Sports
Sport is an integral part of Rosmini life, and the school has enjoyed success at regional level in many sports, particularly rugby. The College's Senior basketball team won a New Zealand National Secondary Schools title in 2011. In 1980, the College's Senior football team won the National Secondary Schools Football Championship.
The school has produced five All Blacks - Blair Larsen, Graham Dowd, Liam Barry, Rudi Wulf and Anthony Boric. Rosmini has also produced three Black Caps - Martin Snedden, Chris Pringle and Chris Drum. Adrian Blincoe, a Rosmini Old Boy, competed in the 5000m Men's race in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Martin Brill represented New Zealand in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and the 1988 Seoul Olympics at Fencing, achieving 15th place and 7th place respectively in the Épée at those events - the best results achieved by any New Zealander in Olympic fencing to date. Another ex-Rosmini pupil, Paul Lyons, has also represented New Zealand at fencing.
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