Schoolboy Rugby

Some 3,000 to 5,000 watched this game today Auckland Grammar v Kings College at the Auckland venue. Suffice to say it was live on TV and what a spectacular game it was. Mistakes to a minimum and high skills shown at every position. The youngest player was 15 the eldest 19.

Credit where credit is due, UK schoolboys would be destroyed by a School side nevermind a NZ schoolboy team.

Oh Kings won by the way 25 - 21 right at the death.

Was it for the Moascar cup? Auckland Grammar were always strong in my day, Kings so so. G Henry was principal and Grant Fox heralded from there. I believe around 50 all blacks. Produced the likes of:
Whineray, Tremain, Fox, the Whettons, the late great John Drake, Doug Howlett, Joe Stanley. Oddly havnt had an AB for a while.

So a very proud sporting school. Martin Crowe the NZ batsman was also from there from Foxys days- was a wing in the Grammar first xv at the same time.

I never heard a Cup being mentioned and certainly no presentation after the game.

I have placed a little link to the ABG and the photo's on the page say it all to be honest. (Not todays game obviously).

http://www.ags.school.nz/sport/rugby.html

A little background on NZ's premier schools trophy.

http://blog.skysport.co.nz/collegerugby/a-history-of-the-moascar-cup/

10 years in NZ and I have never heard of the cup, Rugby Channel commentator have not helped either as they never mention the cup either. Good Hx for the cup though.

Yeah I havnt seen a lot of it lately.
Sacred Heart recently beat Kelston Boys for it. Was on Rugby channel a week or two ago.
A bit more on it
http://blog.skysport.co.nz/collegerugby/holders-of-the-moascar-cup/

Gisborne v Hastings today in front of another very reasonable crowd.

I have now read that the televised games are part of a Super VIII comp and a little googling found me this.

http://www.super8.co.nz