I think it is a matter of discussion between the boys, their schools and the sevens management on where the emphasis lies over each clash period.Yes they have to make a choice - see the date clashes:
10-12 Apr: 7s Camp 1 Syd / Qld GPS Schools Tours/camps.
6-8 Jun: 7s Camp 2 Syd / Qld GPS Rep Teams Trial 2 Bne.
4-8 Jul: 7s Camp 3 Syd / National Schools Rugby Championship Final Syd.
3-5 Sept: Aus Camp Assembly Bne / Qld GPS Round 8.(ACGS Bye)
5-13 Sep: Commonwealth Youth Games Samoa / Qld GPS Round 9.(BBC Bye)
Was recently chatting to a BBC supporter acquaintance - is this what we are expecting the BBC side to look like this season
1 Christensen
2 Farrell/ Yanopa
3 Njau/Yanopa
4 Hope
5 ????
6 Porter
7 Farrell
8 Gunter
9 .??
10 Cotton
11 Ikitau
12 Raoren
13 Verevis
14 Stead
15 Ngamanu
BBC supporters take note.
No one from BBC is talking anything up this year.There will be no reports from Sanix in Japan and no discussion about how many are in their 2nd year of 1st xv (or -3rd year -Gunter)
So the answer to your question is "we have no idea".
But you have left out:
5 Darcy Taumoua/Swain -Qld Schoolboys 1in 2014;and
11-Chris Simpson Qld 7s team 2015.
Thanks is that BEN Simpson or is this another kid altogether?? Which winger misses out??
You green black and white guys really are punch drunk after last season - c'mon surely a little bit of positive banter and over expectation wont hurt the team too much - the lack of it will certainly hurt this board during the season!!!!.
What a day in terms of announcements. I have both good news and bad.
The good news is that the Reds U20s National Championship squad has been selected, of which former GPS players make up 21.5/25 (86%) of the squad.
Aaron Pleash (c) - IGS
Adam Korczyk - BSHS
Angus Scott-Young - ACGS
Digger McMillan - ACGS
Dylan Sikimeti - NC
Harley Fox - ACGS
Izack Rodda - IGS
Jake Lyon - TSS
Josh Webb - ACGS
Lolo Fakaosilea - BBC*
Michael Gunn - ACGS
Sham Vui - IGS
Tuaina Tualima - BSHS
Angus Fowler - GT
Conrad Quick - BBC
Issak Fines-Leleiwasa - TSS
Izaia Perese - ACGS
James Dalgleish - GT
Joey Fittock - TSS
Mitch Third - TSS
Nigel Tanuvasa - ACGS
Paddy James - NC
Coached by Jason Gilmore (TGS/ACGS) and Anthony Connellan (NC)
Unavailable for selection: Alex Mafi (NC), Phil Potgieter (TGS), Maclean Jones (NC), and James Tuttle (NC).
Now for the bad news. The Queensland U-17s were also named - shockingly, just 7/23 are GPS students.
0 Nudgee students, 0 BBC students, 1 from TSS and 1 from Churchie.
Angus Blythe - TSS
Efitusi Ma’afu - IGS
Harry Hoopert - TGS
Joel Kuchel - ACGS
Quinton Mahina - BSHS
Unga Wolske - IGS
Zac Shepherd - BSHS
where is Ben Roy Sala of BBC ?playing premier for Sunnybank . will Lolo and Conrad get released by Reds given they train with the top reds squad not the academy and both played aussie under 20 last year ?
What a day in terms of announcements. I have both good news and bad...........
Now for the bad news. The Queensland U-17s were also named - shockingly, just 7/23 are GPS students.
0 Nudgee students, 0 BBC students, 1 from TSS and 1 from Churchie.
Angus Blythe - TSS
Efitusi Ma’afu - IGS
Harry Hoopert - TGS
Joel Kuchel - ACGS
Quinton Mahina - BSHS
Unga Wolske - IGS
Zac Shepherd - BSHS
I believe the U17 team has been selected from the JGC participants, so the GPS ratio is probably very good.
I get what you are saying, however if it were selection for National School Boys u16 Championship (ended 2013) the numbers would be different. I think a lot of the GPS schools u16 players have not participated in the JGC.By my maths, 86 GPS players were involved in JGC U17 this year.
From which SEVEN made the QLD U17 team.
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I get what you are saying, however if it were selection for National School Boys u16 Championship (ended 2013) the numbers would be different. I think a lot of the GPS schools u16 players have not participated in the JGC.
Ah, on the wrong page then.
If that's so, have you got any idea why that might be?
I'm genuinely confused though why players like Unga Wolske, Harry Hoopert, Reuben Wall, Sean Farrell, Martin Koorts or Hamish Stewart played JGC but didn't get selected to the Queensland team - I thought Harry Hoopert especially wasn't too far off an Australian Schoolboys spot this year.
I'd put my house on this being the lowest GPS representation in a QLD schoolboy rep team ever.
To the mods: this particular selection whinge is here and not the JGC thread because we're discussing how QLD GPS players aren't getting the rep love we're all accustomed to. I don't want to hijack the JGC by talking about the GPS.
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There is 2 other GPS player that you missed. Tristan Stanghorn (Churchie) and Callum Hicks IGS.
wasnt Staghorn at Iona last year?
if its the same person then it seems ACGS have moved on from St Edmonds / Downlands for quality players.
wasnt Staghorn at Iona last year?
if its the same person then it seems ACGS have moved on from St Edmonds / Downlands for quality players.