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Joint Statement from the General Committee of the Associated Schools of NSW and the Board of the Independent Sporting Association

 

The General Committee of the Associated Schools of NSW (CAS) and the Board of the Independent Sporting Association (ISA) wish to announce that there will be a new competition format for the 2025 Rugby season. This format change is the result of significant feedback and consultation with schools, with a view to creating the best possible environment for our rugby players. The new format will see CAS and ISA schools compete for their respective association competitions throughout Term 2 and will then combine to play in a graded inter association competition during Term 3. ISA Schools that were previously Div 2 were amalgamated into the ISA Div 1 Competition in 2024 across the B or C competition for each age group, aligned with a Div 1 school. In 2025, the intention is for that to continue.

 

Once the CAS / ISA competitions have been completed in Term 2, the results from the 1^st and 2^nds XV’s, along with U13-U16 age group A’s teams, will determine the placing of schools into two competition pools. The intention of the inter association competition during Term 3 is to provide the best possible experience for the final matches of the season for all players as we work towards creating the best Schoolboys Rugby competition in Australia.

 

As an example, using the 2024 season’s results the two competition pools would be.

RED POOL		BLACK POOL
Barker College		St Pius X College
St Augustine’s College		Trinity Grammar School
Waverley College		St Patrick’s College
Oakhill College		Cranbrook School
Knox Grammar School		Kinross Wolaroi School
St Stanislaus College		St Aloysius’ College
		St Gregory’s College
		Central Coast Grammar School

 

During Term 3, the fixtures will be done in a 2 year block. In 2025, CAS schools will host the first week of fixtures and ISA Schools will host the second and third weeks of fixtures*. The following year in 2026, the CAS schools will host two home fixtures and ISA schools will host one home fixture.

* Where appropriate, schools will discuss the sharing of age groups during these fixtures, as has happened in the past

 

To determine the winner in each of the Pools, the 1^st XV win / loss results from each Association’s matches in Term 2 will carry over to the Inter Association Competition. The results from the Inter-Association matches will be added to the Inter Association Competition ladder, to determine a winning School.

 

We have the full support of NSW Rugby Union in making this change and look forward to this exciting new competition format.

Trinity Grammar School have won the 2024 Track and Field Championships.

For the full results of the Championships and the track and field season click here

The Program for the CAS Track and Field Championships can be downloaded here

The Championships can be live streamed on the CAS Youtube Channel

Dates of Debates:

Debate 1

Date: Wednesday 11th September

Time: Prep: 5:45pm, Debate, 6:30pm

Venue: The Shore School

Debate 2

Date: Monday 16th September

Time: Prep: 5:45pm, Debate, 6:30pm

Venue: Waverley College

Debate 3

Date: Wednesday 18th September

Time: Prep: 5:45pm, Debate, 6:30pm

Venue: Sydney Boys High School

Training

At St Aloysius’ College in the usual building (Wyalla- Level 3) for 2 hours.

• Wednesday 4 September, 6pm
• Thursday 5 September, 6pm

Rep Teams:

 

CAS Firsts

First Name	Surname	School
Casper	Nicholson	Cranbrook Year 12 (c)
Angus	Malcolm	Cranbrook Year 12
Callum	O’Loughlin	St Aloysius Year 12
Claudia	McDougall	Barker Year 11 (r)

Coach: Ellen Thurlow – 0447061544 – ethurlow@tpg.com.au

 

CAS Seconds

First Name	Surname	School
Alex	Hong	Cranbrook Year 12 (c)
Yao	Xiao	St Aloysius Year 11
Jonathan	Lai	St Aloysius Year 12
Harry	Field	Barker Year 11 (r)

Coach: Oliver Hervir – 0449195419 – oliver555h@gmail.com

 

CAS Thirds

First Name	Surname	School
Toby	Scott	St Aloysius Year 11 (c)
Hayden	Leung	Knox Year 11
Tom	Harnett	Cranbrook Year 11
Christina	Kong	Barker Year 11 (r)

Coach: Robert Barrie – 0439605736 – chief.adjudicator.cas2023@gmail.com

 

Tickets for the CAS Track and Field Championships are now on sale.

Due to ground closures the venue for Thursdays NSWSRU trials has had to be changed to St Joseph’s College Fields 1 & 2 Everard and Augustine Street Hunters Hill.

Main Field			Field 2
8:30	GPS 2 v ISA 2
9:20	GPS 1 v ISA 1
10:10	CHS 2 v GPS White		10:10	CAS 2 v Sydney Juniors
11:00	CCC v GPS Blue		11:00	CAS 1 v CHS 1
11:50	Country Juniors v AICES		11:50
12:40	GPS 2 v Sydney Juniors
13:30	GPS 1 v CHS 1
14:20	CAS 2 v ISA 2
15:10	CAS 1 v ISA 1		15:10	Country Juniors v GPS White
16:00	AICES v GPS Blue		16:00	CHS 2 v CCC
16:50	Day Finishes		16:50	Day Finishes

CAS Opens Rugby training has been moved to Queens Park for Tuesday 25th June. Start time is 4pm.

Due to Ground conditions CAS AFL training has had to be moved to Cranbrook School Gym at 4pm to today.

Congratulations to the following boys that have been selected in the U16s CAS Rugby team.

Mark	Falaniko-Brown Peterson-Patolo	Barker College
Cy	Preketes	Waverley College
Cruz	Cronan	Cranbrook School
Roman	Leilua	Waverley College
Nicholas	Kotarac	Knox Grammar School
Angus	Kooyman	Knox Grammar School
Adam	Middlewick	Knox Grammar School
Charlie	Grant	Waverley College
Alexander	Ryan	Knox Grammar School
Joel	Stovold	Barker College
Lafo	Papalii-Talanai	Waverley College
Daniel	Villate-Gallagher	Trinity Grammar School
Hugo	Wilson	Barker College
Sol	Penitani	Waverley College
Jarah	Carr	Waverley College
Daniel	Duggan	Knox Grammar School
Charlie	Harris	Cranbrook School
Max	Prykiel	Knox Grammar School
Hunter	Chan	Knox Grammar School
Ben	Kaberry	Knox Grammar School
Paula	Teisina	Waverley College
Taj	Aufai-Farani	Cranbrook School
Cooper	Matia	Waverley College
Xavier	Gyngell	Knox Grammar School
Jozef	Cluff	Trinity Grammar School

 

 

All parents of boys involved in the NSW Schools Open trials MUST complete the follow registration form before players can play.

https://forms.gle/5SVWxDkMsKeg9uiQ6

Training

Tuesday 25 June 4pm Venue Queens Park

Thursday 27 June 4pm Venue Gillespie Fields Knox Grammar School

 

Matches

Saturday June 29 and Sunday 30 June.

Venue St Gregory’s College Campbelltown 100 Badgally Rd, Gregory Hills

Saturday 29th June

GAME 1                 PRES XV A                   v          ISA II                      9:30am

GAME 2                 AICES                           v          CHS I                      10:20am

GAME 3                 ISA I                             v          CCC                       11:10am

GAME 4                 PRES XV B                    v          CAS                        12:00pm

GAME 5                 Winner Game1           v          Winner Game 2      12.50pm

GAME 6                 Loser Game 1              v          Loser Game 2          1.40pm

GAME 7                 Winner Game 3           v          Winner Game 4     2.30pm

GAME 8                 Loser Game 3              v          Loser Game 4                 3.20pm

Sunday 30th June

CUP FINAL             Loser Game 6              v        Loser Game 8          10.00am

BOWL FINAL          Winner Game 6           v        Winner Game 8      11.30am

PLATE FINAL         Loser Game 5            v           Loser Game 7          1.00pm

SHIELD FINAL     Winner Game      5     v          Winner Game 7       2.30pm

 

16s CAS Coaching Staff

Rugby 16s Coach              Steve O’Donnell (W)

Rugby 16s Coach              Harry Jones (K)

Rugby 16s Manager         Oliver Knight (W)

Physio Mrs Narelle Veverka 0418 484 944

Convener Mr M Bos

 

The following costs for players in the CAS Team are charged to the school account

 

CAS Team Item  Cost

CAS Jersey                                         $62.70

CAS Shorts                                         $32.84

CAS Tie Boys in Yrs 11 (Optional)                $25.00

Team Photo (Optional)                   $60.00

 

U16s Representative pathway.

NSW U16 Schools trials:

Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th June

St Gregory’s College, Campbelltown

 

NSW U16 Regionals: (Final Sydney and Country selections)

Saturday 6th July and Sunday 7th July

Grantham Reserve, Blacktown

*  Please note players can participate in both competitions

** As many as 10 high performing U16 players maybe allowed to miss the NSW Invitational. These players will have been identified (by Waratahs staff) in the Rugby Union Pathway as players suitable for the Waratahs U16’s

 

NSW invitational:

Friday 12th July and Sunday 14th July at Eastern Suburbs Rugby Club

 

City V Country U16 Sunday 28 July- Bathurst

Monday 29th July Waratahs U16 Squad announcement

Congratulations to the following players that have been selected in the CAS 1sts and 2nds Rugby teams. All players and shadows are to attend the training and medicals at Cranbrook School tomorrow details below

CAS 1sts
Name	School	Position
Nick Hill	Barker College	1
Max Meagher	Trinity Grammar School	2
Keegan Daly	Barker College	3
Taj Smith	Barker College	4
James Finegan	Waverley College	5
Heath Turner	Knox Grammar School	6
Oliver Aboud	Waverley College	7
TJ Talaileva	Barker College	8
Hugo Schneider	Waverley College	9
Harrison Dene	Barker College	10
Reilly Caswell	Knox Grammar School	11
Troy Patea	Waverley College	12
Riley Evans	Waverley College	13
Max Roach	Knox Grammar School	14
Charlie Poynton	Barker College	15
CAS 2nds
Name	School	Position
Harper Strachan	Knox Grammar School	1
Seb Gyngell	Knox Grammar School	2
William Lloyd	Knox Grammar School	3
Ollie Slingo	St Aloysius College	4
Nathaniel Thomas	Barker College	5
Thomas Haslam	Knox Grammar School	6
James Nester	Waverley College	7
Cameron MacKenzie	Cranbrook School	8
Jeremy Rath	Barker College	9
Tye Jecks	Knox Grammar School	10
Henry Colvin	Knox Grammar School	11
Finn Wake	St Aloysius College	12
Lance Tovio	Cranbrook School	13
Brock Prideaux	Trinity Grammar School	14
Josh Barr	Waverley College	15
Marcus Mastro	Trinity Grammar School	16
Matthew Harrison	Barker College	17
Luka Ponsonby	St Aloysius College	18
Oliver Ryan	Knox Grammar School	19
Joseph Harkin	St Aloysius College	20
Patrick Thomson	Trinity Grammar School	21
Kahu Capper	Waverley College	22
Alexander Ward	Barker College	23
Shadows
Name	School	Position
Archie Godby	Waverley College	1
Daryus Sione	Waverley College	2
James Jackson	Cranbrook School	3
Nolan Bray	Knox Grammar School	4
Jack Weeks	Cranbrook School	5
Quon Gibb	Barker College	6
Jed Smith	Cranbrook School	7
Seb Latham	Cranbrook School	8
Tom Marchant	Cranbrook School	9
Logan Toohey	Trinity Grammar School	10
King Manu	Waverley College	11
James Archer	Barker College	12
Oliver Chandler-Sullivan	Barker College	13
Josh Ballard	Waverley College	14
Riley Keen	Cranbrook School	15

Training and match schedule

ALL players MUST attend training sessions.

Failure to do so will result in exclusion from the squad.

Any injuries must be reported immediately to the Squad Physiotherapist, Mrs Narelle Veverka.

All parents of boys involved in the NSW Schools Open trials MUST complete the follow registration form before players can play.

Opens link https://forms.gle/tPRre4PLxuXDcGz37

 

Sunday 23 June Training and Medical Cranbrook School

Players are to meet in the reception of the Murray Rose Aquatic Centre at 10am.

Tuesday 25 June – Training from 4pm at Knox Grammar School No 1

Wednesday 26 June – Training 3:30pm Venue St. Aloysius College Oval – Tyneside Ave, Willoughby

 

Thursday 27 June – Games Venue Pittwater Rugby Park

10:20 CAS 2 v Sydney Juniors

11:10 CAS 1 v CHS 1

13:10 CAS 2 v ISA 2

14:00 CAS 1 v ISA 1

 

Friday 28 June – Games Venue Knox Grammar School No 1

17:45 CAS 2 v GPS 2

19:00 CAS 1 v GPS 1

 

For the full draw of the NSWSRU trials click here

 

Team photos will also be taken prior to each team warming up on the Thursday.

** All boys in the 2nd XV are expected to stay and reserve for the 1st XV **

 

CAS Coaching staff

1sts Rugby Coach                            Mick Snowden (T)

1sts Rugby Coach                            Craig Roberts (B)

1sts Rugby Manager                       Sam Northcott (B)

2nds Rugby Coach                            Jack Leger-Ryan (B)

2nds Rugby Coach                            Andrew Dovgan (K)

2nds Rugby Assistant Coach            Ben Robinson (B)

2nds Rugby Manager                     James Tesoriero (A)

Physiotherapist – Mrs N. Veverka veverka@bigpond.com 0418 484 944

 

If you are having any problems, please do not hesitate to call any of the above staff at their respective schools

 

The following costs for players in the CAS Team are charged to the school account

CAS Team Item                                               Cost

CAS Jersey                                                        $62.70

CAS Shorts                                                        $32.84

CAS Tie Boys in Yrs 11 & 12 (Optional)      $25.00

Team Photo (Optional)                                  $60.00

 

Selections into NSW Schools 1 and 2 and NSWJRU U18s to play in the Australian Schools Rugby Championships will be announced on Friday 28^th June after 8pm. Players selected will be advised if they are required for a medical due to any injury that NSWSRU is aware that they have sustained during the NSWSRU trials.

The Australian Schools Rugby Championships July 1 to 5 Sunshine Coast Stadium Queensland Matches Tuesday Wednesday and Friday. Cost for NSWSRU teams to attend the ASRU Championships is $1500

 

CAS Convener Mr M. Bos