Author: Nick Hartman

Aloys vs Oakhill Aloys defeated Oakhill 57 – 7 Report by Scotsman18 Both teams headed into the game at Tyneside with points to prove. Oakhill had to make up for some poor prior performances against CAS schools like Trinity and Barker, while Aloys needed to show a more consistent, smarter approach to their attack as well as being tougher in defence. First Half The opening phases were generally dominated by Aloys with Oakhills kicks being returned with a strong counterattack by Westbury (15) with Aloys being rewarded with a try in the corner to Rahme (6) after a barnstorming run…

The Three amigos are back together to discuss what is hopefully the lowest point of Australian Rugby. Surely up from here Warning – may contain rude words

Tuesday’s Rugby News has Ned Hanigan hurt, the Aussie women’s 7s thumped, Tolu Latu back or something, and the Bill Puiver Cup [one_half last=”no”] Hanigan Hurt Ned Hanigan looks set to miss the next 3 Super Rugby games and the 1st test against Ireland after getting injured against the Crusaders. It appears that Hanigan copped his injury after Scott Barrett cleaned out the ruck from the side Kiwi-style, which is to say illegally but not illegally because he’s a Kiwi and it doesn’t matter. In the 52nd minute, Barrett can be seen coming in on the McCaw highway, hitting Hanigan as…

Barker vs St Patricks 75- 5 Report by Rod Skellet A cold and windy afternoon presented players and parents alike at Hornsby to see whether St Patricks could stop Barker’s solid start to the 2018 season. Following a historic win at White Oval v Kings last weekend, Barker were firm favourites for this encounter, although comparing the run on sides, the St Pats forwards were in size at least were on par with the Barker lads, which lead to no one on the sidelines predicting a result either way. That view changed from the kick-off, with Barker receiving the pill…

Tuesday’s Rugby News has some great Super Rugby news, some weird Israel Folau gossip, the thoughts of the landing Wallabies scrum coach and Genia back sooner than first thought. [one_half last=”no”] Wow What A Lovely Day Mm mm isn’t it a lovely day today. The sun is shinin’, the birds are chirpin’, the worms are digestin’, the childrens run off to the bus ready for a day of learnin’, and a million million more adults beam as they begin another day of wage slavin’. It couldn’t be any better today could it, and it gets better and better as news…

Knox vs Shore Written by Up the Guts For the first time in several years Shore made the trip down the Pacific Highway to compete against Knox at Wahroonga. Despite winning the 3rd and 2nd XV fixtures comfortably, Shore would still go into the 1st XV fixture as the underdog against the CAS heavyweights. 1ST Half From the kick off, much like Shore’s fixture against Waverly, it was clear that Knox’s size advantage was going to be hard for Shore to overcome. Knox rumbled up the field relatively easily courtesy of some strong carries from their tight five and some…

The boys are back together to discuss this week’s Super Rugby and all things rugby, including deaf rugby.

Tuesday’s Rugby News has Penrith Emus being cut from the Shute Shield, Tongan Thor wanting more caps, a new England coach in the works and the Waratahs with a chance. [one_half last=”no”] More Western Cuts It was rumoured yesterday, and done today. The Penrith Emus have been cut by the Shute Shield, with the Sydney Rugby Union citing numerous factors. “The long standing issues around governance, safety and wellbeing of players, financial viability, qualified coaching and support personnel has forced the board to withdraw the club,” said SRU chairman David Begg in a statement (via rugby.com.au) “The Sydney Rugby Union…

James and Richard attempt to dissect Round 10 and answer some of your questions. WARNING – may contain some swearing

Tuesday’s Rugby News has Izack Rodda saying stuff about Saffers, Scott Fardy being really good, a new look mens 7s team and Israel Folau setting sail for Sale? [one_half last=”no”] No Bully After the Lions did the Waratahs last Friday, a week after the Waratahs did the Reds, Izack Rodda says the Reds mustn’t be bullied. Go on, guess what someone’s gonna say about South African rugby teams. “I learned personally as with every South African team you’ve got to match them physically and if you don’t match them physically they’ll just bully you out of the game,” Rodda said…

Tuesday’s Rugby News has the Waratahs not getting cocky, the Reds bringing back George Smith, the Brumbies sweating on Isa Naisarani and the Pooper on the comeback trail. [one_half last=”no”] Don’t Get Cocky Kid The Waratahs are on a winning streak at the moment, having beaten every other Australian conference side (incl. the Sunwolves) in the past four weeks. But as every other New Zealand side has shown over the past two years, that’s not really an impressive feat. So, Simon Cron doesn’t think the Waratahs should get cocky. “I think our conference at the moment there’s obviously naturally an…

James and Richard (no Blake – in Nam) discuss all things Super Rugby and ideal tackling technique. Warning – may contain swearing

The boys breakdown the state of the play in the Super Rugby and discuss all things Rugby. Warning – may contain swearing and political opinions

Tuesday’s Rugby News has RA’s Annual Report, Israel Folau saying something or other, the Rebels needing to beat the Jags, and Chucky Stannard makes an cameo. [one_half last=”no”] Money Money Money The ARU last night released it’s financial figures from last year, with the organisation recording a $3.8m loss. Well, the actual figure was a profit of $17.8m, but the difference (between +17.8 and -3.8) was $21.6m of government funding – funding which went to the building of the new HQ at Moore Park, Sydney. (Blame the bad maths on rugby.com.au). The figures come in the wake of something or…

Rugby returned to Northbridge on a perfect April afternoon and by 3:15 the Hawker Stand was packed with supporters from both schools keen to see their sides’ first hit-out of the year. Waverly would start as deserving favourites having put 60 on Shore in the same fixture last year and boasting an impressive roster of returning representative players. Shore, however, would take confidence from wins in the 3rds and 2nds and with a rejuvenated rugby programme keen eyed Shore supporters went into the fixture quietly confident the margin would not be quite so large as it had been at Death…

7th April 2018 Barker College has put all schools on notice that they are a serious force this season with a dominant display at Oakhill this afternoon. The final score of 57 nil was an accurate reflection on the difference between these two sides. The run on teams looked pretty even in size with Oakhill containing some big boppers in prop George Ashkar and 5 Ryan Rhino Peacock. But all that parity in size counted for nothing after the second scrum of the day when the Barker 8 demolished Oakhill for its first of many tight heads scrum wins on…

Tuesday’s Rugby News has James Stannard happy to be alive, Michael Cheika chatting about players, two big starts returning for the Reds, and selection woes for the Wallabies ahead. [one_half last=”no”] Lucky Chucky James Stannard managed to front the media yesterday, after spending most of the weekend in hospital after some bloke punched in the back of the head of Thursday night. Stannard’s skull was fractured after the attack, and he will take six weeks to recover. He has been discharged from hospital, and has a little difficulty walking, but is mostly just happy he can make a full recovery.…

There has been a bit of a buzz going around lately about the Belgium- Spain match. It was even mentioned on the GAGR Podcast, which probably means it’s had more mentions than the Western Force so far this year. As someone interested in the possibilities of world rugby (as opposed to possibilities of World Rugby, the governing body), I picked this news up pretty quickly. I was thinking about writing something about the initial issue – which is still going on, but isn’t the only issue now. Now, the Belgium-Spain match has grown into something potentially really, really funny Belgium…

Tuesday’s Rugby News has a new fowards coach for the Wallabies, Cheika hoping that Ireland do (not) bring out their stares, the Rebels v the Canes and Henry Speight re-signs. [one_half last=”no”] New Coach Simon Raiwalui has been named as the Wallabies forwards coach, ending the former Fijian international/Manly (not Randwick!!) second-rower’s 20 year self-imposed exile from Australia. Raiwalui has been in France, coaching for Biarritz, Stade Francais and Racing Metro, according to the SMH who have the budget and time to do stuff like research and fact-checking. After leaving Australia early in his career, he played in England, Wales…

The boys breakdown round 6 of the Super Rugby and share their thoughts on a dark day in Australian sport. WARNING – may contain swearing