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Highlights <strong>Contents</strong>of 2010<br />
• Daniel Braid, John Afoa, Jerome Kaino, Keven<br />
Mealamu, Joe Rokocoko, Benson Stanley and<br />
Isaia Toeava were selected for the All Blacks.<br />
• Angus Ta’avao, Sean Polwart, Liaki Moli and<br />
Tyrone Ngaluafe were selected for the NZ<br />
Under-20 squad which won the IRB Junior World<br />
Championship.<br />
• Mark Anscombe was appointed coach of the<br />
New Zealand Under-20 team and Brian Evans<br />
and Grant Hansen coached the Black Ferns to<br />
win a World Cup title.<br />
• Northern Region titles were won by the<br />
Under-20, Under-18A, Under-18 Div, Under-16<br />
The and <strong>Auckland</strong> Secondary East Roller School Mills Girls team teams. on their These way to teams the final<br />
in all the went Roller through Mills competition their programmes unbeaten.<br />
The Under-20 team also had wins over<br />
the Canterbury tournament Under-21, undefeated Otago to Under-20 claim the and trophy for a<br />
fourth<br />
Wellington<br />
straight<br />
Under-20.<br />
year. <strong>Auckland</strong> Central retained third<br />
place beating West in the last match 32-10.<br />
• Mt Albert Grammar School was crowned New<br />
As Zealand’s well as hosting champion the 1st <strong>Auckland</strong> XV team Schools after defeating Super<br />
Tournament, Hamilton Boys Teachers High. The Eastern team RFC also also won hosted the<br />
the revered NRM Moascar Roller Mills Cup Tournament. – the Ranfurly The Shield club last of<br />
hosted New Zealand the tournament 1st XV rugby. in 1991 St and Kentigern it was College Waikato<br />
that defeated triumphed Manurewa that year. High In to 2012 win the it was Co-educational a matter<br />
of 1st history XV division. repeating itself, for after a long week<br />
of challenging rugby, Waikato claimed their first<br />
•<br />
Roller<br />
<strong>Auckland</strong><br />
Mills<br />
Storm<br />
title in<br />
finished<br />
21 years.<br />
their<br />
<strong>Auckland</strong><br />
programme<br />
East and<br />
West undefeated. were seeded Monalisa into Codling, the same Fiao’o pool for Faamausili, 2012<br />
and Victoria after Grant, both seeing Victoria off Heighway, challenges Trish from Hina, North<br />
Harbour Linda Itunu, and Counties Emma Jensen, Manukau, Justine East Lavea, was able to<br />
beat Huriana West Manuel, in the last Karina round Penetito, to claim Anna top spot Richards, with<br />
West in second. Waikato kept their challenge alive<br />
by seeing off <strong>Auckland</strong> West, while East took care<br />
of the junior Taniwha’s to set up a repeat of the final<br />
from 1991. It was all one way traffic though in the<br />
final as East succumbed to the structure of Waikato<br />
going down 21-0 to be runner-up for the second year<br />
in a row. <strong>Auckland</strong> West claimed third spot, a huge<br />
improvement on the seventh place in 2011.<br />
1st XV <strong>Rugby</strong><br />
PAGE<br />
finalists Vita Robinson, Dilworth Aroha managed Savage, to go Joan one Sione, better Doris and beat<br />
Papatoetoe Taufateau and to win Renee their Wickliffe first 1B title. were Both part teams of the<br />
now earn the opportunity to play for promotion into<br />
•<br />
the<br />
Ponsonby<br />
1A division<br />
defeated<br />
next season.<br />
Grammar Carlton for a<br />
seventh consecutive Gallaher Shield title.<br />
In an effort to further grow the game and provide<br />
• an Alex opportunity Hodgman, and Dillian pathway Haloholo, for all Sean schools to play<br />
1st Brookman, XV rugby, Patrick the 1C Tu’ipulotu, grade was Joe introduced Edwards, for<br />
2012. David Six Adams, schools Eugene made Teauraki, the step Matt up and McGahan, it was Sir<br />
Edmund Wharenui Hillary Hawera, Collegiate Calvary who Fonoti became and Jordan the inaugural<br />
winners, Payne were beating named Pakuranga in the New College Zealand in the final and<br />
also Under-17 finishing Development the season squad. unbeaten.<br />
• Onosa’i Auva’a played for the New Zealand Sevens.<br />
The increasingly prominent National 1st XV<br />
• Competition Michael Fatialofa, saw 1A Matt Champions McGahan, St Gafastasi Kentigerns<br />
defeat Su’a, Milford Westlake Keresoma, Boys High Albert School Nikoro, (North Bryn Harbour<br />
Champions), Hall, Junior Va’atofa Hamilton and Boys Ofa High Tu’ungafasi School (Chiefs<br />
Champions) represented and New Otago Zealand Boys Secondary High School Schools. (South<br />
• Island David Champions) Ormrod, James to win Semple, their first Kieran National Willliams, ‘Open’<br />
title, Brad having Linklater, won Tom the Vaughan Co-ed title and for Teimana the previous Mohi<br />
two represented years. In the New Co-ed Zealand Division, Universities. the highest placed<br />
<strong>Auckland</strong> Co-ed school, Onehunga High School<br />
•<br />
(eighth<br />
<strong>Auckland</strong><br />
in the<br />
referees<br />
1A) beat<br />
Matthew<br />
Takapuna<br />
Stanish,<br />
Grammar<br />
Jonathon<br />
(North<br />
Harbour), White, Ben Cambridge Skeen, Shaun High School Elliott and (Chiefs Sheldon region) and<br />
St Eden-Whaitiri Andrews (South were Island) selected to win the their National first National<br />
title. Squad while Rob Parkes, Richard Jenson, Steve<br />
Piacun and Kyle Harris were selected in the<br />
The Northern <strong>Auckland</strong> Region <strong>Rugby</strong> Squad. <strong>Union</strong> continues its ongoing<br />
• support The <strong>Auckland</strong> for this Under-85kg vital grade – team hosting retained annual the functions<br />
for New team Zealand coaches, Barbarians captains Trophy and school and the principals,<br />
whilst<br />
Challenge<br />
providing<br />
Trophy.<br />
more than $20,000 of additional<br />
funding assistance.<br />
• The <strong>Auckland</strong> East team won the NRM Roller<br />
Mills Championship.<br />
Highlights of 2010 World Cup winning Black Ferns. 2<br />
List of Officers 3<br />
Chairman’s Report 4<br />
Chief Executive’s Report 8<br />
Club <strong>Rugby</strong> Contacts 17<br />
Our People 18<br />
Across the <strong>Union</strong> 20<br />
Council of Delegates’ Report 34<br />
Blues Team 2010 Photo and Results 38<br />
<strong>Auckland</strong> Team 2010 Photo and Results 40<br />
<strong>Auckland</strong> Sevens Team 2010 Photo 42<br />
<strong>Auckland</strong> Storm Team 2010 Photo 43<br />
Representative Results 2010 44<br />
2010 National Honours 46<br />
Club Competition 2010 47<br />
Auditor’s Report 48<br />
Financial Report 49<br />
The 1st XV competition continues to be the pinnacle<br />
of <strong>Auckland</strong> Secondary School <strong>Rugby</strong> and again<br />
proved itself as the toughest 1st XV competition in<br />
the country and one of the most popular, with ten<br />
games shown live as part of Sky TV’s coverage of<br />
College <strong>Rugby</strong>.<br />
St Kents centre TJ Faiane in the National Final.<br />
In the 1A division, 2011 champions St Kentigern Grade <strong>Rugby</strong><br />
College were dominant all season, beating Moascar The grades below 1st XV continue to thrive – this<br />
Cup holders <strong>Auckland</strong> Grammar in the final to<br />
was on display at the Grades Finals Day again<br />
complete an undefeated season and win backto-back<br />
hosted between Sacred Heart and Tamaki Colleges.<br />
1A titles. In the 1B Division, Thanks to 2011 photosport losing for their contribution to this report and their on-going partnership with<br />
<strong>Auckland</strong> Under-18A celebrate winning <strong>Auckland</strong> the <strong>Rugby</strong> Northern and Region the Blues. title<br />
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