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I can't recall that Australia has ever sent a cream-of-the-crop candidate, though there has probably been the odd exception through the years by accident. Kings and TSS were selected back in the day but more recent invitees have been Westfields (who actually won it)—and Prairewood, which is...

This thread is supposed to be on the 2015 World Rugby U20 tournament and the lead-up to it, including the Aussie U20 Championships and the selection of the teams for it. In the manner of rugby forums since the internet began we have digressed. This thread seems to have morphed into a...

You're a cruel man Braveheart. .

Some of those bolded players are in. Commenting on some of the comments in the last few days without giving a clue to what I have heard about who is in the squad, or rather, not in. - Ed Craig has been involved the whole time including last Friday in the hit-out - and before against ACT...

Agree - it will be challenging to make sense of some of the posts made by the schoolboys, and some of the old boys aren't very coherent either. .

Sevens tournaments It's good to see this interest in Sevens building up in the last couple of years . It's a bit chaotic at the moment sorting out what's what - in the rugby, the communication to the punters about when and where things are happening, and in our treatment in the forum. But...

Promises, promises - have to be kept. It will be the Tahs media unit that will give the info. .

Yeah there were a few phone calls and if my snouts are right I reconciled to 25. There was one surprise for me and another mild one, but it's all secret squirrel stuff. I thought they would wait until after their last hit-out and announce next Monday because of the possibility of injuries, but...

No, my rant was long enough. Athough they played Samoa last year after the nationals at Bond Uni (twice I think) to reduce a expanded squad to the touring party, the Oceania Champs are another new thing. No doubt that is a Word Rugby funded event but my mail is that the ARU drove it. .

How good is the dialogue in this thread compared to 2013 when players were selected for two camps based on the recommendations of clubs and trusted snouts? Thompson and Sutherland were at national schools tournaments before that but there were always sniping by pundits that this and that...

Crikey WA win the comp and get 5 in the squad and the ACT, beaten by WA get eleven. I know the reasons why that could happen was well as most but it is odd. One factor is that Auega Seumanutafa of WA, the player of the tournament in Adelaide, is not eligible for Aus yet. Victorian...

Thanks for the report redhead. There is a blog on the NSW U20s here: http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/waratahs-gen-blue-tie-pampas-xv/2/ I mentioned that Thompson told me that the Aus Barbarian U20 team with be formidable and I will quote you (I'm sure that you want mind) about news of the...

^^^^^^^^^^^^ Well done to JJH who had a brain snap when he got a red card for the Aus Schoolboys on tour in NZ last year. I haven't seen the team as I write this but Thompson said there would be some Country boys in it this year. .

^^^^^^^^ Outside centre. Two weeks ago he played 12 for the Brumbies A team. The 2014 NSW side was chosen late because they had a late game the week before the nationals but this year their last hit-out is on Sat 7 March so I'm guessing it will be announced on Monday 9 March It was good to...

Guess who was playing in the NSW U20s hit-out today? .

It's interesting that Ned Hanigan is the only NSW U20 player to be chosen for the senior side. I thought there would be a lot in the reserves as when the Gen Blue seniors played ACT A. But with the Tahs not playing on the weekend it's an opportunity for the Tahs reserves to start in a game...

Aus U20 head coach Adrian Thompson told me last night that it will "take a day or so". The player of the tournament was Auega Seumanutafa - WA, but he's not eligible for Australia yet. Victorian flyhalf Pat Toeta was also very good. Nick Jooste was the only WA guy at school. As I...

http://www.rugby.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1699/ArticleID/14704/Western-Australia-claim-back-to-back-Southern-States-Under-20s-title.aspx .

Since Delphy has identified his son: there is a photo of him here from the Aussie Schools Rugby Championships last year. http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/nsw-wins-australian-schools-championships/2/ My word - that photographer does terrific work. .

Good comment TP - he was a very mature type of a flyhalf of his age - a game manager - not a type we see in Australia a lot, even in senior ranks, and maybe his name is a clue. Delphy - congrats to your WA boys beating the ACT albeit with them a man down at the end of the game. And since the...