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[beertank23]

If your any decent you will be able to play 1st grade before that time (whether it be off the bench or starting). Unfortunately by the time your 25-27, a lot of the young talent would have come through and possibly surpassed you. Which happened with me (took a little time off with various injuries, however working my way back into 2nd grade with a few games benching for 1st at eastwood). My first game off the bench was a TV game agaisnt south which had one of the best scrummaging packs and I was, lets say a "little" scared going up agaisnt dan palmer (who i had even played with before)

But don't give up!! if you put in the effort and possess the skill, you will be noticed and rewarded for it.

You at Eastwood or the Beasts?

Also my mate went to trial with the Brumbies and didn't get picked up, but eventually got picked up by a feeder club in canberra uni norths i think.

[Goliath101]

You at Eastwood or the Beasts?

Also my mate went to trial with the Brumbies and didn't get picked up, but eventually got picked up by a feeder club in canberra uni norths i think.

Im at eastwood, unfortunately broke my leg in the last round, which coincidentally was against souths. played with and agaisnt a lot of the young blokes in the super 14 as well as some wallabies.

[BobisMighty]

I'm a 26year old second rower and loose forward. As an American I have less chances of going anywhere with Rugby than you guys. My best hope would usually be to play for Super League team and hopefully make the 1st squad. However I lucked out in that I'm eligible to play for the Philippine National Squad. So I've been attending trials for them.

[swolepatrole]

I'm a 26year old second rower and loose forward. As an American I have less chances of going anywhere with Rugby than you guys. My best hope would usually be to play for Super League team and hopefully make the 1st squad. However I lucked out in that I'm eligible to play for the Philippine National Squad. So I've been attending trials for them.

Yeah, we've got a former national team (U-19's) coach on our staff and he said he'd help the ones who he thought could hang at the national level. So far he hasn't done anything for the people he said he'd help, so one of our guys trained up a bit and called the national team coach himself (on the national 7's team tryout list, Poynter). Probably what I'm gonna be doing next year if this season goes well.

[Lopez27]

Ya I have, and I still do.

But you like rugby better?

[Lopez27]

It's a club sport so there's no tryouts or roster cuts. There is, however, an A-Side and a B-Side. A-Side is going to be the better players and B-Side is where they'll put guys who need more experience.

I just found out that we have a Division 2 and a Division 3 team.

[BobisMighty]

Yeah, we've got a former national team (U-19's) coach on our staff and he said he'd help the ones who he thought could hang at the national level. So far he hasn't done anything for the people he said he'd help, so one of our guys trained up a bit and called the national team coach himself (on the national 7's team tryout list, Poynter). Probably what I'm gonna be doing next year if this season goes well.

Yeah they only way I found out about the trials was to read the emails sent out by our player union. If i hadn't read that email I would have never learned about the team. Let us know how it goes. I'd definitely be interested to see how the 7's tryouts go. Especially considering 7's will be an Olympic sport soon.

I just found out that we have a Division 2 and a Division 3 team.

Yeah the A-side probably plays D2 and B-Side plays D3. Do you know how many guys are in your squad? It's possible your team has multiple sides in each division.

[Lopez27]

Yeah the A-side probably plays D2 and B-Side plays D3. Do you know how many guys are in your squad? It's possible your team has multiple sides in each division.

Not sure about this year, but the roster from last year had 44 players.

[KillaKev001]

i just have a question for anybody here who plays basketball and squats. how much were you squatting and how much did you weigh the first time you dunked a basketball?

I was 14 and about 180-190lbs. I didn't start lifting weights until I was 16 & I didn't start squatting until I was in college (18).

[KillaKev001]

I will be hosting this thread in effort to answer all questions related to athletic enhancement questions:

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You name it and I will do my best to answer your questions.

I am losing a bunch of weight. I am trying to recover some speed & lateral movement for basketball. What do you recommend I work on?

[Bignik92]

during the season would you recommend just doing twice a week.

workout A
Squat 3 x 5
Bench 3 x 5
clean or row 3 x 5
dips 3 x 8
pull ups 3 x 8


Workout B
squat 3 x 5
military press 3 x 5
deadlift 1 x 5
dips 3 x8
pull ups 3 x 8

?

[Bignik92]

anybody read this book the ultimate weight lifting guide for rugby?

http://www.overstock.com/Sports-Toys...5/product.html

[BobisMighty]

Not sure about this year, but the roster from last year had 44 players.

that's 2 full sides plus 4 extra. not bad. what school do you go to?

[Lopez27]

So i seen this guy standing in the hall with his rugby shirt on and I started talking to him. He's a senior and is on the d2 team. He said that they actually have 3 teams the d2, d3, and then a team which just plays pick up games which are for the players who aren't actually ready or want to play and is more a devleopmental and skills team. He said the reason why the coach and pres haven't got back to me was because they are really busy right now and have had a lot of new players come out. He said that I should just come out to practice and he'll introduce me to the coaches and stuff. He said practice is m/w 4-6 and conditioning is tu/th 4-5ish.

[swolepatrole]

Yeah they only way I found out about the trials was to read the emails sent out by our player union. If i hadn't read that email I would have never learned about the team. Let us know how it goes. I'd definitely be interested to see how the 7's tryouts go. Especially considering 7's will be an Olympic sport soon.

Haha yeah. He plays forward in 15's, and actually did fairly well out there. The first thing that hurt him was all the overseas players that prop in 7's (including Clever) came to the camp. He's got loads of talent but didn't have the resume to compete with those guys.

He also said that half the people at the camp were foreign.

[scott_donald]

well went to my second trainign sessions after 5 weeks missed with cracked ribs...

just went to train and hopefully pay next week...

well found out i am starting for the seconds on saturday - great hope my ribs survive!!!!

oh well good to be back... shame we have good forwards and our backs suck!!!!!

[monatu]

oh well good to be back... shame we have good forwards and our backs suck!!!!!

thats pretty much been a recurring theme in every single team iv played in since i was about 13 years old.

cant even remember the number of seasons Iv spent running laterally from one ruck to the other, on the other side of the field, never making any ground...

[BobisMighty]

Haha yeah. He plays forward in 15's, and actually did fairly well out there. The first thing that hurt him was all the overseas players that prop in 7's (including Clever) came to the camp. He's got loads of talent but didn't have the resume to compete with those guys.

He also said that half the people at the camp were foreign.

Most of the guys on the Philippine team are actually from Australia haha. I think it's a rule to have foreigners regardless of what country you represent.

[Snowman723]

Haha yeah. He plays forward in 15's, and actually did fairly well out there. The first thing that hurt him was all the overseas players that prop in 7's (including Clever) came to the camp. He's got loads of talent but didn't have the resume to compete with those guys.

He also said that half the people at the camp were foreign.

You're rugby "resume" doesn't mean ****. Thats just an excuse, everybody started somewhere.

Your resume only starts to build once you've gotten your big break into super league or rep team or whatever it is.

If I let "foreigners" get in my way I would never have gone anywhere.. Just slap those damn funny-talkers out of the way. If there not good enough to represent whatever country they came from chances are they're not that good.

[scott_donald]

You're rugby "resume" doesn't mean ****. Thats just an excuse, everybody started somewhere.

Your resume only starts to build once you've gotten your big break into super league or rep team or whatever it is.

If I let "foreigners" get in my way I would never have gone anywhere.. Just slap those damn funny-talkers out of the way. If there not good enough to represent whatever country they came from chances are they're not that good.

haha...

anyway got a question for you...

the school i work for as a coach is off to toronto a week on tuesday...

they have three games...

what standard are they going to be playing against???

as far as i know they have one high school. one average team and 1 rep team...

will need to find out who...

[Snowman723]

haha...

anyway got a question for you...

the school i work for as a coach is off to toronto a week on tuesday...

they have three games...

what standard are they going to be playing against???

as far as i know they have one high school. one average team and 1 rep team...

will need to find out who...

I don't know the standard of your school but I would assume they would deal with the highschool/club team easily depending on the the school there are 1-2 in Toronto that used to be quite good ( I have Been out of the highscool game for sometime now lol).

What rep team is it? If they are playing an Ontario age grade team that squad contains the best age grade players in North America at the moment. Including Taylor Paris(17) who has represented Canada in the 7's series and scored on his first touch against Fiji outpacing one of the fastest guys on the circut in the process. So expect a challenge.

PM me the trip itinerary and I can give you a better idea of what to expect

[rugbykingz]

But you like rugby better?

Definitely. Rugby is so much more challenging and more fun than football. In rugby anyone can get the ball and have fun scoring tries unlike football where there is usually a designated player.

[beertank23]

Sydney club rugby final today.


Randwick v Sydney uni.

[Goliath101]

Sydney club rugby final today.


Randwick v Sydney uni.

Yep, Uni destroyed them. What do you expect when 15 of your players are super 14/15 players

[Rayabergas]

Basketball season is starting and do you have any tips on how to play in the post against taller, more athletic people? I don't necessarily mean tips on how to score in the post. Just need help with everything. Defense, rebounding, offense. Thanks!

[joakman]

Basketball season is starting and do you have any tips on how to play in the post against taller, more athletic people? I don't necessarily mean tips on how to score in the post. Just need help with everything. Defense, rebounding, offense. Thanks!

Defense and rebounding are all about positioning, offense is also to an extent (depending if it is a set play or not). Use your legs and make it tough every possession on the court for your opponent, make him not want to play against you. Be physical, smart, and make your fouls worth it.

[metapod]

been driving hard in my last few pickup games and my ankles are starting to hurt. is that normal or are there ways to prevent it? anyway to get them to recover faster?

[joakman]

been driving hard in my last few pickup games and my ankles are starting to hurt. is that normal or are there ways to prevent it? anyway to get them to recover faster?

Ankles hurting? That's strange, I would recommend ice for any inflammation.

[KingContrary]

Hey TwiceTheSpeed, great thread.

I'm looking to increase my sprint speed, I am currently doing Rippetoes Mon, Wed, Fri (I'm probably going to switch it up soon). I'm looking to add in something to train my sprint on my off days, could you give me a 2 day a week program to do that? I'm training for rugby if that's relevant.

My main goal is to still add mass. I'm 5'10 and 175 lbs. I wanted to increase my sprint speed and flexibility as much as I can while not sacrificing too much in the way of strength and mass gains.

[EVO-PT]

Sydney club rugby final today.


Randwick v Sydney uni.

Ah I missed this game! - I was away in melb and was at the hotel around 3 but seeing as though I was in melb I guess ppl dont watch the syd rugby lol - so it wasnt on....ah well the Itm cup was on, on foxtel...