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Sorry to hear that Joker, not good. My memories aren't as similar even though my era was late 70's, but more about the quality of games over the years. In recent times the few games played have been very different to the 70's. My view is that both schools like playing running rugby, not a kick a...

KC, I will take some poetic license here and add a bit to what the Joker intimated about this rivalry. Firstly it will never rival the View v Joeys world, but nor will any other rivalry. Having seen it first hand as a young boy, and played in 4 battles myself, Joeys have played Waverley many...

J, Your suggestion of these 2 winning sides playing each other is a topic widely discussed every year, and before a big game in a big venue would be terrific! As an aside, that years Joeys side was a cracker, as was the View side. In the CAS the Waves, Barker, both had cracker sides, Knox and...

Waves play Shore this Sat at Death Valley. I would suspect many players will be trialed by both teams. Don't know much about both sides, in particular Shore. Will be interesting to see how Shore backs up from last years terrific GPS win. Waves have a few back.A strong backline is predicted, the...

Yep no point ducking and weaving!

Relax Joker, we all appreciate your candid, very funny, biased blue & cerise tinted glasses, mind you, we are all somewhat lop sided. I would think your terrific work over the years has minimized any memory loss, something we can all appreciate. Continue on young man! P.S. Your Joe boys are...

DaS, I actually know which school wasn't in favour, if you wish to know, message me separately I will tell you. But it's not worth dwelling on now.

Slight correction DaS, Pats and Pius were never part of the CAS comp in any sport, so they weren't ditched. There was a vote once between the CAS schools to include at least Pats (to the best of my knowledge) but it was knocked back as 1 school voted against it, and it had to be unanimous. They...

You make some good points. I do think Auggies and Oakhill will do very well. The GPS comp was terrific this year as Shore rose from the ashes but that's only 1 year. My point is that the GPS comp could still be played out in a tiered system, so nothing lost, albeit a 1 round comp, which for the...

Mr Snort, by absolute chance, I ran into a Cricket CAS selector at QP who was the driver of this all, it took him many years to work out a plan and put it forward to all the heads. He asked me what I thought, and I told him that I, and MANY/MOST school rugby fans are in absolute favor, he was...

GoR, I have had about a dozen cousins go through View, and 2 nephews there right now, who both play rugby, saw them play Joeys. I don't think/hope it's not just a case at taking shots at the GPS comp, and we all know you all love your own little home and away comp, but it is and will remain a...

Yep spot on. That's why I was able to quote a winning % across all ages and teams for the Waves in the CAS annually of 80-85%. The actual % is quoted at each end of year's Rugby Presentation by our Rugby Convenor to the boys and parents who attend. What logically follows with successful age...

DAS, You would think that the first few years will have teething problems, to be expected, until a pattern emerges whereby those schools who are serious about developing a strong overall program emerge. Those that aren't serious isn't a problem that's their choice, but from a grass roots...

Spot on New, a few years ago Knox was strong across most age groups but these days, over the last 10 years, Waverley typically wins 80-85% of all CAS age group games across the CAS season, very lopsided, which isn't healthy.

Spot on New, was informed the same by the Rugby heads at Waves, it rewards the WHOLE program, which IMO is exactly the way to build grass roots rugby. Clearly it also diminishes the value of just focusing on the 1st XV. Whilst biased, this will suit the Waves program perfectly, as it is always...