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Our big rugby schools have very similar set up's to what you mention. But at most (certainly not all) of the state-run schools their is no school rugby culture. There is not many male teachers to coach the teams, parental involvement isn't encouraged or expected to the same extent, and the ARU...

Rebels front row of weeks, robinson and blake should hold it own. If I was you lads I'd be more worried about the backrow.

You hit the nail on the head there. The schools that have the right balance are more often than not the ones that are turning kids away due to such high enrolments. They dont need to impress prospective parents because they already a good enough 'reputation'. I think you underestimate the...

I thought JdV played his best game of the year against us. Made heaps of metres down the middle.

Average age is higher for the tahs players as well. Maybe its just that they are a bit more knocked around.

Yeah its madness to have them play more than 1 game a week, and I think this contributes to the drop out rate, especially in the later grades.

What is the argument for making the comp shorter? What is wrong with the current format?

Now that you mention it Holmes could be a possibility for the 4th prop spot I suppose. I purposely didn't suggest Daley, Palmer or Longbottom because they are a bit younger so the full pre season might be a better option. I suspect ma'afus performance against wales will be his saving grace...

French should just tell them to get fucked. What are the irb going to do - the more they bring it up, the more people resent them.

See the kiwis have got it right with this system. Much easier to get blokes to play rugby for school than it is for club.

I agree with what you have said about playing the ref. But I dont agree that rugby should be refereed in a way that you can play the ref. I think that is the underlying issue here, and the all blacks cop the flak because they play the ref better than others. But if I was running the show I'd...

I like alcock because he seems like a guy with that harinordoquy-esk eagerness to fight for everything whilst on the field.

Would they not also have a general admission option for the rebel army bay? I dont know how advanced ticket machines are now days but maybe for the rebel army bay they should have no seat allocation at all, and just sell tickets to the bay until it reaches capacity.

Why do you not rate lilo, I would have though he might get a shot at 12? Or is he a fullback now?

I've said it many times before, but I will say it again, I think the way forward is through reaching out and strengthening the game in non-rugby schools, rather than weakening the game in traditionally strong rugby schools that have done so much for the code over the last 100 or so years. I...

We have this pretty handy coach that we are willing to trade you for the next Jerome Kaino. You guys would be crazy mad not to take him back.

Some ref anayalsis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XBqetaCfgo As the commentator said, its not nz fault, but it shouldn't be going on.

Yeah I dont totally agree with them either. Sorry I posted this in the wrong thread. Ill get it out of here.

I once played under a ref who tried to penalise for all 22. Things like lifting before the the ball is thrown, stepping over the 15 metre line. I think between both teams we had 1 complete line-out all game. Nice avatar

My squad [injury replacement in brackets] : Hookers: Stephen Moore, Tatafu Polota-Nau [Fainga'a or Hanson] Props: Sekope Kepu, Ben Alexander, James Slipper, Greg Holmes or Laurie Weeks Locks: James Horwill (c), Nathan Sharpe [Wykes], Rob Simmons Loose Forwards: David Pocock, Scott Higginbotham...