49th Australian Schools Rugby Championships for Boys XVs and Girls Sevens U16 & U18
KEY INFORMATION: Arrivals and team meetings: Sunday, 2 July
COMPETITION: Monday, 3 July to Thursday, 6 July 2023
LOCATION: Eric Tweedale Stadium, Sydney (2 Montrose Ave, Merrylands) – Home of the Parramatta Two Blues | View on Google Maps Free of Charge for all spectators
PHOTOGRAPHY: Professional action photographs will be taken and made available copyright free to the media, athletes, schools, clubs, family and friends. They will be available for viewing and download on ASRU’s Photo Gallery with curated coverage posted on this website, ASRU’s Facebook, Instagram and Twitter sites
TEAM PHOTOS: Melba Photography will be taking all team photos. Contact Kerry Beever
NSW RUGBY TV: All matches will be covered by NSW Rugby TV. Information on how to watch will be made available next week.
LLOYD MCDERMOTT RUGBY DEVELOPMENT TEAMS ‘Lloydies’.
Two Lloydies teams will participate in this year’s Championships: one in the U16 Girls Sevens and one in the Open Girls Sevens.
The Lloyd McDermott Rugby Development Team Inc (LMRDT)- or Lloydies as it is known- was founded in 1992 with a mission to increase Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation in rugby.
The Lloydies has established strong youth sevens rugby programs, which includes nationally competitive women’s and men’s national teams, a schoolgirls development camp in Alice Springs, men’s touring teams and a local club – The Eora Warriors for disadvantaged U8s and U12s based out of the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence in Redfern. The mission of all the programs is to use rugby as a tool to provide opportunities and education to enrich the lives of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander males and females. Click for further information on Lloydies.
ASRU SOCIALS
ASRU Website: https://schoolsrugby.com.au/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ausschoolsrugby/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ausschoolsrugby/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AusSchools
TEAMS – BOYS XVs OPEN
Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
New South Wales Schools I (NSW 1)
New South Wales Schools II (NSW 2)
New South Wales Junior Rugby Union (NSWJRU)
New South Wales Junior Rugby Union Barbarians (NSWJRU BB)
Queensland 1 (QLD 1)
Queensland 2 (QLD 2)
Victoria (VIC)
TEAMS – GIRLS OPEN SEVENS
Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
Lloyd McDermott Rugby Development Team Inc (LMRDT)
New South Wales Schools Rugby Union 1 (NSW 1)
New South Wales Schools Rugby Union 2 (NSW 2)
Queensland (QLD)
TEAMS – GIRLS U16 SEVENS
Lloyd McDermott Rugby Development Team Inc (LMRDT)
New South Wales Schools Rugby Union (NSW)
New South Wales Rugby Union (NSW Invitational)
Queensland Schools Rugby Union (QLD
MATCH SCHEDULE
DAY 1 : MONDAY 3 JULY
Boys XVs Matches – Field 1 | Girls 7s Matches – Field 2
| Kick Off | M/W | Match | Field | Match |
| BOYS XV MATCHES | ||||
| 10:00 | XVs | QLD 2 v VIC | 1 | 1 |
| 11:30 | XVs | ACT v NSW BB | 1 | 2 |
| 13:00 | XVs | QLD 1 v NSW 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 14:30 | XVs | NSW 1 v NSWJRU | 1 | 4 |
| GIRLS 7s MATCHES | ||||
| 09:40 | 7s Open | NSW 1 v ACT | 2 | 5 |
| 10:00 | 7s Open | NSW 2 v QLD | 2 | 6 |
| 10:20 | 7s U16 | NSW v Lloyd McDermott | 2 | 7 |
| 10:40 | 7s U16 | NSW Invitational v QLD | 2 | 8 |
| BREAK | ||||
| 11.40 | 7s Open | Lloyd McDermott v QLD | 2 | 9 |
| 12:00 | 7s Open | NSW 1 v NSW 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 12:20 | 7s U16 | QLD v LMRDT | 2 | 11 |
| 12:40 | 7s U16 | NSW v NSW Invitational | 2 | 12 |
| BREAK | ||||
| 1.40 | 7s Open | QLD v NSW 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 2.00 | 7s Open | ACT v Lloyd McDermott | 2 | 14 |
| BREAK | ||||
| 3.20 | 7s Open | ACT v NSW 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 3.40 | 7s Open | Lloyd McDermott v NSW 1 | 2 | 16 |
DAY 2 : TUESDAY 4 JULY
GIRLS 7s & BOYS XVs
| Kick Off | M/W | Match | Field | Match |
| 09:00 | 7s Open | NSW 2 v Lloyd McDermott | 1 | 17 |
| 9.20 | 7s Open | QLD v ACT | 1 | 18 |
| 9.40 | 7s U16 | NSW Invitational v Lloyd McDermott | 1 | 19 |
| 10:00 | 7s U16 | NSW v QLD | 1 | 20 |
| 10.40 | 7s Open | NSW 1 v ACT | 1 | 21 |
| 11.00 | 7s Open | NSW 2 v QLD | 1 | 22 |
| 11.20 | XVs Boys | Loser 1 v Loser 3 | 1 | 23 |
| 12.40 | 7s U16 | NSW v Lloyd McDermott | 2 | 24 |
| 12.35 | XVs Boys | Loser 2 v Loser 4 | 1 | 25 |
| 1.00 | 7s U16 | NSW Invitational v QLD | 2 | 26 |
| 1.20 | 7s Open | Lloyd McDermott v QLD | 2 | 27 |
| 1.40 | 7s Open | NSW 1 v NSW 2 | 2 | 28 |
| 1.50 | XVs Boys | Winner 1 v Winner 3 | 1 | 29 |
| 3.00 | XVs Boys | Winner 2 v Winner 4 | 1 | 30 |
DAY 3 : WEDNESDAY 5 JULY
GIRLS 7s
| Kick Off | M/W | Match | Field | Match |
| 10:20 | 7s Open | QLD v NSW 1 | 1 | 31 |
| 10.40 | 7s Open | ACT v Lloyd McDermott | 1 | 32 |
| 11.00 | 7s U16 | QLD v LMcDDT | 1 | 33 |
| 11.20 | 7s U16 | NSW v NSW Invitational | 1 | 34 |
| BREAK | ||||
| 12.00 | 7s Open | ACT v NSW 2 | 1 | 35 |
| 12.20 | 7s Open | Lloyd McDermott v NSW 1 | 1 | 36 |
| BREAK | ||||
| 1.00 | 7s U16 | NSW Invitational v QLD | 2 | 37 |
| 1.20 | 7s Open | NSW v QLD | 2 | 38 |
| 1.40 | 7s Open | NSW 2 v Lloyd McDermott | 2 | 39 |
| 2:00 | 7s Open | QLD v ACT | 1 | 40 |
DAY 4 : THURSDAY 6 JULY
FINALS DAY
| Kick Off | M/W | Match | Field | Match |
| 9:00 | 7s U16 | 3 v 4 | 1 | 41 |
| 9.20 | XVs Boys | Loser 23 v Loser 25 | 1 | 42 |
| 10.35 | 7s U16 | 1 v 2 | 1 | 43 |
| 10.55 | XVs Boys | Winner 23 v Winner 25 | 1 | 44 |
| 12.10 | 7s Open | 3 v 4 | 1 | 45 |
| 12.30 | XVs Boys | Loser 29 v Loser 30 | 1 | 46 |
| 1.45 | 7s Open | 1 v 2 | 1 | 47 |
| 2.05 | XVs Boys | Winner 29 v Winner 30 | 1 | 48 |
AWARDS CEREMONY
ANNOUNCEMENT OF AUSTRALIAN TEAMS
The above match schedule is correct as of 0700hrs 21 June., but is subject to change. Any amendments will be notified through team managers and on this website.
KEY CONTACTS:
| Name | Role |
| Mr Kevin Culliver | ASRU President |
| Mr Steve O’Donnell | Tournament Director – Director of Administration |
| Mr John Guy | Tournament Director – Director of Competition |
| Mr Chuck Ardron | Tournament Director – Director of Management |
| Mr Troy Rolle | Competition Administrator |
| Mr Stephen O’Donnell | Championships Office Manager ASRU Secretary |
| Mr Anthony Edgar | Director of Media |
| Mrs Sarah Ridgewell | Girls Competition Director |
| Ms Alex Butt | Girls Competition Admin |
| Geoff Garland | Announcer |
| Mr John Papahatzis | ASRU Chairman of Selectors |
About the Australian Schools Rugby Union
The Australian Schools Rugby Union ‘ASRU’ is an independent, incorporated not-for-profit association run by volunteer members of the teaching profession and supporters who believe rugby has a unique ethos and benefits that contribute to the broader education of young people.
For over 50 years the ASRU has provided an expansive nursery to foster the opportunities and aspirations of school rugby players from a wide range of established and emerging competitions and networks. From the 1984 Grand Slam winning Wallabies team and the two World Cup winning teams in 1991 and 1999, 27 of the players were Australian Schoolboy representatives. Since its inception in 1969, over 200 Australian Schools Rugby Union representatives have gone on to represent the Wallabies in the international arena. Hundreds more have been selected in Super Rugby, state and other representative teams during this time.
A Girls 7s Under 16 and Open tournament was included in the 2022 Australian Schools Rugby Championships for the first time, with the announcement of two Australian Schools Girls Sevens Merit Teams. In 2023 the first Australian Schoolgirls team is being selected and will represent Australia at the Global Youth Sevens tournament at the end of the year. The ASRU is fully committed to expanding girls’ rugby through the school system.
