CAS Rugby 2022
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Lachie Goon
Allen Oxlade (6)
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Lachie Goon
Allen Oxlade (6)
I belive Parker (flanker for st Aloysius) has scored in all 3 games aswell
WLF3
Billy Sheehan (19)
OHB,
I was there today, and will be back next year.
Cranbrook showed a lot of spirit to come back from 26-7, they never gave in, their forwards, and 10, and the wonderful year 10 boy with the white head gear, winger, were all terrific.
I did say it would be tight, always is with these 2 neighbors.
Waves again found a way to let the other side back in, so their Henry Plume Shield aspirations are over this year.
I jumped the gun but hey luv putting it out there, unfortunately no one bit!
I suspect all games were wet weather affected, can't say I enjoy these conditions, it kills running rugby.
The last game between the northern neighbors will decide the Shield. The crowd will be enormous at Barker.
qc_for_2023
Frank Row (1)
61 Barker — 7 Aloys
SkyBlue
Banned
61 - 7. Barker looked incredibly sloppy, very few of the boys played up to par (7, 9 and MAYBE 3). They didn't adjust to the weather and tried to swing the ball from left to right and offload too much instead of playing in the forwards, which is strange because they have such a dominant pack. Hopefully, they sort themselves out before Waverley. Yes, Waverley came off a disappointing game but they always lift for Barker and are always a very physical team.
In saying this, after Barker got to 40 they put 6 of their 16's boys on (this is consistent with the rumour going around the ground).
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Peter Burge (5)
Great results for Cranbrook across the board with the 2s having a 1 point win over Waverley (15-14) from a penalty goal in the dying minutes and 1s having a cracking game in the mud ending in a draw. 2s now confident to win the the competition after going undefeated through three rounds beating Knox and Barker. This would be the first time in I believe over 20 years.
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Billy Sheehan (19)
A great result for Cranbrook, and I am guessing it's from a lot of hard work, you might be lucky in the odd game, but to win the comp you need more than just luck. This is terrific for CAS rugby, hopefully no longer is it a 3 horse race, and next year is shaping up well for Cranbrook in the Opens.
Where’s the next Larkham
Bob McCowan (2)
Had the pleasure of watching Cranbrook play Waverley yesterday. Great game of footy. The Cranbrook forwards went toe to toe with Waverley and well and truly matched them .
Number 4,8,10 and 15 pick of Waverley.
Waverley backs very sharp.
Number 4,8,10 and 15 pick of Waverley.
Waverley backs very sharp.
Where’s the next Larkham
Bob McCowan (2)
Waverley props very strong also
FoleyBealeFolau
Ward Prentice (10)
Thought I would add my 2 cents on one of the more entertaining games of this years CAS season which started with a cracking second 15 game ending with a 38 meter odd penalty kick for the win special shout out to Waverley 9 and 15 who i thought they were there best on, on the day for their team.Cranbrook's 10 Ned Patterson formerly named (The Iceman) stepped up to slot his second game winner of the season bring Cranbrook seconds for and against to plus 3 over there 3 games remaining undefeated.
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Ward Prentice (10)
Cranbrook started strong scoring first through Nosa Obaseki only for Waverley to go on to score 4 unanswered tries through some lovely eyes up kicking footy. Both teams set out with a kicking mindset due to the conditions in some instances of 3 or 4 kicks in a row for each team was a tough running game for the forwards on each packs. Number 7 for Waverley was incredibly strong over the ball Ethan Halatokoua. Cranbrook went on a run of their own scoring 3 unanswered tries leading to the game being tied only for the possible game winning kick to be just short. I believe only one or 2 minutes was played after that leading to a knock on and then the game being called a sad ending to what could of been an iconic schoolboy rugby late winner for either team. I would imagine it is the first time in many years that both Cranbrook ones and seconds have both remained undefeated against the College Of Knowledge as we all know the recent history between this eastern suburbs derby. All round great day of schoolboy rugby.
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Bob McCowan (2)
The Incident was a head clash, not a high tackle, both players were not balanced and an unfortunate incident, nothing to do with the unevenness of the teams, could have happened in any other game this weekend.
SkyBlue
Banned
As I said "head-to-head contact." It occurred because of bad tackle technique. Almost identical to the red card that led to Angus Taavao being red carded against Ireland last fortnight. It is absolutely dangerous to have schools of such a different calibre match up, whether you think this incident was a result of that or not. Dangerous for both parties involved.
The Colonel
Frank Row (1)
Yes just unfortunate and happens when playing contact sport. Aloys boys put in all afternoon and the Barker boys played hard and with great respect. Barker Capt. Katoa is a class act as he was with his after match speech.
Where’s the next Larkham
Bob McCowan (2)
Couldn’t agree more with your comments re Katoa. A class act both on and off the field. All the best to him for his future football career.
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Alex Ross (28)
The penultimate round of CAS Rugby. It seems that the CAS Rugby will pass sooner than this year's winter.
Some interesting games this week. Though, with last week's unpredicted draw, who knows what may surprise us this week.
At least the weather looks good and the grounds should not be replete with ooze and mud.
The big one is undoubtedly Waverley versus Barker at Queens Park. It will be interesting how Waverley comes back from their unexpected draw last week. At home I am sure Waverley will attempt to use their typical chaotic flamboyance to good effect against Barker. However, with their well-funded cohesion Barker may to control the game with the smarts of their stylish 5/8 guiding his powerful forwards around the park. A bit of heart versus head in deciding the winner, but this game should be fascinating. Tough and skillful with a fascinating uncertainty about the result. It could be a brutal game, though most watchable. Waverley is at home and will be playing for pride, though I think Barker have more to win. I do not know who to pick, but this is one game Knox supporters would be wish for a decisive Waverley victory.
Trinity hosts Cranbrook in what should be a good open game. Trinity returns home after a bit of a touch-up last week at Wahroonga. I was surprised at how weak Trinity looked; though they did have some strong players. Especially in the forward pack. However they come up against quite a strong group of forwards with Cranbrook. Trinity will cause some early issues with some big forward runs and can capitalize on errors, but I think Cranbrook is a more complete side and will come out on top by 10 points at least. Of note is that Cranbrook has good depth - with their seconds topping the table. This should be an attractive game to watch, with Trinity well in it until the final 20 minutes. Though it will be won in the forwards, the backs should get enough space to amuse the fans,
St Aloysius is up against Knox. This is seemingly going to be a bit of a one sided affair unfortunately ( I fear that the scrums may end up being uncontested). On paper Knox are too big, too strong and too skillful. However Knox always seems to struggle at Willoughby. And Aloys always play with passion and style. But this week it is hard to predict anything but a victory for Knox. Their forwards will create a platform to allow their backs to run amuck (even though Knox do tend to use their forwards to score their tries). Their will be flashes of class from Alys, especially from their 10, and they will probably surprise Knox at times. I wouldn't say threaten victory, but if Knox are distracted and are thinking about the last round, they will see points scored against them. The easiest game to predict: Knox by a sizeable margin. One interesting aspect of Aloy's Rugby; though currently in a bit of a parlous state I believe that they are the only CAS school to have had a player represent the Wallabies at the last two Rugby World Cups.
A bit of a ramble and I probably didn't say much, but my thoughts on this week.
Some interesting games this week. Though, with last week's unpredicted draw, who knows what may surprise us this week.
At least the weather looks good and the grounds should not be replete with ooze and mud.
The big one is undoubtedly Waverley versus Barker at Queens Park. It will be interesting how Waverley comes back from their unexpected draw last week. At home I am sure Waverley will attempt to use their typical chaotic flamboyance to good effect against Barker. However, with their well-funded cohesion Barker may to control the game with the smarts of their stylish 5/8 guiding his powerful forwards around the park. A bit of heart versus head in deciding the winner, but this game should be fascinating. Tough and skillful with a fascinating uncertainty about the result. It could be a brutal game, though most watchable. Waverley is at home and will be playing for pride, though I think Barker have more to win. I do not know who to pick, but this is one game Knox supporters would be wish for a decisive Waverley victory.
Trinity hosts Cranbrook in what should be a good open game. Trinity returns home after a bit of a touch-up last week at Wahroonga. I was surprised at how weak Trinity looked; though they did have some strong players. Especially in the forward pack. However they come up against quite a strong group of forwards with Cranbrook. Trinity will cause some early issues with some big forward runs and can capitalize on errors, but I think Cranbrook is a more complete side and will come out on top by 10 points at least. Of note is that Cranbrook has good depth - with their seconds topping the table. This should be an attractive game to watch, with Trinity well in it until the final 20 minutes. Though it will be won in the forwards, the backs should get enough space to amuse the fans,
St Aloysius is up against Knox. This is seemingly going to be a bit of a one sided affair unfortunately ( I fear that the scrums may end up being uncontested). On paper Knox are too big, too strong and too skillful. However Knox always seems to struggle at Willoughby. And Aloys always play with passion and style. But this week it is hard to predict anything but a victory for Knox. Their forwards will create a platform to allow their backs to run amuck (even though Knox do tend to use their forwards to score their tries). Their will be flashes of class from Alys, especially from their 10, and they will probably surprise Knox at times. I wouldn't say threaten victory, but if Knox are distracted and are thinking about the last round, they will see points scored against them. The easiest game to predict: Knox by a sizeable margin. One interesting aspect of Aloy's Rugby; though currently in a bit of a parlous state I believe that they are the only CAS school to have had a player represent the Wallabies at the last two Rugby World Cups.
A bit of a ramble and I probably didn't say much, but my thoughts on this week.