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If I assume you are associated with one of the elite Rugby Schools , then the alternative is to amalgamate/divisionalise, as you plainly have no belief in the future of the GPS as a standalone proposition . A second alternative would be for you to do your bit to ensure compliance by all...

I suspect a bit of both. There's definitely been positive signs at Grammar in terms of coaching and development, but I reckon Grammar have some players who could play in the 1sts comp but nowhere near enough at the moment. In the short term, they'll probably end up being too strong for the 3rds...

Scots putting on 80 is as counterproductive as grammar soundly defeating shore thirds. The proud scots parents on this thread should immediately support their school changing its entrenched position on the creation of a divisionalised GPS,CAS and ISA comp immediately. There can be no proper...

The drop in school supporters for GPS games will continue as the top end of the competition becomes more professional. Many kids and parents in some of the GPS schools feel disconnected from this culture. As to the moving of teams around between the firsts to thirds, this is the landscape that...

Kings 30-Grammar 0. Grammar players reported that the Kings forwards played with the most intensity they had experienced this year. Three early quick tries to Kings put the matter beyond doubt. Grammar then rallied reasonably well but they were disappointed with the score. The Kings fullback...

Could "inside shoulder" please stop criticising Grammar Rugby relentlessly in this forum. The 16A's and their parents/coaches are having an enjoyable year (with strong support from the school,) with a view to putting together a competitive Opens team. My experience has been that approaches to...

It would be a great pity if the performance of this years Grammar opens dictates what happens for the next few years at Grammar. This years 16A's at Grammar will be physically able, if low on skills. They are nearly all year 10. The forwards are nearly all rowers (eg strong enough) and are...

re Grammar. Plainly, there needs to be a relegation GPS/CAS/ISA comp asap. Points for the following year determining it could be based on a 16A/2/ 1 points composite from the previous year. The concept of "tradition" being a brake on this has no basis.Tradition had all teams training 2 to 3...

cas/gps The proposition that the dead hand of tradition should stand in the way of a gps/cas relegation comp. is sad but true. The "traditionalists" that I speak to generally come from pre-1995, when rugby was amateur and schoolboys trained twice a week. That is why the "traditionalists" had...