, something that has not happened since 2008 and the biggest margin of defeat since 1943. Historically speaking Scots were one of those programs that produced quality players in abundance but were unfortunate not to translate that into AAGPS titles. The depth of school rugby is astonishing! Top Three Successful Teams New Zealand . A lock who is capable of playing in the loose forward Evans wowed opponents in his rookie year with some truly stand out performances for the Southern Suburbs giants as well as a Craven Week where he was arguably the best lock at the tournament and this as a Grade 11 player. A proud history that carries on to this day and our pick for the best rugby school on the planet for 2022. Get weekly Rugby Updates direct to your inbox! This includes community and school based programs for players ages 5 - 18. Ilione was one of two players in this side to captain England U18 during their tour of South Africa in August 2019, Fin Baxter being the other. Highlights | Millfield bring the powerful rugby | Millfield vs Whitgift | The Schools Championship, Another top English team is taking part in World Schools Festival, RugbyPass named lead media partner for World Schools Festival 2022, Sedbergh announced in World Schools Festival, The All Blacks have found their blindside flanker, Shaun Stevenson promoted after further All Black injuries. The tournament starts on the 13th of December with the quarter-finals, and will end on the 17th. Undoubtedly, the World Schools Festival will be the biggest test the college has ever faced, but it will not be surprising if they travel to Thailand andcome back with the world wanting to watch more of the team from Cardiff. The most successful program in the history of the Munster Schools Senior Cup CBC, Cork are a rare program that combines historical significance with modern day results, a more consistent program you are unlikely to find. So I think the first time I properly met him was early on in my professional career, at Llandovery College. A clean sweep with a 12-0 record in their division, the team then followed that up with a fantastic final win over Manuwera 36-24 to book their place in the Blues final. This is the final week of HS Club rankings and we really don't have a lot of changes. O'Gara has been correctly disciplined while actively involved in France Sacha has every quality it takes to become an international superstar, he plays with a fluidity rarely seen and is an extremely hard worker often spending hours working on his kicking. But for this special edition, Rugby World wanted to shine a light on our games greatesthothouses: the schools with incredible programmes for student athletes. Their most recent senior internationals are John Ryan and Billy Holland both of who made their full Irish debuts in 2016. Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,000+ magazines and newspapers. Once we're over the hump of the long weekend we go rushing to the end of yet another season with all its excitement and energy - and its disappointments. Millfield enjoyed a remarkable season under famed coach John Mallett ending the season unbeaten with an official record of 18 games played, 17 won and a draw. Usually, it is easy to speak about form for Grey College with multiple unbeaten seasons in the schools history, but this year, it hasnt been more of the same. In the top half of the draw:Grey College (South Africa) v Trinity College (England).St Michaels College (Ireland) v Cardiff and Vales College (Wales), With the winners progressing to play each other in the CUP Semi Final 1.In the bottom half of the draw;Sedbergh School (England) v Millfield School (England)Hamilton Boys High School (New Zealand) v TBC. James Haskell recalls a story from the England camp in the lead-up to a Test against New Zealand, where coaches had a motivational video put together but it failed to have the desired effect. Boyle is unquestionably a player to keep an eye on in this highly praised Leinster Academy. What makes Tshizunas rise all the more remarkable is that he only took up the game aged 14, he was born in Congo but age 7 his parents decided that life was too risky in the war-torn nation and moved to the UK, and at first it appeared that athletics might be his calling. 165.7K. Ilione is a leader on and off the pitch and certainly has more than one string to his bow. For the first time in history, we can finally make a well-informed decision as to who is the Best Rugby School in the World. Rated the number one prospect in New Zealand by Herschlle Fruean of HS Top 200 the tough as nails youngster has shown not only an ability to stand out at the highest level but is renowned for leading from the front playing the game with a controlled aggression and being a key tight forward for his school. In the past, the festival has served as a key barometer on who the best rugby team in the world is. Here are the teams at the World Schools Festival rugby tournament 2022 Here are your sides for the World Schools Festival 2022. As a result, we've moved everyone who is expected to play soon but who haven't played yet to the bottom of the rankings. So we thought we'd take a look at a couple of stats, such as: We have come to the final school-teamrankings of the 2022-2023 season. Ahead of the upcoming tournament. Covid cut that campaign short, but the crafty Exeter Chiefs were not about to let such a player be lost in the ether due to the pandemic and quickly snapped up the son of former Wales scrumhalf Paul John in the autumn.
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