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They play on the Gold Coast in what is called the APS (Association of Private Schools) it is a very weak competition generally only 2 decent teams Kings & Somerset College. They generally have some good players who then get pinched in yr 11 & 12 to one of the Brisbane GPS programs. Todays Kings...

not a shabby idea, i just think we need an alternate option for State School kids like AFL's presence in Qld public schools. This requires money, which RA sadly have none. Maybe if you are a specialised "Sports High School" you must have Rugby Union as one of your specialists' sports, then...

i'll let you know more about Cranbrook this afternoon as i am refereeing them against Kings Christian College on the Gold Coast

No, speaking for my son's school who have a proper Rugby program and coached by an ex all black, an ex-super rugby player and an ex Aussie 7s player they generally play all there 15 a side games in term 1 in the lead up to the Ballymore Cup, term 2 is generally a whole heap of 7s tournaments in...

Or very simply RA put the effort in to provide meaningful competitions for kids who don't go to traditional rugby schools. Here on the Far North Coast, the AFL does it brilliantly they have the Qld All Schools where teams from all over Qld and Northern NSW play meaningful school games mid-week...

what's happened to the Eastwood colts program?

With the half back for Barker being in yr 11 where does that leave Izack Holmes? Will be get any 1stXVgame time this year? Willhe struggle to make 1s next year?

I am refereeing Cranbrook this Thursday when they play Kings Christian College on the Gold Coast. it will be interesting to see what the Gold Coast schools standard is like compared to a perceived lower ranked CAS team.

mate not every kid has grandparents that can afford to pay the school fees. In our district we've had a number of kids move to schools in Sydney, Gold Coast & Brisbane on scholarships who were part of our 15's program last year, over half of them didn't last longer than a few weeks at the school...

it's not just Sydney, it is the regional areas as well, here in Far North Coast we are struggling for numbers to even get a 4-team competition up and running. One club is asking that 5 18-year-olds get dispensation to play u16 so they can field a team, one club doesn't have any forwards so will...

there was one moment in those final phases where he was on his knee and not getting up off the ground, if the chiefs half had of looked right, he would have gone straight through.

if you think that Roosters Broncos game was bad, did you watch the bludger of a game on Thursday night.... I laugh when people say League is more watchable. if you're a simpleton of course it is.

85% played in the Lindisfarne Grammar sides primarily the u16s with the balance in the Kings Christian College sides.

BGS were woeful in the u16's as well, they were beaten by Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar school from Northern NSW who have a fledgling rugby program. The Lindisfarne team has some very good players, the 3, 9, 13 & 15 were very impressive.

Marist played the Far North Coast NSW rep trial squads who are trialling for positions to play in the NSW Junior State Championships in June. The Marist 2nd XV played the FNC u16s and Marist 1st XV played a combination of the u18 FNC team with a large volume of the u16s backing up. I'm not sure...