Some of the lesser lights in Auckland First XV rugby will get the chance to show their wares following the release of SKY's College Rugby TV schedule. Photo / Kris Kilford.
Some of the lesser lights in Auckland First XV rugby will get the chance to show their wares following the release of SKY's College Rugby TV schedule.
While no less than 11 1A games will be shown live this season on the Rugby Channel, on May 15 the clash between
Mt Roskill Grammar and Pakuranga College in the always competitive 1B competition will feature as the curtainraiser to the Blues-Bulls Super Rugby fixture at Eden Park.
A pre-season match at Eden Park on April 10 will also be televised in a rare break from tradition, with Macleans (of the 1B grade) meeting North Harbour 1A First XV Takapuna Grammar. That will act as the curtainraiser to the Blues-Brumbies match.
There are also two key clashes from Counties Manukau's First XV competition on the box. On May 30, Pukekohe High School, seeking a renaissance after a difficult 2014, host runners-up Manurewa High School, while champions Wesley College host Manurewa three weeks later on June 20.
The Auckland region will have the lion's share of the games, 21 out of the scheduled 38 - the most since the Rugby Channel first screened this level of rugby in 2010 - but this does not include the finals and Top 4 tournament, traditionally held at Rotorua Boys' High School in early September.
