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I was also there and checking out the loose forwards from both teams. I don't know their names but the 'Pocock-frame' player was wearing 8 but playing flanker. I'm sure I saw him playing both blind and open side but I could be wrong. The no.6 was playing 8 but I'm happy to stand corrected...

I rocked up today to watch my first GPS 1st XV game between TSS & Nudgee as I plan to send my 11yo to one of these schools in the future and I wanted to check out the 'action', so to speak. 'The boy' came along with his elderly 'rugby-loving' grandmother and we settled into some seats behind...

Last game of the season with only a knock-out carnival to come. Easy win againthis week against a relaxed Casuarina team. I heard that one their boys was singing in the middle of a scrum - too much salt air and laid back life-style. I'm jealous!!

another good watch...

I jest, but it was jokingly suggested to me by my brother after he watched another highlights reel of our undefeated u11's team (besides a narrow lost in a 'friendly' against an u12's team). The team has a season For and Against of 735-35 with one game to go. I have previously posted past...

Not sure if anyone is watching these highlights, but if anyone is; this weekend's game provided for some really good highlights as the young Bulls approach the end the season with a for and against of: 735-35 with one game to come.

After the holiday break, the boys were looking forward to getting back into rugby. However a late suspicious change in the fixture saved one team from playing the Bulls, but left another to face the music. The 'other' decided at the last minute that they weren't going to able to field a team...

U11s Bulls continue their winning ways - downing Palm Beach Alleygators 59-0. The score doesn't reflect the quality of the Alleygators team who I believe have yet to loose a game apart from also loosing to the Bulls earlier in the season. The gators have some very good players, however I think...

Fair enough. I hope that's not always the case.

Okay - I think I better understand both sides of the argument by now (more or less) - but what do you do when you have a talented young child and would like him to enter a GPS school and the only way that would be possible would be via a scholarship? I don't want to get into a debate about...

I thought I would also share this team's highlights from last Saturday. They are a very well drilled and coached U11s team.

Finally the Gold Coast has introduced District and Regional Rep trials for school boy rugby at the U12s level. Unfortunately (as discussed earlier in this thread) not every school gets on board. In our situation it was a case where the school failed to notify students and parents. Jack heard...

Very interesting thread. I enjoy reading all your comments - It's nice to hear about the Brisbane comp as I'm considering moving to Brisbane in the next few years. I've recently updated and completed the end of season highlights reel of my young son playing for Helensvale Hogs U10s this year -...

Oh Fantastic!!! Sounds like he really got stuck into it. I think regardless of who they pick, he'll get a lot out of that. Was he proud of himself? Thanks for keeping us up-to-date. :)

Here are some tips that I would use, although ever boy is different and sometimes what works for one is detrimental to another. 1. Intensity - yeah, definitely up the intensity. However, if you asked a child at this age what intensity means they may give some vague answer and I doubt many...

Excellent... thanks for that - I'll have a look :)

I'll save myself the grief and continue to impart my own wisdom in the mean time. He's only 10 - he'll survive :) just a shame is all.

Thanks Karl, btw: my nephew plays for Brothers U12s and he has told me similar stories about a certain team he comes up against - it actually sounded very frightening for not only the players, but parents as well. The ref (when approached later) said he was concerned that if he sent one of...

Thanks for the nice welcome :) Yes, agreed. I just couldn't possibly go and we have nothing even remotely similar in our area - nothing at least for another 3 years (being now at the U10 age level). The question for me is not if he is 'elite' or not - I don't particularly care for the play on...