NSW AAGPS 2024
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Joker
Greg Davis (50)
This is a labour of love for which I have been running in the past. Normally I start the competition from the first trial game but others think from the 1st comp round. I always include the school rep games which is fun. Would you commit to a full season?
Thoughts? Yes/NO? All games? Comp games?
Let me know.
Backintheolddays
Bill Watson (15)
Yes and comp games for me please fine sir.
InsiderScoop
Chris McKivat (8)
hituplover
Bob McCowan (2)
all games, rep, trial etc.
The Chairman
Tom Lawton (22)
Well done to Sharples (J, 2023) for making the Wallabies U20 Rugby Championship Squad.
Rudderless
Ron Walden (29)
Also making that preliminary squad from the 2023 boys is
Austin Durbridge (K)
Boston Fakafanua (K)
Nate Tiitii (K)
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Rudderless
Ron Walden (29)
FYI
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TOMORROW, WE WILL PUBLISH THE FIRST IN WHAT WILL BE A SHORT SERIES OF ARTICLES TELLING THE STORY AND DOCUMENTING THE HISTORY OF THE AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS RUGBY UNION, THE AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLBOYS AND NOW ALSO THE AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLGIRLS.
Tomorrow’s piece is on the 1969 Schoolboy Tour to South Africa, the first ever Australian Schoolboys team and the first ever Australian Schoolboys tour. It will be accompanied by a brief piece by Greg Cornelsen, who was a 16-year-old attending The Armidale School at the time and was selected for the team.They are a fascinating read.
Over time, we will also include the inside story of a few other key tours, such as the 1973/74 Tour To England, Scotland and Wales, as well as the Australian Championships; Pacific Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga; and the creation of the Australian Schoolgirl Sevens.
In the near future, we will also redesign aspects of the website to include, among other things, a ‘History’ tab, where this and future historical articles, including all official team photos, will live.
We started a video interview process about 18 months ago (which is where the short clip last month with Wally Lewis came from) with a number of our early ASRU teachers and administrators, such as Brother Bob Wallace, Jim Lucey and John Howard, and coaches including the great Geoff Mould. The focus will, of course, be on many of the early players, starting with Ken Wright and the entire 1977 team (only a few more to go), with many more to follow. These interviews will progressively be posted on a new Schools RugbyTV YouTube channel, joining the flash interviews from the Australian Championships.
We are also looking to get some of the old VHS tapes of early matches digitised – at a reasonable price – so we can share them.
These articles and videos are not meant to be Pulitzer or Academy Award winners; they were written and produced by those who were there to capture, preserve, and share our history.
From time to time, we will also be reaching out for photos and memories from you, our readers, who may be able to assist with certain photos or memorabilia, just as Greg Cornelsen did with this article, supplying personal commentary and the news clipping of the day.
As I am sure most of you know, the ASRU, including this website, Facebook, Instagram, TicTok, X, and the PhotoShelter photo archives, is staffed by volunteers only. Not one person at the ASRU is paid, so 100 per cent of funds raised go directly to the Australian Championships, Australian Schoolboys, and Australian Schoolgirl Teams.
This also means we can always use help.
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Rudderless
Ron Walden (29)
BOC
I posted this last Saturday…. no formal announcement has been made for streaming our upcoming rugby season as yet.
AAGPS used these guys for the 1st time to broadcast the Head of the River at Penrith.
https://streamer.com.au/
The Chairman
Tom Lawton (22)
Thanks Rudderless, always appreciate the effort you put in.FYI
schoolsrugby.com.au
Click here to edit the announcement-bar module. This text is only for editing and will disappear after you publish the changes. ASRU website VIEW ALL Edstart is Major Partner of ASRU Games Learn more…TOMORROW, WE WILL PUBLISH THE FIRST IN WHAT WILL BE A SHORT SERIES OF ARTICLES TELLING THE STORY AND DOCUMENTING THE HISTORY OF THE AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS RUGBY UNION, THE AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLBOYS AND NOW ALSO THE AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLGIRLS.
Tomorrow’s piece is on the 1969 Schoolboy Tour to South Africa, the first ever Australian Schoolboys team and the first ever Australian Schoolboys tour. It will be accompanied by a brief piece by Greg Cornelsen, who was a 16-year-old attending The Armidale School at the time and was selected for the team.
They are a fascinating read.
Over time, we will also include the inside story of a few other key tours, such as the 1973/74 Tour To England, Scotland and Wales, as well as the Australian Championships; Pacific Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga; and the creation of the Australian Schoolgirl Sevens.
In the near future, we will also redesign aspects of the website to include, among other things, a ‘History’ tab, where this and future historical articles, including all official team photos, will live.
We started a video interview process about 18 months ago (which is where the short clip last month with Wally Lewis came from) with a number of our early ASRU teachers and administrators, such as Brother Bob Wallace, Jim Lucey and John Howard, and coaches including the great Geoff Mould. The focus will, of course, be on many of the early players, starting with Ken Wright and the entire 1977 team (only a few more to go), with many more to follow. These interviews will progressively be posted on a new Schools RugbyTV YouTube channel, joining the flash interviews from the Australian Championships.
We are also looking to get some of the old VHS tapes of early matches digitised – at a reasonable price – so we can share them.
These articles and videos are not meant to be Pulitzer or Academy Award winners; they were written and produced by those who were there to capture, preserve, and share our history.
From time to time, we will also be reaching out for photos and memories from you, our readers, who may be able to assist with certain photos or memorabilia, just as Greg Cornelsen did with this article, supplying personal commentary and the news clipping of the day.
As I am sure most of you know, the ASRU, including this website, Facebook, Instagram, TicTok, X, and the PhotoShelter photo archives, is staffed by volunteers only. Not one person at the ASRU is paid, so 100 per cent of funds raised go directly to the Australian Championships, Australian Schoolboys, and Australian Schoolgirl Teams.
This also means we can always use help.
Rudderless
Ron Walden (29)
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hituplover
Bob McCowan (2)
yeah same joker
runningrugbyrules
Chris McKivat (8)
Also in the squadAlso making that preliminary squad from the 2023 boys is
Austin Durbridge (K)
Boston Fakafanua (K)
Nate Tiitii (K)
Jack Barrett (J)
Hwi Sharples (J)
Ronan Leahy (J)
Joey Fowler (J)
Today at 3pm is Syd Uni v Randwick with a number of Joeys boys including Ronan Leahy (J) and Nick Chan (J) in the centres that will be huge.
ReeceHodgeOfficial
Stan Wickham (3)
I vote Comp games and reps.
Still happy if trials are included - I believe it's only three rounds?
Validinput_2
Frank Row (1)
Each team should have 2 trials from the start of term - Some may have games coming up in the holidays. GPS starts on May 18th
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Per CAS thread (for those that don't read it)
Kings, Newington, Knox three-way trial on Knox 1 this Saturday before the official trials start the following weekend.
1.00pm 2nds Knox v Kings
1.40pm 2nds Newington v Kings
2.20pm 2nds Knox v Newington
3.00pm 1sts Knox v Kings
3.45pm 1sts Newington v Kings
4.30pm 1sts Knox v Newington
Kings, Newington, Knox three-way trial on Knox 1 this Saturday before the official trials start the following weekend.
1.00pm 2nds Knox v Kings
1.40pm 2nds Newington v Kings
2.20pm 2nds Knox v Newington
3.00pm 1sts Knox v Kings
3.45pm 1sts Newington v Kings
4.30pm 1sts Knox v Newington
Rudderless
Ron Walden (29)
RUGBY LUNCH MC and Panel
We’re thrilled to welcome back the esteemed Australian Wallaroos and NSW Waratahs lock, Sera Naiqama, as our MC for the event. She is such a beam of light ! If anyone came to the lunch in 2022 I’m sure you would agree.
Sera will lead a captivating panel discussion featuring distinguished Old Newingtonians who have proudly represented Australia on the international rugby stage, including:
* Allan Ala'alatoa, the seasoned Tighthead Prop (ON2011), gearing up for his return to the Brumbies in Super Rugby Pacific after overcoming an Achilles injury.
*Angus Bell, the talented Loosehead Prop (ON2018) making a triumphant return to the Newington season launch following his stellar debut in 2023.
* Scott Bowen, the renowned Fly Half (ON1991) actively shaping Australian Rugby’s future as the National Performance Manager for the Australian 7’s teams.