I think amongst the joys of the schoolboy rugby sidelines is getting to interact with different people from different walks of life, who all share some sort of attachment to the sport or a school or one of the players on the field. You get to share your different opinions and often learn something interesting and new. And sometimes you just get a reinforcement of a perspective that is worth sharing, like this email I received today:…

“Rankings in 1999 by Grant Moodie the person that started school rugby rankings in 1994.”
Added: Rankings for 1998 from a local magazine in circulation at the time…