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Like mentioned numerous times throughout this thread, cutting teams from the Shute Shield is not the right option. Gordon have the right personnel throughout the club to get them out of this tough period. With the new board, new sponsors (UTS) and with Tony Dempsey already planning next years...

I don't think that the CAS has the depth or quality of teams to match it with the GPS. You mentioned "joeys vs knox" is a previous post, Knox are on the verge of losing more games than they have one this year. They struggle for a win against Cranbrook. Joeys would put 50 on them. The only team...

Manly had a huge rivalry with Gordon throughout the years with that age group. Gordon had the likes of Luke Jones and Nick Stirzacker in that team. If I recall that only Gordon Juniors that have remained with the club are Luke Rissman, Hugh Cropley, Erik Moss and Jim Handlin. Gordon and Manly...

Eastwood have had a gun line up over the years and I'm dumbfounded at how there have been so many uni players picked over these Eastwood boys. Don't get me wrong these uni boys deserved the opportunity and most of them have done well since joining a super rugby side. But players like Hugh...

Shore pride themselves on not handing out scholarships and have provided the best possible coaches to their players to develop them. A lot of the 'specialist' coaches are also old boys that come back to help out. I don't see much wrong with this and seems to be the best option other than...

What about James Willan? Played Aus schoolboys, Toyota Cup for Cronulla and then played a year of colts at Gordon and is valued at zero points? This is only his second year at uni? Tom Boidin has played for the Brumbies and is at zero points. Greg Jeloudev aus schools and aus 7s and is at zero...

Can someone please explain how uni 1st grade only managed to total 18 player points after using the whole 23 players on Saturday against Gordon when Gordon's total was 30? How are so many of their players worth 0 points?

I believe that this is also one of Kings' best results in years as well. I was just looking on Shore's website and found that 121 boys received an ATAR over 90, thats 59.6% of the year group. Phenomenal considering they are a non-selective school (and also don't have many asians [not to be...

Congratulations to the Newington 1st XV - Undefeated GPS Champions. It's great to see that now Scots and Newington are up there with the big 4 schools now making the majority of the games competitive. About 5 years ago Scots and Newington were generally a given win for the big 4, but now these...

I'm pretty sure every team across Sydney on the weekend would have been advised to punch it up in the forwards and play boring rugby. Can't see many outside backs from any games on the weekend playing a big role. Clearly it was a close game and could have gone either way but full credit to Shore...

You cannot say that knox could have won this game with a score line like that. Allowing a team to put 27 points on you in the first half shows that you already suffer from a poor defensive effort. And a 15 minute lapse can not account for a loss either with that many points on the board. Also...

We all need to look at the big picture. Parents don't send their kids to school so that they can attend "rugby academies". They send them to gain the best education possible and to experience the vast range of co-curricular activities on offer. I don't see the "urgent" need to bring the GPS...

could someone please post the Aus academy U19 side that played last week?

Same goes with CAS, in 2009 Barker only one a couple of games whereas in 2010 they won 10/10 and 17/17 for the whole season and also with Trinity this year winning 10/10 when they are usually a weak side. Also Newingtons resurgence as a "Rugby School" has only come in the last 2 years, before...

It's a shame that Grammar has sunk to this new low. I know that over the past 15 years they have really struggled but they have notched up some great wins (shore in 08 and kings in 05 i believe). Hopefully within a couple of years they can return to the competition along with SHS. But in...

Having read the past few pages I would like to voice my opinion and a possible solution. I do not believe in schools giving out sporting scholarships as it is detrimental to the morale of the year group and in general the school community. Private schools have the resources to thoroughly...

Sorry to be rude but what is "Pappa"?

Sorry I have do disagree with you there. Grammar has had some standout players throughout the past years such as Lachlan Rosegreen (GPS 1s) and Cam Crawford (GPS 2s behind Kurtley). Last year many people were arguing that James Graham should have been in GPS 1s, there was no way he was playing...

Thats nearly what i would have except for: 7. Tom Connor (James Graham belonged in GPS 3s) 9. Donlan (is the starting half for aus schools and deserves to be there as well)*but those other halfs are quality enough to be playing GPS 1s. 11. Definately not Clarrie Moore. I agree he is an elusive...