The Ghost of Raelene
Simon Poidevin (60)
10PM Stan Sport
9:20am | Victorian vs ACT | Boy’s 7th & 8th Playoff |
10:55am | QLD 1 vs NSW 1 | Boy’s 5th & 6th Playoff |
12:30pm | NSW 2 vs NSW Juniors Barbarians | Boy’s 3rd & 4th Playoff |
2:05pm | QLD 2 vs NSW Juniors | Boys Grand Final |
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10PM Stan Sport
This one has never seen a forward passSurely the Irish would never.
Irish refs in general love testing the structural integrity of their whistle.
Joeys to play on - Joeys to watch. Shore has nice grandstand but being a cricket oval it's grandstand isn't great for Rugby.Righto to start some chat, what school do you lot reckon has the best sporting oval?
Thats heavy news, hoping for a speedy recoveryTallis McEwen (new) broke his collarbone yesterday.
And are the Schoolboys that's didn't play in this carnival (ie. Those who made NSW Waratahs and Waratahs White) eligible?The Australian Schoolboys team and an Australian Schoolboys Barbarians team will be selected.
no big news there - Joeys go to camp at Kingscliff every year.Any ideas of holiday camps/fixtures??
Heard joeys are going up to the gold coast. (Source: Anonymous Joeys first xv player)
The Australian Schoolboys is now really only the 4th or 5th best player in the system. The top players are either in Gen Blue or the Reds U18's team. The rest are playing in this carnival.
Even though it is great to say you made Australian Schoolboys it is not the best schoolboys in the country.
Hence why you are seeing Sydney Juniors and the Barbarians teams performing well.
This is a really valid point and highlights the issue with our pathways. They simply aren't pulling in the same direction. The lack of cooperation between the schools system and the pro system really weakens us in an international context and I think it also plays into the NRL's hands.What used to be the Australian Schoolboys has been replaced by the "Australian Schools and Under 18s" which is announced at the end of the academy matches and plays the internationals. It is the top junior squad in the country and picks up U18s that are at Uni or aren't at school. This aligns with what other countries do.
The squad announced at the end of the current carnival are confusingly called the "Australian Schoolboys" and "Australian Barbarians" but yes, is really the 5th or 6th best under 18s teams in the country.
The NSW Gen Blue squad members aren't available for selection. You wonder if some of the reserves for Gen Blue Whites would rather 30 minutes playing against the Rebels B squad or pulling on an Australian Schoolboys jersey.
Great player and better bloke, Dad played with both Thornett brothers. John with Waratahs/Wallabies and later his brother at the Roosters. The eldest Thornett was also a Kangaroo too. I think one of them represented Australia at Olympics in Water Polo. Mind blowing athletic talent in one family.Son of a gun....John Thornett. My late parents who be proud. My dad played with him at Sydney University. He was a proud Sydney High Boy.
Thornett is arguably the greatest captain Australia ever had. Better than Eales. He has been described as thus
"His players followed him because they knew he had the experience, and that he was a man of sterling character and high ethics.He was rarely the most brilliant man on the team, but rather the essential cog in the machine. Men followed him into battle because he was solid, dependable, unwavering, a man of undoubted modesty and tangible principles. They all knew he was a fine human being."
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They stay and train where the NSW Origin team prepareno big news there - Joeys go to camp at Kingscliff every year.
John did waterpolo and and rugby. Lovely fella. It was a pleasure to have known him.Great player and better bloke, Dad played with both Thornett brothers. John with Waratahs/Wallabies and later his brother at the Roosters. The eldest Thornett was also a Kangaroo too. I think one of them represented Australia at Olympics in Water Polo. Mind blowing athletic talent in one family.