Comeonmate
Allen Oxlade (6)
Atleast they are not backing riverview.
NSW AAGPS 2025 (banter and commentary)
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twister29
Larry Dwyer (12)
Yell your school’s name loud and sharp over and over again. works well.
Comeonmate
Allen Oxlade (6)
You backed the Riv****** team?
Ace Ventura
Bill Watson (15)
please post your tips on the Tipping Forum, cheers
That is a song of celebration (in fact is a Latin hymn to Our Lady). The hymn enumerates her special election by God the Father and her motherhood of God the Son. It is one of the oldest known Marian prayers and among the most ancient preserved hymns still currently in use.
Joeys being a Marist school, this hymn is our number one.
We fly to thy protection, O Holy Mother of God; Do not despise our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us always from all dangers, O Glorious and Blessed Virgin
Joeys pull this out when they win a premiership or pull off an unlikely victory. The loudest I have heard was when Joeys beat Scots in 1994 and 2018 when Joeys in the last play of the match won the game.
The 6 Seat
Sydney Middleton (9)
Congrats to the following Old Boys who have been selected to play in the Wallabies team vs the British and Irish Lions
Jorgensen (J)
Bell (N)
Williams (S)
Kellaway (S)
Wright (J)
Suallii (K)
Ala'alatoa (N)
Robertson (J)
Also from our CAS friends
Frost (Knox)
Donaldson (Waverley)
Pollard (Barker)
As well as
Hooper (Stannies)
Jorgensen (J)
Bell (N)
Williams (S)
Kellaway (S)
Wright (J)
Suallii (K)
Ala'alatoa (N)
Robertson (J)
Also from our CAS friends
Frost (Knox)
Donaldson (Waverley)
Pollard (Barker)
As well as
Hooper (Stannies)
Comeonmate
Allen Oxlade (6)
Saying riverview can win against kings is like saying the Romans can win against Hannibal's army
The Ghost of Raelene
Rod McCall (65)
You do know the Romans did defeat Hannibal?
KentwellCup>ShuteShield
Syd Malcolm (24)
They haven't finished the module in Ancient History yet.
Comeonmate
Allen Oxlade (6)
Only after he had spent 16 years in the Roman empire with an army weakening, facing a chubby Scipio.
Fantastic Sir Toad
Frank Nicholson (4)
Saw some interesting High v Aloys fixtures listed on the St Aloys widget. Anyone have info on any of the games (1sts, 16A, 15A, 13A).
Mungo1866
Herbert Moran (7)
Big win to aloysius 56-0 in firsts
Rugbynbeers
Tom Lawton (22)
It is with deep sadness that I share the news of the passing of Stirling Herriot, a Year 12 boarder from The King’s School, North Parramatta. Stirling tragically lost his life in a car accident a few days ago.
Stirling was a rower and the proud captain of the 8th ball 8ths . He was known for his infectious energy, his ability to light up any room, and his unwavering commitment to hard work.
Stirling leaves behind a younger brother who plays in the 13As. Our thoughts and heartfelt condolences go out to his family, his friends, and the entire Year 12 cohort at King’s during this incredibly difficult time.
For those attending games this weekend, I’m sure we will see tributes across the 13As, 8ths, and 1st and 2nd XV teams to honour Stirling’s memory. Thoughts and prayers are with the Heriot family during this tough time.
Stirling was a rower and the proud captain of the 8th ball 8ths . He was known for his infectious energy, his ability to light up any room, and his unwavering commitment to hard work.
Stirling leaves behind a younger brother who plays in the 13As. Our thoughts and heartfelt condolences go out to his family, his friends, and the entire Year 12 cohort at King’s during this incredibly difficult time.
For those attending games this weekend, I’m sure we will see tributes across the 13As, 8ths, and 1st and 2nd XV teams to honour Stirling’s memory. Thoughts and prayers are with the Heriot family during this tough time.
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More details here.
So sad.
https://www.news.com.au/technology/...e/news-story/f8063c2f3a9c73fa8ccd7ad3dbc1dfac
Agent
Charlie Fox (21)
What a shame the news.com.au feel it necessary to mention how much the school charges for students to attend the school this unfortunate 17 year old went to. Who gives a SH1T!!! What absolute gutter journalism and a shame they felt it necessary to mention. They should have stuck to the story about what a great young man he was. Condolences to his family and friends.
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hituplover
Banned
If you want first grade, baby, we elevatin’On the bus from school, with our boots all laced in
Saturdays are gospel, team sheet’s tight—
Sydney GPS, under lights, let’s ride
Angus Grover, he’s the general, best 9 in the land
Feeds it clean, talks dirty—game always in hand
Campbell Conna, ranga menace in the front row scene
Might not be pretty—but scrums? He’s mean.
At Joeys, Justice Taumoepeau bruisin’ through the pack
From U12s to Firsts, never took a backward track
Matt Gough’s got Cleary’s face but Payne Haas’s drive
At 12, he’s crashing lines like a train on fire.
Julian Minto’s just a pup but burning wings,
If you blink he’s gone—no time to cling.
Joeys blue and maroon, built for legacy,
Winning’s in the blood, not just strategy.
You want GPS? We’re elevatin’
From Leichhardt posts to the View’s front pavement
New South’s finest, boots be tapin’
All-school thunder, Sydney’s shakin’
If you want heat, we bring the flame in,
Tryline hungry, no hesitatin’
This ain’t just school—it’s domination,
Rugby lives here—we elevatin’.
Heamasi Makasini, reps every week,
Leaguies callin’—but Union's still peak.
Fast feet, sharp step, crowd on their toes,
Newington’s pride, that black and white glow.
Callum Grantham’s boot is cold-blooded art,
He’ll snipe ya from 50, split the posts apart.
Backfield boss, with a counter attack flair,
Opposition wingers? Say a lil’ prayer.
Isaac Fonua from Kings, always been "next,"
Lineout lifter, island strength, yeah he’s flexed.
Ben Sawyer? Country tough, heart of steel,
Plays through pain like it ain’t even real.
Charlie Francis, “Forbes Ferrari,” burnin’ grass,
Shore’s outside centre with that pure class.
Bede Clout’s the grafter, hits rucks like war,
Does the dirty work you can’t ignore.
At Scots, Heinz Lemoto’s the code-switching star,
Union? League? They’re all calling from afar.
Ontoni Large, backline’s Swiss Army knife,
Three years in 1sts — that’s a GPS life.
You want GPS? We’re elevatin’
Blood, sweat, pride—no fakin’
Torn-up boots but we still blazin’
Sydney boys, no hesitatin’
From Joeys Hill to the Shorefront scrums,
Trys be flyin’, drums go DUM
Back your mates, we keep creatin’,
Sydney rugby — elevatin’.
So lace up lads, it’s go-time soon,
From New to View to Scots and Shore’s moon.
This ain’t a game, it’s a brotherhood ring—
Sydney GPS — we rise, we sing.
Mungo1866
Herbert Moran (7)
article in today’s Australian.
After the Wallabies’ landmark first Test against the British and Irish Lions in Brisbane, new data can reveal the visitors kicked off in Australian rugby’s most fertile heartland.
Queensland’s elite GPS schoolboy rugby union competition has overtaken Sydney’s AAGPS as the major development pipeline for the Wallabies.
Six of the nine leading Wallabies talent nurseries since 2000 are situated north of the Tweed.
St Joseph’s Nudgee College, 16km north of Suncorp Stadium, is officially the top producer of Wallabies in the nation since the turn of the millennium. The college’s famous Ross Oval has been the cradle that nurtured 14 future Wallabies in that span including past captain Rocky Elsom and current players James O’Connor and Josh Flook.
Gold Coast’s The Southport School has overtaken many Brisbane and Sydney bastions of schoolboy rugby union to sit second with 13, including Test centurions in James Slipper, Nathan Sharpe and Rob Simmons.
St Joseph’s College, Hunters Hill is tied for second with TSS at 13, edging ahead of Joseph Sua'ali'i’s King’s School in Parramatta with nine.
Non-GPS school Waverley College (8) is the only other NSW institution represented in the top nine.
Queensland GPS heavyweights St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace (8), Brisbane State High (7), Brisbane Boys’ College (7) and Anglican Church Grammar School (Churchie – 6) round out what amounts to a Maroon sweep of Australia’s top talent nurseries.
Dual-code international turned player manager Mat Rogers, who attended The Southport School, said the GPS system had grown to the point the schools are effectively professional academies.
“Most of the kids that we look after, the first question the clubs ask is ‘can we get them into a (GPS) school now?’” Rogers said.
“The kids that are embedded in that system two or three years prior to coming out of school understand what it takes to be a pro.
“One of the proudest statements I ever heard come out of my dad’s mouth was ‘you went to TSS a boy, you came out a man.’
“That’s what TSS particularly taught me. It taught me to grow up, to be accountable and to be a leader. That’s what they do.”
Rugby Australia president and former Wallabies captain Nathan Sharpe paid credit to Queensland Rugby Union for the state’s emergence as the nation’s top talent producer.
“I think it’s fantastic and it shows the amount of work the QRU has been doing around that, and Rugby Australia as well,” Sharpe said.
“That can only get better as that becomes more aligned as well. We’re trying to create not only a pathway for future Wallabies but a community of rugby-loving people who will continue to foster and grow the game in the country.
“Hats off to all those involved in Queensland. It would be great to collaborate between all the states to see how they’ve managed to put that together.”
Veteran Nudgee College director of rugby Sean Graham attributed Nudgee’s success to a counterintuitive approach in junior coach selection, alongside a boarding house brimming with diversity that enables students to “live and breathe” rugby.
While the temptation exists to throw former players into coaching roles on account of their on-field successes, Graham said Nudgee bucked that trend by installing educators into key coaching positions.
“Our program has been built over 100 years and I think the recent success is a continuation of what’s been established well before my time,” Graham said.
“I’m quite particular about the coaches we have on board here. A lot of schools and clubs will often lean into ex-players, and sometimes we will, but the point of difference at Nudgee is probably that we’re really lucky to attract teaching staff that are rugby people and want to teach at a rugby school.
“When the coaches are at school all day it creates this environment where students can just live and breathe rugby.
“I employ nearly 100 coaches in the program each year across 40 teams. Our model is have someone who’s a bit more experienced working with a younger coach, pairing someone on staff with someone external.
“A lot of thought goes into coach allocations because it’s the No.1 contributing factor to the success of a sporting program.”
Graham’s said Nudgee’s reputation as Australia’s pre-eminent rugby school saw aspiring Wallabies from across the country apply to attend.
Many pay out of their own pocket because Nudgee’s budget for financial assistance via sporting scholarships only stretches so far.
Talented teens from Dubai to Emerald to Apia and Adelaide – like current First XV captain Levi Slater – contribute to a melting pot of experience and culture on the rugby field, Graham added.
TSS First XV coach Tai McIsaac said it was a proud moment for his school to be recognised among Australia’s finest.
776 Sean Hardman, 794 Rocky Elsom, 795 Hugh McMeniman, 828 Richard Brown, 832 James O’Connor, 858 Joe Tomane (also Marsden State High), 862 Dom Shipperley, 884 Josh Mann-Rea, 886 Seam McMahon, 919 Caleb Timu (also Marsden State High), 945 Feleti Kaitu’u, 956 Matt Gibbon, 970 Blake Schoupp, 972 Josh Flook
13: The Southport School
774 Nathan Sharpe, 775 Mat Rogers, 801 Lloyd Johansson, 843 James Slipper, 844 Rob Simmons, 848 Scot Higgenbotham, 853 Ben Tapuai, 856 Luke Morahan, 934 Noah Lolesio, 960 Jock Campbell, 966 Zane Nonggorr, 971 Issak Fines-Leleiwasa, 974 Angus Blyth
13: St Joseph’s College Hunters Hill
765 Bill Young, 798 Alister Campbell, 815 Brett Sheehan, 821 Luke Burgess, 836 Kurtley Beale, 866 Paddy Ryan, 878 Peter Betham, 882 Laurie Weeks, 895 Adam Coleman (Also New Town High School, Tasmania), 898 Tom Robertson, 904 Ned Hanigan, 939 Tom Wright, 984 Max Jorgensen
9: The Kings School
759 Stirling Mortlock, 814 Benn Robinson, 816 Julian Huxley (also Sydney Grammar), 823 Dean Mumm, 850 Nick Phipps, 950 Lalakai Foketi, 976 Charlie Cale, 978 Dylan Pietsch, 988 Joseph Sua'ali'i
8: St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace
767 Nick Stiles, 778 David Croft, 792 Mark Chisholm, 818 Digby Ioane, 861 Liam Gill, 865 James Hanson, 931 Harry Wilson, 979 Josh Nasser
8: Waverley College
762 Troy Jaques (also Our Lady of the Rosary), 779 Adam Freier, 782 Morgan Turinui, 793 Stephen Hoiles, 825 Ryan Cross, 955 Jed Holloway, 962 Ben Donaldson, 963 Sam Talakai
7: Brisbane State High School
772 Steve Kefu, 781 Mark Bartholomeusz, 82 Peter Hynes, 871 Matt To’omua, 876 Chris Feauai-Sautia, 893 Samu Kerevi, 930 Jordan Petaia
7: Brisbane Boys College
787 John Roe, 819 James Horwill, 835 Will Genia, 923 Tom Banks, 943 Darcy Swain, 944 Len Ikitau, 967 Carter Gordon
6: Anglican Church Grammar School
829 David Pocock, 830 Quade Cooper, 885 Jake Schatz (Also John Paul College), 905 Karmichael Hunt, 928 Liam Wright, 948 Izaia Perese
5: Scots College
879 Sam Carter, 922 Jack Maddocks, 941 Andrew Kellaway, 973 Jeremy Williams, 980 Darby Lancaster
After the Wallabies’ landmark first Test against the British and Irish Lions in Brisbane, new data can reveal the visitors kicked off in Australian rugby’s most fertile heartland.
Queensland’s elite GPS schoolboy rugby union competition has overtaken Sydney’s AAGPS as the major development pipeline for the Wallabies.
Six of the nine leading Wallabies talent nurseries since 2000 are situated north of the Tweed.
St Joseph’s Nudgee College, 16km north of Suncorp Stadium, is officially the top producer of Wallabies in the nation since the turn of the millennium. The college’s famous Ross Oval has been the cradle that nurtured 14 future Wallabies in that span including past captain Rocky Elsom and current players James O’Connor and Josh Flook.
Gold Coast’s The Southport School has overtaken many Brisbane and Sydney bastions of schoolboy rugby union to sit second with 13, including Test centurions in James Slipper, Nathan Sharpe and Rob Simmons.
St Joseph’s College, Hunters Hill is tied for second with TSS at 13, edging ahead of Joseph Sua'ali'i’s King’s School in Parramatta with nine.
Non-GPS school Waverley College (8) is the only other NSW institution represented in the top nine.
Queensland GPS heavyweights St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace (8), Brisbane State High (7), Brisbane Boys’ College (7) and Anglican Church Grammar School (Churchie – 6) round out what amounts to a Maroon sweep of Australia’s top talent nurseries.
Dual-code international turned player manager Mat Rogers, who attended The Southport School, said the GPS system had grown to the point the schools are effectively professional academies.
“Most of the kids that we look after, the first question the clubs ask is ‘can we get them into a (GPS) school now?’” Rogers said.
“The kids that are embedded in that system two or three years prior to coming out of school understand what it takes to be a pro.
“One of the proudest statements I ever heard come out of my dad’s mouth was ‘you went to TSS a boy, you came out a man.’
“That’s what TSS particularly taught me. It taught me to grow up, to be accountable and to be a leader. That’s what they do.”
Rugby Australia president and former Wallabies captain Nathan Sharpe paid credit to Queensland Rugby Union for the state’s emergence as the nation’s top talent producer.
“I think it’s fantastic and it shows the amount of work the QRU has been doing around that, and Rugby Australia as well,” Sharpe said.
“That can only get better as that becomes more aligned as well. We’re trying to create not only a pathway for future Wallabies but a community of rugby-loving people who will continue to foster and grow the game in the country.
“Hats off to all those involved in Queensland. It would be great to collaborate between all the states to see how they’ve managed to put that together.”
Veteran Nudgee College director of rugby Sean Graham attributed Nudgee’s success to a counterintuitive approach in junior coach selection, alongside a boarding house brimming with diversity that enables students to “live and breathe” rugby.
While the temptation exists to throw former players into coaching roles on account of their on-field successes, Graham said Nudgee bucked that trend by installing educators into key coaching positions.
“Our program has been built over 100 years and I think the recent success is a continuation of what’s been established well before my time,” Graham said.
“I’m quite particular about the coaches we have on board here. A lot of schools and clubs will often lean into ex-players, and sometimes we will, but the point of difference at Nudgee is probably that we’re really lucky to attract teaching staff that are rugby people and want to teach at a rugby school.
“When the coaches are at school all day it creates this environment where students can just live and breathe rugby.
“I employ nearly 100 coaches in the program each year across 40 teams. Our model is have someone who’s a bit more experienced working with a younger coach, pairing someone on staff with someone external.
“A lot of thought goes into coach allocations because it’s the No.1 contributing factor to the success of a sporting program.”
Graham’s said Nudgee’s reputation as Australia’s pre-eminent rugby school saw aspiring Wallabies from across the country apply to attend.
Many pay out of their own pocket because Nudgee’s budget for financial assistance via sporting scholarships only stretches so far.
Talented teens from Dubai to Emerald to Apia and Adelaide – like current First XV captain Levi Slater – contribute to a melting pot of experience and culture on the rugby field, Graham added.
TSS First XV coach Tai McIsaac said it was a proud moment for his school to be recognised among Australia’s finest.
Most successful Wallaby nurseries since 2000 (Wallaby No)
14: St Joseph’s Nudgee College776 Sean Hardman, 794 Rocky Elsom, 795 Hugh McMeniman, 828 Richard Brown, 832 James O’Connor, 858 Joe Tomane (also Marsden State High), 862 Dom Shipperley, 884 Josh Mann-Rea, 886 Seam McMahon, 919 Caleb Timu (also Marsden State High), 945 Feleti Kaitu’u, 956 Matt Gibbon, 970 Blake Schoupp, 972 Josh Flook
13: The Southport School
774 Nathan Sharpe, 775 Mat Rogers, 801 Lloyd Johansson, 843 James Slipper, 844 Rob Simmons, 848 Scot Higgenbotham, 853 Ben Tapuai, 856 Luke Morahan, 934 Noah Lolesio, 960 Jock Campbell, 966 Zane Nonggorr, 971 Issak Fines-Leleiwasa, 974 Angus Blyth
13: St Joseph’s College Hunters Hill
765 Bill Young, 798 Alister Campbell, 815 Brett Sheehan, 821 Luke Burgess, 836 Kurtley Beale, 866 Paddy Ryan, 878 Peter Betham, 882 Laurie Weeks, 895 Adam Coleman (Also New Town High School, Tasmania), 898 Tom Robertson, 904 Ned Hanigan, 939 Tom Wright, 984 Max Jorgensen
9: The Kings School
759 Stirling Mortlock, 814 Benn Robinson, 816 Julian Huxley (also Sydney Grammar), 823 Dean Mumm, 850 Nick Phipps, 950 Lalakai Foketi, 976 Charlie Cale, 978 Dylan Pietsch, 988 Joseph Sua'ali'i
8: St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace
767 Nick Stiles, 778 David Croft, 792 Mark Chisholm, 818 Digby Ioane, 861 Liam Gill, 865 James Hanson, 931 Harry Wilson, 979 Josh Nasser
8: Waverley College
762 Troy Jaques (also Our Lady of the Rosary), 779 Adam Freier, 782 Morgan Turinui, 793 Stephen Hoiles, 825 Ryan Cross, 955 Jed Holloway, 962 Ben Donaldson, 963 Sam Talakai
7: Brisbane State High School
772 Steve Kefu, 781 Mark Bartholomeusz, 82 Peter Hynes, 871 Matt To’omua, 876 Chris Feauai-Sautia, 893 Samu Kerevi, 930 Jordan Petaia
7: Brisbane Boys College
787 John Roe, 819 James Horwill, 835 Will Genia, 923 Tom Banks, 943 Darcy Swain, 944 Len Ikitau, 967 Carter Gordon
6: Anglican Church Grammar School
829 David Pocock, 830 Quade Cooper, 885 Jake Schatz (Also John Paul College), 905 Karmichael Hunt, 928 Liam Wright, 948 Izaia Perese
5: Scots College
879 Sam Carter, 922 Jack Maddocks, 941 Andrew Kellaway, 973 Jeremy Williams, 980 Darby Lancaster