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I like and understand what you are saying, my comments are based on my time spent on the inside of club Rep programs and how dysfunctional they are. I am just so frustrated at the current state of affairs and the lack of future direction being show by the ARU.

I am an IGS old boy 85-89 and my son has been offered a 1/2 bursary already. I have no issue with the GPS system or what if offers the players that are in the system. My issue is that the powers that be have forgotten about everyone else?

And this is the sort of thing I in counted all of the time when I was part of the Rep program in our previous NSW union. Lets just take my son as an example. He has played NSW State Titles since U12's and was part of the U15 Gold Cup squad until he broke his shoulder. At the end of last season...

I would like to clarify that I think the private school rugby system is great for those that are involved and I don't disagree that a lot of the blame for the state of rugby lies with the management such as the BJRU. My only issue is with the BS that non GPS boys are some how not as good as GPS...

I can see that you are one of the people that has bought into the mistruth that GPS players are better than their non GPS counterparts. Its not the boys that are the problem they are lucky to be part of GPS. The problem is that the cultural norm is that, "oh you dont play GPS you must not be a...

I agree with what you are saying except for your first statement. Any quality u16 club player could walk into an under 16 A GPS team and play as well. We need to stop putting these entitled GPS boys on a pedestal. As you also said these GPS boys were just the lucky ones that have been noticed or...

Just to clarify I am a product of the GPS system having been at IGS from 85 to 89 during the schools purple patch when they won 3 titles in as many years under the coaching of Steven Nance (went on to be the trainer for the Wallabies during their first world cup win) and Peter Wilson (David...

Having moved to QLD from NSW this year I,m blown away that the BJRU combine 15 and 16 year old boys in the one Rep age group as 16's. While there are a few 15 year old boys that may match it with there 16 year old peers, there are only a few and not the numbers that managed to get selected in...

Hello all, We have just moved up from the Newcastle area and I would be interested to know how the Rep side selection is carried out? My son played Rep and Gold Cup in Newcastle. We are a bit worried by a few comments we have heard regarding Rep, like, "its not about how good a player you are...