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Woodies win 16-13 in a great match down at Knox. Gordon scored 2 trys to 1 but the trusty boot of Woodies five eight Blake Sutton got them home. I thought Gordon were probably the better team and their scrum absolutely smashed Eastwoods. The Woods will have to fix that part of their game...

Rohan Saifoloi is playing or Southern. That is a real coup for Souths. Not sure how they came to get him but Souths do have rich mining benefactor Kevin Maloney involved with the club. Unfortunately, he also supports the QLD Reds. You can bet the Tahs wont get their hands on Saifoloi who is...

Here is Gordon's team for the big game at Knox College; 1 Hugh Cropley 2 Jim Handlin 3 Tom Dunstan 4 Michael Dempsey 5 Evan Olmstead © 6 Antony Austin 7 Miles McCaffrey 8 Sam Ward 9 Saxon Fischer-Grey 10 Henry Carmichael 11 Alex Lash 12 Trent Lake 13 Tom...

Last weeks ABC match East v Woodies was the best quality game I have in the last few years. It was great footy to watch.

This is the background of the Woodies players to the best of my knowledge; 1. Nigel Vaifale NSW CCC 2010 St Patricks College Blacktown 2. Tannous Ferris NSW CCC 2009 Marist College Eastwood, shadow squad Aussie Schools 3. Chris Satiu ex Southern Districts & CHS 4. Eddie Burrett...

Im hearing Auggies may have injuries - perhaps someone here can confirm that. In any event I am predicting an Auggies win irrespective of injury concerns.

That's him. I think it is his debut. He has been around the world for sixpence since he appeared for the Aussie schools a few years ago. He quit union in 2007 and joined the Cronulla Sharks. Since then he has had stints in Ulster, France and the Pirates 2's. He needs to settle down.

It will be a great game. It's a battle between the Hornsby based coaches Peter Jollow from Gordon and Ian Moyes from Eastwood. Moyes is a former Highlander and is keen to knock off his former club while Jollow played 1st grade for the club in the 70's. Word is they bumped into each other at...

A great effort to win 44-33 against Randwick and chalk up your third win of the year and a respectable 28-5 loss to your 1sts colts. Stick together, keep recruiting and the results will come. Rugby needs Parramatta and Penrith in the west.

After watching the final of the Oz Schools C'ships this afternoon on Fox I have to say that I thought Stuart Dunbar and James Vaka were very unlucky not to make one of the Aussie teams. I understand both played well in earlier matches. Both should be a shoe-in for the Presidents XV.

Why isn't big Steve Cummins back playing 1's. He has played 2's the last two weeks and I thought his form at the Aussie C'ships demanded he be in 1's.

The 11m would include the funding of the Super 15 academy programs, the sevens program for men and women, womens 15's, u/20 program, HPU referees and NTS. What is the pathway then from NTS? As many of the boys are finishing school and therefore dropping off the NTS; is their next step to get...

Interesting observation Mini Me. I think Goodman was a casualty of the "Papahatzis experiment" but his rightful place in the top side will come. However, as someone influential in the elite side of rugby said to me this week; it doesn't matter where they are in Aus schools, what matters is...

The hungriest team usually wins most times even against great opposition like the Kings team. It all boils down to who wants it the most on the day.

This exercise proves two things to me. Firstly NTS talent identification seems on the ball with many selected in the rep sides. Secondly, there are many non-NTS players also selected. Look at someone like Benn Melrose from The Kings School and NSW 2. He got selected and with his pedigree was...

A good turnaround from last week.

A great game of footy. Wow! I want more of that! Ferocious defence and attacking strike power by both teams. And what beat the Woodies? A perfectly placed kick for his support. Well done boys from both teams. A great exhibition of running rugby!