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    The Australian Schools Team and The Selection Farce

    http://www.rugby.com.au/news/2017/07...choolboys-team

    Despite winning the championship, ACT have been sensationally snubbed at the selection table with only 2 players selected in the Australian Schoolboys team. NSW, which failed to make the final somehow have 11 players in the squad. What a crock of biased bullshit.

    Congratulations to WA representative Carlo Tizzano on being selected in the Australian Schoolboys team and Brody McCaskill on being selected in the Barbarians team.


    TEAMS

    Australian Schools

    Bo Abra (NSW I) - St Stanislaus College

    Angus Bell (NSW II) - Newington College

    Darcy Breen (NSW I) - The Scots College

    Lachlan Connors (QLD II) - St Patrick's College

    Ben Donaldson (NSW I) - Waverley College

    Nick Frost (NSW I) - Knox Grammar School

    Albert Hopoate (NSW I) - St Augustine's College

    Trevor Hosea (QLD I) - Brisbane Boys College

    Ciaran Loh (NSW I) - The King's School

    Noah Lolesio (QLD I) - The Southport School

    Lachlan Lonergan (ACT) - Trinity Christian College

    Luca Moretti (NSW I) - Waverley College

    Jordan Petaia (QLD I) - Brisbane State High School

    Charlie Rorke (NSW I) - St Ignatius College, Riverview

    Seamus Smith (ACT) - Marist College

    Carlo Tizzano (WA) - Trinity College

    Josh Vuta (QLD II) - Somerset College

    Harry Wilson (QLD I) - St Josephs College Gregory Terrace

    Thomas Woodcock (NSW I) - Knox Grammar School

    Finn Wright (NSW II) - Waverley College

    Australian Schools Barbarians

    Moses Alo-Emile (QLD I) - Brisbane State High School

    Oliver Barden (VIC) - Brighton Grammar School

    Marco Bell (NSW II) - Waverley College

    Max Douglas (NSW I) - St Augustine's College

    Max Dowd (QLD I) - The Southport School

    Apenisa Driti (NSW I) - Griffith High School

    William Goddard (ACT) - St Edmund's College

    Kohan Herbert (QLD II) - Downlands College

    Phoenix Hunt (QLD I) - St Joseph's College Nudgee

    Tom Iles (ACT) - Marist College

    Brendan Jimieez (ACT) - St Edmund's College

    Tom Kibble (QLD I) - Brisbane Boys College

    William Lloyd (NSW I) - Barker College

    Brody MacAskill (WA) - Aranmore Catholic College

    Cullen Ngamanu (QLD I) - Brisbane Boys College

    Lachlan Osborne (ACT) - Canberra Grammar School

    Campbell Parata (QLD I) - The Southport School

    Alex Sa'aga (VIC) - Melbourne Grammar School

    Egan Siggs (QLD I) - The Southport School

    Jack Winchester (Combined States) - Bishop Druitt College

    Tom Yassmin (NSW II) - The Scot's College

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    Campbell Parata is also ours. Maybe also Cullen Ngamanu?

    Not a bad year for a WA selections compared to the last two years.

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    That Mungo ring-in from St Augustine's, Brookvale could cause some havock.

    You reckon the selections look dodgy? Check the schools they go to. The more things change the more they stay the same.

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    Quote Originally Posted by James View Post
    Campbell Parata is also ours. Maybe also Cullen Ngamanu?

    Not a bad year for a WA selections compared to the last two years.
    Yep, I reckon your right - ex Wannerroo for Cullen? I was talking to Francis Williams, President of Wanneroo a couple of weeks ago. He was telling me of a couple of other Wanneroo juniors who had shown promise at state level and how they had been showered with scholarships by Qld schools or offered money by League clubs. He was -rightly so- proud and at the same time frustrated by the talent they have up there that was being lost to Rugby in WA

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    And that, right there, is why "Australian" rugby is screwed. The NSW bias goes from cradle to grave. And I really don't see how it can ever change unless we have a completely independent commission running the game. And the only way we'll get that is if the Federal Govt or World Rugby make it happen.

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    Rod Kafer calls out the Aus schools selectors

    http://www.2cc.net.au/podcasts/8398-...selection.html

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    Quote Originally Posted by James View Post
    Campbell Parata is also ours. Maybe also Cullen Ngamanu?

    Not a bad year for a WA selections compared to the last two years.
    on the money both boys are WA or ex WA

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    Quote Originally Posted by andrewM View Post
    Yep, I reckon your right - ex Wannerroo for Cullen? I was talking to Francis Williams, President of Wanneroo a couple of weeks ago. He was telling me of a couple of other Wanneroo juniors who had shown promise at state level and how they had been showered with scholarships by Qld schools or offered money by League clubs. He was -rightly so- proud and at the same time frustrated by the talent they have up there that was being lost to Rugby in WA
    correct the Wanneroo club has been hard done by with all the departures of juniors to other states the 2 boys in QLD is not the only ones

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Man View Post
    Rod Kafer calls out the Aus schools selectors

    http://www.2cc.net.au/podcasts/8398-...selection.html
    he is trying to justify the shithouse selections ....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kalahard View Post
    http://www.rugby.com.au/news/2017/07...choolboys-team

    Australian Schools

    Bo Abra (NSW I) - St Stanislaus College
    Angus Bell (NSW II) - Newington College
    Darcy Breen (NSW I) - The Scots College
    Lachlan Connors (QLD II) - St Patrick's College
    Ben Donaldson (NSW I) - Waverley College
    Nick Frost (NSW I) - Knox Grammar School
    Albert Hopoate (NSW I) - St Augustine's College
    Trevor Hosea (QLD I) - Brisbane Boys College
    Ciaran Loh (NSW I) - The King's School
    Noah Lolesio (QLD I) - The Southport School
    Lachlan Lonergan (ACT) - Trinity Christian College
    Luca Moretti (NSW I) - Waverley College
    Jordan Petaia (QLD I) - Brisbane State High School
    Charlie Rorke (NSW I) - St Ignatius College, Riverview
    Seamus Smith (ACT) - Marist College
    Carlo Tizzano (WA) - Trinity College
    Josh Vuta (QLD II) - Somerset College
    Harry Wilson (QLD I) - St Josephs College Gregory Terrace
    Thomas Woodcock (NSW I) - Knox Grammar School
    Finn Wright (NSW II) - Waverley College
    This is disgusting.
    There are only 4 GPS boys in the Australian Schools first XX.
    It shows exactly what is wrong with rugby in Australia today - what are boys from CAS and from QLD doing in this list? (And the lad from WA is obviously a printer's error.)

    I will bring it to Cameron and Bill's attention the very next time the NSW Banker's Association meets in North Sydney.

    Respectfully,
    Col. R. C. W. Blimp (Ret)

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    Quote Originally Posted by FingerTips View Post
    This is disgusting.
    There are only 4 GPS boys in the Australian Schools first XX.
    It shows exactly what is wrong with rugby in Australia today - what are boys from CAS and from QLD doing in this list? (And the lad from WA is obviously a printer's error.)

    I will bring it to Cameron and Bill's attention the very next time the NSW Banker's Association meets in North Sydney.

    Respectfully,
    Col. R. C. W. Blimp (Ret)
    plus 4 Qld GPS schools

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    Quote Originally Posted by travelling_gerry View Post
    plus 4 Qld GPS schools
    The schools which belong to the so called GPS Association of Queensland are imitations.

    True GPS schools can only be found in NSW, and mainly north of the Harbour/Parramatta River or east of Petersham.

    With respect,
    Blimp (Retd)

    PS: I am in a position to consider offers of suitable trophy directorships, but only on the North Shore.

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