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Top Schools Awards to Southern Cross
Thursday, September 1, 2016 Top Schools Awards to
Southern
Cross
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Southern
Cross Campus wing/second row Kakoi Togoiu has taken out
Vodafone Warriors Most Valuable Player at the 2016 NZRL
National Secondary Schools Tournament.
Togoiu scored his third try of the week in his team’s 20-14 semi-final win over St Paul’s College earlier today and has been a key component of a potent attack that includes brother Siave and the event’s leading try-scorer, Paea Fotu.
Southern Cross coach Rod Ratu was named Coach of the Tournament and he will be hoping to guide his side home against Kelston Boys High School in tomorrow’s premiership final.
Other awards winners included Trident High School for Best Cultural Salute, Eric Kneepkens of Tasman as Best Match Official and Aranui High School as More Than Just a Game Awards winners in their final appearance before closing later this year.
NZRL National Secondary Schools Tournament Awards
| Vodaone Warriors Player of the Tournament | Kakoi Togoiu (Southern Cross Campus) |
| More Than Just A Game Team Award | Aranui HS |
| NZRL Best Cultural Salute | Trident HS |
| Coach of the Tournament | Rod Ratu (Southern Cross Campus) |
| Manager of the Tournament | Robyn Wackrow (Francis Douglas Memorial College) |
| Trainer of the Tournament | Caley McLean (Aranui HS) |
| Best Match Officials | Premier - Eric Kneepkens |
| Development - Paki Parkinson | |
| Skills Fair Play Team of the Tournament | Avondale College |
| It's Not OK Best & Fairest Awards | Overall - Logan Thambrian (Westlake BHS) |
| Premier - Utah Ioka (Kelston BHS) | |
| Development - Junior Fiu (Sir Edmund Hillary College) |
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