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Also bear in mind that the games may be streamed live to youTube like happened with last years games. Writers therefore do not have to be in Sydney (or actually at Riverview) to write a 350 word match report. Don't let the excuse of "I would love to help but won't be in Sydney that week"...

^^^ Pretty sure the blokes in charge of things at Galloper HQ can read, and they will make sure that Goddsie doesn't fall foul of rule 33.3 (finals eligibility): A player shall not be eligible to play in a Finals Series fixture in any grade lower than the grade in which he has played the...

And I'm not all that sure that pensioners should retain their former international PP loading as well, but for every Freier who is well past their International prime but still playing club footy, and doing a great job mentoring and inspiring the young'uns, there is a Radike Samo, Brad Thorn or...

^^^^ They may be doing something right but did they tank the 6N U20? They finished 5th with only Italy behind them with some very uncomplimentary scores being registered against them along the way. Did some of Eddie's magic rub off on them after 6N U20, because there weren't massive changes...

Stuff reaping the dividend in June 2017. Eyes on the prize. We need to be working towards 2019 RWC. We have some very talented young athletes already in the program, or on the fringe of joining the program (despite repeated failures at U20 time). We should be moving to mould that bunch...

^^ Would most likely be against the Emus wouldn't it. Unfortunately this sad fact is probably on the records at every club, and at every grade at said club across Sydney bar one. Bloody good effort from young Goddard. There was some talk (or fear) that the Bunnies had signed him up for...

Interesting. Sad that he didn't head back to the Pirates because it sounds like they need Super Rugby calibre players more than Randwick 2nd Grade do. I see on Wikipedia that he was capped for Samoa in late 2014. This would then make him a marquee player at any Oz Super Franchise, and thus...

I think 3 minutes of 4th Grade footy should not count as being one of the four rounds played with the club during the Minor premiership series (Rule 33.2a of the SRU competition rules on Finals Series eligibility). While technically correct, 3 minutes of 4th Grade footy counting as a round...

NSW 1 can play NSW II in the final of the National Schoolboys Championships and still have less players selected for Australian Schoolboys than come from QLD who played off for 3rd and 4th. Never underestimate tournament rugby selections to not follow "usual" mathematical logic. How many...

For the betterment of Australian Rugby, I hope the candidates are top notch. The great selection panel they have assembled will be to no avail if the only applicants from outside the Ballymore Car Park are all Pitcairn Island Expatriots currently in the employ of Trevor Gunston from the...

Sometimes kids only listen to the bit that they wanted to hear. Sometimes the conversations are held with someone who knows someone rather than the someone at the club authorised to make such arrangements.

Ala'alatoa went to Manawatu and didn't come back. Now a Crusader. Will Skelton's bro, Cameron, went to Chiefs Development after Samoa U20's. Not seen since. Peter Thingy (? - flanker) from Wix played with Nelson Makos, now a Crusader.

Any reports on how these fellows performed in the lower grades? Hearing stories of some Shute Shielders heading off to NZL to try to land a spot in their ITM Cup. I thought that NRC was supposed to stop that happening.

There was a couple of posts around the start of the year saying that the Brook Street clubhouse had reopened. What happened to that? Last time I was at Coogee oval, the post game festivities were at the Coogee Bowlo. That seemed to be a fairly decent and convenient venue. Roof, walls...

With their loose forward issues ATM, I think the Ponies would encourage the Reds to select the loose forwards from the U20s campaign.

Remember that selections are just someone's opinion's on the day. Selectors get things wrong as often as they get things right. If your lad gets stuck into his fitness over the next few years at the Wix, anything could happen. In Colts, going to the right school may initially open a door or...

For all the new folk overly concerned about the numbers game, and who is in what team, it's time to learn about Hugh's Law that states there will be two players called up from Shadow due to injuries between now and the Tournament starting, and a further two players called up during the...

Isn't he also an assistant 1st XV Coach as well at one of the GPS schools? Unscuccessful coaches can still make sound selections, although some of his selections for Recent U20's have been a little puzzling. Not sure how much sway he has for ASRU selections in his role as the Chairman of...

^^^^Different selectors, different prejudices, different opinions, not necessarily wrong. Just look at the banter on the Wallaby threads to see how different folks interpret a players performance in the same game differently.

Where is the Wix club house now?