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Presumably their wouldn't be many at that level (Gen Blue U16) who didn't play Harold Matthews?? I am not close to it, but quickly looking at the Souths team and I could see a few other names from the Gen Blue U16 team (Tovio, Le Maitre). Not sure if it is 100% true, but someone mentioned to...

Be interesting to see if the St Pats boys stay at St Pats. I happened to be sitting in the grandstand last year and got chatting to the guy next to meet, who turned out was Woods' dad. Very down to earth and wasn't interested in the offers that were coming in from other schools. I guess when...

This is effectively what the Waratah Shield was. Post the mid 80's (when rugby fizzled out in public schools) it was mostly dominated by Canberra Schools (Eddie's / Daramalan / Marist) and was certainly a big focus at the ISA schools (Stannies, Oakhill). Every now and then, a GPS school would...

AFL actually also includes ISA (St Augustine’s).

I think it means that there is no option other than a merged CAS / ISA divisional rugby comp (presumable Grammar and High could also be invited). You can’t have Aloys playing Barker, Knox and Waverley twice per season. That won’t benefit anyone.

Kings parents and players at our club have been told by the school that is what is happening next year.

Hi PAPT - whilst the SJRU has guidelines, they are far from mandatory and involve various subjective assessments. We have players in our team who are well over the 2nd standard deviation published in the SJRU guidelines and haven’t been requested to play up an age group (they were measured and...

Hi All, random question that I was hoping someone might be able to help answer… Team A player tackled by team B player. First player there is a team A support player. He sets himself over the ball on his feet (all good so far). Team B players coming into the breakdown are then being palmed...

Is Woollahra the only synthetic rugby field in Sydney?

Will be amazed if they play all the games on that field. It was that wet, people couldn't even kick off. Surprised they don't revert to place kicks for kick offs!

Out of interest...how valuable do people think these games are as selection trials? Do the selectors see these players so frequently at school and SJRU rep that they are no longer that relevant? If they are genuine selection trials (as opposed to matches that need to be won), then some aspects...

Was in the CAS Opens. Based on comments on the CAS forum, seemed that he had a pretty rough time.

The CCC no.7 is a real goer.

My ignorance, but why are the GPS teams called "Presidents"?

Interesting to hear that Aloys 10 did well in CAS 2nds. I have never seen him play at 10 for Aloys. He is the 15 for them and is a standout for them. Good to hear that he did well at the trials.

WLF3 - the Knox 15 usually wins State athletics (often comfortably) and also national 100m & 200m as has done so even since I started seeing him in primary school (although their is a boy from Joeys now giving him a run for his money in the 100m).

BBR, I can only comment as someone with relatively recent experience with the school... It is going to be very difficult for the school. A relatively small cohort of students (approx 150 per yr), with no additional intakes in years 9 or 11 mean that what they have in year 7 is the maximum...

Last years 16s' had 2 teams (albeit the 16B's often struggled with numbers). Last years 15's had 3 teams, has dropped to 2 this year in the 16's (albeit with a big bench for the 16Bs)

FWIW - Aloys only has one team in each of the 14s and 15s. They played Waverly 14Bs and 15Bs last weekend, but interestingly the school has been quiet in regards to if this is happening for the entire CAS season, or if it is a week to week proposition depending on the strength of the opposition.

BBR, Was at Dubbo on the weekend...most of the boys in our team had the "pleasure" of being destroyed by Waves 13A and they didn't mention seeing many / any of them. Randwick finished 10th, so suspect that confirms what I heard via the boys. Did hear some talk that a few played for Sth...