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That's an interesting concept. How does that work? Do you win a game then the next one too? .

That's a funny nickname for Roach—did you make it up? Yeah he is in the EPS and is third-string hooker. The Lions don't have a particularly big pack—usually around 870-880kgs—and when they played against the Highlanders recently they had one of the smallest packs of any team in 2014...

The conversation about the athletics, the behaviour, cheering etc is now ended. Any post that mentions such matters, entirely or in part, will be deleted. .

This is confirmed by St. Augustines. If people have access to team sheets (actual, not who should be in) please post them here as they come to hand. .

For those of you who have seen the blog of the CAS Round 2 matches—there is a photo gallery of the Cranbrook v Barker match up now. http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/cas-round-2-review-knox-and-cranbrook-look-the-goods/ .

Matty - great character and good bloke. Taking a shot at goal at View. ,

Smoking - do you remember who scored the last Cranbrook try? .

You're right, but he looks like a natural leader. He's an amazing young player isn't he? I recently wrote in a discussion of a blog that I had always thought that McMahon was a top schools player but would be too small to be a Super Rugby player. Back in the day I thought he would never be...

It surprised me a bit too. If it's right, he's certainly put on a bit of pork since he left school. He was at 100 kgs for Oz Schools last year and 98 kgs the year before; so I didn't expect so much of an increase. More important than his weight is how big he plays at this level, and it's one...

I'll probably be at both of them. These were scheduled four months ago and it will good to see the lads in action rather than just writing about them in blogs and forum threads—especially the ones from outside Sydney. On the matter of Sasa Tofilau: there are no clues in cyber space as I...

Mate - give your nephew a call and tell us: we're hanging on here waiting. It will be great to have a big bopper in our backline who can play (Southern Districts don't pick too many in their first grade team who are duds.) If he was informed on Tuesday night then there is no possible...

See my post #340 a couple of pages back. .

As sure as God made little apples there would be more QLD and fewer NSW U20s in the 28 if QLD had the NSW selection trial programme and NSW had theirs. Both got a game in the PRC but Cheika made sure the NSW guys were going at it week after week for a while and it included stints against the...

Yes, though one would have to track back each player to answer the question in a court of law. Queenslanders leave school earlier than lads from other states so you would normally take pause because there could be more 2011 school leavers than one thinks. But because so few were chosen, that...

I spoke to Oz U20 Head Coach Adrian Thompson about Perry a while back. He's a huge fan. Given who the other players were, there was always going to be only one specialist opensider in the squad and Perry got the nod over Gunn. Dempsey proved himself at 7 last year though he was not (and is...

There's more info here, from the Tahs: Magners Shute Shield Media Release Wednesday May 7, 2014 Magners Shute Shield Round 7 Preview: ‘Wrecking ball’ Naiyaravovo to make union debut for Parra By Jack McIlroy Reid League convert and Waratahs’ new signing Taqele Naiyaravoro will make his...

Yes he is - played LHP at school, but he's playing THP in Grade for Sydney Uni this year and he played THP the other day for the Oz U20s. .

In the first game, Sasa Tofilau can be seen scoring his first try, in HJN's photos (DSC_0260 to 0265) PS - Incidentally Sasa is playing for Southerns in the TV game on Saturday. .

The omissions that were talked about were in reference to the original 33 named, not the 35 which included Sasa and Lolo Fakaosilea who were added in later. As for why Lolo was chosen and Sasa, not, there is probably nobody to find out from apart from the coaches/selectors. Reading between...

Wow thanks for that exercise HJN and TheKing That means that of the 49 Queensland players who played for some team in the 2013 nationals, and have left school, 41 are still playing rugby union. That's 84%—a bigger percentage than I expected. Even if I counted wrongly, and if some guys...