Money Ball: Hastings Boys' High School's first XV went from easy-beats to unbeatableMURRAY WILSON/STUFF Waisake Naholo's brother Kini in action for Hastings Boys' High School last season. As part of Stuff's 'Money Ball' series, Liam Hyslop plots the tale of a secondary school rugby team that was left behind - and then dramatically caught up. These days, the academy's aim is to "provide aspiring young rugby players with the opportunity to combine professional training with their academic studies". GETTY IMAGES Former international referee Chris Pollock spent the last four years as director of sport at Hastings Boys' High School. "It's almost like Mitre 10 Cup has become club rugby, or the same level, but Super Rugby has become the be all and end all really."

Source: Stuff March 15, 2018 23:30 UTC