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The grave next risk I see is that the QRU board will spiral into a long-delayed panic reaction over RG, sack him, and rush without a rigorous, considered search process into a knee-jerk reaction to, for example, promote the unproven 'insider' Stiles and we'll have the same or similar problem all...

gel, now that it is overwhelmingly and indisputably clear that RG has been a disaster for the Reds and is an appalling rugby coach, the next logical question which has loomed over this matter for some time is: how honest, objective and self-critical is the QRU board that appointed him in early...

IMO this is an excellent point, particularly re the whole evolution of the Reds since July 2011. An absolute key to the Reds' massive revival 2010-11 was the _complete and well-rounded_ coaching group Link assembled and motivated in that period. Amongst others, T Taylor, Alec Evans and 'Chook'...

Some of us have been calling for RG's sacking since 2012. There is/was-in-2012 zero evidence of any objective kind that Graham is a competent elite rugby coach, or competent team designer, or competent developer of players, or competent builder of sound rugby team cultures. His distinguishing...

"Mr Andrew Moloney, currently Head of Rugby at Barker College, Sydney, and Australian Schoolboys Rugby Coach, has been appointed to the role of Churchie's Director of Rugby. Mr Maloney has already been to the School to meet with staff, parents and boys in preparation for 2015."

Jason Gilmore - Churchie 1st XV Head Coach 2013-14 - off to the Reds/QRU full-time, and btw here's an interesting note on his background (from the Churchie Old Boys' Association): Jason Gilmore Sees Red! OCTOBER 31, 2014 First XV coach and Athletics Performance Officer, Jason Gilmore...

Good piece re Harley Fox, now 'signed up' for Union after ACGS I'm delighted to say. An ACGS tour to Scotland convinced him: http://m.qt.com.au/news/fox-on-run-for-more-rep-duty/2424196/

Btw: as other posters above have noted, I'd love the ARU to be taking way more interest in the NSW and QLD GPS comps, I see nothing of them in any sense supporting what has been FFS one of their great breeding grounds of elite rugby players, costing them zilch. For example, the cost of them...

Lee, I get that and your point has validity, but as you yourself noted, we are discussing team quality here within the GPS comp, not individual talent banks per se. As a Waratahs man over many years, you'd know all about the difference in those two parameters ;);). That's partly why I'd like...

As posters above have rightly noted these 'who was the best GPS team' calls over various periods are tough to make and just as important to the season winner's assessment is, inter alia, how good, relatively, were all the other teams they played against that year, and so forth. Two factual...

Lee, for me, and using a whole-of-season view: 3. Harley Fox at 8 2. Angus Scott-Young (hmm, sound familiar) at 4 or 5 1. Mack Mason at 10 Ponga (at 15) was superb at opportunity-taking, but not quite as instrumental as the three above in opportunity-making. Asiata at prop always made...

Can I just TAKE MY HAT OFF once more to the unique HJ here who does so much to encourage and create interest in Aus Schoolboys rugby and do it with such knowledge, wit and good humour. To you sir, credit and appreciation.

Indeed. There's a hard bloc of Aus rugby commentators that have become addicted to the notion that 'every loss we incur is the fault of poor forwards' work' but this analysis and bias so often lacks rigour and a complete view of where we truly failed. It's a kind of fashion. Look closer.

The weak scrummaging was not our core problem overall - it was a very poorly executed kicking game in H1 (as always with Australian rugby) coupled with poor decisions to take penalty kicks with a young 9 and too far out and against the wind in H1 that at root cost us the game, or made the game...

I have commented above re what I thought are areas that must be improved in our team for Saturday's Test, but I am more than inclined to endorse again the validity of BH's highlighted comment above. S15 fans: cast your minds back to March-April 2012. The Reds lose their 10 playing the Sharks...

Just as an aside, JF played at #13 in QLD GPS for TSS.

Reflecting now, I'm more positive re the final match coming on Saturday than I was at the 70 minute mark today. What team no matter how good (esp schoolboys) would not struggle with 14 playing 15 for 68/70 minutes, particularly when the loss is a #10? You don't rehearse for 'red card #10 all...

Tough tough tough to play almost all game with no 10, but our defense and consistent error rate in (generally good) attack worsened the disadvantage. Plus our forwards were nowhere near as intense and efficient as NZ's at the breakdown. Our boys showed terrific character though given 14 men...

HJ - vote of thanks for your updates and detail.

First attacking move we sustained without error - well done! TRY!