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I wonder as to their definition of "nearly" as they were circa 3000 present for the semis/finals and there would have been less on Saturday. Also, as an aside, reckon an average GPS school 16c team would have cleaned up in the 16s comp (interestingly won by a local team v an ang mo team), and it...

Julian Huxley running around in the 2's!?! http://www.sydneyunirugby.com.au/season/team-lists.html

Hardly surprising given their ceremonial dance skills

Correct plus I recall Al Baxter and possibly Justin Purll. The previous sportsmaster at Shore had a very large photo of the team running out through the Joeys grandstand.

Hmmm - it infers that the CHS boys did not come into the game until the 80/90's with the emergence of professionalism - total bollocks. Also in the book of Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics this one fits well: In 1996, 89,760 people played union in Australia. In 2006, the number was 193,382. Ok...

Actually 1980 was closer - top 6 teams within 4 pts - also New from first to last in one year demonstrates how serendipitous life was then. This was unfortunately the last year before the arms race started to get serious - but that is for another forum.

I vote for 1979 - every team won a game and 5 teams were near the top, and apparently Joeys were saved from a winless season by Grammar capitulating at Weigall :cool:

75 was 11-9 to Joeys

I think Moose Pitt was probably more responsible for Williams and Flemons having a one year Brook experience given he was involved with the Aust Schoolboys at that time.

Steady on - the 1978 co-premiers were a homegrown team.

Peter Fitzsimons departed for a US Rotary exchange (I think) not long after he gave us a pounding at Warrawee. The Whale may have been injured.

CAS teams that beat GPS in '78 - a handful of Aloys boys there. Edit: Link included http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=lL5f5cZgq8MC&dat=19780731&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

http://www.rugby.com.au/annualreport/2013/#/46 P47 has some analysis. Player payments seem to be main cause of the $19m increase in expenses.

Somewhat of an international man of mystery ;)

I thought SF was a Vaucluse boy

Nah - Andrew Strathopoulos for no 9 :cool:

Nice production work on the clip exISA!

They beat Barker in 2008 - not sure if they have since.

Meanwhile President Zuma adds another wing to his house. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/29/jacob-zuma-accused-corruption-south-africa

Sans Rudd - injured/suspended/dropped??? Also, Dessens/Melrose dropped - Harry Marples first grade debut?? Possibly played a game or two early in 2012.