School sporting scholarships/recruitment

[Inside Shoulder]

I'd also be curious to know what everyone's supposed 'solution' is to the importing fiasco? I feel that by boycotting Scots, you are punishing the boys. The 'irregularities' as you have branded them, are not at fault and it is not befitting that they are not able to play something they love. Is it simply a matter of waiting for them to finish and enforcing stricter recruitment bans?

Dr Lambert described them as irregularities not the posters on this thread.

 

[Quick Hands]

Gee play the world's smallest violin, to clarify, I am not saying that an institution such as Scots should be set solely for rugby premiership ambitions. However, I am saying that there is a huge difference in brining in a player in year 11 to year 7.

Yes there is, absolutely no doubt about it. But, bring enough in and a few more along the way and you have a team which is so superior to teams which evolve organically from the boys who just enrol at the school, that you get scorelines like Saturday.

The best illustration of it is that the 2nd XV boys who presumably have access to the same programme, the same coaching and the same facilities have won one match against the team coming last. Logic would suggest that if 30 random boys start in Year 7 and are exposed to the same coaching programme and access to the same facilities then the two teams would be closer together. However, there seems to be a gulf between the 2 teams, much more than is usual between a 1st and 2nd XV.

 

[Inside Shoulder]

Crichton's move into the backs was purely due to an abundance of capable forwards that couldn't be left out, I feel.

since you're evidently inside the TSC tent: help me with the rumour that Scots 2nd XV quality players will be seen in 3rds this Saturday + a certain 5/8 who refuses to play 1sts

 

[Quick Hands]

I'd also be curious to know what everyone's supposed 'solution' is to the importing fiasco? I feel that by boycotting Scots, you are punishing the boys. The 'irregularities' as you have branded them, are not at fault and it is not befitting that they are not able to play something they love. Is it simply a matter of waiting for them to finish and enforcing stricter recruitment bans?

The long term solution is that all schools abide by the rules to which they ahve all agreed - affirmred unanimously as late as 2013.

Short term there is no solution that I can see - there's no way the boys (who are not to blame) can be penalised, so the boys currently in the system at Scots will have to be allowed to finish school there and represent their school the same as any other boy.

The fault is with the school and its Head - not the boys or their parents.

If it becomes a matter of player safety, the only option is for other teams to forfeit.

 

[The Big Marn]

Dr Lambert described them as irregularities not the posters on this thread.

He would have described their bursaries as irregularities, not the students themselves.

 

[the baz]

Hypocritical of Nick, considering the size of the New team last year. Don't think anyone in the Scots team was nearly as close to the size of Tepai or Taane last year, they were just better drilled.

Consider this: last year Guy Porter was marking Tepai and two weeks ago, Tepai was being marked by Sam Burgess, one of the NRL's best forwards. Go figure.

That's great of nick to go to the media.. maybe talk to the people nick. Oh that's right, u and pulver would rather go to the media than direct to to players and supporters. Fix nsw rugby first nick, then earn the right to have a say.

 

[The Big Marn]

since you're evidently inside the TSC tent: help me with the rumour that Scots 2nd XV quality players will be seen in 3rds this Saturday + a certain 5/8 who refuses to play 1sts

I don't think anyone here is in a position to comment on the reasoning behind some students making themselves unavailable. Though I commend you on your assiduity, in continually inferring that there is something 'rotten in the State of Denmark'.

 

[Inside Shoulder]

He would have described their bursaries as irregularities, not the students themselves.

well if you want to be pedantic (which I doubt is in your interests) he was actually referring to the circumstances in which the bursaries were awarded rather than the bursaries

 

[Inside Shoulder]

I don't think anyone here is in a position to comment on the reasoning behind some students making themselves unavailable. Though I commend you on your assiduity, in continually inferring that there is something 'rotten in the State of Denmark'.

I knew you shouldn't have been pedantic.
I imply things and the reader infers them.
I have rarely been proven correct so quickly.

 

[The Big Marn]

well if you want to be pedantic (which I doubt is in your interests) he was actually referring to the circumstances in which the bursaries were awarded rather than the bursaries

Just out of curiosity, where did Lambert say all of this? I have no doubt it's all true, but I only find out about his comments through this forum.

 

[Inside Shoulder]

I don't think anyone here is in a position to comment on the reasoning behind some students making themselves unavailable. Though I commend you on your assiduity, in continually inferring that there is something 'rotten in the State of Denmark'.

I didn't ask for the reasons, I merely sought information.

 

[The Big Marn]

meanwhile..

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/nick-farr...ed-gps-sports-competition-20140728-zxnub.html

In the article it is confirmed about the T$C ski import from Canada.
Where there is smoke..

Seems unnecessary they do this, since Scots has won skiing, both senior and junior, I think for the last 10 years without imports.

 

[Rugby Mum 2]

Looks like the Scots supporters realise the likely Premiership may look a little hollow with all the talk of a scholarship heavy team and are starting to run interference on what everyone knows. Just ask your sons and they will tell you who is and isn't on a scholarship. Just concede the point and move on.

Go View!

 

[Inside Shoulder]

Seems unnecessary they do this, since Scots has won skiing, both senior and junior, I think for the last 10 years without imports.

now that is going to be included in the urban dictionary under "blind loyalty".
How could anyone know?

 

[The Big Marn]

now that is going to be included in the urban dictionary under "blind loyalty".
How could anyone know?

Most of Scots' ski team are/were prep students, so perhaps more empirical than blind faith.

 

[Inside Shoulder]

Most of Scots' ski team are/were prep students, so perhaps more empirical than blind faith.

How about you respond to my inquiry about the make up of this week's third's team? I don't want reasons or explanations, unless you feel they are necessary.

 

[Brumby Jack the 1st]

Seems unnecessary they do this, since Scots has won skiing, both senior and junior, I think for the last 10 years without imports.

He was an exchange student.......

 

[The Big Marn]

He was an exchange student...

Well there you go.

 

[The Big Marn]

How about you respond to my inquiry about the make up of this week's third's team? I don't want reasons or explanations, unless you feel they are necessary.

Ask, and you shall receive.

 

[Inside Shoulder]

He was an exchange student...

if they got a female exchange student they could win the female event too