The 2019 New South Wales Secondary Schools Merit teams have now been named. We’d like to congratulate all players who have been chosen, what a fantastic achievement!
All players selected for the New South Wales Secondary Schools Merit teams will receive a representative jacket.
To view the teams, click on the below links:
Schools from the New Souths Wales South Coast have dominated on finals day at the NSW Champion of Champions tournament in Western Sydney.
Figtree High, Warilla High and Kiama High will all return south as Champions with five other teams from the region contesting this afternoon’s grand finals.
NSW Oztag held the annual tournament over two days for the first time in 2019 with teams qualifying after finishing in the top two at nine regional tournaments.
The state’s best Oztag sides then progressed to this week’s tournament and played five pool games ahead of today’s finals.
On a perfect winter’s afternoon in Penrith, Figtree High defeated Kiama High 5-2 in the Boys 7/8 final, while Warilla High beat local rivals St Mary’s 4-1 in the Girls 7/8 division.
Gilroy Catholic College from Castle Hill defeated Edmund Rice 5-1 in the Boys 9/10 division and Central Coast school Erina were too good for St Mary’s in the Girls 9/10 final.
In the Boys 11/12 decider, Kiama beat rivals Edmund Rice, while Woolooware defeated Erina 5-4 in a thrilling Girls 11/12 final.
NSW Merit Teams will be selected in each division following the completion of play.
2019 NSW Champion of Champions Grand Final Results
Boys 7/8: Figtree High 5-2 Kiama High
Girls 7/8: Warilla High 4-1 St Mary’s Star of the Sea 1
Boys 9/10: Gilroy Catholic College 5-1 Edmund Rice
Girls 9/10: Erina High 4-2 St Mary Star of the Sea
Girls 11/12: Woolooware High 5-4 Erina High
Boys 11/12: Kiama High 4 -1 Edmund Rice
The search for New South Wales’ best High School Oztag teams is on this week with the NSW Oztag Champions of Champions tournament beginning today in western Sydney.
Following 11 regional tournaments held right around the state, the top two teams from each division have progressed to this week’s two day Champions of Champions event.
99 teams will compete in both Boys and Girls 7/8, 9/10 and 11/12 divisions with all sides to play five matches in the hope of booking a spot in Wednesday’s quarter finals.
“We were really impressed by the quality of the tournaments we held right around the state but it’s pretty special to get all the best teams here together for a two day tournament,” NSW Oztag Development Manager Luke Manahan said.
“The best part of our school program is that these sides aren’t all filled with experienced Oztag players.
“We’ve got a number of players here this week who played Oztag for the first time at the regional tournament earlier this year and not only have they picked up the sport incredibly fast, but they’re loving it as well.”
Manahan said a NSW Schools Merit team will be selected in each division and that players from right across the state will be in the mix.
“Glenwood and Crestwood from western Sydney are both very strong schools and are well represented across a number of divisions,” he said.
“Wadalba High on the Central Coast are also very strong, as are McCarthy Catholic College in Tamworth.”
Pool matches began on Tuesday at 10am with quarter finals to begin on Wednesday from 11am.
The first 2019 New South Wales Secondary Schools Regional tournament took place at Thomas Dalton Park on Wednesday, the 3rd of April for the South Coast Regionals with the last one concluding last week (31st July) at Solander Fields for the Cronulla Regionals.
All the winning teams and runner ups in each division from the following Secondary School Regional tournaments have been granted an invite to the Champion of Champions tournament which will take place on the 13th & 14th of August at the Kingsway in St.Marys:
3rd April – South Coast
8th April – Bankstown
6th May – ACT
8th May – West Sydney
23rd May – Hunter
29th May – East Sydney
19th June – Central Coast (Years 9/10 & 11/12)
27th June – Central Coast (Years 7/8)
28th June – Tamworth
3rd July – South West Sydney
23rd July – Inner West Sydney
30th July – St.George
31st July – Cronulla
A big congratulations to all the schools that have received an invitation to the Champion of Champions tournament! Best of luck to all teams, safe travels and see you next week at the Kingsway!
Australian Oztag General Manager, Bill Harrigan was at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre today representing the sport of Oztag at the 2019 National Sports Convention.
The 2019 National Sports Convention (NSC) has been developed in conjunction with the Australian and New Zealand key sport, active recreation, fitness and facility peak bodies.
NSC 2019 has been restructured to encourage greater knowledge sharing, increased networking opportunities and more interactive sessions. The NSC has been developed to address some of the industry’s key opportunities and challenges that it’s faced with, which includes:
* Participation
* Facilities
* Sports Management
* A Systems Approach
* Diversity and Inclusion
The sport of Oztag is still in it’s infancy in South Africa having launched adult leagues in 2013 but they’re already making big strides in growing the game.
The South Africa TagBOKS recently embarked on an historic tour of Ireland, taking a Men’s and a Mixed Open team to the Emerald Isles and their early results have turned some heads in the northern hemisphere.
Ireland Tag Rugby launched in the year 2000 and have a significantly larger player pool to chose from but the South Africans have definitely punched above their weight and pushed full strength Irish teams to the wire.
The first test matches were played in Dublin with the second and third tests to be played on Friday, the 13th of July at the University of Limerick, the same venue as where the 2021 ITF World Cup will be taking place.
MIXED OPEN
IRELAND 9 defeated SOUTH AFRICA 8
MEN’S OPEN
IRELAND 10 defeated SOUTH AFRICA 8
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