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When you consider the fact that many of their opponents have had at least 6 months in a high calibre professional academy it is not surprising that they have an edge. There Is no doubt many of the Australian boys will benefit from 6 months training outside a school environment.
The test...
MACQUARIE BANK AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS RUGBY TEAM to play SCOTLAND UNDER 18s at Myreside, Edinburgh, SUNDAY 8th DECEMBER 2013
1 Fereti Sa'aga Thornbury HS Vic
2 Connal McInerney Erindale College ACT
3 Vunipola Fifita Newington College, NSW
4 Joshua Anderson Oakhill College, NSW
5 Ned Hanigan St...
Here is the team match report from today's game
Match Report – Macquarie Bank Australian Schools v Osprey’s Under 18s
Date: 1/12/13
Venue – Brewery Field, Bridgend
Spurred on by watching the Wallabies win against Wales in Cardiff on Saturday evening, the Macquarie Bank Australian Schools team...
Australian Schools 31 defeated Osprey's 7 after leading 12 - 0 at half time. Sandell, Moeroa, McInerney and Sa'aga all received game time off the bench.
The boys are still having trouble with the referees with another heavy penalty account against them, particularly in the first half.
I don't...
Im not sure that 26 - 12 with the Welsh being awarded a penalty try, scoring off an intercept and then Aust having a try disallowed is a flogging nor appropriate recognition of the efforts being put in by the boys generally. As per the first match, I get the feeling that there is some...
Campbell Magnay is believed to have a serious grade 3 hamstring tear and won't play again on tour. The boys were previously advised that players who are injured to that extent would be sent home as soon as it was reasonable to do so.
Scrum time was interesting with three free kicks against us...