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Barker as a Rugby school will be a non entity in a few years. I doubt it will remain in the CAS

Ha. Yeah. It could also apply equally to the Aust cricket team....

That will occur if they bring in equal make/female quotas for admission which I expect the school will. Be definition then, there will be fewer Boys. Again I think with the abolition already of compulsory Rugby within the junior school this is too much change too soon. Next they will have the...

Some type of plate and cup competition?

See CAS posted results. W Lloyd 1st in U17 100m in 10.87, 1st in 200m in 21.96, 1st in 110 hurdles in 14.14 and also ran in opens 4 by 100 relay. Did not win opens 100, you are correct. I differ on your view as to his Rugby ability but lets leave it there

Will Lloyd I think is better at 15. BTW, I heard he ran back to back 100's at the CAS last night and won both (U17 and Opens?). Recently broke the Barker record in 10.6. I think his best time last night from what I heard was 10.8. Will be interesting to see how he goes this year.

The prosecution rests.

Sonny Dills pondering question/comment above certainly inspired me to crawl out of the woodwork. Apologies to all for the carry on from an old has been but hopefully it has led to the odd popcorn moment. I will now crawl back to whence I came to let others be more constructive in comment

Well said. It is something like an apparent conservative party adopting centrist left policies due to a change in leader (where are we seeing that now). The party loses its compass and over time the boiling frog syndrome kicks in - the school cannot be differentiated from its competitors because...

I also agree with the societal concept of equity but the concept cuts both ways and has to be coloured by the history, traditions and values that pre exist within the school. I was sold on the school (partially) and agreed to pay the $30,000.00 per year on the basis that Barker is, was and will...

When my son was introduced to the junior school the then headmaster said that the school was a Rugby school and that your son will be playing Rugby - basically whether you like it or not - the inference being that if you didn't then place the child elsewhere. That followed on from a long, long...

You suspect well Padawan.

And the poor numbers in the Barker 13's about times in with the abolition of the compulsory one year a boy had to play a couple of years back.

I dont think the school being co-ed has any impact on Rugby numbers. Barker once had a policy that all Boys in the junior school had to play at least one year of Rugby. That was abolished a couple of years ago. Now I understand there is one year in the junior school where no Boy is playing...

Wonder if it has dawned on said American animal that you cant wear a helmut and body armour over here....ha ha

He will have to bulk up then if he is to be competitive. Might make the 3rds....

Not being affiliated with either Knox or Big W I was one of many who greeted news of the Big W win with a small, wry smile. Well done.

Knox dozed/slept its way through the first half and won through capitalising on Barker errors during the second half. Knox cant afford to doze off against W next Saturday. Odds on W to win..... the struggle will be biblical.

Whoever reported that to you must have been at a different game. All I saw was the big fella being contained very nicely and on the one occasion he made a break for the line with the ball, the tackle he received was one of the hardest and cleanest I have seen all season, resulting in tall timber...

Were you there for NSW seconds Rod?