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Rugby: Rotorua Boys wary of Gisborne prowess

Gary Hamilton-Irvine
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13 Jun, 2013 06:00 PM2 mins to read

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Discipline is one aspect Rotorua Boys' High School will need to improve on ahead of their Super 8 fixture with Gisborne Boys' High School.

Rotorua Boys' High School first XV lost in a close contest last weekend against rivals Tauranga Boys' College, losing a man to a red card inside the first minute.

Rotorua coach Gordon Hunt said they were focusing on a couple of aspects ahead of their next game in Gisborne tomorrow.

"Discipline is a huge thing for us and making sure we can hold onto our own ball and release the exciting players that we have," he said.

Hunt said a loss in the first round of competition last weekend was not the be all and end all for Rotorua, with a rematch against Tauranga Boys' College scheduled for August 17.

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Hunt said they were now just focussing on Gisborne Boys' High School.

"Gisborne Boys' have a lot of national titles and they won the Super 8 competition in 2011, I think.

"They are always tough, especially at home, but the record between the two sides has been pretty even."

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Rotorua has an exciting array of young players coming through the ranks at the moment, but Hunt was hesitant to label this year a development season.

"We don't like to lose any game," he said. "But this year has a development focus about it.

"We have got a lot of Year 12 and Year 11s, I think 14 players will be back again next year."

The Super 8 rugby competition has been running since 1998 with eight all-boys high schools in the central North Island fighting it out for supremacy.

"For us we are taking one game at a time. Any team in the Super 8 can beat any other on their day," Hunt said.

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Rotorua Boys' High School has won the competition on two occasions, 1998 and 2001.

Hunt said they would be forced to make a few changes this weekend as a result of injury, including swapping out their hard-running second-five Palu Fihaki.

Other schools competing in the Super 8 include Hamilton Boys' High School, Hastings Boys' High School, Napier Boys' High School, New Plymouth Boys' High School and Palmerston North Boys' High School.

RBHS Super 8 record 2003-2012


  • 2003: 2nd

  • 2004: 3rd

  • 2005: 3rd

  • 2006: 6th

  • 2007: 4th

  • 2008: 2nd

  • 2009: 5th

  • 2010: 3rd

  • 2011: 5th

  • 2012: 5th
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