Given this is u16s and first year of school reps, what trends are there IS?
With ISA equalling GPS with 9 boys gaining selection in the NSW U16 Schools team, it would indicate that Rugby is looking healthy in some ISA schools. GPS business as usual. CAS performed well.
What worries me is that only 1 boy from CHS (from 2 teams) secured selection, nil CCC or AICES. That does not bode well for the future growth of school based Rugby in the public, AICES or CCC system.
When you analyse the selections for Sydney U16s coming from Club land, things look a little better, 6 from GPS, 4 from CHS, 4 from CCC, 1 each from AICES and CAS. There are 7 who I don't know if they attend CCC, CHS or AICES affiliated schools. I am pretty sure they are not at GPS or CAS schools.
What I do know is that if it wasn't for Club Rugby, these boys from CCC or CHS would never have had the opportunity to gain selection for higher honours.
Given the changes announced to Junior Gold Cup, without a viable rep development pathway outside the school system this could get worse.
Sydney U16
Bremner CHS
Brown GPS
Cairns CCC
Darwall AICES
Devries CHS not selected to rep school assoc
Glascott GPS
Gunstone GPS
Hancock CHS not selected to rep school assoc
Heaven GPS
Heka CCC
Hickey ? Not selected to rep school assoc
Loto'aniu CCC
Mafi ? Not selected to rep school assoc
Manowski CCC
Minogue GPS not selected to rep school assoc
Paavola ? Not selected to rep school assoc
Peper GPS
Pomare CHS
Reimer CAS
Thompson ? Not selected to rep school assoc
Tiatia ? Not selected to rep school assoc
Tuifia ? Not selected to rep school assoc
Utaatu ? Not selected to rep school assoc
? 7
GPS 6
CHS 4
CCC 4
AICES 1
CAS 1
