Wakefield Trinity • OT Can we help?
wrencat1873 wrote:
Sorry PT but, I think that you are being incredibly naive.
I'm happy to be corrected but, I would suggest that NONE of the schools on the Silcoates /QEGS circuit either play or ever have any intention of playing RL but, on the flip side, "we" are more than happy for Union to "encroach" in schools that have always played RL.
Wedge, end and thin spring to mind.
We already have to accept that Union is far bigger than League and with a massively higher profile in all media and broadcasting outlets and yet, we are "happy" to allow the "enemy" in.
As I said, this only has one end game, thankfully it may not quite happen in my lifetime.
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As someone who went to Silcoates, I can tell you the other schools they play is basically the same as when I was there in the 80's early 90's and are just about all are part of the Head Masters Conference (HMC), which is basically all the other Grammer/private schools in England and have been playing RU for in most occasions over 100 years, so there's no chance of them changing at all and as far as I know none have ever played RL.
I remember when I used to play union for the school on Saturdays and Eastmoor on Sundays, i played for both for years from being 7 but when I got to about 13 the school found out & they actively tried to stop me. It actually took a visit from my dad to remind them they had no business telling me what to do in my days off and then the sports teachers/ Headmaster backed off. At the time I took it as being that they didn't want me to get injured and not turn out for the school, I also did other sports as well so thought that had an influence, maybe they were concerned I was doing too much. Knowing what I know now, it wasn't any of that at all, unbelievable when I think back, especially as they didn't have any problems about me playing cricket, swimming and running for teams outside of school.
Statistics: Posted by Shifty Cat — Wed Nov 07, 2018 4:41 pm — Replies 27 — Views 1425