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Whilst I'm throwing out nonsense prediction about combined programs, I do think ISA is uniquely positioned to have an element of flexibility when it comes to the divisions and - should they want to - a school should be allowed to come up in to Div 1 if they feel they could handle it. Also keen...

Wouldnt it be great! Go watch some footy then nick off to the wineries afterwards. MAKE IT HAPPEN ISA!

I'll get going with some completely made up rumours... :) A combined CCGS/Redfield to put their big boy pants on and graduate to Div 1 removing the Div 1 BYE Thoughts? Feel free to post any other lies, mistruths or nonsense... until we get some fixtures posted and then it's serious!

The data from the trial says the opposite: 64% reduction in head on head contact 23% reduction in concussion

Agree wholeheartedly. If CC isn't the metric, then what is? Tell the clubs the metrics so everyone knows in advance.

Thanks for this 21mm

Now that the dust has (seemingly) settled on the issue, can we get a clear eyed response from anyone who had a hand in determining St. Pats being placed in Div 2. I (and would assume most clubs) would like to know that if the Club Championship isn't the determining factor with...

Mosman to take out Club Champs in Div 1 despite not winning the most games or fielding the right number of teams. Blue Mountains to take out half the grades and make the finals in the other but are demoted to Div 2 because... well.... it's just too hard to drive to Lapstone.

Schols, MLC and Santa Sabina all play Rugby 7s

Possibly - but the local council may have a say in those numbers. I know Scots has ongoing battles with how many enrolments they are allowed to have and I would imagine the same applies to Newington.

No dice for St. Pats Still no justification or reasoning as to why they were dropped but their appeal has been dismissed

Once upon a time that may have been the case, but since ISA has become what it is now, there may be no desire from any of them to do so. The easiest solution would be for all schools to remain where they are association wise and simply treat Rugby as a seperate activity. That would still...

There you go everyone. Your sons are misogynistic meatheads.

Correct. ISA Div 2

Calrossy needed the enrolments and Redlands had suffered financial instability for a number of years so I speculate the boys coming in was too - as a result for a need for more enrolments. Rosebank had been co-ed since the 80s for Year 11 and 12 so it doesn't appear to be too much of a stretch...

Totally fine with this. But why take an institution that was set up for the education of young men and turn it in to something it was never designed to be AND from what I read in the news lately, seems as if the consultation process was far from extensive. There are other high fee co-ed...

Certainly not the narrative we were all led to believe hey? I always thought it was a travel logistics thing?

Possibly - but from what the article above states, the fully amateur nature of subbies may have a greater impact than it's location to other clubs.

I have no idea why they didnt shift to Subbies straight away. I can only imagine how dispiriting it must have been to get on to that bus every second week knowing you're about to have your rear end handed to you. I wish them every success in Subbies and hopefully they can now build upon one or...

If you use Barker as the example, then you'd have to think they're not going to enjoy the outcome. Fewer boys means less depth. Less depth means fielding competitive A grade teams becomes more difficult (and prone to fluctuations based upon injury). And of course fewer teams has a flow on effect...