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I think that the side will be pretty straightforward. With Mitchell and Turner out we don't have a whole lot of choice in the outside backs department, especially with Horne playing the way he is. It's a real pity he's been so disappointing for the Tahs, I expected him to cement himself as the...

Very true, IS. In fact, Nudgee is such a notorious and consistent producer of Wallabies/Super Rugby players that they receive ARU funding. Nudgee is seen as a development ground for future Australian Rugby stars and understandably so. In the past few years we've seen the likes of James O'Connor...

Pretty sure that 3rd from left is Sean McMahon, current Aus 7's representative.

Thanks Iluvmyfooty, that was a massive brain explosion on my behalf. I was on the Sevens website as I typed my post, I have no idea how I screwed that up. Yes, I did mean Allan Faalavaau.

Sponsorship in school rugby is now commonplace. Nudgee's Ross Oval frequently has display Mercedes Benz cars and other corporate sponsors throughout match programs, marquees etc. Take a look at the link, this is one of the more extreme examples...

You're right, he did play against NZ. He wasn't named in the original squads though, that's why I got confused. http://www.rugby.com.au/Teams/AustralianSchoolboys.aspx In other news, 2011 schoolboy Allan Faalavaau made the 12-man Aus 7's squad for Hong Kong last week. Will Miller is in the...

The Lions have played one less game than the Reds, remember that...

Waratahs: 15 Bernard Foley, 14 Tom Kingston, 13 Rob Horne, 12 Tom Carter 11 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 10 Berrick Barnes, 9 Brendan McKibbin, 8 Wycliff Palu, 7 Chris Alcock, 6 Dave Dennis, 5 Kane Douglas, 4 Dean Mumm, 3 Sekope Kepu, 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 1 Benn Robinson (c).Replacements: 16 John Ulugia...

Good team but just a few possible changes: Tapuai's mostly been playing #13. If you had to play people in the positions they've been playing in 2012 Tom Carter could very well be the inside centre of the form XV. Also what about Lealiifano at fly-half? He could goal kick as well. Eben Etzebeth...

I don't think they'd be a permanent fixture, but I wouldn't be surprised to see a few of those QLD boys get some game time. Sean McMahon is currently in the Aus 7's squad first year out of school, so he should come out of that a much more mature and developed player, which is fantastic for both...

In a full strength team I'd include Kaino, Carter etc. without question but with just those currently available, I'd go with the following XV: 1. Benn Robinson AUS 2. Bismarck du Plessis SA 3. Jannie du Plessis SA 4. Sam Whitelock NZ 5. Andries Bekker SA 6. Adam Thomson NZ 7. David Pocock AUS...

Allan Ala'alatoa NSW Allan Faalavaau VIC Curtis Browning QLD Maile Ngauamo QLD Mark Baldwin NSW Michael Wells NSW Pettowa Paraka QLD Sean McMahon QLD Thomas Cusack ACT William Miller NSW These boys all played Australian Schools (except Paraka, who made QLD) in 2011 and are in the 40-man squad...

Agreed Light, the lack of an experienced #10 looks to be the biggest weakness this year. Nick Traves performed admirably in the 16A's before he was injured but the loss of Grant Davies and Sam Greene will hurt the team- especially Greene's freakish goal kicking ability. I think they can cover...

I hope Lucas, Harris and Ioane are available against the Bulls next week, otherwise it could be a very dour affair. If Lucas is fit, he should slot straight into #10. He looked good there while he was on last night. Looking at the touring squad, we could be seeing a backline like this: 9...

While last year's BGS 16A's struggled, they had been decimated by injuries and a high-number of players in the 1sts squad. They'd lost their first-choice scrumhalf (Sam Burke), fly-half (Nick Traves) and winger (Jordan Cook) in addition to several other forwards. 2011 1st XV players #1 Nick...

Will Shipperley will be in Grade 12 this year and based on reports will be one of the better Nudgee players. What has happened to Hagan?

Who will be playing #10? Of course, I forgot Oppenheimer. My mistake, he'd be one of the premier backrowers in GPS.

Cody Blackhurst (BGS) Dimitri Loukaras (BSHS) and Alex Mafi (NC). Cody was a regular 1st XV player for BGS last year and was rewarded with a GPS 3 spot after some fantastic performances. Loukaras and Mafi both made QLD U16 squads last year and should perform strongly this season. Daniel Anae...

Brisbane Grammar haven't started training yet, so the makeup of the team is still undetermined. Shaping up to be a good season for BGS though, with several returning firsts players (Cornelson, Blackhurst, Gilbert, Radford, Anderson, Starr-Thomas, Saunders etc.) and some exciting untested prospects.

Quade's injury leaves a massive hole- anyone who disagrees is deluded. But I do think that with the emergence of Ben Tapuai, his impact of his absence will be somewhat decreased. If Anthony Fainga'a was lining up at #12 I'd be seriously worrying, but Taps has the speed, balls skills and agility...