Wash up of day 1.
Nsw u16s schools over NSWCJRU circa 29-0. A rusty start by schools against a typically courageous if not overly structured country team, but they found their rythym in H2. Fenn the pick of schools forwards and the 15, Mitsias, best of the backs.
Syd u16s over NSW u15s 14-12. Good game by 15s #7 Ben Mau and #1 Bell in forwards and Easy in backs. Many good judges thought the 15s scored on the bell, but that's not what the ref saw from 15m behind the play and called a knock on. Syd 10 Harrison played extremely well and was the difference.
Nsw u16s schools 22 NSW u15s 7. A very gutsy performance by the 15s against an extremely strong group of boys a year older. After being down 17-0 at halftime, the 15s worked out that the older boys were indeed human and took it to them to 'win' the second half 7-5. Mau and Reimer strong in forwards and Walsh in backs.
Many curious refereeing decisions in games 1 and 2. I have a lot of respect for refs, giving their time and effort to an often thankless job, but it should be horses for courses - allocate the best refs to the higher level games. Where are the young academy refs on weekends like this?