The Australian Schoolboys have posted an overwhelming 70-13 victory over the visiting Tongan Schools in front of a crowd of 2,000 at St. Mary’s Leagues Stadium on Saturday.
The result wraps up the Australian Schools Rugby Union schedule for a month, before a new squad is selected mid-August to tour Fiji and New Zealand.
The Australian Schoolboys touring party will be named Tuesday 14 August and will travel to Fiji for two fixtures. They will meet the Fijian President’s XV in Nadi on 22 September before facing the Fijian Schools in Lautoka on 25 September.
The squad will then travel to New Zealand where it will face the New Zealand Barbarians in Auckland on 29 September. They will then play Samoan Schools in Hamilton on 2 October before returning to Auckland to take on the New Zealand Schools on 6 October to conclude the tour.
Australian Schoolboys 70 def. Tongan Schools 13
Australian Schoolboys tries - Aaron Pleash, Mitchell Whiteley, Andrew Robinson, Jim Stewart, Moli Sooaemalelagi, Mitchell Gunn (2), Lalakai Foketi (3).
Australian Schoolboys conversions - Jake McIntyre (2), T. Wilson (8).
Tongan Schools try - Jonathon Lokotui.
Tongan Schools conversion - Mosese Latu.
Tongan Schools penalty goals – Latu (2).
Jack Cornelsen
Brisbane Grammar School
QLD 1
Jack Dempsey
St Ignatius College
NSW 1
Lolo Fakaosilea
Brisbane Boys College
QLD 1
Andrew Ferris
The Kings School
NSW 2
Lalakai Foketi
The Kings School
NSW 2
Michael Gunn
Anglican Church Grammar
QLD 1
David Horwitz
The Scots College
NSW 1
Harry Jones
The Kings School
NSW 2
Siotame Kavapalu
Rowville Secondary College
VIC
Andrew Kellaway
The Scots College
NSW 1
Jake McIntyre
Alstonville High School
NSW 1
Neori Nadruku
St Edmund’s College
ACT
Cameron Orr
Trinity Grammar School
NSW 2
Matthew Philip
St Augustine’s College
NSW 2
Jonah Placid
Toowoomba Grammar School
QLD 1
Aaron Pleash
Ipswich Grammar School
QLD 1
Angus Pulver
The Shore School
CS
Andrew Robinson
St Mary MacKillop College
ACT
Harry Rorke
St Ignatius College
NSW 1
Moli Sooaemalelagi
Roxburgh Park Sec College
VIC
Jim Stewart
The Scots College
NSW 1
Mitchell Whiteley
St Ignatius College
NSW 1
Tom Wilson
Barker College
NSW 1
Paul Geddes
Manager
NSW
John Rownes
Assistant Manager
NSW
Stephen Phillpotts
Coach
QLD
Tim Rapp
Assistant Coach
NSW
William Maher
Physiotherapist
ACT
Michael McLean
Doctor
QLD
Andy Clark
Technical Assistant
ACT
Darren Clunn
Strength and Conditioning
ACT
