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    Shute Shield 2017

    Great trials Souths v Easts. Souths generally heavier in the packs were run around in sun by Easts but tackling at the end tired Easts. Good hit out. Easts could do with more players. Woollahra artificial turf looking great just topped off with cork infills.
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    Sydney Colts - 2015

    Well as expected the two teams that have perfected the art of recruiting/buying players with scholarships are the two best colt clubs. Unless the rules are level this will continue indefinitely and frankly nswrugby does not care ask Farr Jones. How the other clubs can live with this farce...
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    Sydney Colts - 2015

    At the Easts- Norths colts game many scrum decisions perplexed both packs. At least the ref was consistently wrong about rule 20 and wheeling. No team lost the advantage. But one thing repeatedly ignored in colts games and particularly exploited by Randwick and University throughout this...
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    Sydney Colts - 2015

    Easts scraped home with a draw against Norths after overtime. First win ever seen after 50 minutes of neither team scoring. Yet Easts could not have such a bad day again - no conversions of 4 tries and no penalty goals. The scrummaging was poor and so many passes rushed in front of the...
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    Sydney Colts - 2015

    Beasts hard work against glamour teams will continue.
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    Sydney Colts - 2015

    Country Colts played Easts Colts on Saturday after Grade game at 5pm under lights at Woollahra. Country Colts got off to great start, scoring first and pushing Easts forwards off the ball. But then Easts came back and were never headed again. Very entertaining game of running rugby and strong...
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    Sydney Colts - 2015

    Every club/school is entitled to do their best to field a strong team. That is competition. The point is what serves rugby the game. A competition that is lopsided with blowout wins will doom the competition. Supporters of top teams never see a problem. Rugby should be expanding to the...
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    Sydney Colts - 2015

    Well while some are congratulating clubs with rep players for their wonderful recruiting campaign rather than lament the inequality of the colt teams in the competition lets think about The Scots College. Remember last June the Sydney Morning Herald published complaints by Farr Jones about...
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    Sydney Colts - 2015

    If you are the coach of Penrith whose teams are thrashed by cricket scores playing teams that are wealthier and are spiked with state schoolboys, what tactics do you advise. That is right play in the opponent's face. To respond to this crisis by demoting Penrith is to deny that club a fair go...
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    Sydney Colts - 2015

    So the moderator of Sydney Colts calls objections to farcical results of 124 to nil etcetera as not being for the good of the game , "socialism" . What about "unfairness" to clubs not having stacks of money or scholarships. Rugby is just for those clubs; bugger the rest ? Its hard for...
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    Sydney Colts - 2015

    Penrith 2nd colts have historically done better than 1sts because it picks it's best players there. Who can blame them with the system designed as it is ?
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    Sydney Colts - 2015

    Would suggest teams playing Manly, Syd Uni & Randwick monitor the replacements .
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    Sydney Colts - 2015

    So Syd Uni in week 2 were around the 40 points cap and have been so for sometime with a little manipulation. Simple answer to even up the competition is to reduce team cap to 30. Did Penrith smashed by Syd Uni then Manly have any chance - why do they bother ? Boys no doubt encouraged to be...
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    Sydney Colts - 2015

    Syd uni 1sts did use 8 reserves including some players who played earlier (a red haired fellow) ? How many can they use ? It still defies me why a player in Syd uni colts stays there if he is unlikely to get a full game. He will not be noticed by anyone keeping a bench warm.
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    Sydney Colts - 2015

    What are shute shield rules on replacement players ? Syd Uni had a colt squad to run two sets of teams and used up to 8 subs per game. Easts barely had numbers and ran out of gas using players from 2nds who had played full games to back up 1sts. Half time scores were not so distorted but all...
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    Sydney Colts - 2015

    Age vs weight has always been an issue - schools resist change even though they must be negligent to play a tiny boy against a man size boy of the same age in a game of physicality if not violence. But at club rugby level the issue is different - does the unevenness of teams help rugby ? Do...
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    Sydney Colts - 2015

    So if it is impossible to have a balanced competition because it is impossible to have fairly matched teams the why not a two tier system. Does anyone not know that the top tier teams have already shown their hand - let them play one another. No blowouts for Penrith of the proportion just seen...
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    Sydney Colts - 2015

    So it is a mere coincidence that the rich clubs have the strongest teams and paid coaches and managers. ???
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    Sydney Colts - 2015

    It is not fascist to call an islander an islander when that is what they call themselves. I have no trouble with islanders they are outstanding persons and rugby player. I have a problem with mismatched competitions or doubtful birthdays.
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    Sydney Colts - 2015

    The points system needs to be replaced by a salary cap with open disclosure by clubs of payments including scholarships etc. the inequities between clubs would then at least be open for all to see and a two their system set up so rich v rich and poor v poor clubs . Otherwise eg Penrith colts...
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