Rugby a Posh Boys' Game?

[Lizard]

Fuck. So instead of the Japanese masters side we thought we were playing today, they sent their development team which is made up of Japanese exchange students here to learn rugby. They didn’t have much up front but jeez you slip one tackle and they were too fast for us old buggers. It was a classic pick-and-go v fling it wide Battle. Fling it wide won 7 tries to 5. Good lads though.

[rowan]

Interesting article on this topic: https://www.collegesportmedia.co.nz/rug ... chool-game

[Saison]

Interesting article on this topic: https://www.collegesportmedia.co.nz/rug ... chool-game

My kids have just started at private school in the UK and it certainly seems like the same story there to what is described in this article. Also the premiership teams seem to have very strong ties to the schools - the academies come along to school games/training and invite a lot of lads to train with them. A quick spot check would suggest a disproportionate number of players from private vs state schools.....a friend was predicting that in 5/6 years most of the home nation teams would be mostly private school kids which if true would be a real separture from the predictions when the game went pro...