Award winners, stars of schools rugby championship: Australian Schools, Barbarians teams, gallery
The standouts at the Australian Schools rugby championships have been identified. See who made the Schoolboy and Barbarian teams and the award winners. Result wrap, Gallery
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There were head-turners, speedsters, big hits, boilovers and upsets aplenty at the Australian schools rugby championships in Sydney, with the best players revealed at the end of the four-day contest.
Our next gen Super Rugby, Wallabies, Wallaroos and Olympians were given a stage to strut their stuff at the Australian schools championships in western Sydney and produced some scintillating performances.
It also earned the best boys a spot in two teams named at the conclusion of the tournament – the 2023 Australian Schoolboys and Australian Schoolboys Barbarians teams.
These teams will play Tonga in a series to be fought out in September.
The spotlight was thrown on the rising stars of rugby at the annual event this year played at Eric Tweedale stadium and they didn’t disappoint.
There were also a series of award winners crowned at the end of the turnament. (SEE BELOW
From an opening day of upsets to Thursday’s grand finals the teenagers from NSW, Victoria, Queensland, the ACT and Tasmania helped produce one of the most memorable tournaments in recent times.
And in a surprise result it was the U18 NSW Juniors side who took the major honours in the boys 15s competition, beating Queensland II 42-15 in their grand final.
In the girls 18s sevens it was NSW who dominated, downing Queensland to keep their unbeaten run at the event intact.
Their younger counterparts in the U16s also won but in a much closer battle, beating Queensland 24-17 in a match which had the crowd on its feet.
Back in the men’s competition, NSW Schools I defeated Queensland Schools 1 38-21 with Tom Farr-Jones going over twice for the local side.
In the following match NSW Schools II just edged out the NSW Barbarians in a 18-17 thriller.
AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLBOYS TEAM
1 Hamish Grover NSW I St Ignatius College
2 Luke Muriti NSW I Oakhill College
3 Moses Manu QLD I Brisbane State High School
4 Liam Manu QLD II Marsden State High School
5 Jackson Moloney QLD I Villanova College
6 Eli Langi QLD I Brisbane State High School
7 Oscar Lane QLD II King’s Christian College
8 Noah Tofaeono NSW BB Waverley College
9 Darcy Standfield NSW Juniors Waverley College
10 Felix Turinui NSW Juniors Waverley College
11 Finn Lawson QLD II Mountain Creek State High School
12 Sean Weir QLD I Ignatius Park College
13 Patrick Broe NSW I St Josephs College
14 Max Roach NSW II Knox Grammar School
15 Dane Mitchell NSW Juniors Trinity Grammar School
16 Manaaki Bateman QLD II St Patrick’s College, Shorncliffe
17 Kimball Liufau NSW BB Patrician Brothers’ College Fairfield
18 Isaiah Kolopeaua NSW I Ashfield Boys High School
19 Aron Brennan NSW I St Augustine’s College
20 Jack Henry QLD I Canterbury College
21 Hugo Orpin NSW II The Shore School
22 Nico Buckley QLD I Kings Christian College
23 Tom Farr-Jones NSW I Newington College.
AUSTRALIAN BARBARIANS
1 Daniel Christodoulou NSW Juniors West Harbour
2 Finn Graham NSW BB Gordon
3 Billy Mougios NSW II Newington College
4 Saxon Thompson QLD I Good Shepherd Lutheran College
5 Benjamin Finegan NSW Juniors Randwick
6 Jack Gordon QLD I Brisbane State High School
7 Jacob John NSW Juniors Eastwood
8 Joshua Va’alotu NSW I Newington College
9 Taite Howells NSW I Oakhill College
10 Henry James NSW I The Scots College
11 Adam Khan QLD II Maryborough State High School
12 Netani Lesimaikimatuku QLD I Brisbane State High School
13 Joseph Harvey NSW BB Eastwood
14 Korrbin Skelton QLD II Marsden State High School
15 Tallis McEwen NSW I Newington College
16 Josh Barlow QLD I Sunshine Coast Grammar School
17 Siale Mahina QLD I Brisbane State High School
18 Phillip Vaoiva QLD II Bellbird Park State Secondary College
19 Ryan Jacobs NSW I Oakhill College
20 Benji Noble NSW I St Ignatius College
21 Jimmy Jackson QLD II Sunshine Coast Grammar School
22 Kye Porter QLD II St Andrew’s Anglican College
23 Sosaia Kaufisi NSW Juniors Two Blues
AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS U18 MERIT SQUAD
Charlize Ratu (QLD #3) Kings Chritian College
Elise Simpson (ACT #4) Canberra Grammar School
Isla Talau (QLD #8) Keebra Park State High School
Mia Jones (NSW 2 #15) Loreto Normanhurst
Waiaria Ellis (NSW 1 #10) Castle Hill High School
Chanel Williams (NSW 1 #15) Matraville Sports High School
Brooke Bosland (NSW 2 #12) Pittwater House School
Pyper Marchant (NSW 1 #11) – 2007 Castle Hill High School
Manua Foleka (NSW 1 #8) Hills Sports High School
Chaela-Lee Falls (NSW 1 #13) Greystanes High School
Indianha Frawley (QLD #7) St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School
Charlize Ratu (QLD #3) Kings Chritian College
Elise Simpson (ACT #4) Canberra Grammar School
Isla Talau (QLD #8) Keebra Park State High School
Mia Jones (NSW 2 #15) Loreto Normanhurst
Waiaria Ellis (NSW 1 #10) Castle Hill High School
Chanel Williams (NSW 1 #15) Matraville Sports High School
Brooke Bosland (NSW 2 #12) Pittwater House School
Pyper Marchant (NSW 1 #11) – 2007 Castle Hill High School
Manua Foleka (NSW 1 #8) Hills Sports High School
Chaela-Lee Falls (NSW 1 #13) Greystanes High School
Indianha Frawley (QLD #7) St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School
AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS 16S MERIT SQUAD
Fa’agase Tupuola-Palale (QLD #1) Kings Christian College
Anna Park (QLD #2) – 2007 The Glennie School
Shalom Sauaso (QLD #8) Ipswich State High School Lili Boyle (NSW 1 #6) Narabeen Sports High School
Sienna Ibrahim (QLD #3) Brisbane State High School
Khyliah Gray (NSW #16) Mackellar Girls – Northern Beaches Secondary College
Anatasie Leatupue (NSW Inv #2) – 2008 Hills Sports High School
Madison Pomerenke (QLD #4) James Nash State High School
Logan Lemusu (NSW #9) Goal College
Kaelyn Passi (QLD #5) Marsden State High School
Rastalia Smith (NSW #8) Endeavour Sports High School
Maia Madden Khan (NSW #13) Central Coast Sports School
Sienna Thomson (NSW 1 #14) – 2007 St Bridgid’s Catholic College
RESULT WRAP FROM AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023
Girls U16 3rd & 4th Playoff
NSW Inv. U16 39 (Tries: T. Tonga, H. Backus, K. Vatubua (3), T. Matthews, A. Leatupue
Conversions: M. Adamson (2)) Def Lloyd McDermott U16 Girls 7s 0
Grand Final
NSW U16 24 (Tries: K. Gray, M. Madden khan (2), R. Smith Conversions: L. Lemusu (2)) Def
QLD U16 17 (Tries: F. Tupuola-palale, S. Sauaso, D. Martens Conversions: H. Whittaker)
Girls U18 3rd & 4th Playoff
NSW Open 2 12 (Tries: M. Jones, Z. Verman Conversions: H. Ford) Def ACT Opens 5 (Tries: E. Simpson)
Grand Final
NSW Open 1 30 (Tries: W. Ellis (3), D. Betham, R. Muller, S. Thomas) Def QLD Open 0
U18 Boys 7th & 8th Playoff
VIC U18 19 (Tries: M. Angove Conversions: J. Roland Penalty Goals: J. Roland (4)) Def ACT U18 15 (Tries: Y. Marela (2), J. Whittaker)
5th & 6th Playoff
QLD 1 U18 21 (Tries: F. Lawson, N. Buckley, J. Gordon Conversions: N. Lesimaikimatuku (2), F. Lawson) Def By NSW 1 U18 38 (Tries: A. Gow (2), T. Farr-Jones (2), P. Broe, R. Whalebone Conversions: H. James (4).
3rd & 4th Playoff
NSW 2 U18 18 (Tries: A. Phillips, B. Mougios, N. Jackson Penalty Goals: H. Orpin) Def
NSWJRU Barbarians U18 17 (Tries: S. Tikoduadua, J. Harvey, L. Walsh Conversions: M.
Marsters)
Grand Final
QLD 2 U18 15 (Tries: K. Skelton, N. Teffery-koenders Conversions: K. Porter Penalty Goals: K. Porter) Def By NSWJRU U18 42 (Tries: A. Leao, S. Kaufusi (2), M. Safranek, K. Edmed, P. Ravubale Conversions: F. Turinui (6))
GIRLS AWARD WINNERHERE
SCHOOL BOY AWARD WINNERS
BH ‘Jika’ Travers Trophy – Boys XV Winners NSWJRU.
Sir Edward Weary Dunlop Trophy – Boys XV Runners Up QLD II
RUPA AWARDfor Best Player in the Championship Final for each competition.
Ben Finegan Boys XV NSWJRU Randwick
Sugarman-McClean Award for Best Player in each team as voted on by the players
Talia’Uli Latukefu ACT Marist College, Benji Noble NSW 1, Ignatius’ College, Harley Wilson NSW 2 Epping Boys HS, Bernard O’Connor NSWJRU Central North, Noah Tofaeono NSWBB Randwick, Jack Henry QLD 1 Canterbury College, Kye Porter QLD 2 St Andrew’s Anglican College, Stirling Keogh VIC Scotch College.
The Brian Peace Award for Players’ Player
Jaiden Masaga ACT Erindale College, Joshua Va’alotu NSW 1 Newington College, Johannes Logan NSW 2 St Joseph’s College, Jacob John NSWJRU Eastwood, Max Masters NSWBB Manly, Finn Lawson QLD 1 Mountain Creek State High School, Oscar Lane QLD 2 Kings Christian College, Puluna Vaea VIC Scotch College.
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