The best XV of players from any school

[RugbyReg]

Coincidentally, here's an Old Boys side from Ashgrove

already done

 

[spectator]

My bad...good side.

Coincidentally, I saw in the paper today that Ray Meagher (Home and Away's Alf, and Logie winner) was given a massive cheer at a recent game when he was introduced as a member of the School's 1961 First XV.

 

[Ash]

He also played a handful of games for Queensland.

 

[International Badboy]

now way, stone the flaming crows

 

[drewprint]

Quoting TOCC
St Laurences College Brisbane
1. Dan Crowley
2. Brendan Cannon
3. Damon Kelly
4. Mark Connors
5.
6. Bill McLean
7. Laurie Lawerence
8. Nev Cottrell
9. Cooper Cronk John Hoyland senior named in the Souths Rugby Union Club team of the century.
10. Luke Mclean
11. Peter Hynes
12. William Zillman Cooper Cronk
13. Doug McLean, Snr.
14. Jack McLean
15. Michael Tabrett

The problem being where to put Zillman.

9. John Hoyland Snr
10. Cooper Cronk
12. William Zillman

Luke McLean on the bench.

 

[Maroon Army]

Of course!

I assume you got a chance to see John Hoyland Jnr play for Lauries?

His battles with Nick Berry at junior club level were pretty awesome back in the day.

 

[drewprint]

I did indeed. He was an absolute schoolboy superstar, and a top bloke to boot!

 

[Maroon Army]

He sure is. I was fortunate enough to play with him at Lauries and Easts.

 

[Maroon Army]

PM sent.

 

[ljperk]

This weekends reds team to play the chiefs; fair chunk from qld gps
1. Ben Daley
2. Saia Fainga'a
3. James Slipper -- TSS
4. Rob Simmons -- TSS
5. James Horwill (c) -- BBC
6. Scott Higginbotham -- TSS
7. Liam Gill -- GT
8. Jake Schatz -- ACGS
9. Will Genia -- BBC
10. Quade Cooper -- ACGS
11. Dom Shipperley -- NC
12. Ben Tapuai -- TSS
13. Will Chambers -- NC
14. Rod Davies -- IGS
15. Jono Lance -- TSS

16. James Hanson -- GT
17. Greg Holmes
18. Adam Wallace-Harrison
19. Radike Samo
20. Ian Prior -- ??
21. Dallan Murphy -- NC
22. Caleb Ralph

 

[Inc'red'ible]

Just some thoughts here but;

2. Robbie Russell (Played for Scotland,London Irish, Saracens)
9. Tim Atkinson (Reds, was half at school)
10. Tim Walsh (not in K or Quade territory though)

 

[mdvlt]

EBHS Rugby

I believe that EBHS has 2 Wallaby Reps....Brett Papworth AND Ian Williams

 

[tranquility]

My bad...good side.

Coincidentally, I saw in the paper today that Ray Meagher (Home and Away's Alf, and Logie winner) was given a massive cheer at a recent game when he was introduced as a member of the School's 1961 First XV.

That's awesome.

 

[Stickybeak]

Shit, from past experience on Sportal where there were any number of CAS posters espousing the virtues of primarily Waverley and Barker , I am surprised that no one has taken up my challenge.

Waverley Wobs: (There are apparently 18 of them)

Steve Finnane went to Vaucluse High - coincidentally has was a member of the 1969 Schoolboys

Morgan Turinui
Owen_Finegan
Cyril Towers
Steve Finnane
Adam Freier
Ryan Cross

Bob Dwyer (coach)

Finnane went to Vaucluse High and was in the first Schoolboys team. Peter "Charlie" Crittle was a PE teacher at the school at the time.

Hoiles went to Waverley, I think

 

[Stickybeak]

Williams did 2 years in the Schoolboys and somehow in his second was picked from Cranbrook - I guess his parents came into some money

 

[Stickybeak]

Sydney Church of England Grammar (SHORE) School XV

Possible subs include
21. Tim Wallace

Tim Wallace went to Barker

 

[light]

Nudgee College
1. Kevin Ryan ('51) - Wallabies (5 Caps), Kangaroos (2 Caps), St George (106 Caps), Canterbury (52 Caps)
2. Sean Hardman ('94) - Wallabies (4 Caps), QLD Reds (148 Caps)
3. Duncan Hall ('42) - Kangaroos (22 Caps), QLD Maroons (24 Caps), Rugby League team of Century
4. Hugh McMeniman ('01) - Wallabies (21 Caps), QLD Reds (29 Caps)
5. Scott Sattler ('87) - QLD Maroons (1 Cap), Penrith Panthers (118 Caps), West Tigers (22 Caps)
6. Rocky Elsom ('00) - Wallabies (49 Caps), NSW Waratahs (66 Caps), ACT Brumbies, Leinster (21 Caps)
7. Mark Loane (Capt) ('70s)- Wallabies (28 Caps), Queensland (89 Caps)
8. Richard Brown ('01) - Wallabies (15 Caps), Western Force (47 Caps)
9. Richard Kingi ('07) - Wallabies (1 Cap v Cardiff), Aus 7's, Queensland Reds (7 Caps)
10. Elton Flatley (Kicker) ('94) - Wallabies (38 Caps), QLD Reds (114 Caps)
11. James O'Connor ('07) - Wallabies (28 Caps), Western Force (38 Caps), Melbourne Rebels 2012
12. Scott Daruda ('03) - Australia A, QLD Reds (2 Caps), Western Force (6 Caps)
13. Junior Pelesasa ('97) - Australia A, QLD Reds (33 Caps), Western Force (17 Caps)
14. Denis Flannery ('45) - Wallabies (15 Caps), Queensland (27 Caps)
15. Paul McLean (VC) ('70) - Wallabies (31 Caps), QLD Reds (100 Caps)

16. Anthony D'Arcy ('75) - Wallabies (10 Caps)
17. Antonio Kaufusi ('02) - Kangaroos (1 Cap), QLD Maroons (1 Cap), Tonga (3 Caps), Melbourne Storm (78 Caps), NQLD Cowboys (33 Caps)
18. Phillip Lee ('94) - Brisbane Broncos (57 Caps)
19. Michael Purcell ('62) - Wallabies (3 Caps)
20.
21. Joseph Tomane ('07) - Melbourne Storm (18 Caps), Gold Coast Titans (13 Caps), ACT Brumbies 2012
22. John Fogarty ('44) - Wallabies (2 Caps), Queensland Maroons Rugby League (1 Cap)

Players who missed the cut:
Prop: Glenn Panoho ('87) - Wallabies (21 Caps)
Fullback: Peter Hewat ('94) - NSW Waratahs (27 Caps), London Irish
Centre: Will Chambers ('04) - Melbourne Storm (42 Caps), QLD Reds (26 Caps)
Prop: Herman Hunt ('00) - QLD Reds (10 Caps)
Wing: Nemani Nadolo ('05) - NSW Waratahs, Bourgoin, Exeter, Fiji
Wing: Ross Hanley ('78) - Wallabies (2 Caps)
No 8.: Dallas O'Neill ('60) - Wallabies (2 Caps)
Prop: Voy Oxenham (1899) - Wallabies (2 Caps)

Years in brackets may be incorrect as sources differed, I just assumed all finished school aged 17. Nevertheless, this side would be almost unbeatable IMO. Current player caps may also vary.

 

[Lee Grant]

Good team. Definitely a candidate for 2nd behind Joeys though Greg Terrace connections may disagree.

 

[Nusadan]

Williams did 2 years in the Schoolboys and somehow in his second was picked from Cranbrook - I guess his parents came into some money

Always had the thought he repeated Yr12 that time at Cranbrook for their centenary year and may have been given a scholarship, also think it's the last time Cranbrook won the comp, he was very instrumental in that...

 

[exISA]

It's a tough one for ACT and I'm sure someone can improve it but I'll kick it off..

Current ACT XV

I was trying to find the post that had the Marist Canberra best possible XV but this one will do as its similar (ish) ... couple of replacements I would make out of this would be Marco Caputo in for Saia Fainga'a. Yes Saia is a current wallaby and has a bright future ahead of him, Marco Caputo is a far more accomplished hooker (from a career point of view) from the Kookaburra's/Brumbies golden era - he went to Daramalan. He had one P. Kearns ahead of him keeping him out of a permanent spot in the Aus team.

Also - Josh Birch (ex Marist/Brumbies player from the late 90's - played centre at school and wing for the Aus junior rep teams and for the brumbies) - I would replace either winger you have mentioned, probably only Lewis Holland as I haven't actually heard of him! Dean Zammit would have to get a mention too , ex Marist/vikings prop, cult figure in ACT rugby who has international caps for Malta of all countries!

As you can probably tell my picks are from the 90's mainly. My era in schoolboy rugby was the mid nineties. I played in the ASC and ISA comps in my senior years (thus my user name) .