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My 2c worth from seeing Waverly on the weekend... -Game plan seemed based around off loads. I suspect they went overboard with it a bit as there was a fair few errors (and everyone was in on the act), but was good to watch and hard to contain when it worked. -#14 and #15 very dynamic and...

WLF3, Will be interesting to see if the Aloys 14 & 15s are playing in their respective CAS B competitions for the entire season , or if it is just this week as Waverly 14A / 15As have been able to get games against Stannies (school hasn't said anything on this topic). Not sure if the CAS...

The thing I can't understand is the schools and CAS know these mismatches exist. Touch wood there never is, but if there was a life changing injury to one of the players in these known mismatched games, then the school and CAS are going to find themselves in real trouble

Not sure how extensive it is, but I received a "CAS Satisfaction Survey" yesterday (via the school) requesting feedback on various aspects of the CAS sporting world. Some of the questions seemed quite targeted to rugby. eg. "To what extent do you feel that CAS manages the risks of contact...

Hi all - I know not school rugby related, but seems some good rugby brains here, so thought I would ask (admin - pls delete if not appropriate)... My older son is still playing club rugby (16s) as well as school. Not a high grade, but it is a small club with just a few teams and he still...

Snort - by my uneducated read on things, it would seem that the GPS comp doesn't have the same range of mismatches (at least at the 1st XV level) and it seems that GPS schools are the most reluctant to merge. Perhaps CAS and ISA need to look at a merged rugby comp? I know it would be going...

Last I heard Craig was still living in France, so perhaps not related??

Very strange. I would have thought that part of the deal of being in CAS was being committed and available to play the competition rounds. Perhaps COVID has impacted the timing but very disappointing if schools can pick and choose when they feel like playing.

Any Barker parents have an intel on a Barker year 9 camp this weekend which means Barker 15’s are not playing Aloys.

Random question - are the 1st XV games 40 mins each way?

Am guessing that as a proud Joey's old boy, you are deep down not comfortable with a score like this. The wonderful history and tradition of the Joeys rugby program doesn't benefit from games like this. Everyone involved in rugby needs to understand that we are all following a sport which is...

Assuming +103 is not a typo ... feel free to call me soft, but... I don't understand how the Joeys coaches, sports department, parents & school could let a score like that happen in an under 13's trial match. Given they are a fantastic rugby nursery with an amazing rugby history, I would have...

Does anyone have any insights into how the schools manage to work out who plays who each week. Do all the GPS, CAS, ISA schools sit down in a room at the start of the season and offer up teams (eg. Ill give you a match up with my 14As, if you give me a match up with your 15E's, etc), etc until...

Ages - both moved from 14A to 1st XV, so genuine year 9 ages. They are a little slight by some 1st XV standards, but fast, skilled and pretty tough from what I saw. Ability - obviously very talented. Both played NSW PPSA Primary School rugby & the #13 also played NSW PPSA Primary School...

Probably not true to say Aloys dominated as they spent the better part of the 2nd half defending. Was a really enjoyable game between 2 evenly matched teams. There were no super stars destroying the contest, skills physical contest was good. Worth noting that St Pats had 2 year 9 boys playing...

Joker - What is the split in year 7? I can understand that the school culture and drawing power of the 1st XV attracts kids to rugby as they move through the school years towards opens. Interested to know if or how Joeys manages to get the majority of year 7 kids playing rugby. Presumably the...

Aloys has: 11 rugby teams 27 soccer teams

I just hope the catalyst for change isn’t a serious injury to a player in a lopsided match.

A few thoughts...showing some of the difficulties in matching up the younger age groups (from an an Aloys parent). 13A vs Knox was pretty even last year, but Knox steamrolled Aloys 14A on the weekend (10 or so tries to 1). Aloys 14B played Knox 14C, which on paper sounded like an OK match up...