I know Dan Carter got all the accolades after High school but Sam Tuitupou was the best player back in that generation. Those idiots at the Blues had him playing crash-ball rugby when he was way more skillful than that.
It kinda worked for the Blues game pattern in those days. The game revolved around Carlos Spencer and the flyers outside of him-Howlett, Rico Gear, Joe Rok, Rupeni and Mils. They need just need front foot ball and they can finish the rest. Sam was only used to crash the ball because the skill set of other backs wasn’t as good as they are now. Wayne Smith said that when they took over the ABs 2004, most players couldn’t pass left and right.
Nah i dont its that i just think when in the midfield theres not much space to show your speed your either just a crash baller in a tight window or a distributor can’t really show your pace at 12
I remember being a junior in high school and you'd hear whispers about grammar and how they got an import from Tonga, seemed like everyone was talking about Konrad and how good he was back then.
Sam Tuitupou comes to mind as a school midfielder that absolutely dominated. It’s too bad his playing style wasn’t appreciated till after he moved to England.
I wish they had footage of Lesley Vainikolo when he was playing schoolboy footy. Faster than Doug Howlett and Built like a Sh!t Brick house and that was his physique in high school.
I wish the lad all the best. He is an exceptional talent. I hope he gets the opportunity to play in the NRL, where he’ll find the highest standards of defence.
Man I remember during school, there were a few names that were going around at the time to watch out for, Lauitiiti, Ai'i, Mapasua,Vanikolo,Tuitupou just to name a few....Tuitupou was great with the ball, but was a real bad ass on defence, defence is probably what Tuitupou has over these 3 during his high school days, and he was alot smaller...
Quite glad Hurrell ended up playing rugby league. His crashball style, sideways running and ball-hogging would not have translated well to professional rugby union.
Quite glad Hurrell stayed playing rugby league. His crashball style running sideways and straight would not have translated well in professional rugby union where they enjoy kicking duals scrumming and line outs. Better to stay in Professional Rugby League where he helped make history 👌🏾
@@atownstomp7793 only centre that ran sideways and took all the space from his winger.....the kid ran from the middle of the pitch to the side line SMH lol
Dont agree hes the "only centre" that runs sideways. He can run sideways all he wantz because he makes up for it and then some when he runs it straight. Fair point he does that fairly often. He also runs over people and scores tries other centres cant score fairly often too.
@@laftw93 Haha I thought you were passing on a message but now after re reading it I get what you meant! Surprised the bro is not on this list he's basically a nugget a human wrecking ball and the king or running it straight 👌🏾👌🏾
@@atownstomp7793 Haha Crack up lol was wondering by what you meant by receptionist, yea straight up he was probably more dominant than the 3 mentioned in the video at schoolboy level. But all of em' are tanks none the less 💪
@@laftw93 Faaark yeah I can imagine thats a good point. They all beasts but if I could only choose one in my midfield would deff be ngani pace and raw power
He was no where to be seen. I watched the game where AG vs WC played at AG homeground Hurrell was running through their backline while Fekitoa was just walking with a ball in hand on the sideline. Dont know if he wasn't selected to be on the team that day or he was injured.
@@Maximus-hi5ht the game the week before, the flanker for Rotorua boys blind shot him about 5 seconds after the pass and he was out due to concussion. But he carved teams up when he did play. I guess coz he came from Tonga didn’t play as many years as these blokes
@@illmaster96 if only the allblacks could have another maa nonu and conrad smith huh ..fekitoa was one hell of a good back up on 12 n 13 for those two legend.
Kata, hurrell & laumape are all similar to me. Height, size, age, strength, speed, play style are all similar. Not to mention they're all of tongan heritage & all played for the warriors once 💀 but only kata & laumape made the switch union. I wish hurrell made the switch aswell but allg
"Three of the most destructive midfielders in New Zealand schoolboy rugby history?" you guys dont know the half of it, NZ schoolboy rugby has a proud and storied history going back over a hundred-plus years, there have been countless numbers of amazing destructive midfielders, these guys arent even in my top 20 - I dont mean to be rude but its the truth
I think they were all good players. They have all gone on to professional careers which shows their quality. Are they most dominant centres is questionable.
Conrad Smith didn’t play the smash game! He nullified the smash game! Sorry not impressed! He would’ve cut their time and space as would other world class mid fielders
@@brucefale6132 read again! Point is these boys being the most destructive in schoolboy rugby here doesn’t mean shit! They wouldn’t stand a chance in a higher level! That’s my point!
@@guesswho6925 Your the one telling fairy tales Mr. Story teller. Even if one of them was a family member. They've done more for the sport than you ever managed in your miserable existence😛
@@lebanonjames1807 Must be south african or english, countries that have no idea what a "pacific islander is" just countries that love to stalk the all blacks, atleast england defeated the all blacks. wouldn't know why south africans would talk about it, as if 10% of their schoolboys are roid invested. and england breeding the most overseas players currently, both frauds in their own way.
You can always rely on someone bringing up ethnicity.It's all so..... predictable. This is how it's supposed to work - can't p[ick anyone with a brown skin ( incl Maoris) because,well,they're not "real kiwis".And anyone caucasian playing rugby - they generally have british ancestry,so they have to make themselves available for the home unions. Kind of thins out NZ's talent pool,I guess.
Relax mate, it's only high school. Besides, they all did the same thing as professional players. Even when guys tried to tackle properly, they still bumped them off.
I know Dan Carter got all the accolades after High school but Sam Tuitupou was the best player back in that generation. Those idiots at the Blues had him playing crash-ball rugby when he was way more skillful than that.
i guess I am quite randomly asking but does anyone know of a good place to stream newly released series online?
@Killian Bowen try flixzone. You can find it on google :)
Sam Tuitupou was the man!
It kinda worked for the Blues game pattern in those days. The game revolved around Carlos Spencer and the flyers outside of him-Howlett, Rico Gear, Joe Rok, Rupeni and Mils. They need just need front foot ball and they can finish the rest. Sam was only used to crash the ball because the skill set of other backs wasn’t as good as they are now. Wayne Smith said that when they took over the ABs 2004, most players couldn’t pass left and right.
If only there was school boy footy footage of Sam Tuitupou! The guy was a beast on the field!
Sevu has gone way faster since he moved to the wing. He’s different runner than he was in the midfield.
Nah i dont its that i just think when in the midfield theres not much space to show your speed your either just a crash baller in a tight window or a distributor can’t really show your pace at 12
Once you make it big, You most likely get new rims lol
I remember being a junior in high school and you'd hear whispers about grammar and how they got an import from Tonga, seemed like everyone was talking about Konrad and how good he was back then.
abit like the Tongan Thor when he played sacred heart
he ran through our school like nothing he was awesome
Sam Tuitupou comes to mind as a school midfielder that absolutely dominated. It’s too bad his playing style wasn’t appreciated till after he moved to England.
Well he played All Blacks so why does it matter main thing for them is to make to All Blacks team
When we were young there was a center similar to these guys who I used to watch. His name was George Leaupepe - dude was a beast at school.
Yeah bro. George and Peter alitini
I wish they had footage of Lesley Vainikolo when he was playing schoolboy footy. Faster than Doug Howlett and Built like a Sh!t Brick house and that was his physique in high school.
Notice how all 3 stayed the same height since highschool 😂
robbie fruen was a gun, as was ice toeava
hosea gear was also a monster..
He's very physical for his age, but weak tackling makes him shine.
wasn't bad tackling at all , he just good at getting in gaps.
Weak tackling? Okay, seems like someone who never played against top talent
You would get bumped you gronk
I wish the lad all the best. He is an exceptional talent. I hope he gets the opportunity to play in the NRL, where he’ll find the highest standards of defence.
@@salt1956 yea defence is very strong In the nrl lol blow out after blow out
That explains his power now hes on the wing hes got speed now
Y’all don’t know how dangerous Tuivasa Sheck in schoolboy rugby for Otahuhu College. Mans was a beast.
hes in for the blues and hopefully for the ABs
Where's the Sam Tuitupou highlights?
Anyone know the opposition 12 marking Sevu Reece in the first match? Seemed to do a pretty decent job...
Joe
Joe Mama 👎
Joe bean mr bean son haha
James tofa he was a gun played for Manawatu
SAM TUITUPOU !!!
Man I remember during school, there were a few names that were going around at the time to watch out for, Lauitiiti, Ai'i, Mapasua,Vanikolo,Tuitupou just to name a few....Tuitupou was great with the ball, but was a real bad ass on defence, defence is probably what Tuitupou has over these 3 during his high school days, and he was alot smaller...
Quite glad Hurrell ended up playing rugby league. His crashball style, sideways running and ball-hogging would not have translated well to professional rugby union.
Ok coach 😂😂
Quite glad Hurrell stayed playing rugby league. His crashball style running sideways and straight would not have translated well in professional rugby union where they enjoy kicking duals scrumming and line outs.
Better to stay in Professional Rugby League where he helped make history 👌🏾
@@atownstomp7793 only centre that ran sideways and took all the space from his winger.....the kid ran from the middle of the pitch to the side line SMH lol
Dont agree hes the "only centre" that runs sideways. He can run sideways all he wantz because he makes up for it and then some when he runs it straight.
Fair point he does that fairly often. He also runs over people and scores tries other centres cant score fairly often too.
Quinn Tupaea was the man. Super professional, polished as, could tell he was going to go all the way.
Umanga-Jenson & Quinn would've been the most balanced centers in schoolboy rugby. Imo.
Laumape said this video was cute
Laumape's receptionist??
@@atownstomp7793 ???
@@laftw93 Haha I thought you were passing on a message but now after re reading it I get what you meant! Surprised the bro is not on this list he's basically a nugget a human wrecking ball and the king or running it straight 👌🏾👌🏾
@@atownstomp7793 Haha Crack up lol was wondering by what you meant by receptionist, yea straight up he was probably more dominant than the 3 mentioned in the video at schoolboy level. But all of em' are tanks none the less 💪
@@laftw93 Faaark yeah I can imagine thats a good point. They all beasts but if I could only choose one in my midfield would deff be ngani pace and raw power
I remember Fuatai was a monster
I still remember when Hurrell and them got suspended for that all-in-brawl......after that they went to the Warriors.
Wheres Malakai Fekitoa when he was at wesley college
He was no where to be seen. I watched the game where AG vs WC played at AG homeground Hurrell was running through their backline while Fekitoa was just walking with a ball in hand on the sideline. Dont know if he wasn't selected to be on the team that day or he was injured.
@@Maximus-hi5ht the game the week before, the flanker for Rotorua boys blind shot him about 5 seconds after the pass and he was out due to concussion. But he carved teams up when he did play. I guess coz he came from Tonga didn’t play as many years as these blokes
No there was a time he was out of form. Remember theres alot of player here in nz competing for every position. Not that he was came from Tonga.
@@Maximus-hi5ht true true, not that this counts but I know at the sevens comp he was one of the best by far. But he was in form at that time
@@illmaster96 if only the allblacks could have another maa nonu and conrad smith huh ..fekitoa was one hell of a good back up on 12 n 13 for those two legend.
Did Kata ever kick for Warriors? Got a boot on him
I remember he kicked a 1 or 2 games. Hits em sweet
Pacific pride
Sam Tuitupou all day
Would love to see a vid of Sam
Conrad Hurrell... Reminds me of a young Ma'a Nonu before the Penny dropped about being him being a Greedy guts and Not Distributing...
Jone Naikabula for kelston boys made this fellas look average at this age group , now playing winger for Japan 🇯🇵
Kata, hurrell & laumape are all similar to me. Height, size, age, strength, speed, play style are all similar. Not to mention they're all of tongan heritage & all played for the warriors once 💀 but only kata & laumape made the switch union. I wish hurrell made the switch aswell but allg
And fekitoa
Kaka, hurrell and Laumape are athletic fellas your a short soft like jelly teletubby thou?
@@jonnyblaze1164 bruh ur such a troll. I always see u trolling in the comments
@@floziq8117 no friends does that to a person.
Got to mark and play against Piutau, Fekitoa and Laumape at school. All devastating runners.
13 for sacred heart runs good lines but burns his teammates needs to get those long passes
"Three of the most destructive midfielders in New Zealand schoolboy rugby history?" you guys dont know the half of it, NZ schoolboy rugby has a proud and storied history going back over a hundred-plus years, there have been countless numbers of amazing destructive midfielders, these guys arent even in my top 20 - I dont mean to be rude but its the truth
I wouldn’t even put them in the top 100
@@knucklesaukuso5086 you a smack talker
Imagine getting 48 tries in one season lol 😂
I think they were all good players. They have all gone on to professional careers which shows their quality. Are they most dominant centres is questionable.
Didnt know Kata could kick goals. He hasn't grown much.
Part 2 plz
Conrad Smith didn’t play the smash game! He nullified the smash game! Sorry not impressed! He would’ve cut their time and space as would other world class mid fielders
This is a different category douche.
If it was titled best midfielders then you would have Smith, BOD, Sella, Horan etc etc.
Pull your head in bro.
@@brucefale6132 read again! Point is these boys being the most destructive in schoolboy rugby here doesn’t mean shit! They wouldn’t stand a chance in a higher level! That’s my point!
@@guesswho6925 actually you're the one that don't mean shit.
If you did, you would be out there.
That's my point.
@@brucefale6132 haha cool story bro 👊! One of these boys a family member of yours 😂
@@guesswho6925
Your the one telling fairy tales Mr. Story teller.
Even if one of them was a family member. They've done more for the sport than you ever managed in your miserable existence😛
Notice how they are all 5ft 10
S3vu mean
Hurrell, Tupou and laumape
Couple other ex warriors players in that grammar side too
Charlie Ngatai
Most destructive midfielders? smh
2 went to league ... auckland rugby union sleeping at the wheel
Of course all three are Pacific Islanders 🤣🤣
And
@@coolstorybro2703 👍🏾
@@lebanonjames1807 Must be south african or english, countries that have no idea what a "pacific islander is" just countries that love to stalk the all blacks, atleast england defeated the all blacks. wouldn't know why south africans would talk about it, as if 10% of their schoolboys are roid invested. and england breeding the most overseas players currently, both frauds in their own way.
@@toiletsmithy3630 facts
You can always rely on someone bringing up ethnicity.It's all so..... predictable.
This is how it's supposed to work - can't p[ick anyone with a brown skin ( incl Maoris) because,well,they're not "real kiwis".And anyone caucasian playing rugby - they generally have british ancestry,so they have to make themselves available for the home unions.
Kind of thins out NZ's talent pool,I guess.
And not one pass was thrown by these guys
Didn’t you watch the whole video ya numb nut?
Once they joined the big boys league tho, well, you know the rest lol
Yep.. Unlucky they ended up at the Warriors and their ‘development’ system
Ummm well they did thou and surely they made an impact as well.. one became an all black and the other two kiwi and tonga internationals...
I mean they were still solid players not bums at all
Yeah they joined the big boys and ran them all over . Hurrell especially.
@@fvaaIV yeah unlucky making a couple million each for their families at the warriors.
Meannn vid
Not impressed by Sevus highlights here everything led to nothing but a handover
Mostly piss weak around the shoulders tackling has made these players look so much better.
Relax mate, it's only high school. Besides, they all did the same thing as professional players. Even when guys tried to tackle properly, they still bumped them off.
@@wassupbro1026 I am very relaxed thank you.
High school is where they should know how to tackle.
@@nigelclats6970 maybe you should go teach them
Ok Nigel
Nigel no mates..... They all still made it to professional sports at the highest level.
They're OK.... Not really any panty droppers in this bunch.
Tongan Torpedoes
This is illegal playing over age players. There import birth certificate must come out of a cereal box 😂😂😂
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😂😂😂😂😂😂
Okay LiL DuVaL😂🤣
Neh disagree with this list lol
Lmfaooo ahahaa 🤣
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Reece,destructive?,since when?.
Didn’t know schools rugby was u/30s 😂