Photos Gallery: 51 of the best from the Australian Schools rugby championships 2022, news, results

The titles have been won and the tournament is done. Now here’s 51 of the best photos from the Australian Schools rugby championships. PHOTO GALLERY

The action wa great and so were the photos at the Australian Schools rugby championships.

The weather was wet, wild, windy and at time sunny but the action was on from the opening day of the Australian Schools rugby championships.

Players from across NSW joined young guns from Queensland, Victoria and ACT as the tournament resumed after Covid cancellations. MORE HERE

NSW's Joe Hutton tackles ACT's Jake Mead. Pic: John Appleyard

This year also saw the first girls Sevens rugby competition run at the annual event with girls teams competing in the under 16 and under 18 age groups and creating history and a new pathway for girls rugby. MORE HERE

NSW Barbarians' Ben Park tackles Victoria's Valu Seinafo. Pic: John Appleyard

And there was plenty for both the boys and girls to play for with Australia A squads and Merit team selections up for grabs for all those competing. WINNERS, GRINNERS, TEAMS HERE

NSW A player Georgia Grey. Pic: Jeremy Piper

Top photographers John Appleyard and Jeremy Piper were at the ground capturing the action at Knox shooting the tournament which ran from Wednesday to Saturday.

Here’s some of their best shots in our photos special.

NSW Barbarian's Harrison Bortolussi.

NSW's Quinn Dickinson.

Queensland's Finn O"Rielley.

Muddy Collision for NSW's Leo Bassingthwaighte and Harry Darling and Queensland's Al Nanai Marsden.

NSW's Nick Lamming with the ball.

Girls played for the first time at the event. Pic: Jeremy Piper

NSWJ player TJ O'Brien in action.

Lailani Montgomery in action.

Queensland's Roko Knott and NSW's Will Taylor.

Victoria's Corey Lleumaga Chan with the ball against the NSW Barbarians.

Queensland v Victoria.

QLD player Leilani Hills with the ball.

Queensland's Barney Radel.

NSW's Leo Bassingthwaighte.

NSW's Nick Lamming with the ball caught by Queensland's Connor Dick.

Tess Elmslie scores.

NSWJ v QLD 2 match.

U16 NSW Blue player Talea Tonga.

NSW's Charles Cooper with the ball.

J Vorster in action for NSWJ.

Close action in the NSW B v NSW Grey match.

Queensland 1 v NSW 2.

Girls Sevens made its first appearance this year.

A bandaged Darcy Fogarty.

NSW's Arnie Tancred.

NSW A v Queensland.

Queensland and Victoria.

Australian Schools Rugby Championships open girls competition.

NSW's Keenan Ewings packs down.

The ACT v Queensland.

Ella Koster, second from left.

ACT's Tom Hayes.

The Australian Schools Rugby Championships were played at Knox.

NSW's Jack Donaghey.

NSW's Samu Tuisau.

Action in the NSW B v NSW A match.

Queensland's PJ Poutasi.

NSW's Zac Safati kicks.

Australian Schools Rugby Championships action between Queensland and Victoria.

Olivia Vaalele in action.

NSW's Phil Talieleva.

NSW's Jackson Lill

Action in the under 16 girls Sevens comp.

NSWJRU Grey player Aliahana Fumiaono.

NSW's Joe Hutton gets the ball away against ACT.

NSW Barbarians v Victoria.

ACT's Shane Wilcox.

Queensland player Malaela Suau in action.

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