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Schools 1 and 2.
Are we happy with these teams or are there any poor exclusions/selections???
Thanks for posting
Breakdown by association is interesting.
GPS - 20
CAS - 14
ISA - 10
CHS - 2
CCC - 0
Without reflecting on any boy involved, and in complete acknowledgement of the excellent rugby programs run across the schools which these boys attend, I think it's concerning for the game that the independent sector provides such a high percentage.
Consider:
Secondary school population in NSW by sector
State - 57%
Catholic systemic- 24%
Independent - 19%
Also noting that there are 7 specialist sports high schools in NSW which run elite sport programs Endeavour (Sydney South), The Hills (Sydney North West), Hunter (Newcastle), Illawarra (Wollongong), Matraville (Inner South East Sydney), Narrabeen (Northern Beaches), Westfields (Sydney South West). Three of those Hills, Westfields and Hunter offer a standalone rugby program, Narrabeen offers a combined league/union/touch program, while the others don't offer rugby at all.
While (sadly) I would never as things stand expect the 3 sectors to provide rugby players in accordance with the percentages above, it's only a generation ago that the state system provided just under 50% of players in state and national rugby teams.
Australian Schools Squad 1980
Rick Allen, Ku-ring-gai High School NSW
Darren Anderson, The Southport School QLD
Wally Barnier, Shore School NSW
Paul Bowman, Waverley College NSW
Greg Burrow, Shore School NSW
Ian Donaldson, Pennant Hills High School NSW
Robert Featherston, Sydney Boys High School NSW
Damien Frawley, Gregory Terrace QLD
Stephen Halliwell, Northmead High School NSW
Andrew James, James Ruse Agric High School NSW
Andrew Jones, Chatswood High NSW
Grant Killen, Maroubra Bay High NSW
David Knox, Matraville High School NSW
Tom Lawton, The Southport School QLD
Cameron Lillicrap, Brisbane Grammar School QLD
Matthew Lindley, Canberra College (Phillip College/Stirling College) ACT
Geoff Manteit, Gregory Terrace QLD
Darren McCarthy, Marist College, Ashgrove QLD
Michael Murray, St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill NSW
Brett Papworth, Epping Boys High School NSW
Ken Smith, Matraville High School NSW
Steve Tuynman, Hunters Hill High School NSW