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In fairness (responsible fan of the two codes), the circus happens in the RWC; as well.;)

So who in the Oz schoolboys squad do you have on your books?:D

Yeah, it was posted as I posted.;)

Bloody hell man, that is over the top.:)

Interesting: Thought there was a cap of $250k for the top 20 NYC players plus some allowances for living away from home, education fees. So how would a U20 player be on $15-25k in their 1st year and doubling in the 2nd year?

25% second child, 50% third and 100% fourth and above. But they must all must be at school/s at the same time.

Peter Allen - gay; no way. I wouldn't have believed it.:D

I took it might have been, but you can never tell.;)

Too be honest, the Shite (intended) Shield is so irrelevant it begs the question: Who won it this year? I take it Syd Uni dominanted again.

Don't know about that; remember there are a number of contracted leaguies within that Qz schoolboy side; plus that fact (you might have mentioned it, schoolboy selection and results don't equate to professional careers and super15 and international results) this quickly disappears by...

Probably, the only light on the hill (maybe, too socialist for this forum) are the Oz schoolboys performances over the last few years, although this seems to disipate by the U20s.

C'mon IS, we all know you really are a tweenie girl - you know where one diection are 24/7. Can't fool me.:cool:

I believe that what you sow you get and I believe in the case of rugby, it could be looking at its demise as tier 1 level sport in this country. With the arms race (scholarships) in private schools and the failure of the selective sport high schools, we are now seeing the end results (lack of...

Nutter, Australian rugby is dying on the vine (your words) and it is starting at a schoolboy level.

QH, Whilst I agree with the majority of your posts, I believe that with a little thinking outside of the square your concerns could be overcome. How about this one - if GPS/CAS/ISA current competitions can be played on football grounds on Saturdays, if these games were now played mid-week...

Maybe, this is where the ARU and the state unions step in (spend some bloody dollars b4 oz rugby (wallabies) becomes irrelevant) with coaching accrediation.

C'mon let's be fair dinkum: Like 90%+ of the student population around this country - play school sports on a wednesday, thursday afternoons; play club sports on the weekend and they get around the logistics and study time. So lets say, GPS, CAS and ISA commence to play their sports during the...

Why would you lose the c,d,e,f teams if the schools played their rugby mid-week? Union is not the dominant rugby code in Australia (unlike NZ and SA); league is.

Yeah I/S, fully agree. The selective sport high schools have been a complete failure in NSW; they have warehoused recognised talented young sports people into 6 or so schools; leaving the (normal) high schools without the talented (sports) pupils to raise the standard of other pupils. The...

Nutter, What you are seeing now in Oz rugby is due to the private schools arms race and the adject failure of the selective sport state schools (both, decreasing the size of the pryamid; as a whole) to produce young high level sportpersons (look at our standing in cricket, as well as rugby...