On Thursday, the King's Junior Touch Invitational Tournament was held at Tonga Park and run by the King's Year 12 Physical Education class for their National Certificate.

Preparations started back in Term 3 for the Year 12 students who were tasked with organising the food, the draw, referees, fields, equipment, health and safety risks assessments, team liaison, sponsorship, and all finances associated with the event.

The Year 12 class assessment with a full evaluation, presented in a final report is part of the NCEA Attainment Certificate. The Junior Touch Tournament idea was established 14 years ago, due to gap in competition for Junior Touch, particularly for this age group. Games were organised with Otago Boys' High School (OBHS) and John McGlashan College (JMC).

It serves as a great trial run for any boys wishing to progress their competitive Touch, and also allows Mr Koni to get another look at students putting their hands up for the King’s 1st Touch Senior Training Squad.

We would like to thank all the staff involved in catering, grounds, management, and refereeing for their support in this event.

Year 10

Game 1: defeated KHS Year 9, 3-1

Game 2: defeated OBHS, 7-2

Game 3: defeated JMC, 7-4

Year 9

Game 1: lost to KHS Year 10s, 7-6

Game 2: lost to OBHS, 3-1

Game 3: drew with JMC, 6-6

SEMI FINAL #1: KHS10 defeated JMC
SEMI FINAL #2: KHS 9 lost to OBHS, 7-6

GRAND FINAL: KHS Year 10’s defeated OBHS 10-3. 

This is the first time, the same team has won the tournament. In 2021, the tournament was won by KHS Year 9 Touch Academy and naturally won it again as they progressed into the Year 10 Touch Academy. This is a particularly great achievement as our competing schools bring their Junior 1st Team to this competition.

TOUCH RESULTS

Bishopcourt Open Mens (Thu 20th October)

Division 1: King's 1st Touch Team defeated Bucky Lucky, 10-0

Touchdowns: S Nemec-Vial(2), D Pledger(2), O Tuhega-Vaitupu, O Cameron, N Boylan, J Cook, J Moeahu, K Koni

Oval Open Mens (Tue 18th October)

Division 1: Kings 1st Touch Team defeated John McGlashan College, 7-4

Touchdowns: K.Koni(2), J.Cook(2), H.Smale, O.Cameron, L.Jephson

IMPORTANT TOUCH DATES

• Metro Touch Schools – competition began 25th Oct
• Year 8 Junior Invitational – 4th Nov
• Junior IPS Invercargill – 13th Nov
• Junior Secondary Schools Touch Tournament – 17th Nov
• Junior IPS Oamaru – 3rd Dec
• NZSS Touch Tournament (Rotorua) – 7th-9th Dec
• Te Waipounamu Touch Tournament in Christchurch – 17th-18th Dec
• National Youth Champs 9th-12th Feb (Christchurch)