History
King’s has the biggest representation of All Blacks from any Otago Secondary School in the modern professional era. Over 70 Old Boys have represented Otago at first class level. Ray Bell became the school’s first All Black in 1951 and started a list of high-class players including John Hotop, Chris Laidlaw, Ian Smith, Laurie Mains, Lindsay Clark, Kupu Vanisi, Tony Brown, Carl Hayman, Paul Miller, Tom Wallis, Joe McDonnell and Ben Smith who would represent their country.
King’s Lions’ Rugby today
Currently there are eight teams playing rugby at King’s and over 200 students putting on the Cambridge Blue jersey every weekend. There is a team suitable for every player, regardless of his skill level or the level at which he wishes to play.
2019
1st XV - Otago Premier Secondary Schools competition Runners up
2nd XV - Otago U18 Competition champions
U15 Panthers - Otago Colts competition 3rd place
2018
1st XV - Otago Premier Secondary Schools 3rd place
U15 Panthers - Otago Colts competition champions
U15 Panthers - Hurricanes tournament 5th place
2017
1st XV - Otago Premier Secondary Schools champions
U15 Panthers - Otago Colts competition champions
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Competitions
The 1st XV plays in the Otago Premier Schools 1st XV Competition and the other teams are entered into the appropriate Otago Secondary School Rugby grades. Rugby teams participate in the traditional interschools right down to the Under 14’s. Traditional interschools are against Otago Boys’ High School, Waitaki Boys’ High School, Shirley Boys’ High School and Southland Boys’ High School.
Each year we have visiting teams that wish to play us and in the past these have been from Australia, the United Kingdom and Japan. This is a great opportunity for the boys to meet players from other cultures.
For more information contact:
Click here for more information on our Year 9 and 10 Rugby - Sports Performance Programme
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