Super 8 schools

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Super 8 is the association of boys schools in the central North Island of New Zealand. The association is mainly a sporting one, which was established in 1997 in response to the lack of competition that the schools faced in their home regions.

The schools are some of the top sporting schools in New Zealand. As an indication, for four years in a row a Super 8 school was the top cricketing school in New Zealand 2002, 2003 - Hamilton; 2004 - Palmerston North; 2005 - Tauranga); in 2007 Super 8 schools were: 1st (Gisborne) and 3rd (Hamilton) in New Zealand at Rugby; 5th (Tauranga), 6th ( Hamilton), 10th (Palmerston North) and 11th ( New Plymouth) at football; 2nd (Palmerston North), 3rd (Tauranga) and 9th (Napier) at hockey; Hamilton won the Maadi Cup and Springbok Shield for boys' rowing; and New Plymouth won the national golf title.

[edit] Schools

[edit] Major Competition winners

Cricket

Year	Winner	Runner up
2002	Palmerston North	Hamilton
2003	Hamilton	Palmerston North
2004	Hamilton	Palmerston North
2005	Tauranga	New Plymouth
2006	Tauranga	New Plymouth
2007	Napier	New Plymouth
2008	Palmerston North	Hamilton

Soccer

Year	Winner	Runner up
2002	Hamilton	New Plymouth
2003	Palmerston North	Hamilton
2004	Palmerston North	Napier
2005	Palmerston North	Hamilton
2006	Palmerston North	New Plymouth
2007	Tauranga	New Plymouth