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Yeah I picked up on that too. People who are moving on wilfully dont usually ave a need to tout their achievements on the way out the door do they. I could be reading too much into it

I appreciate the thought that they have identified that there is a problem and are taking steps to address it. At the very least, it's better than doing nothing about it. I just don't think wholesale scholarships actually fixes the problem though. Some kids may be motivated by associating...

Scholarships in and of themselves isn't cheating. But going out and offering wholesale freebies to talented Rugby players for no other reason to win games probably falls into that category. Anyway - how Barker chooses to spend its money is their business. But in turn, they have to justify to...

The Lance Armstrong defence! :)

Can I just check - so the game at Leichardt wasn't well received? I thought the general feeling was that it was a success?

Sad to hear all of that Formerrugger but not unexpected. I believe that all school sport programs should develop their students regardless of their ability - not because of it. And seeing these boys come in from other schools' 1st XV programs tends to make a mockery of the "we're offering an...

Thanks Pfitzy. Your commentary is always appreciated and helps all former players stay connected to the comp.

We now cross live to Hudson Park where the celebrations have already started for St Pat's upon hearing the news they are now the Top End of town.

Keep your shirt on WW. One would assume that a Kentwell Cup lunch would only involve teams from that division. Did you score an invite to the Shute Shield luncheon as well? Relax mate

Yes agreed with all of the above. The Waratah Shield was a perfect vehicle for this but as mentioned, the GPS saw no need to participate. I have memories of playing against Homebush and Ashfield Boys High in the first rounds of the Waratah Shield. Great fun and absolute carnage!

The arguments presented here are typically schoolboy Rugby arguments. And that's where the frustration with the current or proposed systems lie - we look at it as a Rugby problem, the people who make the decisions do not. Sadly, what's best for the code is a a LONG way down the list of...

1100 divided by 6 = 183 Joeys has more boys per year than Barker

Hey hey - c'mon now thats fake news... ... it was 148 :)

Cheers Hank and the same to you too. I was pretty miffed with the lack of ISA info here on G&G so have taken it upon myself to gather as much info as I can. Looking forward to your birds eye view of Oakhill next year.

Yes I feel you're correct there. The solution will look like a quick fix and will still fail to address systemic issues with schoolboy Rugby. But to be fair - the fact that it appears CAS are at the very least acknowledging that there could be an issue (and hopefully are genuinely considering...

All valid points and no contest from me :) I suppose the point I'm making is that it now rests with the powers that be in ISA/CAS land as to what they want Rugby to be in each of their school's settings. I dont see the whole CAS expansion thing as a zero sum game - all in for every sport or...

Totally fine BG and no problem at all. Just my observations from VEEEERY long arms length. I dont know anyone in the school or connected to the program.

I'm not making excuses for them at all, but could imagine that by the time I got to see them (v Pats - the 2 red cards game) they were probably done and dusted. They had a scrappy pre-season and were getting done by teams they probably thought they should have beaten. It takes a highly...

Yes me too - a strong Pius is a good indicator of the health of Rugby in the ISA

Season review: In reverse table order - Kinross - A tough season for Orange and it would seem that the two years off didn't do them any favours. Their ability to score points was sadly offset by a fairly leaky defence. Whilst their lack of wins suggests a poor team, I think it would be unfair...