NELSON COLLEGE RUGBY NEWS
29th September 2021
WHAT A SEASON!!
The 1st XV traveled to Dunedin last week to play in the South Island 1st XV Final against Otago Boys' High School at Forsyth Barr Stadium. The game was a repeat of the 2019 Final where Nelson College defeated Otago Boys' and once again the team came through winning 27-19. This is an outstanding way for the team to finish the year and for many of the team, their time at Nelson College with only 8 players returning. The game was also a milestone game for Captain Ollie Inch who received his gold cap prior to the game with his family there to present it to him. If you missed the final, please click here to see the highlights. For a full report of the game, click here.
This years team have achieved a lot, having played 17 games, winning 15, drawing once and losing only once. They won the Trust Bank Cup twice, the Miles Toyota Championship and now the South Island title.
Congratulations to the 2021 team who included: Ben Lefale, Dylan Irvine, Hendre Laubscher, Hunter Leppien, Tuterangi Stone Williams, Netani Baleisomosomo, Jake Burridge, Jacob Neha-Manihera, Wil Thornalley, Cooper Grant, Timoci Sauira, Ollie Inch, Nelesoni Malaulau, Jayden Waharoa, Nic Sauira, Daniel Culverwell, Liam Ingerson, Joseph Domoni, Matt Lowe, Tylah Blake, Reegan Lawton, Matt Brice, Eddie Tafia, Devante Meredith, EJ Ifopo, Paddy Beggs, Fletcher Hewitt-Smart, Jordan Smith & Luc Waterman-Thomas.
Also a huge congratulations and thank you to our coaching and management team who put in huge hours to run this team. They include, Head Coach Jono Phillips, Assistant Coaches Marty O’Cain & Mike Fraser, Manager Peter Grigg, Assistant Managers Grant Billcliff & Brett Thornalley, Trainers Max Fraine & Nick Bingle, Physio Chris Wahnig, and also Alana Dodunski, Milan Peterson, Tony Anderson and Jeff Wadsworth, Thank you.
And thank you again to the generous donations from Roger Gibbons, the Nelson College Old Boys Association, Chris Wahnig, Jono Philips, Mike Fraser, Anthony Martin (ProBrands), John Fiso (FISO), Dean Lund (NBS) and the PTA for helping make this trip possible. This was greatly appreciated by everyone involved.
Rugby Sevens
Term 4 will see many of our boys playing Sevens with the goal of sending our senior A team and U15 team to the Condor Sevens in mid December. Here are some of the dates coming up for sevens.
- 20th October - Nelson College House Sevens @ Broads
- 27th October - TSS Senior Rugby Sevens @ Neale Park
- 3rd November - TSS Junior Rugby Sevens @ Renwick
- 16th-17th December - Senior Condor Sevens @ King's College, Auckland
- 18th-19th December - U15 Condor Sevens @ King's College, Auckland
Kind Regards
Mark Cochrane
Master in Charge of Rugby
M. 0274 80 3005
E. ce@nelsoncollege.school.nz
