The same Michael Hooper and Rob Horne that made their Super Rugby debut their first year out of high school?
OK, but they both played plenty of club rugby also didn't they?
What rugby would they have been playing if the SS wasn't available?
OK, but they both played plenty of club rugby also didn't they?
What rugby would they have been playing if the SS wasn't available?
OK, but they both played plenty of club rugby also didn't they?
What rugby would they have been playing if the SS wasn't available?
No one has ever been developed by jnr rep programs to date.
Hooper is a good point.
He missed his final year of School Rugby due to injury.and so only played jnr reps in yr 11.
Which involved literally a handful of games.
He signed a pro contract whilst still injured in yr 12.
No one has ever been developed by jnr rep programs to date.
Hooper is a good point.
He missed his final year of School Rugby due to injury.and so only played jnr reps in yr 11.
Which involved literally a handful of games.
He signed a pro contract whilst still injured in yr 12.
Michael Hooper missed Year 12 due to injury. But he also played for NSW Under 16s and made the 2007 Aus U16 merit team. Along with a few other future Super Rugby players (Paul Alo-Emile, Luke Jones, Jarrad Butler, Tom Kingston).
And how many other players from this very competitive competition graduated to rep teams and most importantly, Super Rugby?
But regardless the term club system is used interchangeably.
Many like to use it to describe Shute Shield. You are using it to describe Junior Rugby.
I read an interesting article the other day about David Horwitz which credited his good form in the Tahs first 2 games this year with the fact that he's been training with the Tahs for the last 2 years. No credit given to the fact that he's been playing SS during that time or to his coaches at the Wicks. What would he have been doing if the SS didn't exist? The same can be said for the likes of Michael Hooper, Rob Horne, Dean Mumm, Paddy Ryan etc. They may have been annointed at an early age but the SS
deserves some credit for their development surely.
ARU had a period where they relied on a wunderkind or League converts, Waratahs have an increasing reliance on NZ for coach/players. Vibrant comp in Syd and Bris may be be cheaper alternative