Sydney Colts Season 2015 is all over bar the shouting.
Time to start the Season 2016 wang.
Any movements in the Coaching ranks?
What Clubs are the 2015 Year 12 graduates going to?
A few Private School players have already signalled their intent by moonlighting with Colts during School Holidays, and many CCC, CHS and AICES players in Year 12 have done a full year of Colts in 2015.
Who is going to do a Henry Hutchison and Latu Latunipulu and bypass Colts straight for Grade Rugby in their first year out of School? Theo Strang from Scots could be next as he has already been selected for the Sydney Stars in the 2015 NRC.
2016 will see us farewell most of the Class of 2013 to Grade footy, and a chunk of the Class of 2014 will not see much Colts action either due to early promotion to Grade, or being absent on State and National Under 20 Representative duties.
Will the Gordon Highlanders and Eastern Suburbs resurgence maintain momentum into 2016?
After a couple of competitive years the Manly Marlins had a less than stellar year and there is shaping up to be a real ding dong scrap with Warringah over where the St Augustines Class of 2015 will end up.
After a forgettable start to the season, the Rats came home quite strongly and if they can rebuild by hanging on to quality players from their hinterland, they could be a force again.
What is going to happen with Penrith 1st Grade Colts? They were competitive when relegated to Colts 2nd Grade, as some on here suggested needed to happen, but that still leaves a bye in Colts Ones.
Randwick picked up the gauntlet in 2015, taking the Colts Club Championship for the first time in forever from Sydney University. Will they be able to maintain their targeted recruiting and talent retention campaign, or will some players who may be are stuck behind a roadblock player in their position "jump ship" to another club to get some game time in Colts 1's.
Plans for season 2016 are in motion at most clubs and Pre-Season training will start in mid to late October in many clubs after a short break.
Recruiting of this years crop of Schoolboy Rockstars is well under way and if the snouts are to be believed, most have already committed. After all the Rockstars are looked after, there are still a swag of positions in Colts 2's and 3's that need to be filled by young men who just want to run around a park with their mates.
Under 18 (Colts 4ths) was a measured success in its inaugural year, with 8 teams initially although a few dropped by the wayside fairly quickly. With more time to recruit, hopefully there will be a full complement of Under 18 teams in 2016 that manage to stay together for the full 18 rounds.
Any changes coming to the Player Points System?
Will there be some recognition, or points loading, for selection in State, National or other Union National Under 20 Teams, or NRC Team Selection?
How about an embargo on State, or National (incl other nations) Under 20's players playing Colts 2's or Colts 3's, regardless of the date that they were selected for that team?
Time to start the Season 2016 wang.
Any movements in the Coaching ranks?
What Clubs are the 2015 Year 12 graduates going to?
A few Private School players have already signalled their intent by moonlighting with Colts during School Holidays, and many CCC, CHS and AICES players in Year 12 have done a full year of Colts in 2015.
Who is going to do a Henry Hutchison and Latu Latunipulu and bypass Colts straight for Grade Rugby in their first year out of School? Theo Strang from Scots could be next as he has already been selected for the Sydney Stars in the 2015 NRC.
2016 will see us farewell most of the Class of 2013 to Grade footy, and a chunk of the Class of 2014 will not see much Colts action either due to early promotion to Grade, or being absent on State and National Under 20 Representative duties.
Will the Gordon Highlanders and Eastern Suburbs resurgence maintain momentum into 2016?
After a couple of competitive years the Manly Marlins had a less than stellar year and there is shaping up to be a real ding dong scrap with Warringah over where the St Augustines Class of 2015 will end up.
After a forgettable start to the season, the Rats came home quite strongly and if they can rebuild by hanging on to quality players from their hinterland, they could be a force again.
What is going to happen with Penrith 1st Grade Colts? They were competitive when relegated to Colts 2nd Grade, as some on here suggested needed to happen, but that still leaves a bye in Colts Ones.
Randwick picked up the gauntlet in 2015, taking the Colts Club Championship for the first time in forever from Sydney University. Will they be able to maintain their targeted recruiting and talent retention campaign, or will some players who may be are stuck behind a roadblock player in their position "jump ship" to another club to get some game time in Colts 1's.
Plans for season 2016 are in motion at most clubs and Pre-Season training will start in mid to late October in many clubs after a short break.
Recruiting of this years crop of Schoolboy Rockstars is well under way and if the snouts are to be believed, most have already committed. After all the Rockstars are looked after, there are still a swag of positions in Colts 2's and 3's that need to be filled by young men who just want to run around a park with their mates.
Under 18 (Colts 4ths) was a measured success in its inaugural year, with 8 teams initially although a few dropped by the wayside fairly quickly. With more time to recruit, hopefully there will be a full complement of Under 18 teams in 2016 that manage to stay together for the full 18 rounds.
Any changes coming to the Player Points System?
Will there be some recognition, or points loading, for selection in State, National or other Union National Under 20 Teams, or NRC Team Selection?
How about an embargo on State, or National (incl other nations) Under 20's players playing Colts 2's or Colts 3's, regardless of the date that they were selected for that team?
