Condor Sevens 2022

On the 4th of December the Premier Open HBHS Sevens squad headed up to Auckland for the annual Condor Sevens Tournament held at King's College. On our first day we played a well drilled St Pats Silverstream, beating them 22-14. On the final game of day one we had a convicting win over Mount Albert Grammar School, 59-0.

On the second day we knew we had three massive games ahead of us, starting with De La Salle College. We then found ourselves playing Super 8 rivals, Palmerston North Boys' High School. The game was well controlled by our co-captain Mac Russ who led from the front, scoring the opening try which helped us to maintain a consistent lead and win the game. 

Our final was to be played against a big and strong Kelston Boys' side, Kelston got off to a flying start, scoring two tries in the first five minutes. With one minute to go in the first half, winger Brodie Robinson scored a try in the corner to make the score 14-7. After a try from Kelston under the sticks, the score was pushed out to 21-7. HBHS struck back with two quick tries from Hiraka Waitai-Haenga and Oli Mathis leaving the score at 17-21. Year 11 Dallas Rata-Makene secured the game after dotting the ball down under the post after an impressive run beating several men, leaving the final score at 22-21 and HBHS as National Champions.

Super 8 2023

It was a wonderful weekend of winning for our Under 15 and Senior Premier Sevens teams in November. The Under 15 team went one better than last year, decisively beating Hastings Boys' High School 33-14 in the final, and the Senior team went back to back, edging hosts Rotorua in a nail-bitingly tight final, 21-19. Congratulations to both teams on their wins!

The Under 15 squad: Nikau Collins, Shakur Cook, Tom Foote, Luke Galloway, Hunter Hammond, Carson Hunter, Maxwell Kara, Harlo Lawson, Houkura Lunjevich, Syrus Mark, Wakatiwai Parai, Regen Rahiri, Ezaiah Solomon, and Toby Wales.

Under 15 results: Day 1

• V New Plymouth won 26-12
• V Rotorua lost 19-24
• V Tauranga won 31-10

Day 2:

• Semi Final V Palmerston won 35-0
• Final V Hastings won 33-14

The Senior squad: Ross Anderson, Nikau Dromgool, Jack Gallon, Oliver Guerin, Rangiwai Lunjevich, Oli Mathis, Wyndham Patuawa, Alex Pitts-Brown, Dallas Rata-Makene, George Roose, Mac Russ, Liam Sturm,  Ratu Tagivetaua, and Kruize Walters.

Senior results: Day 1 

• V Gisborne won 26-5
• V Rotorua lost 17-19
• V New Plymouth won 41-5

Day 2:

• Semi final V Tauranga won 20-19
• Final V Rotorua won 21-19

Waikato Secondary Schools Championships:

On the following weekend our teams backed up with another clean sweep at the Waikato Secondary Schools Sevens Championships. 

Our Under 15 team defeated St John’s in the final, 29-7.

Our Under 16 Black team defeated our Under 16 Gold team in the final, 43-19, in an all-HBHS match.

Our Premier Under 18 team defeated St John’s, 24-0, in the final. 

These results saw both teams qualify for the National Condors Tournament to be held at Mt Maunganui on December the 2nd and 3rd. A special tribute was also made by the Waikato Rugby Union to our champion coach Mr Hotham in recognition of his service to rugby for our school. As always a huge thank you to our Senior Sevens sponsors Lodge Real Estate and Go Media.