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I know that Aloys had a gun year the year after mine, and Kingston was at the lead (really lanky bloke at the time). Perhaps Bruce can tell us more, but the class of 2009 had a heap of talent at aloys (even though most where a bit jocky, and assholes), A huge humber of those guys repped compared...

yeh purposely avoiding Lindfield, know some of the guys who play for them and don't like them. though some of them are alright. Much like comenarra cricket club.

Lots of people from a certain socio economic demographic which is popular in Rugby would have their University payed for either through Scholarship or generous parents.

My mirage of being a rugby expert would be broken by joining this competition...... so I'll stay away

Its certainly true that its not because they're elitest, Im more refferring to scholarships to top sportsman and the links accrued whilst at these colleges. but as you point out, its the donations from being around for 150 years which allows them to do this. same reason USyd still has a student...

Everyone knows St Pauls and St Johns are just extensions of the Private school systems at University though, would it really be unexpected?

they'd probably get a lot more money if they where called something different

tom kingston is an aloysian if im not mistaken.

http://www.waratahs.com.au/Waratahs/News/NewsArticle/tabid/157/ArticleID/1324/Default.aspx

but who cares the other codes do it too, heck ALF counts Auskick lecture numbers.

well according to my calculations this means that real playing numbers are still just below 87 000 by calculating the ratio of adult players to junior players, adding that number to the number of junior rugby players in nsw then turning that number into 100%

http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/02/01/rugby-union-more-players-than-ever-in-2010/

Also Parra GM would a partnership with UWS help? I always thought they should link up better.

I think most of the regulars here don't have anything to hide at all. whilst they have screen names they're extremely thin viels to basically protect from spammers and trolls. If you expect no one to examine the ISP or server your email is coming from its idiotic.

we'll see what happens with Rio 2016 too though. I think theres going to be greater coverage of the stars of sevens and that will see many of them step into the proffesional world, and see the development of full rugby in those nations successful at sevens, if not just for the fact that so many...

They become household names somehow, and thats because other household names left.

I believe part of the Kenya 2030 plan (national government plan to become a truly developed nation) includes having the Kenyan rugby team in the top teams in full rugby. Shitkicker, yeh USA, but they're an obvious one and not in the same region.

We have enoug hdepth in terms of backs that its probably not gonna harm australia when it comes to them going, but the forwards if they leave, we're screwed.

there must be quite a number of diehards in victorian rugby then, quite a good thing.

I really think Kenya, Botswana, Zimbabwe and namibia can be included with others as some of the Unions with most potential in the world.