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Nathan Sharpe (72)
Some considerable embarrassment for Easts u16s in Buying the win from what I hear
Some considerable embarrassment for Easts u16s in Buying the win from what I hear
You pay their rego and ship them in from wherever.How do you buy a team at u16 level in rugby union?
WLF
Unfortunately I will be away this weekend to witness our boys clash, but my boy has instructions! Not that I think it will make much difference!!
Will see you around on the sideline at some stage.
Cheers
Bolivia
You pay their rego and ship them in from wherever.
Easts couldn't put up a 13's 14's or 15's. WRT the 14's, not even a whisper about helping the boys who wanted to go to the state championships, get placed in another team. Apparently if your club doesn't field a side a boy can play for anyone! go figure. Many were capable!
Something is terribly wrong for them to have no representation in those age groups, and a lot of the 16's are all ring in's who will never be long term club players. I know of several Easts players who have left the club as a result.
With regard the whole State Championships concept. I think this is the absolute ground zero for Australian Rugby. No amount of investment in these junior ages is enough. Live streaming some of the finals, lots of media chatter.anything to raise profile. Attract the boys young and they get hooked. Sadly these are the years where we are losing the talent.
Congratulations to all the boys for participating and giving it your all. Also good luck to those boys fortunate enough to be selected in the Rep teams. Play your heart out!
Yea right, don't see much of a point to that
Since when have people been able to go from one rep team to another? I've read it a few times, never heard of it being a thing when I was playing state cup
No, they lost their semi final to Penrith 26-14
Haven't heard about other states was told of hunter valley.Yeah found that interesting given the lack of Easts teams in other age groups, but reakishly strong in the 16's
Last year when under 15's at a 7's tourament i over heard one of the parents saying kids are flown in from inter state - does that really happen?
On some of their face book pages they come from wide and far, how does that happen.
Those players were feaks,
Not sure if true or not, just overheard from South Aus.Haven't heard about other states was told of hunter valley.
There's a bit a disconnect between east seniors, who sent out celebratory email, and the juniors who are embarrassed by what has gone on for quiet a few seasons in that cohort.
Unfortunately this is the way of it in these troubling times. A couple of years ago it was actually SD who did it with some boys parachuted in from Easts/Scots during the Glengarry year (complete with dispensation to play despite not having played sufficient club games).
Wouldn't surprise me.Not sure if true or not, just overheard from South Aus.
Thought it was great that a number of Marlin first graders came down to cheer on the 16, and 17s.
With the first grade captain joining in the pre game huddle - great interaction.
Wouldn't surprise me.
Easts generally don't manage to field teams once the kids get to high school so the ring ins don't deny others a place.
However, rugby would be better served in the long run if the few easts boys wanting to play played in the remote comp - hunter valley or whatever - and contributed to the health of the game there.
Of course, as usual, it's not actually about the state of the game it's about fulfilling one parent's rugby inadequacy.
No issues - in juniors - for me with that.Inside,
I think the closer answer is at the arch enemy, Randwick Juniors, about 10 boys from Waverley joined this year, and the 14s were able to send a team to Orange, and they won 3/5 games, and 1 of those losses was to Eastwood, clearly the best team in the comp.
As Junior rugby weakens, I think we need to get over the local issues such as never playing for Randwick or Easts or vica versa.
No issues - in juniors - for me with that.
Good on the wicks if they can get what sounds like almost a whole team from WAVERLEY - always been a strong connection there and both groups benefit.
Randwick get knocked around by the junior bunnies in terms of holding onto their players, whereas easts are threatened more by playboy bunnies in the high school years.
Only to us - the only way to find out anything is to put 3 of them in the car: I don't think they know you can listen and drive at the same time.Normally they just don't talk.