National School Boys and Girls teams representing Australia and South Africa are to compete against the New Zealand representative teams this weekend in Auckland at the Millennium Institute of Sport and Health.

This event is an extension of the Trans Tasman Series run annually between New Zealand and Australia Secondary School National Representative teams with the venue alternating between Australia and New Zealand. Currently the Australian teams hold the shields for both the boys and girls series. South Africa last attended the competition in New Zealand four years ago.

The Australian School Girls team has just spent two weeks training in Manchester, England, and will prove to be tough opposition in this year’s series. Sharon Geary, New Zealand Water Polo Womens Convener says “It is good to welcome South Africa back to this competition and although the Aussies have had a good build up we are confident that we can regain the Trans Tasman Shield”.

The Trans Tasman Series between New Zealand and Australia has been contested since 1984 and prior to that the two countries competed regularly at the Secondary School level. The boy’s team last won in 2008 and the girl’s in 2007.

The Boys Team is:
Cap 1 Callum O’Brien Sacred Heart Auckland
Cap 2 Matthew Lewis Sacred Heart Auckland
Cap 3 Tim Dreadon Sacred Heart Auckland
Cap 4 Elliott Westgaard Auckland Grammar School Auckland
Cap 5 Darcy Ferigo Sacred Heart Auckland
Cap 6 Matthew Small Auckland Grammar School Auckland
Cap 7 Brook Houghton Rangitoto College Auckland
Cap 8 Thomas Jones Auckland Grammar School Auckland
Cap 9 Thornton Munro Rangitoto College Auckland
Cap 10 Paul Richardson Auckland Grammar School Auckland
Cap 11 Owen Chambers Westlake Boys High School Auckland
Cap 12 Ricky Thomson Cashmere Boys High School Christchurch
Cap 13 Harry Allen Auckland Grammar School Auckland
Cap 14 Daniel Kayes Mt Maunganui College Mt Maunganui
Cap 15 Tyler Vao Rangitoto College Auckland

Coach Jonothan Ware Auckland
Asst Coach Joshua Campbell Auckland
Asst Coach Ben Pye Auckland
Manager Holona Lui Wellington

The Girls team is:
Cap 1 Olivia Murphy Rangitoto College, Auckland
Cap 2 Danielle Lewis Diocesan School for Girls Auckland
Cap 3 Brydie Pye Sacred Heart College Lower Hutt
Cap 4 Megan Perry Westlake Girls High School Auckland
Cap 5 Rachel Burns Diocesan School for Girls Auckland
Cap 6 Sarah Landry Rangitoto College Auckland
Cap 7 Chelsea Geary Rangitoto College Auckland
Cap 8 Caitlin Lopes da Silva Rangitoto College Auckland
Cap 9 Pinky Rewi Henry Rangitoto College Auckland
Cap 10 Rebecca Parkes Mt Maunganui College Mt Maunganui
Cap 11 Stephanie Ross Queen Margaret College Wellington
Cap 12 Kate Enoka Sacred Heart College Lower Hutt
Cap 13 Emily Ingoe Massey High School Auckland
Cap 14 Gabrielle Crothall St Cuthbert’s School Auckland

Coach Matthew Payne Auckland
Asst Coach Michael Buck Auckland
Asst Coach Philip Howat Auckland
Manager Jane Foster Auckland

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