Fakaongo Le'aamanu, Auckland Grammar School v St Kent's College. The schools include: St Peter's College, Kelston Boys' High School, Sacred Heart College, DeLa Salle College, Saint Kentigern College, King's College, Mt Albert Grammar School, Dilworth School, Auckland Grammar School, Liston College, Tangaroa College, Aorere College and in 2023, potentially St Paul's College and/or Macleans College. "We fully respect and support the decision made by the Auckland school principals. Last month, New Zealand Rugby (NZR) made moves to try to take control of secondary school rugby, but the controversial play was met with plenty of resistance. They also argued the attempt by NZR to run school rugby was about having greater control over the development of the elite players and to further commercialise school rugby.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 26, 2022 06:31 UTC