Being a star at high school often means nothing when you head to the next level. But the Otago Boys’ High School First XV of 2012 had a side which has produced plenty of talent further up the chain. Of the starting XV which played against St Kentigern College in the national top-four final in Auckland in September 2012, nine of them have gone on to play at first-class level. It had eight players who went on to play at first-class level including Blues players TJ Faiane and Blake Gibson. It also had Suilasi Vunivalu on the wing, who signed with the Melbourne Storm league team shortly after leaving school.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 03, 2020 16:30 UTC