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Hello Itsnotpink, great to hear. Many Thanks B&W

Hello Its Not Pink Great to hear and confirms the irrelevancy of coeducation at Newington. The underlying belief of coeducation is its suppose to gentrify the boys into well balance confident young men by socialising with girls. The reality is that girls have at least two years maturity on...

Hello Ruddless, I hope to attend a meeting over at North Sydney that will involve a discussion on Newington. I got an initial impression that it indeed was being out source.But it appears that viewpoint was not correct. It appears to be a joint effort with several Parties.Thank you for your...

Hello Former flanker I feel that the decision could cause a real back lash within the Newington Community. It could also cause a major division within the school. That would take years to repair. In my case I would cancel my donation of my Military History Books to the school as laid out in my...

Hello Joker This Headmaster has some excellent Qualities, But I am deeply concerned he would even mention coeducation. As Newington projects itself as a specialist school, in Boys education. Girls would detract from this highly specialist area of professional educational development, at...

Hello Rudderless You think as I do.My Word, we need more boarding at Newington. Too many Old boys finish up sending their sons to Kings or Kinross because Our Boarding House is simply too small. Hence, the expenditure on an expanded boarding programme and infrastructure, would be better...

Hello Love to Scrum Yes I heard from the school council by a email for the Newington Community about the Issue of co-education. As an Old Boy, I don't believe there is much support for Co-Education for a number reasons. Firstly, will it take away places from boys, whose parents are planning to...

Hello Older Slower Certaintly, Joeys will be a force in the 1st XV, but they will be confronted by an experienced Newington side, where a majority of players, may have between them, 2 seasons of playing in the open division.I believe they will also have an excellent backline. However, they...

Excellent Effort Joker and shows that a Joey's education, is worth every cent parents pay. And by education, I don't mean the academic side, but the whole education of a boy. Well done Joeys

Hello Balmain Stubbies My reply is both Yes and No.It will depend on the quality of the opposition, the preparation given to these teams, lost of form and injuries. Certainly, Newington in 2019 and 2020 did not make good transition to the open division.However,But account must also be made...

Hello Love to scrum Cannot disagree with you, the Year 12 Cohort have been outstandingly strong, since 2017. So have Shore since 2022.Not only have the New boys been strong in Rugby, but also in Athletics. In 2020, they won the Immediate GPS Athletics. So its likely they will possess a...

Fair enough and I wish to start afresh, so let's move on. In fact, I believe we have more in common than we realise, In that we both believe, that Michael Parker is a brilliant Headmaster. He is a great communxiator and is very intend on raising the standard of teaching and thus the quantity of...

A further rebuttal to your claims of Michael Parker and his attitude to dismantling of Rugby. Can be established by his efforts increasing the number playing fields for New sports teams. Newington together with Marrickville Council, will be co-sharing the management of numerous ovals at the...

Newington is an impressive school, and worth every cent of the fees paid by parents, as is Joeys. Equally, a Newington rower in 2012 went to Joeys. So what happened there. Another example is in 1981,a former Riverview Winger finished up in the outstanding 1981 Joeys side. So lets not get to...

Hello Ronny Gibbs Many Thanks, for sorting that out.

Hello LOVE TO SCRUM I hope you are keeping well. What I can say Michael and Peter, started their GPS Rugby at Newington, but were offered places at Joeys. So I suspect they maybe related. In those days Newington (1986) lacked the professionalism that Joeys had as a Rugby academy or the...

Hello Joker Great to see the Jorgensen boys following in the footsteps of their father (or Fathers). So which one belongs to Peter or Michael. Sorry Joker, I cannot resist the temptation to state, where they began their GPS Rugby. Which was ?. Irrespective, I hope we can keep both these boys...

Many Thanks Ruck Lover Good to see another New Supporter, making a contribution, here on Green & Gold so please keep us advised on the team and any other teams you wish to comment on. your comments will be most appreciated. Kind Regards B&W

Hello Joker I hope you are keeping well and I mean that with a great deal of sincerity, viewing this delight. Well, what can I say, that is not a burger, more a banquet.At least Joeys and Newington, will be keeping cardiologists busy this season. But does it come with cutlery, as I...