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Gilly, that may be the case at the nth v Sth trials but I understand it is the school that decides which 6-9 players to send.

Thanks SDW. Good to have the full lists. Interesting that Biviano and Shariat are not included as both have been mentioned frequently in selection prognostication. I agree result probably doesn't mean much as each side will have multiple interchange to get all [27?] boys some game time. I...

If the team was selected immediately following the 2015 NSW U15s season I would agree that Titmuss and McCormack (in Daltons absence) would be selected. But on current form there are others in front of them. Re the league boys, I'm always a bit surprised by the poor cousin mentality amongst...

@William, indication above that A put forward Luke Ryan as Hooker, so presumably not also putting forward Biviano as a #2

^^^^@Runawayprop, update AFAIK: Tom Bullen - 3 Harry Flaherty -4 Lachlan Dring (bench 5) Luke Reimer - 8 David Tejcek - 9 Jayden Kitchener-Waters (bench 10) Ben Bryden (bench 13) Matt Graham (12) Lucas Delavere (15) Jamie Basheer - 15 Ben Adams - ? 6 Tom Cameron - 13 James Frear - 1 Tom...

8 from New in a comp that has been as tight as a fish's sphincter and in which N have not performed particularly well? On current form your 8, 9, 10 and 11 will be from elsewhere. 8 Harris (S), 9 Strang (S), 10 A Bell (I), 11 Dutallis (I). Move Easy to 13, Creagh to 15 and bring in Apps (K)...

^^^^Doesn't appear so. I gather 'announced' in this context meant a quiet tap on the shoulder by their respective schools to those 5-8 boys chosen by the school to attend and make up each team. There was no centrally coordinated / independent selection process as such. That only occurs when...

They will be.

^^^^No 1 KPI for a THP is anchoring the scrum. Mobility and work rate are great, but won't help much if you can't scrummage. If Glastras was a loosie last year and has only played prop in an uncontested scrum, he simply cannot be picked at #3 or it will be a disaster for the whole team and a...

@footy4life, both are likely to play 1st XV in 2017 and 2018

^^^^In my experience, most coaches, certainly rep level coaches, like to win. You maximize your chances of achieving that by picking the best players available, ideally in their usual positions, based on form. So I would think that form will be at short odds to come into the selection process...

I'm always surprised by the frequency and confidence with which some posters assert that selectors do not read blogs. Selectors tend to be rugby tragics and nowhere caters to rugby tragics better than this site. I suspect that selectors are not influenced much by what Mr X thinks about Mr X's...

The Knox #1 was Al Currey. #5 was Alex Trobec and # 7 was Ben Adams. Could do a lot worse than Currey, but suspect that the 5 or 6 Knox players likely to be picked in front of Curry may limit his chances given claims of the other schools.

@footy4life "Who have Newington recruited this year?" In 16s, Keith Titmuss (Westfield Sports High) and Saul Lewis (Holy Cross Ryde). Keith was NSW u15s #8 and Saul MNZ U15s #10. Not sure about other age groups.

Anyone have other age group draws?

Basheer or Watson (K)

How many 165cm no 8s are playing first VX?

I think at least 1sts are replayed mid week

what does 100% pure mean? Every lad started in yr 7?

I cannot work that New 16As team out - on paper they look invincible. Running on they look huge. Yet they just don't see to be able to play as a team. The much smaller Joeys team took it to them across the park, dominated the scrums and out enthused them at the breakdown. Anyone from New...