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Believe from Paul Barratt that it was about 9 degrees! Any other scores from the thirds? saw SGS v SJC score.

Thanks, for this, HM. Much appreciated. Always good to see the forwards go! Three yellow cards! They must have created e defensive nightmare.

SO SO frustrating. I had to go to Armidale Saturday for a fundraising debate for the New England Regional Art Museum. Art v Science. I was 3rd speaker on the Art side v a UNE team including the VC, Sadly we lost. But that was not what was frustrating. I had arranged the travel so that I could...

Thank you all for the thirds results. With the possible exception of TAS v Kings (I didn't see it), those are all pretty close results. So if my maths is correct, Scots is now in the lead on 8 points, followed by Grammar and TAS on 6 points, View on 5, Shore and Joeys on 4, Newington on 3, then...

Having just visited the scholarship thread, I guess that I am happy this year that I only have to worry about the thirds and lower grades! TAS's only objective is to have a competition to stay in! :) Turning to the Thirds. Grammar vs Scots is obviously the main game with both on 6 points. I...

So, if I'm not mistaken, today's thirds results were TAS 17, Shore nil; Riverview 29, High 15; Scots 22, Joeys nil; and Grammar 46, Newington nil. The points score now is Scots and Grammar on 6, TAS and Riverview on 4, all other teams on 2 including byes. Kings and Newington have yet to win...

Thanks, FT. Appreciated.

Just a follow up to an earlier request. Anybody know the results of the High game?

You blokes are a very bad influence, I fear! In my third year at Uni I went back to TAS as a duty master. In a fit of egalitarianism, they divied up the non Firsts-Seconds senior boys into three thirds teams all playing in the local comp. George Crossle was senior coach, I had one of the...

I don't have exact numbers for TAS. The 588 includes some twenty girls! The junior school is co-ed. Unlike some of the Sydney schools, TAS's total student number have not increased over the last few years. So far as day boys are concerned, Armidale has two high schools plus a Catholic co-ed...

I know that this sounds like small consolation, but things will even themselves out next year in the Firsts. It also shows just how hard those Shore boys tried against Scots. Does any body know the results of the High game?

Thanks, QH. So the full rugby/soccer break-up appears to be: J 41/16 Shore 38/21 I 37/26 K 31/28 S 30/22 N 26/31 A 13/17 G 12/30 H 12/30

All these stats are interesting for a pattern person like me. Wearing my economist/strategic consultant hat, we appear to have four or perhaps five schools (not sure about TAS) where the number of rugby players still exceeds the number of soccer players. Wasn't quite sure who the E was in one...

So I have at least two years to enjoy! :) On you second point, will be interested to see what emerges.

Oh dear IS. That's really depressing. It's actually quite stupid. Name the boys in reserves. No one can have a total team standing by. It reinforces an earlier point I made though. A pox on all their houses. I will enjoy this year as though it may be the last then, if that proves to be the...

Thanks, QH. Continuing to think about all this, I don't think that its going to happen despite the problems of split rounds. Even if the thirds comp this year is not as good as I expect, and I think that it's going to be a cracker, the demographic stats on number of teams etc by school quoted in...

I mentioned earlier that I was bringing up a post - http://belshaw.blogspot.com.au/2014/07/sunday-essay-nsw-gps-rugby-when.html

Good lord, QH. Kind of put my little world in perspective! :) I note a later comment about Grammar rugby numbers increasing. It wouldn't surprise me to find High and TAS numbers up too. Recognising the problems created, the thirds comp has really energised interest among many who had given up on...

I am not saying that the numbers re wrong, but 23/26 is a remarkable statistic considering TAS played twelve Joey's teams. That means that Joey's had 38 teams on the park Saturday! With so many boys playing rugby, it must be hard to get games for them all. I haven't commented further on the...

My problem, IS, is that I can't see haw a CAS/GPS comp would work. Also, if there were to be a "super schools" comp, it should probable include Canberra.