Schoolboy Rieko Ioane Just 3 Years Before Becoming An All Black | Rugby Highlights | RugbyPass

[@HM-mw7cg]

It's interesting how NZ players rarely look that emphatic in their high school highlights compared to other countries' stars. Maybe because the general standard of their opponents is better, maybe because the All Blacks system churns out better teams

[@henkstols9326]

Actually this was my first thought, as a Saffa our schools rugby looks faster and our strike plays are on another level. I could be wrong but I suspect there is plenty of growth for nz school boys once they go professional, where here in SA we play mostly 10 man rugby at higher levels and players are coached to lose the individual stuff.

[@j.a4923]

Nz you get taught how to play proper rugby ,tactical and technical especially skill level at school boys level ,they don’t care about size in nz all skills and and basics everything else falls in to places afterward 💯

[@bigfatty2536]

I grew up in South Africa and in my Matric year I watched PBHS vs Affies. Chiliboy Ralepelle was playing for PBHS and Pierre Spies was playing for Affies, you could tell from a mile away there were 2 future Springboks playing, they were a class above. I remembered both their names from that day, and I think most of the crowd that day did too. I just don't think Reiko Ioane is really that amazing anyway, I am sure some of the NZ greats were absolute beasts back in their school days.

[@thomasgood3309]

Henk Stols If you grew up in nz you would know that rugby to us is like a religion we live and breathe rugby in nz and are taught so well from a young age that no matter how big or small you are we know that skills and determinations takes you the farest not just talent

[@joshuatan4948]

@@henkstols9326 i've seen the scorelines when SA schools play (destroy) english/ nz schools but i wonder what happens between that and international rugby that allows other nations to close the gap in skill and stop it from becoming a repeat scoreline

[@Rugbyfan1]

A young Shawn Stevenson at fullback

[@ba-dum-tss9169]

yo what a combination definitely a skillful team back then

[@davsavchav]

It's interesting seeing how many of these school teams feature multiple super rugby players. Seems like the NRL goes for good players in the teams that get whipped but Mitre10 / super rugby franchises go for players at these schools that do the whipping. I read that Joseph Manu from the Sydney Roosters used to be in a Tokoroa school that would get beaten quite convincingly against teams like Hamilton BHS. I think Tuivasa-Sheck had a similar experience. I wonder if they would have been more likely to be in rugby union had they gone to high caliber union schools in NZ.

[@dssfffdddss333]

Plenty of NRL guys who went to top NZ rugby schools. There’s also plenty of Super players who didn’t go to top rugby schools.

[@JohnyTuff1]

RTS made it into a Auckland Blues age group team,19s or 21s I think

[@richardmatatahi4563]

Reminds me of Jonah Lomu, but no comparison here. Think he was playing for Wesley, against Te Awamutu who had Walter little nephew playing for them. but it was evident the tactice was give the ball to Jonah. he was too big, too fast and too powerful, he dominated the game for the start I lost count how many he scored thar day. I thought that day he'd be an All Black one day, so it was. Rest Easy Jonah❤

[@Androsmack]

RTS played for a very good Otahuhu College team. They’ve fallen from grace since then but were top rugby school through the late 90s and early 2000s.

[@tremolony4924]

This kid is special!! He will make the All Blacks one day 👊🏾

[@hamo6856]

He’s already a all black

[@rynosumner5683]

Been an all black since 2017

[@natethen2595]

He will be a good all blax one day

[@valverdesupport]

I think he s just trollin but nevermind

[@izzyfolau8615]

@@rynosumner5683 😂🤦

[@widgelut9479]

Needs to pass the bloody ball more they had an overlap several times

[@beauhassmallballs5983]

its still what he does to this very day

[@Unkle685]

You are cheap ..talk is cheap from you..Rieko is a Legend in world wide..you are not!

[@Androsmack]

After last weekends game against the Brumbies, it’s hard to argue.

[@inokerogoyawa]

Look like the game was slowed down in his head

[@Waywind420]

Kudos to his opponents, they definitely handled him well enough at this age grade.

[@TheNinjastar16]

> Go to 2:54 > Slow down speed to 0.25 > Freeze at first frame of 2:55 > Refer to TMO > 22m drop out

[@muscleman3515]

Rieko Ioane, Shaun Stevenson, Sione Havili - Grammar had a whopping team!

[@UNCLEBILLYTEE]

If I was head of the warriors recruitment this kid and his brother would be my main targets.

[@Skybar23]

then they will turn into shit players at the warriors.

[@damianperera2690]

Reiko would get smashed in league especially with his arrogant attitude.

[@UNCLEBILLYTEE]

@@damianperera2690 he wouldn't

[@MeanAzz_13]

@@damianperera2690 someone's *salty* lol

[@jeymcbride8623]

Another boy wonder who is all class yet lately in the past 2 years has struggled to regain his form because he has set such a high standard and when that is not produced or maintained then the knives come out and he filters down the pecking order until he re-emerges with the lethal form we all know he can produce! Hard to be consistent when your standards are that of a freak, especially when there is no obvious injuries instead just lost form or fitness! Shaun Johnson comes to mind when he stop playing touch in the NRL and NOW all he's got is his passing and visionary field craft game but lost his open game-changing running game? Consistency is a mental involuntary reaction played out physically! When you physically can't react to what you want to do mentally then your game suffers and you must find a edge to restore your consistency! Like growing old, your mind is STILL use to running fast but your legs are crepit and old and though you still have the motion you are slow and going nowhere! Another example is Michael Jordan had a split second more time in the air then ANYONE and he still thinks he has mentally but physically he is minus 100-Million seconds and can not re-produce that ever again yet can replay it in his head all the air-time he wants a100 times over!

[@Intergalatikk]

His form his back, don't panic. His Stats this season so far and before and the Covid break show that.

[@henrygreaves8983]

dang him and that st peter’s fullback had some beef

[@orsonjames7265]

Think the fullback is damien mackenzies brother

[@TheBonesAreTheirMoney]

@@orsonjames7265 Jordan Trainor bro

[@bigwill4978]

This more like AGS game highlights instead of Reiko highlights.

[@epeli189]

LMAO

[@soja5848]

Ioane the younger brother of akira ioane 😂😂😂

[@rducko89]

back 3 in this team was getting none of the ball, tried to do it all himself and get caught up nearly everytime. Amazed he became professional

[@d_uzooo3972]

Well it does say his highlights. Not AGS highlights lol

[@muscleman3515]

It literally says Rieko Ioane highlights mate

[@indianajones2706]

2:55 he steps on the line

[@BluesGetOrigin]

2:41 Great set play

[@iosefotaylortupuanaiteomat3241]

Awesome clip

[@professionalprocrastinator8103]

His debut was two years later against Italy though

[@justsayin8700]

This team was rolling through Auckland until they got to Scots College . Umaga Jensen twins made it look like men against boys

[@manuiamino1331]

the fullback that was fighting with rieko like he made it to the all blacks

[@NathanAAASmith]

Why was Tivita Li overlooked?

[@jeremyskelton449]

He wasn’t

[@NathanAAASmith]

Doko Uso I meant for the All Blacks

[@d_uzooo3972]

Nathan Smith too many good wingers ahead of him

[@rileyfreeman9726]

@@jeremyskelton449 he was lmfao. he was one of the best new zealand wingers ever for u20 and had so much hype but couldn't show his full potential so his game went downhill

[@jujujunaid]

Song name plz

[@zakorylloyd8895]

Anyone else just get mad butterflies just watching this and thinking about playing again?

[@Scoobathystanker]

lol try at 2:53 was actually dead. good work from the no.8

[@jimmyv3597]

It is said in an article that most SA schoolboys were tested positive for steroids so that's given them a very high advantage against the NZ/ENG schoolboys last year

[@James-rc6qq]

google duhan van der merwe 17 and you'll see the most roided kid ever

[@manu-nz7vc]

@@James-rc6qq bro some ppl just get it naturally isnt rugby but look at lukaku when he was 12

[@James-rc6qq]

@@manu-nz7vc theres a difference between being huge like lukaku was compared to van der merwe. look at his arms and really tell me you think he's natty. SA kids are renowned for being on roids for rugby

[@manu-nz7vc]

​@@James-rc6qq there was a 6 5 240 pound kid in our scl he was only a year older than us (this was in 2019 and im born in 2004). our school tests us regularly

[@ar_rugby]

Those articles are all biased and don't have any proper proof. People need better excuses for NZ and England schools gets thrashed by SA Schools.

[@TheShmangz]

This is the most underwhelming reel EVER, you guys need to watch more schoolboy rugby reels from SA!

[@JohnyTuff1]

Which Sprigbok players have good HS highlights? Not randoms that didnt have it in them to go pro

[@rugby3653]

JohnyTuff1 He is talking about recent highlights such as 2019 from South African boys, thats to say if you are into Schoolboy rugby

[@rugby3653]

JohnyTuff1 I do believe Damian willemse has some good highlights and he was in the recent world cup squad

[@rileyfreeman9726]

why we wanna watch steroids running around lmfao. i'd rather watch zimbabwe schoolboys

[@luchiboy]

No thanks, stick to your steroids and stolen hakas

[@bennadrala4255]

He was big as a secondary school player

[@blindsidexv4043]

What's with the people complaining about the music.... that beat cold asffffffff

[@johnlal1413]

Wats with the music mahn

[@Unkle685]

Rieko is a legend

[@meneeringenieur1866]

Meh...nothing special

[@swishnz5002]

3:08 😂🤣

[@graemetennant8577]

How old is he here?

[@Coda_Shorts]

17

[@Lizardbrainzzz]

I Ownie ???

[@Maro-pi8cv]

3:24

[@ioanthomas4988]

Tj Faiane’s brother at 10

[@oisinkelly5421]

Why did like 5 all backs come from this 1 school

[@Maro-pi8cv]

1:11

[@teddyparker1888]

Number 1 tactic - miss pass to 13!

[@lindsaychallis3465]

One of the commentators said eony

[@ar_rugby]

These players are way smaller overall compared to South African schoolboys

[@MrSodamcool]

Maybe the backs but the forwards are big boys

[@Intergalatikk]

roids :p

[@samoa6854]

Bro Stevenson didn’t even get the try

[@isismartinez6408]

This gives me no hope

[@Unkle685]

you are a no hope

[@nzrugbyvidz]

Tussling with Jordan Trainor but later became good friends and team mates hehehe

[@itsmeagain8604]

Seen better. Check out NextGenRugga`s highlights of the SA boys.

[@jeremyskelton449]

That’s cause there’s good players all round in NZ Schools. Chuck any one of them in SA and it’ll be a fkn Jonah lomu highlight reel😂😂😂

[@shaymccambridge34]

Doko Uso nah SA has better school boy rugby

[@derricknanai62]

@@shaymccambridge34 In terms of more better schools yeah RSA is stacked they should have top 10 vs 10 Be good games and not mismatches they have at the world schools festival lol

[@steynvonronge3915]

South Africa School rugby is the best

[@t.macneil7048]

They sure are. SA schools too strong for any NZ school.

[@jamesb7948]

yeah cus they're roided to the gills

[@daviddevilliers97]

The Du Preez twins have more exciting highlights, they also played 3 years Kearsney 1 XV which shows their talent. No disrespect to Reiko though, still an amazing schoolboy prodigy.

[@danielnell6746]

@@jamesb7948 Dude,you dont even live in SA so how would you know.Just because our school rugby is miles ahead doesn't mean that you can make unfair assumptions.Thats like me saying that the New Zealand rugby team uses steroids. No disrespect to you or your country

[@peterpiper482]

@@t.macneil7048 Some maybe,but when did they last play?

[@isharaa5429]

Hui ishara

[@paddyp95]

Meh...

[@christianweston2337]

Not one big hit was shown lol

[@jjlove1084]

Burgaaaaahh

[@mathewrichards7309]

Nothing special there are far better players

[@azticbangz1792]

Exactly lol Julian Savea had a far better high school reel lol

[@jeremyskelton449]

Samoan Bangz yeah cause all the players in Wellington were trash😂 if he played in Auckland would’ve been a different story

[@alexbrogan5919]

You do know who he is right?

[@azticbangz1792]

Doko Uso hahaha you’re talking about players coming out of Wellington trash? Blues struggle to win anything and have been getting the wooden spoon in the NZ conference lol if we’re talking about high school highlights..Julian would make this highlight reel look like shit

[@RealNzlord]

Wasn't really good was he

[@kieronseth]

Terrible music. Makes it unwatchable.

[@dzidzaichidumba5435]

All Blacks playing him out of position.

[@mister1arda522]

Stacked team marty mackenzie shaun stevenson akira and reiko too unfair 😂

[@CPZeus-jh4hk]

Marty Mackenzie is like 30 Damian is the one whose only a little older than Reiko and the McKenzie boys played down Christchurch at school

[@timclark1218]

Looks rubbish. He'll never make it

[@brendanburgess8741]

Too selfish, always one hand on the ball, not two pass

[@seansmith9435]

This guy is too cocky..!!!

[@davidk7672]

It would be hard not to wen you're that good

[@kanifuker721]

Shame about the shite music.

[@auGigaShaw]

Ball hog

[@Mr_elisala]

Over rated