AIC Rugby 2022
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darrenlockyer
Frank Row (1)
Abolished definition: formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution).
mate stop trying to be smart
Taipan168
Dave Cowper (27)
I assume he meant absolutely demolished
moobwalters79
Frank Row (1)
Don't throw stones at glass houses champion! "What word where you tiring for?" my god
TheLopsidedLurker
Stan Wickham (3)
MCA have cancelled all games below 1STS/2NDS and A/B teams. Bit skeptical of why some teams can play and not others... seems they might be embarrassed of their lack of depth compared to other years and instead of taking it, their hiding... soft.
Rumpelstiltskin
Banned
Hey guys, I have heard that 5ths,4ths, and 3rds are unable to play on the weekend in the Padus VS MCA clash, so new recruit Harvey Boyd will be fresh as he usually plays every grade including 1st's when he isn't studying for chemistry.
MrMuscles43
Bob McCowan (2)
can anyone confirm this? not sure if i want to be trusting someone with the name 'rumpelstiltskin'........
Rumpelstiltskin
Banned
I am furious as the father of kids who go to both Padua and Marist, they are both absolute grass pickers and play c's and d's (I have failed as a father) my son from Padua had just been moved up to the c's this weekend so I'm devastated with the cancelation I was looking forward to my sons to have a fight to the death, resulting in the losing son getting kicked to the curb and abandoned. Go Marist!!!!
Michael Hooper
Frank Row (1)
Are you serious? This is outrageous!!! Do they not care about these boys' future? Just because they aren't as good as the 1sts and 2nds doesn't mean they should cancel their games. I feel bad for the guys putting the effort in and then cancelling their game.
theaicanalyse
Bob McCowan (2)
Michael, you can't tell me that you were planning on watching any of the canceled games.
Rumpelstiltskin
Banned
Sir in from the side!!!!!
Michael Hooper
Frank Row (1)
did it sound like a joke? I am dead serious about watching these games!! and is that even your NFT, if not I'm gonna have to report you.
theaicanalyse
Bob McCowan (2)
Ofc mate I'm heavy in the Crypto market.
OldSchool79
Frank Row (1)
I am assuming this is rain related so here is my 2 cents.
It seems to be that the slightest hint of rain and rugby is called off lately. I get that last week it was torrential, however, it is getting rather silly. Yes sports fields are used for many sports but are they there to be played on or to be looked at? Seriously.
Rugby is a winter sport and to call off any rugby games because of rain is beyond stupid. Are we playing rugby or tiddly winks?Why have sports fields in the first place if you aren’t going to play on them. It seems we care more about bloody grass (which grows back) than we do about kids playing sport.
Say what you want, but fields recover and rugby needs to be played rain, or shine (not lightning, I get that one)
I also coached in NZ and Ireland and this wouldn’t be considered. It seems to be an Australian thing.
darrenlockyer
Frank Row (1)
Good post Oldschool79. this is completely true, schools seem to care more about grass than the limited time the boys have to prove themselves. It is a seriously corrupted way of mind that these schools seem to possess. all in all, I want to see the talent the aic has on offer and these decisions have ruined this.
OldSchool79
Frank Row (1)
100% not just AIC either.
I worked at one school and it was raining during training when the grounds staff and principal said I might have to call off training for 1st XV. I said no, we kept training. Their reasoning-it was open day the next day plus the oval was at the front of the school so they wanted it looking nice. I told them, if they are that worried then obviously they don’t have any faith in the grounds staff so should possibly hire better ones (among a few other things related to physical activity).
Let’s just say, I don’t work there anymore.
You are 100% right, it doesn’t matter if it’s A’s or Z’s these kids just want to play and we are killing the game through decisions like this.
As a side note, the QLD lawn bowls state titles was played last weekend through the rain. Was not called off, players played through it. FFS, why was Rugby called off then?
It was on the Gold Coast. They didn’t get as much of rain as up here.
Tbone
Sydney Middleton (9)
Really? Then why have trial games been relocated for GPS schools to Ippy because TSS fields can't handle it? There was as much rain down there. It's beyond a joke. The argument of safety is null and void. It's about keeping the grounds looking pretty and we all know it. Does my head in,
TheLopsidedLurker
Stan Wickham (3)
HT REPORT
PC 5 VS MCA 12
PC with a few simple mistakes leaking 2 tries coming from a Cut Out ball from Pat Tierney and then an intercept 80M run from again, Pat Tierney.
Andrew De Jager got a nice breakaway try from the 22 showing his Prop size doesn’t affect his speed.
PC 5 VS MCA 12
PC with a few simple mistakes leaking 2 tries coming from a Cut Out ball from Pat Tierney and then an intercept 80M run from again, Pat Tierney.
Andrew De Jager got a nice breakaway try from the 22 showing his Prop size doesn’t affect his speed.