7:52 am today

The debate about under 18s rugby

From Saturday Morning, 7:52 am today
Lopeti Faifua scores a try.
Auckland Secondary Schools First XV Final. Rugby Union. King's College v Saint Kentigern College.

Photo: PHOTOSPORT

This year for the first time New Zealand Rugby will field an under 18 team against Australia. 

While some, like the Chair of NZ School's Rugby Union supports the idea. 

On Friday a group of more than 40 schools argued it will damage the country's secondary schools' team.

Richard Hill is rector at Otago Boys High School and spokesman for the group opposed to it. 

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