Schoolboy games to be broadcast live
THE next generation of Southern Hemisphere rugby stars will get their 80 minutes of fame after FOX SPORTS and RUGBY.com.au agreed to telecast key games in the Tri Nations Series in Sydney over the next fortnight.
FOX SPORTS will broadcast the clash between Australia Schools and NZ Schools on Saturday 7 October live, with RUGBY.com.au to bring fans close to the action with the other schools international matches kicking off on Monday 2 October.
The matches will culminate with a festival of Rugby at TG Milner on Saturday 7 October when the Australia Schools side will play NZ Schools before the Greater Sydney Rams play Fijian Drua in the round five National Rugby Championship clash.
The matches kick off on Thursday at Know Grammar with Fiji Schools taking on NZ Schools.
Australia Schools Head Coach, Pat Langtry said: “The National Championships this year showed us that there was a strong range of talent coming through which created a lot of selection headaches.
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