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CAS Rugby 2025

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Allen Oxlade (6)

The Cold Awakens​


Long ago, in a quadrant not far from North Shore...


Rain lashes down on the misty plains of North Willoughby, cloaking the battlefield in shadows. Cold winds howl through the gum trees. Somewhere deep within the mud and the mist, a new war brews — one not of planets, but of pride.


The Jedi of Bellevue Hill, Cranbrook, descend from their mountaintop temple, led by warriors of speed and steel. They do not come for ceremony. They come to fight.


But waiting for them in the sleet, blades already drawn, is the Aloysian Syndicate — an ancient brotherhood cloaked in flair, their movements elegant, their attack surgical. Light clashes with shadow. Footwork with fury. Mud with menace.


It is Round 1.
It is cold.
It is Rugby.

Cranbrook by 15+
 
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Well this got way out of control.
Instead of deleting 100's of messages and slapping warnings I shall bring down the hammer.
Time for a rest.

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Allen Oxlade (6)
BossmanDLO said:
Does anyone have a match recap from the Trinity v Waverley Game
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It was a game of defense defense defense. Both teams defended well for large periods. Trinity extensively so against a Waverley attack that never seemed to click.

Waverley had forward, lineout and scrum dominance, but could not go longer than four phases without giving away a penalty - Trinity had the run of the green(one pass in particular would make Tom Brady proud) and kept going down injured, with the ref not knowing of injury time - a large portion of the second half was astute gamesmanship by Trinity to wind down the clock.

Waverley did have an attacking scrum at the end and dropped the ball - game over.

I’m not sure why Waverley agreed to a Friday night game on a field with lights that made it difficult to see the ground in front of you. But smart work by Trinity to change the set up as the 3:15 kick off is much more suited to Waverley than a dim lit paddock.
 
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Dave Cowper (27)
Famed_Star said:
It was a game of defense defense defense. Both teams defended well for large periods. Trinity extensively so against a Waverley attack that never seemed to click.

Waverley had forward, lineout and scrum dominance, but could not go longer than four phases without giving away a penalty - Trinity had the run of the green(one pass in particular would make Tom Brady proud) and kept going down injured, with the ref not knowing of injury time - a large portion of the second half was astute gamesmanship by Trinity to wind down the clock.

Waverley did have an attacking scrum at the end and dropped the ball - game over.

I’m not sure why Waverley agreed to a Friday night game on a field with lights that made it difficult to see the ground in front of you. But smart work by Trinity to change the set up as the 3:15 kick off is much more suited to Waverley than a dim lit paddock.
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A very unexpected result there and will dent Waverley's aspirations.

Ive seen Trinity in action and agree their forward pack arent world beaters. Not surprised ot hear that Waverley had dominance. But trinity's backs only need a little bit of ball to be effective and they're pretty dogged in defence too.
 
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Chris McKivat (8)
Ziggy said:
Trinity do have an excellent u15A team but they won't blow over Waverley. These are the 2 standout teams in this age group.

The Waverley Vs Trinity U15A could potentially be one of the highlights of the year across all CAS games as both teams see this as their GF - whoever wins this will go undefeated in that age group. I believe this game will be played at Queens Park Saturday week.

To give this context, last year Trinity deservedly beat Waverley to take out the title - first defeat for this Waverley team in 3 years. Both teams have been preparing during the preseason with this game solely in mind.

Speaking from the Waverley team, they easily ran through Shore winning something like 48-0 and disposed of Oakhill 15A's 66-0 last Saturday. They play Scots this week and it should be a similar result.

The beauty about this age group at Waverley is the depth, the B's side would also alot of A's sides in this age group (I believe they play St Pats A's this Saturday) - they have been undefeated for 2 years and will more than likely do the same. Over the last 2 years there has been musical chairs between the 2 teams - very competitive.

The player I'd keep my eye out in the Waverley A's is their #9 and Captain - Riley Carr.
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15A Waverley 37 Trinity 19
15B Waverley 24 Trinity 0
 
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Frank Nicholson (4)
Famed_Star said:
It was a game of defense defense defense. Both teams defended well for large periods. Trinity extensively so against a Waverley attack that never seemed to click.

Waverley had forward, lineout and scrum dominance, but could not go longer than four phases without giving away a penalty - Trinity had the run of the green(one pass in particular would make Tom Brady proud) and kept going down injured, with the ref not knowing of injury time - a large portion of the second half was astute gamesmanship by Trinity to wind down the clock.

Waverley did have an attacking scrum at the end and dropped the ball - game over.

I’m not sure why Waverley agreed to a Friday night game on a field with lights that made it difficult to see the ground in front of you. But smart work by Trinity to change the set up as the 3:15 kick off is much more suited to Waverley than a dim lit paddock.
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Just a little scent of sour grapes there.... Why was the ground more difficult to see for Waverley than Trinity?

Anyway, that was an upset I did not see coming.
 
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Frank Nicholson (4)
My modest proposal: let's drop the use of the word 'dominate' unless your team wins by 30+. If you lose 5-10, you haven't dominated anything, although you may have wasted a lot of possession, or squandered a clear advantage in the scrum.
 
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Allen Oxlade (6)
Barker all over Knox 33-7 at half time. Too good across the park, but especially tight five. Plus superb kicking from the 10.
 
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