# New Zealand national schoolboy rugby union team

The New Zealand Schools rugby union team, commonly referred to as the New Zealand schoolboys rugby team, is composed of secondary school students in New Zealand.
In 1980 the New Zealand schoolboys rugby team had their first overseas tour, to Australia.
Many of the players have gone on to play for professional clubs or provinces or for the All Blacks or other international teams.

## Recent squads
### 2023

On 27 September 2023 a New Zealand Schools team was named for the two matches against the Australia U18 team in Canberra, Australia:
* 1. Tonga Helu (Sacred Heart College)
* 2. Manumaua Letiu (Christchurch Boys' High School)
* 3. Logan Wallace (Palmerston North Boys' High School)
* 4. Josh Tengblad (Sacred Heart College)
* 5. Aisake Vakasiuola (Tauranga Boys’ College)
* 6. Quinten Holland (King's High School)
* 7. Oli Mathis (Hamilton Boys’ High School) (captain)
* 8. Mosese Bason (Feilding High School)
* 9. Dylan Pledger (King's High School)
* 10. Rico Simpson (Sacred Heart College)
* 11. Kiseki Fifita (Southland Boys' High School)
* 12. Caelys-Paul Putoko (Hamilton Boys’ High School)
* 13. James Cameron (Westlake Boys' High School) (vice captain)
* 14. Tevita Naufahu (St Kentigern College)
* 15. Isaac Murray-Macgregor (Westlake Boys' High School)
Also named were Shaun Kempton (Rolleston College/Selwyn Combined), Raharuhi Palmer (Hamilton Boys’ High School), Sione Mafi (Nelson College), Robson Faleafa (St Peter's College Auckland), Jake Frost (Christchurch Boys' High School), Micah Fale (St John's Hamilton), Tayne Harvey (Palmerston North Boys' High School), Charlie Sinton (Tauranga Boys’ College), Rangiwai Lunjevich (Hamilton Boys’ High School), Frank Vaenuku (De La Salle College), Marshall Blakely (Christchurch Boys' High School)
Head Coach: Kane Jury Assistant Coaches: Ngatai Walker and James Hantz

### 2020 and 2021

Due to COVID 19, teams were selected but did not play.

### 2019

The 2019 team was:
* Forwards: Cam Church, Allan Craig, Vaiolini Ekuasi, Zach Gallagher, Dominic Gardiner, Vincent Green, Finau Halafihi, Corey Kellow, Ben Lopas, Te Rama Reuben, Anton Segner, Jack Sexton, Ben Strang, Tiaan Tauakipulu
* Backs: Meihana Grindlay, Will Gualter, Max Hughes, Ollie Lewis, Ruben Love, Jacob Kneepkens, Aidan Morgan, Blair Murray, Manu Paea, Roderick Solo, Gideon Wrampling.

## Notable past players

| Year | Player | School | All Blacks | Other teams |
| 2001-2002 | John Afoa | Saint Kentigern College | 2005-2011 | Auckland, Blues, Junior All Blacks, Ulster, Gloucester, Bristol Bears |
| 1993 | Pita Alatini | King's College, Auckland | 1999-2001 | Counties-Manukau, Southland, Otago, Wellington, Crusaders, Chiefs, Highlanders, Hurricanes, Suntory Sungoliath |
| 2009 | Gareth Anscombe | Rosmini College | - | Blues, Chiefs, Cardiff Blues, Ospreys, Wales |
| 2015 | Asafo Aumua | St Patrick's College, Silverstream | 2017-2021 | Wellington, Hurricanes |
| 2000, 2002 | Ben Atiga | Auckland Grammar School | 2003 | Auckland, Blues, Junior All Blacks, Otago, Edinburgh |
| 1983,84 | Stephen Bachop | Hagley High School | 1992 | Canterbury, Manu Samoa |
| 1980 | Mark Benton | Te Aute College | - | Wairarapa Bush, New Zealand Emerging Players |
| 1986 (Cpt) | Errol Brain | Tikipunga High School | - | Counties-Manukau, Blues, Chiefs, New Zealand Maori |
| 1984 | Robin Brooke | Mahurangi College | 1992-1999 | Auckland, Blues, New Zealand Maori |
| 1985 | Olo Brown | Mount Albert Grammar School | 1990-1998 | Auckland, Blues |
| 2004 | Dean Budd | Palmerston North Boys' High School | - | Blues, Bennetton, Italy |
| 2009 | Sam Cane | Tauranga Boys' College | 2012- | Waikato, Chiefs |
| 2016 | Caleb Clarke | Mount Albert Grammar School | 2020- | Auckland, Blues |
| 1998 | Jerry Collins | St. Patrick's College, Wellington | 2001-2007 | Wellington, Hurricanes |
| 1988 | Mark Cooksley | Manurewa High School | 1992-2001 | Counties Manukau, Waikato, Chiefs |
| 1982,83 | Greg Cooper | St John's College, Hastings | 1986,92 | Hawkes Bay, Otago, Auckland |
| 1984 | Matthew Cooper | St John's College, Hastings | 1987-1996 | Hawkes Bay, Waikato, Highlanders, Chiefs |
| 1987 | Simon Crabb | Fraser High School | - | Waikato, Chiefs, New Zealand XV |
| 2006 | Ryan Crotty | Shirley Boys' High School | 2013-2019 | Canterbury, Junior All Blacks, Crusaders, Kubota Spears |
| 2006 | Israel Dagg | Lindisfarne College | 2010-2017 | Hawkes Bay, Junior All Blacks, Highlanders, Crusaders, Yokohama Canon Eagles |
| 2006 | Ash Dixon | Christchurch Boys' High School | - | Hurricanes, Highlanders, Maori All Blacks |
| 2007 | Elliot Dixon | St Bede's College, Christchurch | 2016 | Southland, Highlanders, Maori All Blacks, Ricoh Black Rams, Biarritz Olympique |
| 2002 | Stephen Donald | Waiuku College | 2008-2011 | Counties-Manukau, Waikato, Chiefs, Junior All Blacks, Bath Rugby, Suntory Sungoliath |
| 1984 | Craig Dorgan | Roncalli College, Timaru | - | South Canterbury, New Zealand Colts, New Zealand Heartland XV |
| 2003, 04 | Hika Elliot | Hastings Boys' High School | 2008-2015 | Hawkes Bay, Counties-Manukau, Poverty Bay, Taranaki, Hurricanes, Chiefs, Maori All Blacks |
| 1982,83 | Rhys Ellison | Hamilton Boys' High School | - | Bay Of Plenty, Otago, Waikato, Māori All Blacks, Munster Rugby |
| 2017 | Leicester Fainga'anuku | Nelson College | 2022- | Tasman, Crusaders |
| 1988 | Gordon Falcon | Lindisfarne College | - | Hawkes Bay, Penrith Panthers |
| 1980 (Cpt) | Grant Fox | Auckland Grammar School | 1984-93 | Auckland, Blues |
| 2005 | Owen Franks | Christchurch Boys' High School | 2009-2019 | Canterbury, Crusaders, Northampton Saints, Hurricanes |
| 2017 | Taufa Funaki | Sacred Heart College, Auckland | - | Auckland |
| 1986, 87 | Jasin Goldsmith | Forest View High School, Tokoroa | 1988 | Waikato, Auckland, New Zealand Maori, Bay Of Plenty |
| 1982,84 | Rob Gordon | Te Awamutu College | 1990 | Otago, Waikato, Japan national rugby union team |
| 1984 | Steve Gordon | Te Awamutu College | 1989-1993 | Waikato, Chiefs, Wellington, Highlanders |
| 2017 | Cullen Grace | Timaru Boys' High School | 2020 | Canterbury, Crusaders, Maori All Blacks |
| 2006 | Zac Guildford | Napier Boys' High School | 2009-2012 | Hawkes Bay, Hurricanes, Crusaders, ASM Clermont Auvergne, Wairarapa Bush, Waikato, East Coast |
| 1984 | Daryl Halligan | Hamilton Boys' High School | - | Waikato, North Sydney Bears, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, New Zealand national rugby league team |
| 2006 | John Hardie | Southland Boys' High School | - | Highlanders, Edinburgh, Newcastle Falcons, Scotland |
| 2006 | Mike Harris | Westlake Boys High School | - | Queensland Reds, Rebels, Lyon, Australia |
| 1982 | Paul Henderson | Southland Boys' High School | 1989-95 | Southland, Otago, Highlanders |
| 1986, 87 | Jason Hewett | Kelston Boys' High School | 1991 | Manawatu, Auckland |
| 1982 | Laurence Hullena | Wairarapa College | 1990-91 | Wellington, North Otago |
| 1986, 87 | Craig Innes | Sacred Heart College, Auckland | 1989-91 | Auckland, Leeds Rhinos, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| 2013 | Akira Ioane | Auckland Grammar School | 2017- | Auckland, Blues, Maori All Blacks |
| 2014 | Rieko Ioane | Auckland Grammar School | 2016- | Auckland, Blues, Maori All Blacks |
| 2007 | TJ Ioane | Wellington College, Wellington | - | Highlanders, Sale Sharks, London Irish, Glasgow Warriors, Samoa |
| 2016 (Cpt) | Brayden Iose | Palmerston North Boys' High School | - | Manawatu, Hurricanes |
| 1988 (Cpt) | Brandon Jackson | Auckland Grammar School | - | Auckland, Northland |
| 2014 | Luke Jacobson | Cambridge High School, New Zealand | 2019- | Waikato, Chiefs |
| 2018 | Niko Jones | St Peter's College, Auckland | - | Auckland, Moana Pasifika |
| 1987 | Jamie Joseph | Church College of New Zealand | 1992-95 | Otago, Maori All Blacks, Japan national rugby union team |
| 2001 | Jerome Kaino | Papakura High School, Saint Kentigern College | 2004-2017 | Auckland, Blues, Junior All Blacks, Toyota Verblitz, Stade Toulousain |
| 1979 | Dean Kenny | Palmerston North Boys' High School | 1986 | Otago, Sale Sharks |
| 2007-2008 | Tawera Kerr-Barlow | Hamilton Boys' High School | 2012-2017 | Waikato, Chiefs, Maori All Blacks, La Rochelle |
| 1982,83 | Emosi Koloto | Palmerston North Boys' High School | - | Widnes Vikings, New Zealand national rugby league team |
| 1986, 87 | Pat Lam | St Peter's College, Auckland | 1992 | Samoa national rugby union team, New Zealand national rugby sevens team |
| 1979 | Rod Latham | Linwood High School, Christchurch | - | Canterbury, Junior All Blacks |
| 2004 | Tanerau Latimer | Tauranga Boys' College | 2009 | Bay Of Plenty, Chiefs, Maori All Blacks, Bayonne |
| 2000 | Nili Latu | Sacred Heart College, Auckland | - | Bay of Plenty, Newcastle Falcons, Tonga |
| 2003 | Sione Lauaki | Waitakere College, Kelston Boys' High School | 2005-2008 | Waikato, Chiefs, Pacific Islanders, ASM Clermont Auvergne, Bayonne |
| 2011 | Ngani Laumape | Palmerston North Boys' High School | 2017-2020 | New Zealand Warriors, Manawatu, Hurricanes, Stade Français |
| 2004 | Sione Lea | Wesley College, Auckland | - | Taranaki, Tonga |
| 1987 | Walter Little | Hato Petera College | 1990-98 | North Harbour, Chiefs, Blues |
| 1993 | Jonah Lomu | Wesley College, Auckland | 1994-2002 | Counties-Manukau, Blues, Chiefs, Hurricanes, Wellington, Cardiff Blues |
| 1986 | Willie Los'e | Kelston Boys' High School | - | Auckland, North Harbour, Yamaha Júbilo, Tonga national rugby union team |
| 2005 | Mat Luamanu | St Patrick's College, Silverstream | - | Wellington, North Harbour, Blues, Benetton Rugby, Harlequins, Bayonne, Samoa |
| 2009 | Steve Luatua | Mount Albert Grammar School | 2013-2016 | Auckland, Blues, Bristol Bears |
| 2001,02 | Luke McAlister | Westlake Boys High School | 2005-2009 | New Zealand Colts, North Harbour, Blues, New Zealand Maori, Sale Sharks, Toulouse |
| 2002,03 | Jamie Mackintosh | Southland Boys High School | 2008 | Southland, Otago, Highlanders, Chiefs, New Zealand Colts, Pau, Austin Gilgronis |
| 2005 | Sean Maitland | Hamilton Boys' High School | - | Crusaders, Glasgow, Saracens, Maori All Blacks, Scotland, British & Irish Lions |
| 2013 | Damian McKenzie | Christ's College, Christchurch | 2016- | Waikato, Chiefs, Maori All Blacks, Tokyo Sungoliath |
| 1989 | Simon Mannix | St Patrick's College, Silverstream | 1994 | Wellington, Hurricanes, Sale Sharks, Gloucester |
| 2005,06 | Nasi Manu | Christchurch Boys' High School | - | Crusaders, Highlanders, Edinburgh, Benetton Rugby, Tonga |
| 1990 | Tabai Matson | Christ's College, Christchurch | 1995-96 | Canterbury, Crusaders, CA Brive, London Irish, Yamaha Júbilo, Fiji national rugby union team |
| 1998 | Aaron Mauger | Christchurch Boys' High School | 2001-2007 | Canterbury, Crusaders, New Zealand Colts, Leicester Tigers |
| 2001,02 | Liam Messam | Rotorua Boys' High School | 2008-2015 | Waikato, Chiefs, Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo, Toulon |
| 1990 | Todd Miller | Kamo High School | 1997 | Waikato, Chiefs, New Zealand Colts |
| 1998 | Malili Muliaina | Cargill High School, Southland Boys' High School, Kelston Boys' High School | 2003-2011 | Auckland, Waikato, Blues, Chiefs, New Zealand Colts, NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes Osaka, Connacht, Zebre Parma |
| 2007,08 | Charlie Ngatai | Gisborne Boys' High School | 2015 | Poverty Bay, Wellington, Taranaki, Hurricanes, Chiefs, Lyon OU, Leinster |
| 2006,07 | Tim Nanai-Williams | Manurewa High School | - | New Zealand Sevens, Counties Manukau, Chiefs, Ricoh Black Rams, Clermont, Toulouse, Manu Samoa |
| 1988 | Viliami Ofahengaue | Seddon High School | - | New South Wales Waratahs, Australia |
| 1993 | Anton Oliver | Marlborough Boys' College | 1996-2007 | Otago, Highlanders |
| 2015 | Dalton Papalii | Saint Kentigern College | 2018- | Auckland, Counties Manukau, Blues |
| 2005 | Hadleigh Parkes | Palmerston North Boys' High School | - | Manawatu, Auckland, Blues, Southern Kings, Hurricanes, Scarlets, Panasonic Wild Knights, Wales |
| 2009,10 | TJ Perenara | Mana College | 2013-2021 | Wellington, Hurricanes, Maori All Blacks, NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes Osaka |
| 2006 | Tim Perry | St Andrew's College, Christchurch | 2017-18 | Mid Canterbury, Tasman, Blues, Crusaders, New Zealand Heartland XV |
| 2004 | George Pisi | Massey High School | - | North Harbour, Blues, Taranaki, Clermont, Northampton Saints, Western Force, Manu Samoa |
| 2005, 06 | Ken Pisi | Massey High School | - | North Harbour, Northampton Saints, Manu Samoa |
| 2009 | Charles Piutau | Wesley College, Auckland | 2013-2015 | Auckland, Blues, Wasps RFC, Ulster, Bristol Bears, Tonga national rugby union team |
| 2016 | Harry Plummer | St Peter's College, Auckland | - | Auckland, Blues |
| 1984 | Jon Preston | St Bede's College, Christchurch | 1991-1997 | Canterbury, Wellington, Hurricanes, Bath Rugby |
| 2016 | Billy Proctor | St Patrick's College, Kilbirnie, Wellington | - | Wellington, Hurricanes, Maori All Blacks |
| 2018 (Cpt) | Isaiah Punivai | Christ's College, Christchurch | | Canterbury |
| 1980 | Lindsay Raki | Manurewa | | Counties-Manukau, Auckland, New Zealand Maori |
| 2003 | Kieran Read | Rosehill College | 2008-2019 | Canterbury, Counties Manukau, Crusaders, New Zealand Colts, Junior All Blacks, Toyota Verblitz |
| 1986 | Matthew Ridge | Auckland Grammar School | 1989 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, Auckland Warriors,New Zealand national rugby league team |
| 1989 | Charles Riechelmann | Auckland Grammar School | 1997 | Auckland, Blues |
| 2000-02 | Joe Rokocoko | Saint Kentigern College | 2003-2010 | Auckland, Blues, Bayonne, Racing 92 |
| 2000 | James Ryan | Christ's College, Christchurch | 2005-2006 | Otago, Highlanders |
| 2009 | Francis Saili | St Peter's College, Auckland | 2013 | Auckland, North Harbour, Blues, Munster, Harlequins, Biarritz Olympique |
| 2011 | Ardie Savea | Rongotai College | 2016- | Wellington, Hurricanes |
| 2007,08 | Julian Savea | Rongotai College | 2012-2017 | Wellington, Hurricanes, Toulon |
| 1988 | Matt Sexton | Shirley Boys' High School | - | Canterbury, Crusaders |
| 1989 | Gordon Simpson | Rosmini College | - | North Harbour, Wellington, Hurricanes, Glasgow Warriors, Scotland national rugby union team |
| 1989 | Gordon Slater | New Plymouth Boys' High School | 1997-2000 | New Zealand Colts, Taranaki, Hurricanes |
| 2001,02 | Ben Smith | King's High School, Dunedin | 2009-2019 | Otago, Highlanders |
| 2009 | Lima Sopoaga | Wellington College, Wellington | 2015-2017 | Otago, Highlanders |
| 1978, 79 | Neil Sorenson | St Johns, Hastings | - | Wellington |
| 2016 | Hoskins Sotutu | Sacred Heart College, Auckland | 2020-2021 | Auckland, Counties Manukau, Blues |
| 1988,89 | Waisake Sotutu | Wesley College, Auckland | - | Counties Manukau, Auckland, Blues |
| 1993 | Carlos Spencer | Waiopehu College | 1995-2004 | Horowhenua-Kapiti, Auckland, Blues |
| 2002 | Benson Stanley | Auckland Grammar School | 2010 | Auckland, Blues, ASM Clermont Auvergne, Pau |
| 2005, 06 | Winston Stanley | Auckland Grammar School | - | Auckland, Northland, Harlequins, Blues, Western Force, Manu Samoa |
| 2004 | Sherwin Stowers | De La Salle College, Mangere East | - | Counties Manukau, Blues, New Zealand Sevens |
| 1988 | Steve Surridge | Saint Kentigern College | 1997 | New Zealand Colts, Auckland, Canterbury, Crusaders |
| 1982 | Timo Tagaloa | Henderson High School | - | Auckland, Wellington, North Harbour, Samoa national rugby union team |
| 2009 | Ben Tameifuna | Hastings Boys' High School | - | Hawkes Bay, Chiefs, Waikato, Racing 92, Union Bordeaux Begles, Tonga |
| 2009 | Codie Taylor | Feilding High School | 2015- | Canterbury, Crusaders, Maori All Blacks |
| 2000 | Adam Thomson | Christchurch Boys' High School | 2008-2012 | Otago, Waikato, Highlanders, Yokohama Canon Eagles, Queensland Reds, NEC Green Rockets |
| 1979 | Tony Thorpe | Gisborne Boys' High School | - | Canterbury, Junior All Blacks, New Zealand Emerging Players, New Zealand Divisional Team |
| 2003 | Jeremy Thrush | Hutt Valley High School | 2013-2015 | Wellington, Hurricanes, Gloucester, Western Force |
| 1986, 87 | John Timu | Lindisfarne College, Hastings | 1988-94 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, London Broncos, New Zealand national rugby league team |
| 2003 | Isaia Toeava | De La Salle College, Mangere East | 2005-2011 | Auckland, Hurricanes, Blues, Yokohama Canon Eagles, Kubota Spears, ASM Clermont Auvergne, Bayonne |
| 1986 | Simon Tremain | Napier Boys' High School | - | Otago, Wellington and Hawke's Bay |
| 1986, 87 | Va'aiga Tuigamala | Kelston Boys' High School | 1989-93 | Auckland, Wigan Warriors, Samoa national rugby league team, Newcastle Falcons |
| 2011 | Patrick Tuipulotu | St Peter's College, Auckland | 2014- | Auckland, Blues, Toyota Verblitz |
| 2000 | Sam Tuitupou | Kelston Boys' High School | 2004-2006 | Auckland, Blues, Chiefs, Worcester Warriors, Munster, Sale Sharks, Coventry |
| 2011 | Roger Tuivasa-Sheck | Otahuhu College | 2022- | Sydney Roosters, New Zealand Warriors, Blues |
| 2017 (Cpt) | Quinn Tupaea | Hamilton Boys' High School | 2021- | Waikato, Chiefs, Maori All Blacks |
| 2009, 10 | Ofa Tu'ungafasi | Mangere College | 2016- | Auckland, Blues, Northland |
| 2017 | Tupou Vaa'i | Wesley College, Auckland | 2020- | Taranaki, Chiefs |
| 2012 | Beaudein Waaka | Gisborne Boys High School | - | Taranaki, Manly RUFC, New England Free Jacks, New Zealand Sevens |
| 2012 | Regan Ware | Hamilton Boys' High School | - | Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki, Tasman, Maori All Blacks, New Zealand Sevens |
| 2011 | Joe Webber | Hamilton Boys' High School | - | Waikato, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Sevens |
| 1986 | Mark Weedon | Katikati College | - | Bay of Plenty, Crusaders, Chiefs, Wasps RFC |
| 2008 | Luke Whitelock | Feilding High School | 2013-2018 | Canterbury, Crusaders |
| 2005-2006 | Sam Whitelock | Feilding High School | 2010- | Canterbury, Crusaders |
| 1979 | Craig Wickes | Palmerston North Boys' High School | 1980 | Manawatu, New Zealand Colts |
| 1980 | Ian Wood | Auckland Grammar School | - | Manawatu, Auckland, North Harbour, New Zealand Colts, New Zealand Emerging Players |
| 2018 | Gideon Wrampling | St Paul's Collegiate School | - | Waikato |