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NSW AAGPS 2025

TheRock

TheRock

Frank Row (1)
moa999 said:
Trinity, not exactly CAS rugby stalwarts, only lost 28-14 in the first CAS round.

But the multiple 50+ scores in the junior grades has to be somewhat concerning for even competition go long forward
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Always a lottery at the 13s.... who has the most early growers....
There's 5 quite strong teams in the 13s from my observations
Waverly, TKS, Trinity, Joeys & Auggies
As a measure the current 2025 graduating class of TKS lost all games when they were 13s, however, that being said the 1stXV only has 2 or 3 who played 13as in 2020.
 
Mr. Speaker

Mr. Speaker

Frank Nicholson (4)
moa999 said:
Trinity, not exactly CAS rugby stalwarts, only lost 28-14 in the first CAS round.

But the multiple 50+ scores in the junior grades has to be somewhat concerning for even competition go long forward
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I would not be concerned. The current Shore 1st XV involves around 7 players who played in the 13As in 2020.

They lost 105-0 to Knox, 90-0 to Joeys and 86-0 to Oakhill. I don't think it will make that much of a difference going into Opens. It usually tightens by 15s and 16s
 
J

Jakeburner65

Frank Nicholson (4)
TheRock said:
Always a lottery at the 13s.... who has the most early growers....
There's 5 quite strong teams in the 13s from my observations
Waverly, TKS, Trinity, Joeys & Auggies
As a measure the current 2025 graduating class of TKS lost all games when they were 13s, however, that being said the 1stXV only has 2 or 3 who played 13as in 2020.
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The Ghost of Raelene said:
hmmmmm
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Just like Newington, Kings must have had some late "growers" ;)

(On a serious note, I think that the "new normal" in 2025 for recruitment, where many 1st XVs become a Harlem Globe Trotter type arrangement, is completely unseemly and against what I formerly thought to be the values of the AAGPS)
 
TheRock

TheRock

Frank Row (1)
Jakeburner65 said:
Just like Newington, Kings must have had some late "growers" ;)

(On a serious note, I think that the "new normal" in 2025 for recruitment, where many 1st XVs become a Harlem Globe Trotter type arrangement, is completely unseemly and against what I formerly thought to be the values of the AAGPS)
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Success builds engagement at the lower levels though, no doubt many boys are playing Rugby as the result of being inspired by a Joseph Sua'ali'i , Will Penisini or Issac Fonua.
 
electrobro

electrobro

Stan Wickham (3)
Try Line Vet said:
Watched the Scots vs Kings games this weekend. For me, the stand-out teams at Parramatta were the Scots 3rd and 4th XV, demonstrating the depth Scots brings to the GPS rugby this year. Has great footy to watch from both sides, with big hits and outstanding plays from both backlines.

Review of the 3rd XV:
Stand out player of the game: (Don't have names, only numbers)
Kings 11
Kings 1
Kings (didn't have a number on his jersey)

Scots 11
Scots 9
Scots 8

After an interesting start to the first half, with both teams running out with no ref, the boys adapted quickly and got straight into keeping warm and doing extra shape work before the game started. They adapted to the circumstances well, showing the maturity of the young men.
Scots number 11 went in the early minutes of the first half, demonstrating Scots dominant backline and agile players. Scots number 9 driving the game for the boys, making sure the ball was out quickly, and keeping it moving fast made it an interesting game to watch. King's boys demonstrated strong defence and quick line speed, keeping the Scots boys on their toes, and utilising their dynamic back line of runs from their forwards to get the ball moving and finding their open space.

Both forward packs packing down a strong scrum with strong form and aggressive hits, and well structured backlines. Both teams put on a great game of footy to watch Scots going home with the win 32 - 7. The scoreboard does not represent the fight that the King's boys put up, but in the end, the Scots boys went home with the win and demonstrated the true depth that their program has and the hidden talents that they have in their 3rd XV. Keen to watch the Scots 3rd XV this season and see how they go.

Interested to hear others thoughts on the game. @electrobro, were you present for the game this weekend?
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Hey, Try Line vet, I was watching from the hill on the weekend, truly is a great oval and a big thanks to TKS for hosting a great day at Parramatta.
It was great to see a few young men come up to me and have some great conversations,

Scots 3xv
I thought Scots demonstrated their talents in all areas on Saturday. Their forwards were taking good strong carries accumulating great post contact metres which allowed the scots backs to play off the back of this, Once the ball got to the backs it was pretty much game over with both the 9 and 11 having a double, as I said before this 3rds scots team is definitely a special one with talents all around the field, would not surprise me one bit if they get up for the prem this year.

Kings 3xv
A lot of things went wrong for the boys in blue and white on the weekend. The team quite simply got manhandled by a bigger, faster and better team. The king's forward pack was smaller than I've seen in recent years, and couldn't quite get things working for themselves A lot of dropped balls and errors were killing them. The #11 for kings was doing a lot of dangerous tackles, would like the coach to bring this up with him, would hate to see someone injured because of reckless or incorrect tackling technique. To summarise, the team just didn't feel connected out there, would love to see them bounce back from this loss.

EBRO signing out
 
Mr. Speaker

Mr. Speaker

Frank Nicholson (4)
electrobro said:
Hey, Try Line vet, I was watching from the hill on the weekend, truly is a great oval and a big thanks to TKS for hosting a great day at Parramatta.
It was great to see a few young men come up to me and have some great conversations,

Scots 3xv
I thought Scots demonstrated their talents in all areas on Saturday. Their forwards were taking good strong carries accumulating great post contact metres which allowed the scots backs to play off the back of this, Once the ball got to the backs it was pretty much game over with both the 9 and 11 having a double, as I said before this 3rds scots team is definitely a special one with talents all around the field, would not surprise me one bit if they get up for the prem this year.

Kings 3xv
A lot of things went wrong for the boys in blue and white on the weekend. The team quite simply got manhandled by a bigger, faster and better team. The king's forward pack was smaller than I've seen in recent years, and couldn't quite get things working for themselves A lot of dropped balls and errors were killing them. The #11 for kings was doing a lot of dangerous tackles, would like the coach to bring this up with him, would hate to see someone injured because of reckless or incorrect tackling technique. To summarise, the team just didn't feel connected out there, would love to see them bounce back from this loss.

EBRO signing out
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What was the score?
 
Maul of Duty

Maul of Duty

Fred Wood (13)
NGRUGBY_ said:
ngrugby team of round 1:

1. George Tancred (Riverview)
2. Oliver Smith (Kings)
3. Hasani Bloomfield (Kings)
4. Charlie Galligan (Shore)
5. Sam Alker (Scots)
6. Aston Weir (Scots)
7. Toby Davies (Kings)
8. Heinz Lemoto (Scots)
9. Angus Grover (Riverview)
10. Jarryd King (Newington)
11. Bailey Roberts-Lintmeijer (Newington)
12. Matthew Gough (Joeys)
13. Rory O'Connor (Joeys)
14. Julian Minto (Joeys)
15. Callum Grantham (Newington)

Player of the round: 13. Rory O'Connor (Joeys)
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That's a quick turn around for a team of the week. How do you watch the games so quickly
 
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