CAS Rugby 2025

[WLF3]

Waves play Shore this Sat at Death Valley. I would suspect many players will be trialed by both teams.
Don't know much about both sides, in particular Shore. Will be interesting to see how Shore backs up from last years terrific GPS win.
Waves have a few back.A strong backline is predicted, the forward pack probably won't be as large as the Waves typically produce, but they do have some strong forwards like Finegan and Sione.

 

[hailey welch]

Greeting and salutations,

Coming from the GPS forum, i have heard some pretty good line ups except from Joeys. looks like there is going to be a few very long trial games against view, and kings. Barker are in good shape, to win CAS but View will certainly give them a run for their money in trial

Hailey over and out

 

[Bob_Talau65]

Greeting and salutations,

Coming from the GPS forum, i have heard some pretty good line ups except from Joeys. looks like there is going to be a few very long trial games against view, and kings. Barker are in good shape, to win CAS but View will certainly give them a run for their money in trial

Hailey over and out

Aloys Looking strong mate, dont count them out. Graduated their in 2010 and the rugby program has improved ever since. Watchout for the front rowers very strong scrummagers.
Kind Salutations
#BOBTALAU

 

[scrumhead99]

Yes, I agree - and as a Trinity old boy and Cranbrook parent, I think I can offer an even-handed assessment. Cranbrook did not "win the forwards". Levi Funa made some great runs, and Cranbrook's scrum looked marginally stronger: but Trinity's lineout was better and they were also marginally better at the breakdown, securing more turnovers than Cranbrook. There were a lot of unforced handling errors from Cranbrook. On the other hand, Cranbrook certainly improved as the game went on. Some astute kicking and strong chasing earned them better field position, and then they used their big forwards well. Early on, they tried to run the ball from near their own line, apparently thinking that they could beat Trinity out wide, and it misfired badly. Full credit to them for switching the game plan when it became clear that it wouldn't work.

Trinity's tries were scored by Brock Prideaux (2), Logan Toohey and Cody Ramanauskas.

Trinity now takes on St Patrick's at Strathfield on Saturday, a game which is always played with plenty of feeling.

Yes, as a Cranbrook Old Boy i can only be fair. As the game went on they were improving, an unfortunate end to the game. Who is Cranbrook playing this week?

 

[Dr Riding]

Not too sure, but Trinity beat Cranbrook 33-0. While taking off most of there players in the second half.

Begging to look like a dire year for the brook lads, lets hope they don't take that out on the SO's in their lives.

Signing off,

Dr R

 

[saladsdontwinscrums1]

Yes, as a Cranbrook Old Boy i can only be fair. As the game went on they were improving, an unfortunate end to the game. Who is Cranbrook playing this week?

All Cranbrook teams have scots this week; will be interesting to see results

 

[hookerthrow1]

Yes I have heard that Cranbrook have scots, however it is a scrimmage opposed training with maybe half a game on top of that. Good learning for both sides

 

[SenseiScrum]

Does Anyone know how Cranbrook 2nds are looking this season compared to last season?

 

[scrumhead99]

Does Anyone know how Cranbrook 2nds are looking this season compared to last season?

Last season they were poor but still won against Trinity, this year they lost...

 

[Schoolboyrugby23]

Who are the cas schools versing this weekend?

 

[Joker]

Who are the cas schools versing this weekend?

"versing" is not a verb.

Well what you’re using is slang and very common with kids these days. It is thought to have been picked up through video game terminology, but also through the ambiguous sound of the word “versus”.

What you are doing with this and “versing” is thinking that the original “versus” is a verb, when it’s in fact a preposition.

A preposition is a word that shows a noun or pronoun’s relationship with another word in a sentence. The common ones are things like: on, in, above, through, below and before.

In future use "play" or "playing" both are verbs. Eg. Cranbrook are playing Trinity this weekend.

Nice to put my teachers hat back on.

 

[scrumhalf]

Does Anyone know how Cranbrook 2nds are looking this season compared to last season?

They've got a fixture this weekend against the Scots 3rds, if that tells you anything. Cranbrook 1s scimmaging against scots, should be pretty uninterupted but nothing official.

 

[Schoolboyrugby23]

"versing" is not a verb.

Well what you’re using is slang and very common with kids these days. It is thought to have been picked up through video game terminology, but also through the ambiguous sound of the word “versus”.

What you are doing with this and “versing” is thinking that the original “versus” is a verb, when it’s in fact a preposition.

A preposition is a word that shows a noun or pronoun’s relationship with another word in a sentence. The common ones are things like: on, in, above, through, below and before.

In future use "play" or "playing" both are verbs. Eg. Cranbrook are playing Trinity this weekend.

Nice to put my teachers hat back on.

Thank you

 

[moa999]

What you are doing with this and “versing” is thinking that the original “versus” is a verb, when it’s in fact a preposition.

Correct. But language and grammar does change over time..
Indeed "versing" was mentioned as a verb almost 40yrs ago in the NY Times as high school slang - https://www.nytimes.com/1984/02/20/nyregion/latest-word-new-yorkese-of-84-is-here.html

The US also has the inverse concept of "atting"

Knox v Barker denotes a Knox home game, but
Cranbrook @ Scots means an away game for Cranbrook.

 

[Cranbrook's Locked Doors]

Waverly 1st XV vs Shore
1. Aj Preketes
2. Harry Jaeger
3. Ty Sassoon
4. James Grant
5. Finnean Mcarthy
6. Lachie Drew Morris
7. Miles Kelly
8. Aymeric Schmidt
9. Tom Burke
10. WIll White
11. Zav Viv/ Rirey evans TBA
12. Tyden Hennessy
13. Luca Moretti
14. Darren White
15. Simone preketes

Darren White. Outstanding player coming back from major surgery. One to watch 2025

 

[RugbyLeaugeGuru]

Hi all, I was thinking before the next round of trials start this weekend I know its early to start predicting the CAS 1st XV teams for this year based off the current crop of players around. But it is always interesting to see how the teams change to the actual team picked by the selectors.

Would like to see everyone's thoughts on predicted teams.

 

[rod skellet]

"versing" is not a verb.

Well what you’re using is slang and very common with kids these days. It is thought to have been picked up through video game terminology, but also through the ambiguous sound of the word “versus”.

What you are doing with this and “versing” is thinking that the original “versus” is a verb, when it’s in fact a preposition.

A preposition is a word that shows a noun or pronoun’s relationship with another word in a sentence. The common ones are things like: on, in, above, through, below and before.

In future use "play" or "playing" both are verbs. Eg. Cranbrook are playing Trinity this weekend.

Nice to put my teachers hat back on.

Well said Joker

 

[Snort1]

Well, it could be a verb. Meaning “

"versing" is not a verb.

Well what you’re using is slang and very common with kids these days. It is thought to have been picked up through video game terminology, but also through the ambiguous sound of the word “versus”.

What you are doing with this and “versing” is thinking that the original “versus” is a verb, when it’s in fact a preposition.

A preposition is a word that shows a noun or pronoun’s relationship with another word in a sentence. The common ones are things like: on, in, above, through, below and before.

In future use "play" or "playing" both are verbs. Eg. Cranbrook are playing Trinity this weekend.

Nice to put my teachers hat back on.

the act of composing poetry”. For example: “What art thou up to, Shakespeare?” “Oh, not much, just a little versing.”

In any other context it’s an abomination.

 

[Mule]

Knox v St Edmunds at Camden today; any insight into team lists?

 

[CAS_Rugby]

"versing" is not a verb.

Well what you’re using is slang and very common with kids these days. It is thought to have been picked up through video game terminology, but also through the ambiguous sound of the word “versus”.

What you are doing with this and “versing” is thinking that the original “versus” is a verb, when it’s in fact a preposition.

A preposition is a word that shows a noun or pronoun’s relationship with another word in a sentence. The common ones are things like: on, in, above, through, below and before.

In future use "play" or "playing" both are verbs. Eg. Cranbrook are playing Trinity this weekend.

Nice to put my teachers hat back on.

Ah yes, nothing screams Saturday arvo footy banter like a surprise grammar lecture. Next you'll be diagramming sentence structures at half-time and correcting the ref's syntax. While you're busy dusting off the ol' Oxford dictionary, the rest of us will be busy versing our rivals and enjoying the game unironically.

But cheers for the reminder Joker - I'll be sure to conjugate my tackles properly this weekend.