Well said
Braveheart81. Sometimes life is "unfair". Some kids are just average, and there is nothing wrong with that.
A boy who was in the 13 F's in Year 7 at an "elite Rugby school" will not get the "development opportunities" of playing against A/B/C level players in the early high school years.
If they start tearing it up in year 10 (after a growth spurt) then they will get noticed, and promoted to C's or A's and may even be invited to try out for the 1st XV in Year 11.
If they remain a F/E/D level player in Year 8, 9 and 10, then should they expect to be invited to try out for 1st XV when they hit Schoolboys opens grade footy?
Shouldn't those boys who have "been noticed", gone to rugby camps in the holidays, selected into the Junior Gold Squads, played Club rep footy etc, and played in A's and B's through the age groups, get some preferential treatment when it comes to the trials for 1st XV.