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Isn't just 2 schools playing each other in a number of rugby fixtures.
Not only that, but sport is part of the NSW Education Department curriculum. Some schools emphasise it more than others, as some may put more emphasis into maths, or the arts or whatever as is the want of the Head of School and the Board.
We tragics frequently put too much focus on what is essentially part and parcel of basic schooling. But professional rugby is a legitimate career I hear the keyboards saying. So is being a Doctor, Lawyer, Mathematician, Carpenter and Truck driver. Schools should be equally preparing their students as best they can for these honorable occupations.
I can't recall the last time that I saw parents lining the walls of the Woodwork room yelling out "John, Measure twice before you cut!!!", or in the Maths classroom "Oliver - The Tangent is the opposite over the adjacent".
We spectators and punters should respect the privilege that the schools have granted us by allowing us into their educational environment to witness our kids doing an educational activity that we enjoy watching.