Hamilton Boys High 1st XV (New Zealand)

Hamilton Boys’ High (u19A)

First XV champions Hamilton are without a doubt one of the best age-grade rugby sides in the world. The Waikato school, which saw Warren Gatland and Sean Maitland pass through its storied corridors, have brought many All Blacks players through its ranks. They also boast some up-and-coming stars that everyone should keep their eye on such as Payton Spencer, the son of the legendary Carlos.

The school was the subject of the highly successful fifth series of The Season, the documentary that intimately followed the team in 2019 when they sought to win the Super 8 title. Hamilton will be highly fancied by many to win the cup competition given their recent success domestically.

Hamilton Boys’ High School is a boys’ secondary school in Hamilton, New Zealand and is the largest secondary school in the Waikato region. The school was established as Hamilton High School in 1911 but was later split into separate boys’ and girls’ schools, with the current school opened in February 1955