New Zealand Schools team named

New Zealand Schools team named for Test against Fiji Schools

Porirua Park, Tuesday 30 September, kick-off 2:50pm

The New Zealand Schools team to face Fiji Schools in their first hit-out for 2014, has been named.

The New Zealand Schools team is:

1 Ayden Johnstone	Hamilton Boys’ High School
2 Max Fryatt	Feilding High School
3 Alex Fidow	Scot’s College
4 Lui Okeamoa-Luamanu	St Patrick’s College, Silverstream
5 Quinten Strange	Nelson College
6 Luke Jacobson	Cambridge High School
7 Hayden Spencer	Palmerston North Boys’ High School
8 Hapakuki Moala-Liava’a	Massey High School
9 Sam Nock	St Kentigern College
10 TJ Va’a	Scot’s College
11 Malo Tuitama	Scot’s College
12 Patelesio Tomkinson	Otago Boys’ High School
13 Rieko Ioane (c)	Auckland Grammar School
14 Shaun Stevenson	Auckland Grammar School
15 Jordan Trainor	Peter’s College
Reserves:
16 Solomone Tukuafu	Hamilton Boys’ High School
17 Jonah Aoina	Otago Boys’ High School
18 Shaun Stodart	Southland Boys’ High School
19 Sam Ulufonua	Auckland Grammar School
20 Christian Kelleher	Sacred Heart College
21 Ereatara Enari	St Kentigern College
22 Jonah Lowe	King’s College
23 Mason Emerson	Lindisfarne College

New Zealand Schools Coach Dave Hewett said the boys had trained heading into their match against Fiji tomorrow.

“We’ve been together for a week now and the boys have worked pretty hard to come together as a team on and off the field.

“We’re very fortunate that we’ve not suffered any injuries with everyone available for selection.

“We know that Fijians are fast, they’re passionate and we know that playing in one of our strongest Pacific communities in Porirua, we expect there will be plenty of support for them at Porirua Park.

“We know they bring real skill and speed to their style of game so we know the challenge is there for us but the boys are itching to get out and play now,” Hewett said.

Auckland Grammar’s Rieko Ioane will captain the team from centre.

NZ Schools and NZ Barbarian Schools Fixtures
Porirua Park, Porirua, Wellington

Tuesday 30 September, Porirua Park
NZ Barbarians v Australia 1:10pm
NZ Schools v Fiji 2:50pm

Saturday 4 October, Porirua Park
NZ Barbarians v Fiji 1:10pm
NZ Schools v Australia 2:50pm

Broadcast

All matches are broadcast live on SKY Sport’s The Rugby Channel.

Replays:
Australia v NZB replay
o Tuesday 30 September, SS1, 10pm
o Thursday 2 October, RC, 3pm

Fiji v NZS replay
o Tuesday 30 September, SS1, 11.45pm
o Thursday 2 October, RC, 4.45pm

Fiji v NZB replay
o   Saturday 4 October, SS1, 11.15pm
o   Thursday 9 October, RC, 8am
o   Friday 10 October, RC, 2pm

Australia v NZS replay
o   Saturday 4 October, SS1, 9.30pm
o   Thursday 9 October, RC, 9.45am
o   Friday 10 October, RC, 3.45pm