All Black (and Red)

We are the NZ Intermediate Rugby 7's Champions for 2011

2011-09-07T17:58:00.004+12:00

National Seven's Champions 2011 - AIMS games from SchoolTV on Vimeo.

We did it!!! Our school rugby sevens' team are the NZ Intermediate Champions for 2011! Our team took part in the NZ AIMS games in Tauranga last week where we were one of 32 schools competing for the sevens' national title.

The NZ AIMS games is a week long national sporting championship event where schools from around the country compete in 15 different sports such as rugby sevens, netball, basketball, football, hockey, swimming, water polo, badminton, gymsport, squash, golf, cross country, tennis, indoor bowls and multisport.

There were 121 schools, over 4,600 competitors and around 900 officials that took part in this huge sporting occasion.

Our boys' team dominated the competition and were undefeated in 12 games over the 3 day tournament. They only conceded 6 tries against them and on average scored about 7 tries per game against the opposition. They were elusive and outstanding on attack and even better on defence which helped them win their games. We were fortunate to have Gordan Tietjens, the most respected NZ Sevens' Team coach in the world, be a part of giving our team and coaching staff, some helpful tips to winning the tournament.

In the grand final, our team played against the defending champions, Royal Oak Intermediate, where we won 31-5. This is the biggest sporting achievement that Pt England has ever had and considering that it was our first time entering this tournament, we are extremely proud of their success.

The champion team for 2011: Tanielu Tele'a, Feki Taukafa, Junior Mokoi, Raven Takarei, Jonty Timoti, Charm Rameka, Zane Keni, Ieremus Kelemete, Cruz Ona-Sue, Tamati McPherson, Tyler Rameka and Jordan Schwenke. Sione Muaiava was our 13th player on stand-by. The coaching and managment staff were: Sally Va'afusuaga (coach & manager), Ray Tele'a (trainer), Pauline Rameka & Andrea Tele'a (assistant managers), Annie Hill (chef & support staff in Tauranga)

Our players, families and school are ecstatic that we won! It was an amazing experience that we will always remember and treasure.

Suburbs Junior Rugby Sevens Tournament

2011-04-20T17:54:00.003+12:00

Intermediate Sevens Rugby Competition April 2011 from SchoolTV on Vimeo.

Our Open Weight Rugby Sevens' Team won the Junior Rugby 7's Tournament that was played at the Avondale Racecourse fields on Monday the 11th of April, 2011. The event was organised by the Suburbs Rugby Union Club alongside the Auckland Rugby Union organisation.

There were four pools with 3 or 4 teams in each pool. Our Open Weight Team were undefeated in their pool section, beating De La Salle College and Kowhai Intermediate to make it through to the semi-finals.

They faced Otahuhu Intermediate in the semi-finals and came away with a comfortable win. The grand final was against Kedgely Intermediate who were also unbeaten in their pool and play-off games. They proved to be tough contenders but our team hung in there to win 12-10 in a thrilling grand final match.

We are so proud of them! They played exceptionally well as a team which was the key to their success.

The team is now fundraising to play at the NZCT Intermediate National Sporting Championships in Tauranga. The 3-day competition will see them compete against the best Rugby 7's teams from around New Zealand.

We wish them lots of aroha and luck for this wonderful opportunity to play at a national level.

Rules for Under 11's and Under 13's

2010-05-18T18:31:00.000+12:00

Do you know the rules for school kids playing rugby?

The Auckland Rugby Union publishes them on their website, but they are a bit hard to find.

We have uploaded them here.

Hope you can read them!

More Rugby basics

2010-05-18T14:20:00.001+12:00

This video is taken from a well known game :)

You will find this very easy to understand.

If you want to know about the offside rule, skip through this video to 1m 20 and watch closely as the man explains. You never need to get offside again!

Rugby for Beginners

2010-05-18T13:39:00.000+12:00

This video was made to explain the game of rugby to Americans!

We think that lots of New Zealanders might even find this useful if they don't know much about rugby. What do you think?

Tackling techniques - Part 1

2010-05-18T13:34:00.000+12:00

The laws of the tackle - Part 1

Tackling techniques - Part 2

2010-05-18T13:30:00.000+12:00

The laws of the tackle - Part 2

Tackling techniques - Part 3

2010-05-18T13:27:00.000+12:00

Part three of the laws of the tackle; 2007