Australian Schools Teams Announced

AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS TEAM TO PLAY SAMOAN SCHOOLS
FIRST SURNAME SCHOOL
Lachlan Anderson Oakhill College
Harrison Chapman The King’s school
Daniel England The Scots College
Jack Farrell Brisbane Boys’ College
Max Girdler The Scots College
Nathaniel Gittoes St Joseph’s College
Harrison Goddard Oakhill College
Reece Hewat St Joseph’s College Nudgee
Harry Hockings Anglican Church Grammar School
Tom Horton St Joseph’s College
Harry Johnson Holmes Merewether High School
Simon Kennewell Newington College
Jordan Lenac The Southport School
Sepesa Loga Tarogi Newington College
Ryan McAulay The Scots College
Jack McGregor St Ignatius’ College
Will McRae St Augustine’s College
Liam Moseley St Joseph’s College Nudgee
Jayden Ngamanu Brisbane Boys’ College
Dylan Riley The Southport School
Geoffrey Robertson Ipswich Grammar School
Cody Walker Kinross Wolaroi School
Tevita Wolske Ipswich Grammar School
Manager John Rownes Knox Grammar School
Coach Stephen Phillpotts Brisbane Boys’ College
Asst Coach Mike Wallace The Southport School
Asst Manager Noel Gardner St Edmund’s College, Ipswich
Physio Tom Lombardo
S & C Andrew Moloney Anglican Church Grammar School
AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS BARBARIANS (TWO TO BE ADDED)
FIRST SURNAME SCHOOL
Angus Allen The Southport School
Tyler Campbell The Southport School
Harry Hoopert Toowoomba Grammar School
Len Ikitau Brisbane Boys’ College
Joel Kuchel Anglican Church Grammar School
Viliami Latu Illawarra Sports High School
Robert Leota Thornbury High School
Ryan Lonergan Trinity Christian School
Gavin Luka St Joseph’s Nudgee College
Efi Ma’afu Ipswich Grammar School
Sama Malolo Randwick Boys’ High
Kalala Meni St Joseph’s Nudgee
Jack Nettleton St Augustine’s College
Charlie Smith The Scots College
Hamish Stewart Toowoomba Grammar School
Theo Strang The Scots College
Darcy Swain Brisbane Boys’ College
Lachlan Swinton Knox Grammar School
Kris Verevis Brisbane Boys’ College
Sam Wallis Anglican Church Grammar School
Tom Wright St Josephs College
Manager James Turner St Joseph’s Gregory Terrace
Coach Jay Tregonning Illawarra Grammar School
Asst Coach Carl Marshall Brisbane Grammar School
Physio Joel McPhee
S & C Jono Roussetos St Joseph’s Gregory Terrace

http://www.schoolsrugby.com.au/2015/news/australian-teams-announced/

Only name that I recognise and that is remotely related to WA is Jayden Ngamanu.

Did I read somewhere that WA finished 8th. I don't think we have finished that low in years. Something wrong going on?

I think we were 8th last year as well.

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Originally Posted by wholetruth

Did I read somewhere that WA finished 8th. I don't think we have finished that low in years. Something wrong going on?

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Got smashed every game except in the last game vs Combined states but still lost

(POOL A) QLD 11 30 (B Simpson try, T Raoren try, C Hicks 2 tries, B Schiller 1 try, R Wall con, S Wallis pen) defeated WA 13 (N Jooste 2 pen 1 con, K Pearce 1 try)

(POOL A) NSW 1 76 (C Smith try, J McGregor try, 6 cons, D Woods 2 tries, J Morrison try, S Kennewell try, L Anderson try, J Oxley 2 tries, C Smith try, D England 2 cons, H Johnson-Holmes try, S Loga-Tarogi try) defeated WA 0

(POOL A) VIC 36 (P Aupuni try, R Maliko try, H Vaovasa try, J Coward try, 2 cons, O Clarken 2 tries, H Potter con) defeated WA 24 (E Greaves try, N Jooste try, 2 cons, E Stafford try, L Short try)

Combined States defeated Western Australia (31 – 28)

So is this a selection issue or is it the standard in WA ?

The question is should we be beating the ACT and Victoria? I can't see any reasons why that should definitely be the case. By the sound of things the game against Vic was a lot closer than the final score.

I find it interesting that we beat both those teams at U20 level for the past two years but not at schoolboys/U18 level. Also, wasn't this the first year of the new year 12 age coming into effect (ie half cohort hit uni age in 2015).

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Originally Posted by Hohepa

So is this a selection issue ?

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That is the question.

Congratulations to Nick Jooste who has been called into the Barbarians (Aust A) team.

Final teams at:

http://www.schoolsrugby.com.au/2015/...al-selections/

Good for time. By the sound of his performances, I thought it was a bit of a rort that he was overlooked in the first place.

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Originally Posted by pieter blackie

That is the question.

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a) too many private school p**fs
b) not enough private school p**fs
c) definately Dwayne Nestor's fault
d) Elwee's fault
e) Fu****n Rugby WA
f) c d and e

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Originally Posted by Ralto

a) too many private school p**fs
b) not enough private school p**fs
c) definately Dwayne Nestor's fault
d) Elwee's fault
e) Fu****n Rugby WA
f) c d and e

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Definitely a lot young men miss out due to the selection process and will only get worse with the number attending club trials in the nth and sth zones in this age group
Having players register attend a skills session then cut squad based upon there skill level is costing a lot of players the opportunity to play at a higher level
Players should be broken in to squads based upon the recommendation of coaches and a group of selectors watching games during the season
Playing nth vs sth means the best 6 flankers are all nth but miss out based upon there post code
Looking at a lot of the players there skill set looks good but put them under pressure they tend to fold
If rugby wa are serious about developing the youth there needs to be more selectors at Britannia every Saturday taking note of the quality kids that are out there
Pick squads of equal strength and put them under pressure against the best in the comp this would help find the future of wa rugby and also let prem clubs see what talent is coming through and keep them in the game through to 19s
Also help with results over East if the best players were selected through a thorough selection process instead of the half hearted effort to date

i would like to think alot of lessons could be learnt from how the schoolboys squad was picked this year and how it performed

as for the North v south squads the selection around these could be more robust and a bit more thought put in around how to keep those late developers interested a bit longer in being a part of something that extends their skills and challenges them to be better

a bit more presence at britannia on a Saturday would be a good start if they can sort out coaches earlier likewise PSA games

all this stuff these days is coming under the watchful eye of the WAJRU and the allocated rugbywa staff

de selection is a big issue in rugby which only hurts senior rugby numbers long term

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Originally Posted by wholetruth

Did I read somewhere that WA finished 8th. I don't think we have finished that low in years. Something wrong going on?

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I think we were 8th last year as well.

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I second that notion. I think I've read that somewhere. Sad, huh?

You are spot on insider - look at the regional trials this year! It's crazy we've lost a large number of last years U15 JGC players who are not even trialling

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Originally Posted by James

The question is should we be beating the ACT and Victoria? I can't see any reasons why that should definitely be the case. By the sound of things the game against Vic was a lot closer than the final score.

I find it interesting that we beat both those teams at U20 level for the past two years but not at schoolboys/U18 level. Also, wasn't this the first year of the new year 12 age coming into effect (ie half cohort hit uni age in 2015).

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We beat those teams at higher level because a lot of their good young players get poached by NSW and QLD.
The size advantage and skill level also tends to even out a little.