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![First XV wrap: Botany Downs making their mark in 1A debut campaign](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
First XV wrap: Botany Downs making their mark in 1A debut campaign
The school only opened in 2004 but are now in the big time. And the Grammar derby looms.
![From teams to tactics: Your First XV 2024 season handbook](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
From teams to tactics: Your First XV 2024 season handbook
Renewed rivalries and documentaries - all you need to know to be ready for kickoff.
![Gregor Paul: The major changes in pipeline for Auckland First XV rugby](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gregor Paul: The major changes in pipeline for Auckland First XV rugby
The proposal is all but agreed to create a city-wide lower-tier competition.
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![Phil Gifford: Midfield maestros give Razor plenty to ponder for Rugby Championship](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Phil Gifford: Midfield maestros give Razor plenty to ponder for Rugby Championship
OPINION: Anton Lienert-Brown and Billy Proctor's efforts against Fiji won't go unnoticed.
![Who is ‘AIN’ and why isn’t Russia competing at the Olympics](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Who is ‘AIN’ and why isn’t Russia competing at the Olympics
Why Russia isn't competing at the Paris Olympics.
![Power-ranking: Unveiling the best (and worst) Olympic sports](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Power-ranking: Unveiling the best (and worst) Olympic sports
Ahead of the Paris Olympics, we correctly rank 35 sports at the 33rd Games.
More School Rugby news
![First XV wrap: Southern battlers earn ‘gobsmacking’ national title](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
First XV wrap: Southern battlers earn ‘gobsmacking’ national title
All the action from the latest round of schoolboy rugby across New Zealand.
![Southland Boys' win national First XV title](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Southland Boys' win national First XV title
The Southland schoolboys also snaffled the Moascar Cup off Westlake.
!['Super proud': Tauranga Boys’ College First XV to play-off for third](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Super proud': Tauranga Boys’ College First XV to play-off for third
“Another five minutes and it could have been our game but not today.”
![First XV rugby wrap: St Peter's on the rise, Westlake hit a ton](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
First XV rugby wrap: St Peter's on the rise, Westlake hit a ton
Don’t discount St Peter’s College as title contenders in Auckland 1A first XV rugby.
![Legal ruling revealed: King's student can play First XV rugby after bitter dispute](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Legal ruling revealed: King's student can play First XV rugby after bitter dispute
Student may be playing for his school as early as this weekend.
![First XV rugby wrap: Tauranga Boys' College anchored at the top of Super 8](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
First XV rugby wrap: Tauranga Boys' College anchored at the top of Super 8
Tauranga's rise has been built around a new cultural catch-phrase.