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Ok sideline, The responsible party for the trip OS has gone. Many of your points are valid. However mine IS NOT A SALES PITCH, IT IS MY OPINION about how to start taking school boy rugby forward, ie a larger comp. There are usually barriers that need to be overcome to succeed in...

Sideline, Think praying may not help! We all know schools are businesses these days, and big ones. So if a school signs up to play with the big boys then it must make itself competitive, eg promote rugby more in-house etc, Honey B, HA good come back. Lets just see what happens, it is...

Waverley's strong a teams next year will be 13a's,14a's and 1st XV imo. Keen to hear nominations of teams from other schools.

Rich _E, I don't think it's about just next year, it may take a few years to strengthen the depth of these teams, but it is about broadening the comp, and that all teams are typically competitive. Obviously team strength will vary by year, and each school has the responsibility of being...

B&W, a slight correction. You are correct the Waverley 14's and 15's were not very strong last year BUT the 16a' s were a great side, think they improved immensely as the year progressed. The Waverley 13a side was completely in control of the New side, up 14 blot when many changes were made, and...

Rich, there are many returning players from last year, it was a young team. The players you highlighted will return, I think out trick us to be fitter earlier in the season. What happened last year was their real talent emerged as their match fitness improved! There were 2 who missed the Aussie...

Rich, I meant spot on, not spit on!

Rich_E, spit on about that game. You know what's really funny is that many of us are at home on a Sat. night not at the night club, so I guess the age profile of us all is just above 25! I was disappointed that out of all the GPS schools,we are not playing scots. Many of the boys all know each...

Sideline, I agree on all points but I am not saying the private school change alone will influence the Australian team, never said that. But these comps have played a significant role in our national team make-up historically. My point again is the need to evolve, and not for the sake of it...

SDW, This idea of a new "super narrow and elite comp" I think needs clarification. We ALREADY have a few very very very small elite comps, with schools slowly diminishing in their competitiveness a, eg apparently Shore now struggles, so now we have only 5 really competitive GPS schools. If...

Rich_E, I completely agree with your analysis of the Scots/Waverley game. The difference was fitness, not talent. Sideline is also correct,the Waverley side had a number of seriously talented players which certainly emerged not long after this game, in the end both Knox and Waverley would have...

Spot on Honey B. All teams will be trying in EVERY game, that is human nature and boys who have spent months training are serious, so they do not want to lose any games! Coaches likewise, and I suspect there was some experimenting of players in the old first round of all comps, so this is no...

Ok, you would think I would remember no.3! But I distinctly remember 1,8,10,12,13,14,15. 1.Andrew Ugarte 2.Vince Mctaggart 3.Dave Gould 4.Tim Kava 5.Guy Reynolds 6. John Coorey 7.Remo Cignetti 8.Andrew Smith 9. Craig Sproule 10.Mark Jackman 11. Ovia 12.Richard Rhineburger 13.Denis Hickey 14...

Yep, that's how I remember Gus! Funny about Mick, maybe because he hung around with you guys, I think! Anyway have a think about who might/can make the game, and I will likewise. The trick here will be plenty of notice, I recon I can probably get 5-7, some are geographically impossible, probably...

Dick, another great Aloys character who should come along is Mick O'brien! Along with your bulldog prop and anyone else you can muster.

I will be in touch with you at least at the beginning of next year when the draw is out, if not sooner. The Knox situation you have outlined doesn't float my boat either. Just makes us more determined to beat knox, as usual! That should get some responses!

Yes Dick, Gone are the days where a bit of training and lots of natural ability ruled the roost! But it does depend how the schools and parents bring up their boys. I have 2 now at Waverley and they play rugby and cricket in which ever season it is. They do not specialise in any 1 sport...

Azzuri, You probably wont like this BUT I agree with most of the things you said, particularly your last paragraph. That is the comp I have been banging on about for a long time. I also agree with Rugby Central, SCHOOL BOY Rugby needs to evolve to be competitive!

Now now Azzuri, Have we not seen you on other threads.

Sorry Rich, My comment about everyone agreeing was about the need for the Headmasters to provide an explanation.