Sorry, you guys should stop this smoke screen of Holier than though ( and I am not religious).
In most cases Rugby Scholarships are offered for 1 purpose, and 1 purpose only, to win the comp.
If we need to be honest these boys who come in very late, typically aren't ATAR boys, they may do the ATAR but that's probably because they have been told to, a few may be different. What you seem to conveniently miss is the MASSIVE collateral damage that this does to boys who have been at the school for many years, been in the As or Bs (so trained their arses off) just to get bumped at the last most important turn (devastating). Also if you assume the boys who have been at a school for years have parents who are automatically loaded that is often NOT the case, the truth is they work hard to do it.
BTW, my view of a strong Rugby school is it's performance and depth across the ages, not just the1sts, everyone can see through that one.