SANIX WORLD RUGBY YOUTH TOURNAMENT B r i s b a n e B o y s ’ C o l l e g e C o m m e m o r at i v e P r o g r a m 2 0 1 5
It’s been affectionately deemed the ‘mini world cup’ - an honour and a privilege in the world of schoolboy rugby. Each year eight travelling teams converge on Fukuoka, Japan to compete against eight of the nation’s best in the annual SANIX World Rugby Youth Invitational Tournament at Global Arena. New Zealand, Canada, Russia, England, Korea, Japan; it’s a chance to show yourself to the world, a test of each team’s mental strength, muscle, grit and sheer determination. Scrums, dummy halfs and trys aside, experiential learning is the real game at play, with the tour a champion for expanding each
boy’s world view, their sense of adventure and cultural understanding. The reflections which follow ring true to these very sentiments, providing an insight into what it is like to not only play on a world stage, but to explore it completely.
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Nara Match
61
Nagasaki Match
67
Results Table
16
Korea Match
73
Reflections of the SANIX Tour
21
Quarter Final Match
77
Stradbroke Camp
45
Semi Final Match
81
Marist College Trial
49
Grand Final
87
Training Season
53
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