High School Old Boys is a

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football club based in

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. The club was founded in 1900 by former students of

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(CBHS). While many members are former CBHS students, High School Old Boys is an open club accepting both male and female players. The club is affiliated with the

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History

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Name

The official name of the club is the "Christchurch High School Old Boys RFC". This is generally shortened to "High School Old Boys" (H.S.O.B) and the club is commonly referred to simply as "Old Boys" or the "Polar Bears" due to their full white playing uniform and notoriously cold home fields.

Location

High School Old Boys clubrooms are located at 5 Ayr St,

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, Christchurch, and the Bob Deans Playing Fields are in Hagley Park.

Colours

Old Boys colours are: White jersey, white shorts and black socks with blue tops

All Blacks coaches from HSOB

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, former

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coach *

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, current All Blacks coach

Notable players

All Blacks

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, most professional players play for their clubs only rarely. *

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* Harry Taylor * Cyril Evans *

Bill Dalley William Charles Dalley (18 November 1901 – 9 February 1989) was a New Zealand rugby union player. Starting out as a utility back, Dalley made his debut at a provincial level for in 1921. He became a specialist halfback in 1924, and was qui ...

* Jim Parker *

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* Sid Carleton * Frank Clark * George Mehrtens * Jack Rankin * Don Cobden * Doug Wilson *

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* John Graham *

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* Tony Steel *

Clive Currie Clive James Currie (born 25 December 1955) is a former New Zealand rugby union player and cricketer. Rugby union A Rugby union positions#Full-back, fullback, Currie represented Wellington Rugby Football Union, Wellington and Canterbury Rugby ...

* Richard Loe *

Graeme Bachop Graeme Thomas Miro Bachop (born 11 June 1967) is a former rugby union footballer from New Zealand. He is of Samoan, Tahitian and Cook Islands heritage. Career Bachop made his All Blacks debut against Japan B in Tokyo on 21 October 1987, his firs ...

Andrew Mehrtens Andrew Philip Mehrtens (born 28 April 1973) is a New Zealand former rugby union player. He was regarded as a top first five-eighth, having played first for Canterbury in 1993, before being selected for the All Blacks (New Zealand's national te ...

Justin Marshall Justin Warren Marshall (born 5 August 1973) is a New Zealand former rugby union player. He played 81 games for the New Zealand All Blacks between 1995 and 2005. Marshall played for the in the Super 12 from 1996 to 2005, winning the competit ...

Daryl Gibson Daryl Peter Earl Gibson (born 2 March 1975) is an international rugby coach and former New Zealand rugby union footballer. He played for the Crusaders in the Super Rugby and represented his country with the All Blacks. After success as assistant ...

Reuben Thorne Reuben David Thorne (born 2 January 1975) is a New Zealand rugby union player, and former captain of the national team, the All Blacks. Professional Career and the All Blacks Super 12 Playing as a flanker, Thorne first appeared in the Super 12 ...

Nathan Mauger Nathan Keith Mauger (born 8 April 1978 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a rugby union player. He spent the entirety of his Super Rugby career with the Canterbury Crusaders. He played for the All Blacks in 2002 in which he played 2 games but nev ...

Aaron Mauger Aaron Joseph Douglas Mauger (last name pronounced "Major"; born 29 November 1980) is a New Zealand professional rugby union coach and former player. He played at centre for Leicester Tigers. Playing career Born in Christchurch, Mauger played f ...

* Daniel Carter *

Luke Romano Luke Romano (born 16 February 1986) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who plays as a lock for the Blues in Super Rugby and Canterbury in the Mitre 10 Cup. He played for the All Blacks from 2012 - 2017 and was a key member of 2015 Rugby ...

* Mitchell Drummond *

George Bridge George Crispin Bridge (born 1 April 1995) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as an outside back for in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup and for the in the international Super Rugby competition. Bridge made his inte ...

Super Rugby

CRUSADERS * Stephen Brett * Daniel carter *

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2017 * Reed Prinsep * Ben Funnell * Mitchell Drummond * Daniel Lienert-Brown Hurricanes * Reed Prinsep Highlanders * Daniel Lienert-Brown

Canterbury

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Japan

* Philip O'Reilly

External links

Old Boys
Official Website New Zealand rugby union teams Sport in Christchurch