MEN'S ACADEMY 2024

YEAR ONE

Mosese Bason

Position: Number 8

Date of birth: 5/09/2005

Height: 188cm

Secondary schoo0l: Feilding High School

Club: College Old Boys

Representative teams: 
​​​​​​​- Manawatū Under 16 (2021)
- Hurricanes Under 18 (2022-2023)​​​- Tonga Under 18 Barbarians Sevens (2022)
- ​​​​​​​New Zealand Under 18 Sevens (2023)
​​​​​​​- New Zealand Schools (2023)   

Favourite rugby moments: 
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- Beating Australia Under 18 in both tests in 2023.
​​​​​​​- Winning the Central North Island 1st XV competition two years in a row.     


Jack Delaney

Position: Midfield/outside back

Date of birth: 23/06/2005

Height: 186cm

Secondary schoo0l: Feilding High School​​​​​​​

Club: Feilding Yellows

Representative teams: 
- Hurricanes Under 18 (2023)

Favourite rugby moments: 
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- Winning the Central North Island 1st XV competition back to back.
​​​​​​​- ​​​​​​​Making the Hurricanes Under 18s.

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Sam Dyer

Position: Lock/blindside flanker

Date of birth: 19/03/2005

Height: 194cm

Secondary schoo0l: Tauranga Boys' College

Club: Varsity

Representative teams: 
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- Manawatū Under 19 (2023)
​​​​​​​- New Zealand Universities Under 23 (2023)                 

Favourite rugby moment: Beating Rotorua Boys' High School for the Moascar Cup.

Josiah Johnston

Position: Prop

Date of birth: 2/10/2005

Height: 184cm

Secondary schoo0l: Feilding High School

​​​​​​​Representative teams:
- ​​​​​​​Manawatū Under 16 (2021)

Favourite rugby moment: Winning the Central North Island 1st XV competition with Feilding High School. 

Pita Manamanaivalu

Position: Fullback/first five-eighth

Date of birth: 20/06/2005

Height: 184cm

Secondary schoo0l: Whanganui Collegiate School

Club: Feilding Yellows

Representative teams: 
- Whanganui Under 18 (2023)
- Hurricanes Under 18 (2023)
​​​​​​​- Fiji Under 18 (2023) 

Favourite rugby moment: Seeing Fiji win their first gold medal for the country at the Olympics.       ​​​​​​​

Liam O'Connor

Position: First five-eighth

Date of birth: 13/07/2005

Height: 178cm

Secondary schoo0l: Palmerston North Boys' High School

Club: Old Boys-Marist

Representative teams: 
- Manawatū Under 16 (2021)
- Manawatū Under 19 (2023)
- Hurricanes Under 18 (2022-2023)
​​​​​​​- New Zealand Barbarians Under 18 (2023)

Favourite rugby moments:          Peforming the haka in front of the shool against Napier Boys' High School for the Polson Banner game.. 

Henele Oliveti

Position: Hooker

Date of birth: 9/05/2005

Height: 181cm

Secondary schoo0l: Feilding High School

Club: College Old Boys

Representative teams:
​​​​​​​
- Hurricanes Under 18 (2023)

Favourite rugby moment: 
​​​​​​​
- Winning the Central North Island 1st XV competition back to back.
- Making the Hurricanes Under 18s.

James Parkinson

Position: Second five-eigth

Date of birth: 10/01/2005

Height: 180cm

Secondary schoo0l: Palmerston North Boys' High School

Club: College Old Boys​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​Representative teams: 
​​​​​​​- Manawatū Under 18 (2022)

Favourite rugby moment: Playing in front of the school.

Michael Stassen

Position: Loosehad prop 

Date of birth: 2/09/2005

Height: 186cm

Secondary schoo0l: Feilding High School

Representative teams: 
- Manawatū Under 16 (2021)
- Manawatū Under 18 (2022)
​​​​​​- ​Hurricanes Under 18 ​​​​​​​(2023)

Favourite rugby moments:  
- Winning the Central North Island 1st XV competition two years in a row.
​​​​​​​- Making the Hurricanes Under 18s.   ​​​​​​​

Logan Wallace

Position: Tighthead prop 

Date of birth: 1/09/2005

Height: 189cm

Secondary schoo0l: Palmerston North Boys' High School

Club: Old-Boys Marist

Representative teams: 
- Manawatū Under 16 (2021)
- Hurricanes Under 18  (2022-23)
- New Zealand Māori Under 18 (2022)
​​​​​​​- New Zealand Schools (2023)     

Favourite rugby moment: Scoring a try against Australia Under 18.​​​​​​​

Kepa Bryce

Position: Lock/loose Forward

Date of birth: 31/03/2005

Height: 193cm

Secondary schoo0l: Trident High School

Club: Feilding Yellows

Representative teams: 
​​​​​​​
- Bay of Plenty Under 18 (2022-23)

Favourite rugby moment:  Being named MVP of the Bay of Plenty Under 18 team in 2022.           

Jai Tamati

Position: Halfback

Date of birth: 31/05/2005

Height: 170cm

Secondary schoo0l: Rotorua Boys' High School

Club: Old Boys-Marist

Representative teams: 
- Hurricanes Under 18 (2023)
- New Zealand Māori Under 18 Sevens (2022)
- New Zealand Under 18 Sevens (2023)
- New Zealand Barbarians Under 18 (2023)
- New Zealand Secondary Schools (2022)
- New Zealand Sevens Development (2024)

​​​​​​​Favourite rugby moment:  Winning Condor Sevens in 2023.   

YEAR TWO

Sam Coles

Position: Outside back

Date of birth: 02/03/2004

Height: 184cm

Secondary schoo0l: Palmerston North Boys' High School

Club: Varsity

Representative teams:
- Manawatū Evergreens (2023)
- Hurricanes Under 18 (2002)
- Hurricanes Under 20 (2023)
- New Zealand Universities (2023)
​​​​​​​- New Zealand Sevens Development (2024)    

Favourite rugby moment:  Winning the 2023 club final with Varsity.    

Tadhg O'Connor

Position: Outside back

Date of birth: 20/08/2004

Height: 189cm

Secondary schoo0l: Palmerston North Boys' High School

Club: Te Kawau

Representative teams:
- New Zealand Māori Under 18 Sevens (2022)

Favourite rugby moment: My PNBHS First XV debut.  ​​​​​​​

Vernon Bason

Position: Hooker

Date of birth: 10/10/2004

​​​​​​​Secondary schoo0l: Feilding High School

Club: College Old Boys

Representative teams:
- Manawatū Turbos #1710 (2023)
- Hurricanes Under 18 (2021-2022)
- Hurricanes Under 20 (2023)
- New Zealand Schools (2021-2022)
- New Zealand Under 20 (2023)

Favourite rugby moment: Running out of the tunnel onto the Boneyard for my Turbos debut agaisnt Wellington in the first round of the 2023 NPC.      ​​​​​​​

Telson Liuvaie

Position: Prop

Date of birth: 01/10/2004

Height: 179cm

Secondary schoo0l: Palmerston North Boys' High School

Club: Freyberg

Representative teams: 
​​​​​​​
- Manawatū Under 18 (2022)
- Manawatū Under 19 (2023)

Favourite rugby moment: ​​​​​​​The 2022 Polson Banner Game (PNBHS vs, Napier Boys' High School).

Moses Armstrong-Ravula

Position:  Hooker

Date of birth: 21/03/2005

Height: 178cm

Secondary schoo0l: St. Andrew's College

Club: Varsity 

Representative teams:
- Manawatū Evergreens (2023)
- Hurricanes Under 18 (2022) 
- Moana Pasifika Under 20 (2024)

Favourite rugby moment: Watching my bother win with Fiji agaisnt Italy at the 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship ​​​​​​​.​​​​​​​