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U15 Sydney West vs Illawarra 22 - 10 to Sydney West. U17s a lot (too many to keep track of) to not many to Sydney West. There's a video of the game here for those interested

Sydney West have been training 2 nights a week since the squad was picked + Sundays (up until the comp started) + the option of a Saturday S&C session... They've definitely been at it more than once a week and the commitment has been significant.... if anything, the volume of training has been a...

Will have to wait and see... but looks that way

The Brumbies side have been dominant at state champs for the past 3 years and correct me if I'm wrong, it's largely the same side at JGC. There's plenty of talent there and they are very well coached. I don't think their success can just be put down to a few weeks of three sessions a week over...

Can only talk to the 15a comp... @Blacktown we've picked up a few from the other code who are involved in the JG program and will lose a couple due to school commitments.. looks like Wahroonga and Lindfield will merge. Dural are unlikely to field an As side and Hunters Hill and Lane Cove will...

Similar story for the Sydney West Team - but in the backline. There's a lot of talent playing Harold Matts that will come back to club footy but couldn't balance the competing demands of the two summer programs. In the long term, it will be interesting to see if the teams are rationalised a...

I was lucky enough to watch the Western Sydney vs. Rebels games on Sunday. Tough road trip for the Sydney team who flew down and back same day - but by all accounts the boys enjoyed themselves despite losing in both the 15s and 17s. The 15s scoreline of 52-10 was pretty reflective of the run...

Thanks for the kind words HJ and SDW Interestingly enough, on that thread it was quickly beaten down to a 'it's just because they're big' argument.... being involved with the team, I'd probably suggest it might have something to do with how hard they work, or how they play for each other, or...

Thanks Boof... totally agree. The saddest part is that the 'opposition' - as in the kids, have typically relished the challenge of playing our side... they see the challenge and in every case have shown up to play us and done their best... it's been the parents and coaches unfortunately. Every...

Sounds like a great game, and that has been my experience typically with situations like this, where teams are short. We carry a squad of 23, so it is always our preference to have as many of the lads playing as possible... Just for clarity, I have absolutely no issue with the rule... I think...

Thanks for the feedback and the support. One of the other dads wrote a pretty concise letter that I'll get a copy of and send over to Bruce. The club is Blacktown - our 14's pretty much hold the club together and there are some very talented young lads amongst them - even better, they are a...

Hi all, At the risk of sticking my neck out here, I'd like to ask why there is such a different outlook placed on a 100 odd point drubbing by a 1st IV when there are similar results littered throughout the other GPS rugby results every week? I'm all for a bit of ol' boy pride, but surely the...

Hi all.... 1st post, but after reading this forum for a while I thought I may have some value to add by providing a couple of recent anecdotes that, to me at least, clearly show why junior rugby is declining in popularity and will forever struggle to obtain a foothold in the growth corridors of...