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[Wb1234]

GPS schools have multiple rugby teams for every grade.

Nudgee has over 35 teams.

The number of teams has fallen a lot since I went to one

apparently afl has taken a fair chunk

 

[Wb1234]

The fact that you think that the average private school in Australia isn't a multicultural environment shows that you haven't got a clue what you're talking about lol.

It wasn’t when I went but that was in the 80s and 90s

Church of England schools wouldn’t have changed all that much imo catholic schools were far better

but still produce elitist union snobs regularly

 

[Vee]

I honestly don't know much about Union or the workings of GPS schools, but I thought it would be far more than 15 guys in the Rugby squad?

I dont know what its like in 2023, but guys I went to Uni with, told me stories of quite literally every kid playing Rugby at these schools, like they had a First 15, second 15 etc. etc.

Like I said, Im no expert.

We had a 10th 15 at my TAS school in 1981 and all the age groups underneath had 5 or 6 15s.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

The fact that you think that the average private school in Australia isn't a multicultural environment shows that you haven't got a clue what you're talking about lol.

Yeah but which cultures are represented there?

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

It wasn’t when I went but that was in the 80s and 90s

Church of England schools wouldn’t have changed all that much imo catholic schools were far better

but still produce elitist union snobs regularly

I went to De La Salle which was strictly league, producing ET, Docking and 2 x Rapers in my time. Union never got a look-in there.

 

[Foreign Legion]

Been reported on 2GB just now that Suaali will stay in League

 

[Canard]

This article is from 8mins ago

Rugby's $6m Suaalii pledge after McLennan axing

'We need to deliver on what we say'

wwos.nine.com.au

 

[Wb1234]

I went to De La Salle which was strictly league, producing ET, Docking and 2 x Rapers in my time. Union never got a look-in there.

Catholic

but st patts on start field is catholic and oatly
Union

I’m surprised it’s exclusively league

my school had zero league most gps and chs schools are the same

 

[bazza]

Catholic

but st patts on start field is catholic and oatly
Union

I’m surprised it’s exclusively league

my school had zero league most gps and chs schools are the same

it doesn't matter about the religion - just the sporting association that they want to belong to

 

[Wb1234]

it doesn't matter about the religion - just the sporting association that they want to belong to

Yes it does

catholic private schools like league as it’s working class roots correlate

coe schools hate league cause it goes back to England where union was the toffs game

 

[bazza]

Yes it does

catholic private schools like league as it’s working class roots correlate

coe schools hate league cause it goes back to England where union was the toffs game

Joeys and Parra Marist are both catholic schools
One costs about $30k per year and plays union
The other costs about$5k per year and plays league

There is not really the same level of affordable "private" fee paying schools outside the catholic school system

 

[Wb1234]

Joeys and Parra Marist are both catholic schools
One costs about $30k per year and plays union
The other costs about$5k per year and plays league

There is not really the same level of affordable "private" fee paying schools outside the catholic school system

Jody’s would be the odd man out

didn’t even realise they were catholic we used to play them at union

 

[Suitman]

Jody’s would be the odd man out

What about Riverview? Also catholic.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Joeys and Parra Marist are both catholic schools
One costs about $30k per year and plays union
The other costs about$5k per year and plays league

There is not really the same level of affordable "private" fee paying schools outside the catholic school system

So it’s more a class thing, but most of the time the religious divide falls along the same lines as the class one, with the odd exception like Joeys.

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

So it’s more a class thing, but most of the time the religious divide falls along the same lines as the class one, with the odd exception like Joeys.

Yeh, its roots are pretty much Irish-working class-catholic

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Yeh, its roots are pretty much Irish-working class-catholic

Much do do with differing church attitudes to education too. The Catholic Church has historically been proactive about funding education for the masses and keeping them in the fold. The Church of England generally doesn’t bother, with a few exceptions (I was almost sent to an Anglican boarding school for poor kids in Auckland but it’s the only one I know of)

 

[bazza]

Jody’s would be the odd man out

didn’t even realise they were catholic we used to play them at union

yeah - Joeys is the odd one out, along with
Riverview
Waverley
St Aloysius
St Augustines
Oakhill
St Pius
St Pats Strathfield
Chevalier college

then the odd ones out in Brisbane like nudgee and terrace

 

[Wb1234]

yeah - Joeys is the odd one out, along with
Riverview
Waverley
St Aloysius
St Augustines
Oakhill
St Pius
St Pats Strathfield
Chevalier college

then the odd ones out in Brisbane like nudgee and terrace

Fair call I didn’t know so many were catholic

 

[bazza]

Fair call I didn’t know so many were catholic

my guess is that back in the day the Catholics wanted some of their boys to be doctors as well

 

[Wb1234]

my guess is that back in the day the Catholics wanted some of their boys to be doctors as well

Just under half my year almost failed the hsc

the best thing about private schools is the future networking if you fit the demographic