The New Zealand Schools
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
team, commonly referred to as the New Zealand schoolboys rugby team, is composed of secondary school students in New Zealand.
Many of the players have gone on to play for professional clubs or provinces or for the
All Blacks
The New Zealand national rugby union team, commonly known as the All Blacks ( mi, Ōpango), represents New Zealand in men's international rugby union, which is considered the country's national sport. The team won the Rugby World Cup in 1987 ...
or other international teams.
Recent squads
2019 New Zealand Schools Team
Due to COVID 19, in 2020 and 2021 teams were selected but did not play.
Notable past players
See also
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Australia national schoolboy rugby union team
The Australian Schoolboys & U18 rugby union team is the national team for schoolboy rugby union & U18 players in Australia. Considered to be the pinnacle of schoolboy & U18 rugby in Australia, the team plays in fixtures against other national ...
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Ireland national schoolboy rugby union team
The Irish Schoolboys rugby union team is the national team for secondary school students and under-18 school players in Ireland.
There is an equivalent Ireland under 18 clubs side that play international rugby.
Role
The Irish Schoolboys side re ...
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New Zealand national under-19 rugby union team
The New Zealand Under 19's rugby team was a team for players aged under 19 as a platform to the All Blacks. The ''New Zealand Under 19's'' have joined forces with the ''New Zealand Under 21s'' to make the new team ''New Zealand Under 20s'' for the ...
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New Zealand national under-20 rugby union team
The New Zealand Under 20's Rugby Team are the representative Rugby Union team from New Zealand. They replace the two former age grade teams Under 19s and Under 21s. Their first tournament was the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship, which they won ...
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New Zealand national under-21 rugby union team
The New Zealand Under 21s rugby union team was a national representative team for players aged under-21. In 2008, in accordance with new International Rugby Board, IRB rule, the New Zealand Under 21s and the Under 19s were both permanently replace ...
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Junior All Blacks
The All Blacks XV is the second national rugby union team of New Zealand, after the All Blacks. New Zealand's second national team has had numerous names in its history: Junior All Blacks, New Zealand XV, New Zealand A, New Zealand B, All Blacks ...
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New Zealand Heartland XV
The Heartland XV is one of several New Zealand representative rugby union teams, although it is at a lower level than the All Blacks and the Māori All Blacks. The side is drawn exclusively from players for provincial unions that compete in the He ...
References
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