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Yep spot on. That's why I was able to quote a winning % across all ages and teams for the Waves in the CAS annually of 80-85%. The actual % is quoted at each end of year's Rugby Presentation by our Rugby Convenor to the boys and parents who attend. What logically follows with successful age...

DAS, You would think that the first few years will have teething problems, to be expected, until a pattern emerges whereby those schools who are serious about developing a strong overall program emerge. Those that aren't serious isn't a problem that's their choice, but from a grass roots...

Spot on New, a few years ago Knox was strong across most age groups but these days, over the last 10 years, Waverley typically wins 80-85% of all CAS age group games across the CAS season, very lopsided, which isn't healthy.

Spot on New, was informed the same by the Rugby heads at Waves, it rewards the WHOLE program, which IMO is exactly the way to build grass roots rugby. Clearly it also diminishes the value of just focusing on the 1st XV. Whilst biased, this will suit the Waves program perfectly, as it is always...

Top 2 in each association ie CAS and ISA.

Agree Mule, unfortunately I can't see the GPS ever buying in, given their 2 round comp, and unwillingness to play in any other comp.

Yes Mule, I have heard from a very reliable source the following, using Waves as the case for 2025. Waves will play Joeys and Scots as the first 2 trial games. So the number of trial games in term 2 will be reduced. Then the 1 full round of CAS will occur, and finish by the end of term 2. So...

Ok Waves 40 Trinity 5, but it needs to be said that Trinity were terrific in the 1st half, Waves led 7-0 at half time. Trinity came to play and had the territorial advantage in the 1ts half, showed plenty of grit! Once the Waves forwards got their share of ball in the 2nd half, then the Waves...

Gents, time to move on. The spot light should be firmly on this weekends decider. Nothing better than a local derby!

Well aside from the fact that the Waves backs did score all their 3 tries, as I said, in general play they also used their backline more than Knox. All of the Waves tries were backline plays!!! and an opportunist try still confirms how much more dangerous the Waves backline proved on the day...

Well the Waves backline scored all 3 of their tries and just missed a fourth with the last forward pass. Knox scored all 4 tries through their forwards, which I think supports my comment. Doesn't matter now, so Best of luck to both Knox and Barker, may the best side win. I think Barker by 10+...

Based on the 2 Waves games, it appears that both Knox and Barker rely on the pick and drive to score most of their tries. It is an extremely boring style of footy, but effective, and that may have only been the case to combat a strong Waves backline. In splitting the 2 sides, I would say that...

I can't believe it, unbelievable! Again, like last week v Barker, Waves have the last play of the day, out to the winger, completely unmarked, to win the game, he catches it and goes over but the ball goes forward. Knox Win 35-30. Best of luck next week to Barker and Knox, should be a terrific...

Wow Rod, another belter at Death Valley. Yet another epitome of how school boy rugby is the best of all to watch IMO. Both sides exhausted each other. As a Waves supporter it hurt that we dropped the last ball, 5 out, and unmarked, but then again Barker have also had their share over the years...

G'day Joe, it's not about a victory at all but how the game unfolded, to be more precise. I would also suggest that the Waves NEVER have an undertaking of putting 100 on any school, that possibility is discussed before any such game, and changes are made at half time if necessary. Plenty of such...

Co, and yours IS the important question! Whilst i don't pretend to know, I would guess that it is the depth of teams in each age group AND the recent competitiveness of each school across all these teams. eg a Minimum in a Tier 1 comp of A-Ds in each age group, maybe 16s being the exception as...

Funny ;) but true! Let's move on and focus hopefully on a stronger comp next year. I was very reliably told yesterday that next year, a new looking CAS/ISA comp would be established, ie a tier 1 and tier 2 comp! Finger crossed!

Spot on QH, and I know you are well versed in your rugby. These schools do have reasonable depth of teams, and most teams are competitive, which is what everyone wants.

Joe M, Ignore this chest beating exercise, if anyone bothered to do this every year, and I don't know why you would, the table would certainly look very different historically for the ISA. It's just that 2 ISA teams have finally beaten some historically stronger schools, JUST. Nothing wrong...

Oakhill 19 Waves 5. Couldn't tell you how good either team is, the ground was a lake, they probably shouldn't have played. Oaks took their chances, Waves spent 75-80% on Oaks line but just kept making mistakes, deserved to lose. Go away rain!