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There would be no chance an AIC First XV Premiership has been won by a team conceding 0 points. MCA did have a run of 5 consecutive Undefeated Premierships from 2002 to 2006 (35 undefeated games). In that period their points for and against were 2002 F207 A64 2003 F257 A76 2004 F240 A83 2005...

Spot on Galloper. Whilst I understand lots of current young AIC forum members want to believe AIC will get several players in the QLD Schools teams the reality is different. GPS has gradually gone up - effectively becoming an 18 year old "professional" competition with only the exceptional...

I can't accurately give comment on the aggregates however I can assure you that Ashgrove and St Laurences (both) have dropped enormously at 1st XV level. If you get hold of the Queensland and Australian Schools records you will see that both of these schools had players in QLD I teams...

Sorry to burst a few bubbles here but if you go back about 10 to 15 years AIC regularly got 6 or more players in QLD I and usually 3 or more Australian Schools players. As an old coot, I sadly have to report the standard of play in the AIC competition has dropped significantly. I don't mean to...

Ashgrove no longer dominant at 1st XV level - I am pretty sure I am much older than most posters here going back well into the days of TAS. In those days and in the early years of AIC (1998 to 2006) going to play an Ashgrove 1st XV (particularly at Ashgrove) was like taking on the All Blacks...

I am sorry but this is not entirely accurate. If you refer back to my entries in the 2012 AIC Forum you can read the exact story on Downlands and AIC entry. I can guarantee this to be 100% accurate. I will write a longer response at another time to the theme of the threads here about the AIC...

Sorry to disagree ruggun however I am very firmly of the belief there has been a steady decline in Ashgrove 1st XVs since about 2006 or 2007. I say this as someone who has been heavily involved at another AIC (and formerly TAS school) for a very long time. Ashgrove 1st XVs now are certainly...

A considered and thoughtful reply Galloper and one probably close to the mark in many ways. I, for one, would be very sad to see Ashgrove (or SLC) go down the import path. From what I have been told by trustworthy sources inside Ashgrove over the years, I do not believe they have ever really...

With the greatest respect I take your on point about other schools becoming bigger however this does not seem to be reflected in more teams? I stand by my remarks re St Laurences and Ashgrove "A' and 1st XV teams - weakest I have ever seen them (across the board). Though we love to beat them, it...

Those who have followed this forum for more than just this season may recall I posted a number of times last year mainly on the history of AIC (the Association and the Rugby). I was correctly accused of being on old fart sitting with my pipe and slippers in a dusty den. Please excuse the...

I make no predictions re AIC teams as I do not know all the teams and players well enough however I will make this prediction based on history. The number of players a school team gets in the two AIC teams will relate pretty closely to their results this year. If your team didn't win many...

If you can get past the Ashgrove thing I think the editing and compilation of this video is the best schoolboy one I have seen (no doubt there are other very good ones too) - the rugby is not special but the video is very well put together

I have read all the musings about boys at various AIC schools on sporting scholarships and so on with interest however I have no desire to respond. Schools make their own decisions about this issue and they have to deal with the moral and practical implications of those decisions in their...

Yep all fair comments - my suggestion was in response to many on this forum bemoaning how short the school (AIC) competition is ... also I am not sure how many younger teachers would be keen on longer seasons anyway? Gen Y staff don't seem to be like those of years past (whinge over - I will now...

Thanks you for the compliment. The anecdotes would have to be over a beer and there could be no tape recorders running .... The world was much less PC in those days. You obviously have great knowledge of St Peters and I am sure what you are saying is true. Being ancient, I can remember many...

Yes Banger I remember Anthony Grigson and he was a fine player however the reply I posted was to someone asking about AIC players ... in 1984 AIC was not even a twinkle in anyone's eye ...:)

If you search my posts you will know I am not an Ashgrove lover (or hater for that mind). I honestly do not know if Ashgrove offer scholarships or recruit at the moment. I also won't comment about whether St Edmunds or St Peters or anyone else does this at the moment as I simply will not...

OK Macdaddy now you will have opened a can or worms ..... I have looked through the Australian Schoolboys Rugby website and come up with this list of AIC players that have represented at "schools" level to keep it to 1st XV level - apologies in advance if I have missed any - I have added a...

Re the GPS entry history - I'll take your word for it - as I said I was relating simply what I was told ... Re the 75, 76 and 79 Ashgrove teams - again I am sure you are correct that they were all very strong ...

It would be unfair of me say I have a "finger on the pulse of Ashgrove rugby". All I have written is based on me watching their 1st XVs for a long time and conversations with people connected with Ashgrove. Something younger readers might not know is that ex-Ashgrove players used to mostly go...