Wellington First XV team of the past decade

UPDATED: The 2016 WelTec Premiership Wellington secondary schools competition starts this Saturday.

Some outstanding players have emerged from this competition from the past decade to light up the senior ranks. As such Club Rugby has chosen a team of the past decade (2006-2015) from Wellington schools.

As always, selecting these teams is subjective, with a number of players – particularly backs – left out that could easily slot in here in place of some players selected.

The team is based in part of what they did at school (not all these players were selected for the NZ Secondary Schools) – players that starred at college level and then that have carried on to club and then the professional ranks.

In the reserves, we’ve gone with a traditional seven-player bench, with four forwards and three backs.

What do you think of this team? Who have we left out?

1. Reggie Goodes (Wellington College – Poneke)
2. Leni Apisai (Aotea College - Wellington College – Northern United)
3. Jeff Toomaga-Allen (Wellington College – Marist St Pat’s)
4. Christian Lloyd (St Pat’s Silverstream – Upper Hutt Rams)
5. Nelson Asofa-Solomona (Wellington College – rugby league)
6. Brad Shields (Taita College – Petone)
7. Ardie Savea (Rongotai College – Oriental-Rongotai)
8. TJ Ioane (Wellington College – Old Boys University)
9. TJ Perenara (Mana College – Northern United)
10.Lima Sopoaga (Wellington College – Old Boys University)
11.Julian Savea(Rongotai College – Oriental-Rongotai)
12.Jackson Garden-Bachop (Scots College – Northern United)
13. Robbie Fruean (Porirua College – Northern United)
14. Peter Umaga-Jensen (Scots College – Wainuiomata)
15. Buxton Popoalii (Wellington College – Northern United)

RESERVES
16. Asafo Aumua (St Pat’s Silverstream – Avalon)
17. Alex Fidow (Scots College – Oriental-Rongotai)
18. Joe Latta (Wellington College – Poneke)
19. James Blackwell (Wellington College – Petone)
20. TJ Va’a (Scots College – Wainuiomata)
21. Wes Goosen (Wellington College – Old Boys University
22. Joe Hill (Wellington College – Old Boys University)

College-Club Connection Round this Saturday

The annual WRFU – College Sport Wellington College-Club Connection round is this coming Saturday.

The aim is to encourage teenagers to “Stay in the Game”; ensuring the Club environment is inclusive, enjoyable and challenging.

This year the focus is on aligning CSW College Premier 2 to 4 and 80kg games to the WRFU club Colts and 85kg Restricted Grades.

The following clubs will Host games this Saturday:

• Avalon – Hosting Taita College v St Patrick’s Silverstream
• Hutt Old Boys Marist – Hosting Hutt Valley High School v Naenae College
• Marist St Pat's – Hosting St Patrick’s Town College v Naenae College
• Old Boys University – Hosting Wellington College v Wellington High School
• Petone – Hosting Hutt International Boys’ School v Wainuiomata High School
• Poneke – Hosting Scots College v St Patrick’s Town College
• Upper Hutt Rams – Hosting Upper Hutt College v Heretaunga College
• Western Suburbs – Hosting Onslow College v Wellington College

 
On Saturday June 4th the following Clubs will Host College games (to be finalised next week):

• Eastbourne
• Johnsonville
• Northern United
• Oriental-Rongotai
• Paremata-Plimmerton
• Stokes Valley
• Tawa
• Wainuiomata
• Wellington