Yes but I get a good understanding as I need to watch all games to put stats together.
100% MOD, I don’t hear much about those players who constantly throw themselves into rucks with no regard for their own bodies, only for the ball to come out and find the line. They are the true heroes of rugby, always doing their job and not looking for glory.
Nice. I watch them all as well and focus on specifics of the positions and less about the outcome of the game. Its when the TOTW comes out 1hr after the games are finished that i think people are just filling in blanks with names that they have heard previously.
Okay, okay, hear me out
Particularly when the only measuring stick we have is the Barker v Shore game titled premiers v premiers.. which Barker won.
You do not know that many of the members here are students who seem to be able to behave very well. There are of course those who come in here are stir up trouble, but they are quickly identified, reported and I bring down the hammer.
So true, but it's becoming a joke. Scots crowd weren't even allowed to do the "hey hey hey, goodbye" after Shore got given a card. and then there is Kings doing the "... are wankers" and "what do we think of ....? shit!"
Couldn't agree more.
Well said, 100% agree
Completely agree; some schools have it terrible from their soft teachers.
Spot on, the boys go to the games for the atmosphere, the culture and the fun, they are representing their school and they chose to support, let them have a bit of fun.
"Couldn't say it better myself". When being in the crowd at an AAGPS game you want to feel in and amongst the game not out of it. Ever since when joeys stormed the field against riverview the AAGPS association has gripped ahold of this culture. I myself was at that game and it was like nothing i have ever seen before, i have been to many AAGPS games over the past 20 years and have never experienced anything like it. The atmosphere was at another level!
Let's just say half the team isn't a Newington school fee-paying student.Outstanding rugby players though
And even for the boys on the field, I loved it when I was on the field and had a huge, loud crowd, but now they can't say anything.
I don’t think the top CAS schools could go head to head during the comp season. Barker have a strong firsts but close to zero depth. so whilst they might be competitive in an early pre comp game they won’t survive the attritional nature of the full season. They are competitive in the preseason because they don’t have the depth to require the testing of combinations (unlike the GPS teams) and they would be uncompetitive in season because they don’t have the depth to provide back up for the inevitable injuries. Knox aren’t much better and the other CAS schools are trending that way. Of course Barker (and increasingly the whole CAS cohort) are problematic for other reasons, in particular they can’t provide a worthwhile game in quality or number beyond the 3.15pm slot.
I agree Gumnut, but although the good As they have very poor Bs and Cs. Most ages dont even have a cs at that.
Like he would put his real name in his username.