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For Villa fans, have the Rolls brothers played much rugby and, if so, have they shown ability? I know that both of the Rolls boys are Qld reps in AFL but wasn't aware that they played rugby as well.

I could be wrong, but I've been told that Campbell Magnay had never made an "A team at Nudgee until he made the First XV this year. Talk about a meteoric rise!

I went down to Sydney for the day to watch a mate's son play for Qld Red v Sydney Juniors. Unfortunately, it was a very scrappy game due to a combination of the very gusty conditions, a pedantic referee and teams with little cohesion at this point, but interesting at the same time. For Qld, I...

The decision would seem to have Gledhill's fingerprints all over it, his team has lost 2 games already and his ego probably couldn't handle another regardless of the circumstances.

That's a fair point, but the best mate's dad would probably still not have too much influence if he has fellow partners or directors to whom he has to answer. Looking around my profession, I don't see too many who owe their success to getting a "leg up". Moreover, in my view, the tangible, or...

I'd be curious to see the comments of others on here about the present-day significance of the "Old Boy network". I'm almost 50 and I've been running my own business, in one of the professions, for over 20 years. I can honestly say that I can't remember making a single employment decision over...

Is Jackson Evans a chance (now playing 7 for NC First XV)? He's gone from 14B's to the Firsts in two years, not a bad effort from a fee-paying student amid a sea of imports.

Saecom, I think there's probably something in your suggestion that the apparent decline in rugby at Ashgrove (can't comment on SLC) may partly be due to a lack of "hardness" in the present crop of students there. I haven't seen a First XV game for several years, but as the parent of a young...

Is this the same Lauries squad that has lost its last 2 games by about 50 points? I haven't seen any games, but purely on scores/results this must be one of the worst, if not the worst, SLC team ever.

Sound a bit more like "cue in the rack" stuff to me if the half-time margin was 30+. I would think that Ashgrove would also be a bit fatigued after back to back victories over Knox and Waverley within 5 days.

Are Eddies that good, or are SLC that bad? Any reason why SLC seems to be well and truly on the slide?

Anyone know the result of the Ashgrove v Waverley game played last Monday? Ashgrove's First XV been named?

Interesting First XV double-header at Ashgrove tomorrow afternoon. Ashgrove play Waverley College on McMahon Oval with Iona playing Knox Grammar on Cameron Oval, with both games starting at 2.15pm. Does anyone know if Ashgrove beat Knox when they played on Monday? That seemed to be what was...

Fair enough.

Can any St Peters supporter shed some light on this? I'm not suggesting the answer because I have no idea where the truth lies, just curious.

Ahlberg was a flanker, and the only one of the 5 Ashgrove reps on the UK tour not to make the Test XV. Sheedy was a halfback, played NRL for the Storm then switched back to Rugby and played for the Waratahs in Super 14.

There was a thread on here somewhere a year or so ago where I think it was"Jets" related his understanding from a GT perspective. You could probably find it if you were interested, but he was suggesting that the vote against Ashgrove's entry into GPS was reasonably decisive.

Saecom I think that some of that history is disputed, but does it really matter - can't see the issue ever arising again. That would no doubt be right about the dominant Ashgrove side of 76 in which Moon played 13 ans went on to play for Aust Schools that year. The 75 side was probably just...

As an Ashgrove Old Boy and ex-Jeeps player my understanding/recollection was that Jeeps move to Yoku Road in 1977 had a lot to do with attracting ex-Ashgove students to play for Jeeps in the senior ranks. This had instant success and the connection has strengthened considerably since then to the...

If it's the game I'm thinking of the 10's name was Pat Devery, played Qld Schools that year but didn't go on with it. Kicked it from the 10 metre line about 5 metres in from touch, best FG I've seen at schoolboy level particularly given the circumstances.