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Having seen how the system has worked I cannot see very much change for this year even though there are no ARU u16s Nationals...Country have usually chosen their team much earlier than Sydney or schools. The SJRU and schools selection trials occur around the same time and there are boys who go...

Also what happens to the couple of Killara high or Turramura boys at age 15 or 16 when the rest of their Sunday team decide to drop club rugby and concentrate on their school rugby?????

From what I understand this Saturday initiative is to ensure there is some club rugby on a Saturday for the older age groups. The Sunday comp will still operate. I have been told that 2 u/16 teams want to play on a Saturday. They cannot or do not want to play Sunday... 2 teams do not make a...

There seems to be less interest on GAGR re the 16s Nationals than in previous years...the standard this year does not seem as high as previous. Perhaps there are less gaggerlanders in attendance? The main game tomorrow will be a tussle between schools and Qld red but the favourites would have...

George Smith The document makes very interesting reading but perhaps the devil is in the detail. It proposes 6 country nsw centres but only 4 Sydney ones. I would have thought there would be more players in Sydney than in country. If these centres are also the teams for the games I suspect...

Game started 10 minutes early after both teams consulted as Country 17s had been advised by Country executive that game was a 1.30 kick off! Correct Game times had been advertised for weeks!! And all other teams seemed to know!!! Team lists are on the NSWJRU website...fairly even split across...

I believe the coach for the 15s is a country coach from Lismore...was with the NSWJRU 17s last year.

What's the story behind Penrith 1st colts forfeit or abandonment against Sydney Uni last week? I heard the coach locked the 2nds in the dressing room and spoke to the referee and the Uni coach? Will they front up this week?

All teams are on the NSW Schools website although quite a few spelling errors! Country team is: NSW Country Junior Rugby Union L. Baker, R. Connolly, N. Cushan, I. Enright, B. Ford, R. Graham, B. Hauville, C. Hicks, H. Johnson-Holmes, A. King, N. McCrohon, R. Peden, D. Phillips, A. Pohla, K...

I don't think incompetence is restricted to Juniors..I seem to remember similar complaints with both Schools 16s and Opens over the years. And even for the Aus 20s not so long ago where selection of certain players was done to justify their original selection in NTS and Gold squads!

As I attended both last years GF at Millner and this years and I did not hear of anyone losing things from the dressing room in 2011. And if the Manly team was administered by people from Colts they should have known not to leave valuables in the dressing room as it is standard practice for...

Well keep your fingers crossed as this is the most positive thing to start for a while. There have been very positive dialogues between someJunior organisations and the ARU...hope all the others get on board or get out!!!

I hear there is a " new " junior rugby landscape in discussion with ARU and Juniors with many rep events eg Regionals, city v country etc being considered obsolete. About time some new ideas thrashed out and considered. Hopefully all parties can work for the good of Rugby and everyone get on the...

Rugby needs a rep pathway and quality games for the 17-19yo to compete with S G Ball...junior club rugby not working.

Maybe a few more than last Waratahs game? Entertaining game and deserved result for the Force!

Keliti Vaingalos played 1st grade for Eastern Suburbs vs Souths today....doubt he would also have a Tigers contract!!!

Great to see Rugby News back and looking better than ever...slightly larger in size and different font....looking very classy. Hopefully it will sell out at all grounds.

Unless players have signed a contract and money or similar exchanged or promised all players are free agents after the season...coaches and clubs often say they won't release players but in truth most of the time they cannot hold players.

3pm seems to be the magic time for Rugby...on a Saturday in winter all decent games begin at this time. The Rugby public is split between GPS, CAS,ISA, Subbies, Shute Shield etc ! We need to be a little more innovative...Friday evening games, Sunday or even Monday evenings? Sadly some school...