NSW AAGPS 2024

[sundayeightpm]

Thanks for the list. It will be good to see which boys are added to the PONI squad and as a result don’t qualify for the schoolboy team.
I believe those announcements come out on the 12th

I think you’ll find the players of national interest list will refresh after these lads play Tonga etc?

 

[Whatsthatcall]

I think you’ll find the players of national interest list will refresh after these lads play Tonga etc?

Nope these boys play the PONI squad before they fly out to Fiji in September (according to the Facebook post announcing the team). The pathways page of NSWRU says this side is a barbarian team.

 

[Here for the advice]

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Would be great to know what schools all from??

 

[FastNFurious]

I think you’ll find the players of national interest list will refresh after these lads play Tonga etc?

Doubt it, history tells us that players in Aus Schools have already been excused from further participation in academies for this year.

 

[moa999]

Not that selections should necessarily follow team results, but interesting to see the breakdown of the 23.

1st - NSW II - 7
2nd - NSW J - 1
3rd - NSW I - 6
4th - QLD I - 6
5th - QLD II - 1
6th - VIC - 1
E.7th - ACT - 1
E.7th - Comb - 0

 

[moa999]

Would be great to know what schools all from??

See post in ISA thread for NSW lads
Post in thread 'ISA 2024' http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/community/threads/isa-2024.19569/post-1419463

Anyone know the Date of this Canberra game against the PONI squad ??

 

[Maul of Duty]

 

[The Chairman]

Enthralling final games.

So Australian U18 squad to be announced soon.
Will be interesting to see how many players not at this tournament (PONI and Qld GPS) are selected.

Best of luck to the lads.

 

[Rudderless]

From a bit of research I've done I want to clear up some stuff.
There are 7 players selected in the PONI squad from GPS this year:
Angus Grover (I)
Toby Brial (S)
Luca Cleverley (N)
Issac Fonua (K)
Tom Hartman (I)
Marshall Le Maitre (E)
Jay Mckenzie (S)

This was selected from the 2 Academy games v Queensland at the beginning of they year. These players above were not selected in the NSW schools side as they will have their own training camps with the rest of the NSW PONI players while the schools side are playing in Queensland.
For the likes of Makasini, Rodwell, Bassingswaite. Because of their tight affiliation with league clubs, they will particiapate in no further REP rugby.

A lot of the comments on this forum are based on the 'form' players not getting picked and the PONI players not 'progressing' as much throughout the year, since they already nationally recognised.

My rebuttal to this, is that there are 2 further announcements for the 'form' players to join the PONI squad. Right now the squad is at 25, and the 2 further announcements will make it 40. From this, the 40 best U18 players in the country will go to camp in canberra. On september 25 or 26th they play an internal trial against each other called 'Green vs Gold'. After this trial, the coaches select 25 boys to fly to NZ and send 15 boys home.

So for those PONI players not 'improving' in their game, the 'form' players will have an opportunity against them if they make the PONI squad, so they make the Aus u18s team.

I tried to make this as clear as possible but feel free to reply with any questions you may have.

Moa999

this might answer your question regarding the date of the Canberra game.

 

[Rudderless]

The team announced yesterday (Friday) will now play RA’s Australian U18 team in Canberra in September and, the following day, will depart for Fiji for a two-test tour against Fiji Schoolboys.

(reposting the team FYI)

Australian Schoolboys Rugby Union Team 2024

1 Nate Hepi QLD 1
2 Cyrus Suniula QLD 2
3 Keegan Daly NSW 1
4 Edward Baxter NSW 2
5 Phoenix Graham NSW 2
6 Oscar Cleary NSW 2
7 Charlie Blank NSW 2
8 Nat Gallagher NSW 1
9 Grady Woolley ACT
10 Jackson Drury VIC
11 Max Roach NSW 1
12 Zac Nichol QLD 1
13 Cooper Watters NSW 2
14 Blake Miller QLD 1
15 Jye Callaghan NSW 1
16 Charles Ghattas NSW 2
17 Cameron Paull NSW 2
18 Felix Harvison NSW Juniors
19 Saxon Thompson QLD 1
20 Charles Ul coq NSW 1
21 William Graham QLD 1
22 Troy Patea NSW 1
23 Nat Thompson QLD 1

 

[FastNFurious]

A bit weird seeing a Newington marquee to market school enrolment at the GWS Netball today…..

 

[moa999]

A bit weird seeing a Newington marquee to market school enrôlement at the GWS Netball today…..

Times are a changing

 

[runningrugbyrules]

interesting rankings

 

[runningrugbyrules]

Some GPS boys and other rugby players playing tom’w in the ASSRL Championships

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/live-streams/league

 

[rugboy]

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interesting rankings

So 3 GPS boys in the top 10 and 4 in the top 12 .... interesting

 

[The Cleaner]

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interesting rankings

Making rooms for TRUE RUGBY UNION TALENTS in my opinion. Rugby Union is a THINKING game.

 

[FastNFurious]

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Some GPS boys and other rugby players playing tom’w in the ASSRL Championships

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/live-streams/league

So, Joeys, 2 wins clear, have no players on the list. Is there a correlation between team
Success and focus?

 

[CasualObserver]

So, Joeys, 2 wins clear, have no players on the list. Is there a correlation between team
Success and focus?

Is this a list of kids kids that are playing in the carnival? I would be very surprised if Joeys kids were even able to trial for CIS.

 

[CasualObserver]

I think you’ll find the players of national interest list will refresh after these lads play Tonga etc?

Are you saying this because the Tonga boys will be added into the PONI squad? Haha

 

[FastNFurious]

Is this a list of kids kids that are playing in the carnival? I would be very surprised if Joeys kids were even able to trial for CIS.

That’s kinda of my point. Joeys tells the boys that are 1’s and 2’s candidates to prioritise school. If memory serves Pat Young played CIS last year, that was an exception and also a year when Joeys underperformed (even considering all the injuries).