Hurricanes and Crusaders U18s teams named for one-off match

Above: Hastings Boys' High School No 8 Devan Flanders (left) and first five-eighth Lincoln McClutchie are in the Hurricanes U18s starting side. Photos by Andy McArthur.

The Hurricanes U18s (Gusts) side has been named to play the Crusaders U18s (Squires) for this coming Saturday’s one-off fixture at Westpac Stadium at 5.10pm.

Players from twenty seven secondary schools and two clubs in the Hurricanes region have been selected in the Gusts squad.

The announcement of the final Hurricanes Under-18 team comes at the end of an exhaustive five-day development camp at Rathkeale College in Masterton.

The squad includes players from across the Hurricanes region with players chosen from Hastings Boys’ High School (7), Feilding High School (4), Scots College (2), Wellington College (2), Napier Boys’ High School (2), Gisborne Boys’ High School (2) and St Pats Silverstream (2).
 
There are also two Wellington-based club players in Petone prop Kaliopasi Uluilakepa and Marist St Pats midfielder Billy Proctor.

The Hurricanes U18s have won their last two fixtures against the Crusaders U18s convincingly, prevailing 58-17 in Blenheim in 2015 and 64-20 last year in Christchurch.

Club Rugby's secondary school sport partner website, College Sport Media, will cover the game on Saturday, which is the curtain-raiser to the Hurricanes-Crusaders Super Rugby fixture. 

The Hurricanes team is:

15        Danny Toala (Hastings BHS)
14        Dennon Robinson (Hastings BHS)
13        Josiah Maraku (Feilding High School)
12        Billy Proctor (Marist St Pats Club)
11        Tai Neli (Scots College)
10        Lincoln McClutchie (Hastings BHS)
9          Folau Fakatava (Hastings BHS)
8          Devan Flanders (Hastings BHS)
7          Josh Southall (St Pats Silverstream)
6          Josh Bokser (Napier Boy's High)
5          Taine Plumtree (Wellington College
4          Naitoa Ah Kuoi (Wellington College)
3          Kaliopasi Uluilakepa (Petone Rugby Club)
2          Kianu Kereru-Symes (Hastings BHS)
1          Josiah Metcalfe (Hastings BHS)
 
Reserves:
 
16        Billy Priestley (Gisborne BHS)
17        Jack Fleury (Feilding High School)
18        Ethan McQuinlan (Feilding High School)
19        Quade Tapsell (Gisborne BHS)
20        Tyler Moeau (Feilding High School)             
21        Humphrey Sheild (Napier Boy's High)
22        Kienan De La Rambelje (St Pats Silverstream)
23        Jaylen Tuapola (Scots College)

The Crusaders Squires team is (names only):

Hunter Stewart – Christchurch Boys' High School, Canterbury
Thomas Edwards – Timaru Boys' High Schools, South Canterbury
Shilo Klein – St Andrew's College, Canterbury
Melvin Pauni – Timaru Boys' High School, South Canterbury
Jack Rose – St Andrew's College, CanterburyPatrick Thacker 
Cullen Grace – Timaru Boys' High School, South Canterbury
Sam Darry - Christ’s College, Canterbury
Caleb Havili – Nelson College, Tasman
Finlay Joyce – Timaru Boys' High School 
Veitata Kinivuwai – St Andrew’s College, Canterbury
Corban Harding – Christchurch Boys' High School, Canterbury
George Prain – Rangiora High School
Glen Beardsley – Shirley Boys' High School, Canterbury
Graham Urquhart - Nelson College, Tasman
Max Hughes – Christchurch Boys' High School, Canterbury
Louie Chapman – Christchurch Boys' High School, Canterbury
Fergus Burke 
Tahu Kaa-Goodwillie – Christchurch Boys' High School, Canterbury
Nigel Satherley – Marlborough Boys' College, Tasman
Isaiah Punivai – Christ’s College, Canterbury
Leicester Faingaanuku – Nelson College, Tasman
Patrick Elia – St Thomas of Canterbury College, Canterbury
Ryan Barnes – Christchurch Boys' High School, Canterbury
Rico Syme