NSW CAS 2026 (banter and commentary)

[Drop Prop and Roll]

Greetings Forumers,

Anyone have any information on Knox this year? Given they've lost some key players over the past year (Caswell, Orr etc), I'm keen to see how their potential XV could shape up and adapt during such a transitional period.

Hey S&C,

I'd be willing to bet that as last years imports leave, the new ones will roll in. It'd be interesting to see if they can find any that are as good as Caswell and Orr, some real hearty players they were.

Regards,
DP&R

 

[run through the middle]

Hey S&C,

I'd be willing to bet that as last years imports leave, the new ones will roll in. It'd be interesting to see if they can find any that are as good as Caswell and Orr, some real hearty players they were.

Regards,
DP&R

Knox predicted to struggle this season without Caswell at the forefront with his quick play the balls and coordinating his troops. Orr's another huge loss but I believe the imports will keep the wheels from falling off. Saw a couple of their big boys at training and they seem to know which way to run.

 

[Scrum & Coke]

Knox predicted to struggle this season without Caswell at the forefront with his quick play the balls and coordinating his troops. Orr's another huge loss but I believe the imports will keep the wheels from falling off. Saw a couple of their big boys at training and they seem to know which way to run.

Hey mate, a bit confused as to what you mean by Caswell's "play the balls"? He not only played primarily as a #15 last year and even so there’s no play the balls in union.

Does anyone else have a clue as to what this forumer is referencing? I’m finding it hard to decipher myself, would love to have some assistance!

Regards,
S&C.

 

[Rog_the_outsidecenter1964]

Hey mate, a bit confused as to what you mean by Caswell's "play the balls"? He not only played primarily as a #15 last year and even so there’s no play the balls in union.

Does anyone else have a clue as to what this forumer is referencing? I’m finding it hard to decipher myself, would love to have some assistance!

Regards,
S&C.

Here here S and C,

guys a loony it seems.

Scrum on,

Rog out

My beloved son, Jai Andrews Smith
CAS premiership, 2001.

 

[run through the middle]

Hey mate, a bit confused as to what you mean by Caswell's "play the balls"? He not only played primarily as a #15 last year and even so there’s no play the balls in union.

Does anyone else have a clue as to what this forumer is referencing? I’m finding it hard to decipher myself, would love to have some assistance!

Regards,
S&C.

Mate, I’m more of a league head, so just misinterpreted young Caswell. Got to get myself back in the union mode. He’s a fast one but.

 

[Scrum & Coke]

Mate, I’m more of a league head, so just misinterpreted young Caswell. Got to get myself back in the union mode. He’s a fast one but.

Oh don’t worry all is understood, Caswell’s played an handful of league as well for Manly rep sides.

I also often find it hard to distinguish between the two codes nowadays with all these new complicated rules being added, hard to keep up!

Regards,
S & C

 

[Ziggy]

Ziggy you wanna send your predictions then champ?

Hello mate

I have been purposely keeping away.

2026 will be between Barker and Waverley and then daylight.
The game between these 2 should be at Death Valley which is going to be epic if the 2025 contest was anything to go by.
Add to that the under 16's Waverley team lost a few boys and we saw Barker win that comp quite convincingly in the end.
Just hope both teams can stay injury free because its going to be close, very close and I think this year could end the run of Barker domination as Trinity are building.

 

[Comeonmate]

Hello mate

I have been purposely keeping away.

2026 will be between Barker and Waverley and then daylight.
The game between these 2 should be at Death Valley which is going to be epic if the 2025 contest was anything to go by.
Add to that the under 16's Waverley team lost a few boys and we saw Barker win that comp quite convincingly in the end.
Just hope both teams can stay injury free because its going to be close, very close and I think this year could end the run of Barker domination as Trinity are building.

what do you have to say about the brook and knox?
and plus @rog the outsider has previously stated its a 10 game season

 

[scrumhalf]

I hate to be arrogant but i really dont see a way any team CAS or GPS will score a point on this cranbrook team.

 

[moa999]

I hate to be arrogant but i really dont see a way any team CAS or GPS will score a point on this cranbrook team.

It looks like a good bunch of returning 2025 players and some improvements, but for a team that went 1-4 in CAS comp last year with 185 pts against, that seems like a very optimistic statement.

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Also noted the Rugby page has been updated on the CAS website.

Seems 2026 will be a 1 and 3/5 round season with the Top 3 and Bottom 3 in each age group playing each other a second time plus one cross over game.

In 2026 the CAS will play 2 weeks of trials against AAGPS and ISA Schools 5 weeks of Rugby fixtures that align with the Football and winter Volleyball and Tennis. In term 3 there would be 3 weeks of games that are graded by age group and schools split into 2 pools.

The Plume Shield would be determined after all games have been played in term 3 with the points for all 8 games played included in the calculations to determine the Premiers.

How are Pools determined

* Pools are determined by each school’s 1sts and A grade teams placing in during the 5 weeks of CAS games in term 2. EG if a school’s 13A’s is ranked first after the 5 CAS games in term 2 then all of the teams in that age group (B, C etc) will be in the top pool. If then their 14As are ranked 5th then all teams in the age group will be in the lower pool.

* If Schools are tied on points, then the result of the match between the 2 schools will be used to determine the placing. If still tied it would move to the team that scored the first, try in the game. If no tries are scored it would be first points. If still no points are scored or there is a wash out, then it would go to the best for and against between the teams.