- Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales
Infobox Organization
name= Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales
image_border= AAGPS NSW logo.png
size=165px
headquarters=Sydney,New South Wales ,Australia flagicon|Australia
membership=9 member schools
language= English
general= Tony Lantry (SJC)cite web|url= http://portals.studentnet.edu.au/sports/base.aspx??tabindex=11&tabid=163|title= AAGPS Convenors |accessdate= 2008-03-24|work= Info|publisher= Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales]
formation= 1892
website= [http://www.aagps.nsw.edu.au/ aagps.nsw.edu.au] The Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales (AAGPS), also known as GPS or Great Public Schools is an association of mostly private boys' schools inNew South Wales ,Australia that share common interests,ethics ,educational philosophy and contest sporting events among themselves. AAGPS was formed on30 March 1892 , and today has nine members - eightSydney schools and The Armidale School, a countryboarding school .Major sports are typically also played against various members of the
Combined Associated Schools (CAS) and to a lesser extent members of the Independent Schools Association (ISA). While these games do not form part of the official GPS Championship, some (such as Joeys v Knox and Scots v Cranbrook Rugby) are developing into significant events.Of NSW's 130
Rhodes Scholars 1904-2006, 85 have attended a GPS School. [http://www.usyd.edu.au/registrar/rhodes/previous.shtml "NSW Rhodes Scholars"] —University of Sydney list, (retrieved29 June 2006 )]History
The Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales (AAGPS) was formed at a meeting held at Gunsler’s Café, new Circular Quay, on
30 March 1892 . The Schools represented at this first meeting were The King's School, St Ignatius' College, St Joseph's College,All Saints College, Bathurst and the North Shore Grammar School (Shore). On 12 April, representatives fromSydney Grammar School ,Newington College andCooerwull Academy joined those who had attended the first meeting.cite web|url= http://portals.studentnet.edu.au/sports/base.aspx??tabindex=10&tabid=162|title= AAGPS History|accessdate= 2008-03-24|work= Info|publisher= Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales]A third meeting was held on
28 April 1892 , where membership of the AAGPS was clarified, andSt Patrick's College, Goulburn , St Stanislaus College, Bathurst, andThe Scots College joined those Schools who attended the first two meetings.Sydney High School applied for membership in March 1894, but were not accepted for admission until
14 February 1906 . The final entrant wasThe Armidale School , who were admitted to the Association on7 May 1897 .Schools
Current member schools
Former member schools
Sports
The sports contested are:
* Rugby Union - official competition commenced in 1892.
* Athletics - official competition commenced in 1892. In 1912 the competition was divided into two levels – Senior and Junior.
* Cricket - official competition commenced in 1893. As early as 1897 the competition was in First and Second Grade.
* Rowing - official competition commenced in 1893. Some schools had competed at club competition before then. See also Head of the River.
* Rifle shooting - official competition commenced in 1905 but results of the National Rifle Association competition are recorded from 1893. The AAGPS decided in 1903 to formally admit Shooting as one of its sports.
* Tennis - official competition commenced in 1972.
* Basketball - Official competition commended in 1975.
* Swimming - unofficial competition commenced in 1987 among all nine schools but competitions between the schools via a GPS Relay at each School’s Swimming Carnival started in 1922. Between 1903 - 1921 All Schools races were held over various distances at each School’s Swimming Carnival.
* Cross country - official competition commended in 1988.
* Soccer - official competition commenced in 1988Other activities include:
* Fencing
* Volleyball
* Debating
* Waterpolo
* Public speaking, since 1935 a representative from each GPS and CAS school has competed in theLawrence Campbell Oratory Competition .Trophies awarded
Rugby
*1st Grade School Challenge Trophy Presented by the President and Vice Presidents of The New South Wales Rugby Football Union first award in 1986 replacing an earlier shield.
*2nd Grade W.S.Corr Shield. The Shield also has AAGPS 2nd Grade Football engraved on it. It was first presented in 1913.Athletics
*Senior Championship Shield for Athletics first awarded in 1895.
*Junior Athletic Championship AAAGPS first awarded in 1912 and presented to Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of NSW 11 May 1895. Engraved on the back is The Ladies Challenge Plate.Note: In 1908 a new Senior Shield replaced a previous trophy which was full having been first presented in 1873 when a race for All Schools was first held at each School carnival. The new Shield was back dated to 1895.Cricket
*1stXI A.A.G.P.S. Challenge Shield for Cricket first awarded in 1893.
*2nd XI A.A.G.P.S Cricket Second Grade first awarded in 1915.Rowing
*1st VIII 1910 onwards Major Rennie Trophy presented by Z.C. Rennie in 1894.
*2nd VIII 1968 onwards LC Robson Trophy. Robson was Shore’s Headmaster (1923-1958).
*1st IV 1893 onwards Yaralla Cup presented by Miss Edith Walker in 1906.
*2nd IV 1918 onwards Alan Callaway Trophy first awarded 1979. Callaway was a Sydney Boys High School Rowing coach.
*3rd IV 1920 onwards Father Gartlan Trophy first awarded 1983. Father Gartlan was the founder of the SIC Rowing Club in 1882
*4th IV 1927 onwards Penrith City Council Trophy first awarded 1986. Awarded to mark 50 years of AAGPS rowing on the NepeanNote: Until 1910 the Major Rennie Trophy, was awarded for the First Four race there being no First Eight race until 1910. Similarly from 1906 to 1911 inclusive, the Yaralla Cup was awarded for the Second Four race. In 1912 the Yaralla Cup became the First Four trophy.Rifle shooting
*The National Rifle Association Shield purchased by the AAGPS in 1905. The NRA competition had been held annually for many years prior to 1905.
*The Rawson Cup presented in 1905 by Sir Harry Rawson Governor of New South Wales and Patron of the AAGPS. In 1910 it became a perpetual trophy.
*The Buchanan Shield from 1905 to 1912 was known as the GPS Challenge Shield but in 1913 was renamed to honour CA Buchanan, a long serving Newington master.
*GPSAAA Rifle Shooting Second Grade Premiership Shield - 2nd team first awarded in 1917.Tennis
*1st team NSW LTA Shield First Grade AAGPS first awarded in 1972.
*2nd team NSW LTA Shield Second Grade AAGPS first award in 1972.
*The AAGPS and CAS First Teams compete annually for the John Brown TrophyBasketball
*1st Team HD Hake Shield first awarded 1975 was presented by The King’s School Council.
*2nd Team TE Bawden Shield first awarded 1975 was presented by The King’s School Council.
*The AAGPS and CAS First Teams complete annually for the PJ Yeend Cup presented by Basketball NSWCross country
*NA Emery Shield - For Premier School in Cross Country Running first awarded 1988.
Soccer
*1st Grade The Wanderers’ Cup for AAGPS Soccer presented in 1988 by The King’s School to mark the first game of Soccer in Australia between The King’s School and The Gentlemen Wanderers played in Parramatta on 14 August 1880.
*2nd Grade GPS 2nd Soccer XI Premiership first awarded in 1988.Head of the River regatta
Academics
Students participate in academic related events including
Chess andDebating . The academic quality of the GPS schools, in order, is as follows:*
Sydney Grammar School (selective)
*Sydney Boys High School (selective)
*Newington College
*St Ignatius College
*The Scots College
*Sydney Church of England Grammar School
*The King's School
*St Joseph's College
*The Armidale School (nb: these rankings are based on a 2007 report by the ANU, and reflect aspects of the schools including UAI scores, quality of academic staff, participation in maths/science olympiads etc..)
Notable GPS sporting alumni
Rugby Union
*Des Bannon (Joeys)
*Eric Bardsley (Newington)
*Ben Batger (Kings)cite web|url = http://www.nswrugby.com.au/HSBCWaratahs/PlayerProfiles/BenBatger.aspx|title = Ben Batger|accessdate = 2007-10-23 |year = 2007|work = HSBC Waratahs Player Profiles|publisher = NSW Rugby]
*Al Baxter (Shore)
*Kurtley Beale (Joeys)
*Digby Beaumont (Kings)
*Tom Bowman (Scots)cite news| first = Paul | last = Sheehan| title = Sydney Boys' High as King's is lost for wordsmiths | url = http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/08/25/1030053009900.html| work = Opinion| publisher = Sydney Morning Herald| date = 2002-08-26| accessdate = 2007-10-23]
*John Brass (High)Citation| publication-date=2000-11-02| year=2000| title=Phil Smith Remembered| periodical=The High Bulletin| publication-place=Sydney, NSW| publisher=Sydney Boys' High School| volume=46| issue=2| url=http://www.shsobu.org.au/bulletin/obit1100.htm| accessdate=2007-10-23.]
*David Brockhoff (Scots)
*Luke Burgess (Joeys)
*Matt Burke (Joeys)
*Will Caldwell (Kings)Citation| publication-date=2005-12-01| year=2005| title=Old Boys| periodical=Wallaroo Newsletter| publication-place=Sydney, NSW| publisher=The King's School| issue=1| pages=p.10| url=http://www.tksrugbyclub.com/pdfs/ed1_04_final.pdf| accessdate=2007-10-23.]
* Alan Cameron (Newington)
*Scott Cameron (Scots)
*Alister Campbell (Joeys)
*Chris Carberry (Joeys)
*Ken Catchpole (Scots)cite web|url = http://www.tsc.nsw.edu.au/docs/user/955.pdf|title = Rugby Reunion II: Scots V Grammar|accessdate = 2007-10-23 |year = 2007|month = September|format = PDF|work = Lang Syne|publisher = The Scots College|pages = p.3]
*Kori Chan (Joeys)
*Mitchell Chapman (Kings)Citation| last=Quartermaine| first=Jeff | publication-date=2007-06-01| year=2007| title=The Launch of the 2007 Rugby Season| periodical=The King's Herald| publication-place=Sydney, NSW| publisher=The King's School| issue=7| pages=p.13| url=http://www.kings.edu.au/documents/heralds07/herald0707.pdf| accessdate=2007-10-23.]
*Bill Cody (Joeys)
*Denis Cowper (Newington)
*John Coolican (Riverview)
*Peter Crittle (High)Citation| publication-date=2000-11-02| year=2000| title=Crittle Takes Leadership of GPS Sports| periodical=The High Bulletin| publication-place=Sydney, NSW| publisher=Sydney Boys' High School| volume=46| issue=2| url=http://www.shsobu.org.au/bulletin/news1100.htm| accessdate=2007-10-23.]
*Declan Curren (Joeys)
*Terry Curley (Joeys)
*Tim Davidson (Kings)cite web|url = http://news.rowingnsw.asn.au/?page=2006-12-12|title = Rowperfect Challenge 2006 – More Records Tumble|accessdate = 2007-10-23 |date = 2006-12-12|work = Newsletter |publisher = NSW Rowing*Herbert Daly (Riverview)
*Tony Daly (Joeys)
*Steve Devine (Joeys)
*Bob Dwyer (High)
*Ted Fahey (Joeys)
*Nick Farr-Jones (Newington)
*Alan Gaffney (High)
*Bill Gunther (Joeys)
*Daniel Halangahu (Kings)
*Ben Hand (Kings)
*Vince Henrich (Joeys)
*Daryl Harberecht (Scots)
*James Hilgendorf (Kings)cite web|url = http://www.tksrugbyclub.com/main.asp?sp=tks_news%20@newsCategoryID=3,%20@newsID=173|title = Latest News|accessdate = 2007-10-23 |year = 2007|work = TKS Rugby|publisher = The King's School]
*Aub Hodgson (Newington)
*Jake Howard (Joeys)
*James Hughes (Riverview)
*Bryan Hughes (Riverview)
* Julian Huxley (Kings)cite web|url = http://www.brumbies.com.au/act.rugby/page/50323|title = Huxley, Julian|accessdate = 2007-10-23 |year = 2007|work = Player Profiles|publisher = Brumbies Rugby]
*Jason Jones-Hughes (High)cite web|url = http://www.blackandambers.co.uk/Personnel.aspx?pr=106861|title = Personnel Profile - Jason Jones-Hughes|accessdate = 2007-10-23|year = 2007|work = Team|publisher = Newport RFC]
* Bruce Judd (Newington)
*Darren Junee (Joeys)
*Jonathan Swan (Grammar)
*Phil Kearns (Newington)
*Tim Kelaher (Joeys)
*John Manning (Riverview)
*Bruce Malouf (Joeys)
*David Mcdonald (Joeys)
*Bill McLaughlin (Newington)
* Duncan McRae (High)cite news| first = Ben | last = Kimber| title = Flying winger gives McRae reason to be optimistic in defeat | url = http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:Ys6_Ku__k7cJ:www.rugbyheaven.smh.com.au/cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl%3Fpath%3D/articles/2006/06/04/1149359612784.html+%22Duncan+McRae%22+and+sydney+boys&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=4| format = Cached| work = Rugby Heaven| publisher = Sydney Morning Herald| date = 2006-06-05| accessdate = 2007-10-23]
*Stirling Mortlock (Kings)cite web|url = http://www.brumbies.com.au/act.rugby/page/50589|title = Mortlock, Stirling|accessdate = 2007-10-23 |year = 2007|work = Player Profiles|publisher = Brumbies Rugby]
*Dean Mumm (Kings)
*Jim Lenehan (Riverview)
*Michael Lipman (Joeys)
*Eden Love (Newington)
*John O'Gorman (Joeys)
*Bryan Palmer (Newington)
*Tom Perrin (Newington)
*Peter Playford (Joeys)
*Bob Wesffield (Riverview)
*Benn Robinson (Kings)cite web|url = http://www.dural.rugbynet.com.au/default.asp?id=92258|title = Benn Robinson|accessdate = 2007-10-23 |year = 2007|work = Player Profile|publisher = Dural Rugby Club Inc.]
*Joe Roff (TAS)
* Hugh Rose (King's)cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = ROSE Hugh Alexander| accessdate = 2007-10-22| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Brett Sheehan (Joeys)
*Phil Smith (High)
*John Solomon (Scots)
*Richard Stanford (Scots)cite web|url = http://www.brumbies.com.au/act.rugby/page/50326|title = Stanford, Richard|accessdate = 2007-10-23|year = 2007|work = Player Profiles|publisher = Brumbies Rugby]
*Marc Stcherbina (High)
*William Tasker (Newington)
* Hugh Taylor (Newington)
*John Thornett (High)cite web
url = http://www.rugby.com.au/default.aspx?s=hall-of-fame-profile-display&id=625|title = John Thornett|accessdate = 2007-10-23|year = 2007|work = Wallabies Hall of Fame|publisher = Australian Rugby Union Limited]
*Lachlan Turner (Newington)
*Henari Veratau (Scots)cite news| author = ACTRU| title = Brumbies Sign Schoolboy's Star Henari Veratau| url =http://www.aru.rugby.com.au/news/brumbies_sign_schoolboys_star_henari_veratau,9244.html| work = Wallabies| publisher = Australian Rugby Union Limited| date = 2003-07-31| accessdate = 2007-10-23]
*Phil Waugh (Shore)
*Steve Williams (Joeys)
* Marty Wilson (Kings)cite web|url = http://your.sydneyanglicans.net/mission/missionthinking/for_the_love_of_god_and_the_game/|title = 02. Marty Wilson|accessdate = 2007-10-23 |date = 2006-06-05|work = For the love of God and the game|publisher = Anglican Media Sydney]
*Chris Whitaker (High)cite web|url = http://www.leinsterrugby.ie/index.asp?locID=36&docID=1159|title = Chris Whitaker|accessdate = 2007-10-23|year = 2007|work = Player Profiles|publisher = Leinster Rugby]
*Colin James Windon (Grammar)
*Charles Morrisey (Riverview)
*Bill Young (Joeys)
*Matthew Bell (Shore)
*Haig Sare (Shore)
*Brett Sheehan (Joeys)
*Jim Stenmark (Riverview)
*Peter Owens (Shore)Cricket
*Albert Cotter (Grammar) [ [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080131b.htm Cotter, Albert (1883 - 1917)] "Australian Dictionary of Biography - Online Edition". Retrieved on12 December ,2006 .]
*Alan Crompton AO (Scots)cite web|url = http://www.crikey.com.au/Politics/20060614-Famous-alumni-on-Lathams-hit-list.html|title = Famous alumni on Latham's hit list|accessdate = 2007-10-23|date = 2005-03-30|work = Politics|publisher = Crikey.com.au]
* John Davison (Riverview)
*Phil Emery (Newington & Shore) [Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 59]
*Edwin Evans (Newington)
*Adam Hollioake (Joeys)
*Ben Hollioake (Joeys)
*Tom Garrett (Newington)
*Jack Gregory (Shore)
*Stork Hendry (Grammar) [ [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/5637.html Stork Hendry] "Cricinfo". Retrieved on12 December ,2006 .]
*Stan McCabe (Joeys)
*Alan McGilvray (Newington & Grammar) [Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 131]
*Jonathon Moss (Shore)
*Fred Spofforth (Grammar)
* Johnny Taylor (Newington)
*Alan Walker (Grammar) [ [http://sydgram.nsw.edu.au/fogr/history.php The History of Grammar Rugby] "Friends of Grammar Rugby". Retrieved on12 December ,2006 .]
*Sammy Woods (Grammar) [ [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/22492.html Sammy Woods] "Cricinfo". Retrieved on12 December ,2006 .] Athletics
*Nigel Barker (Newington)
*James Carlton (Joeys)
*Patrick Dwyer (Joeys)
*Jim McCann (Joeys)
*Evan O'Hanlon (Joeys)
*Stephan Wilson (Newington)
*Joshua Lodge (High)
*Lachlan Renshaw (Grammar)Tennis
*Stan Doust (Newington)
*Percy Colquhoun (Newington)
*John Newcombe (Shore)Rowing
*Mervyn Wood (High)
*Nick Baxter (Shore)
*Daniel Noonan (Riverview)
*Tom Chessell (Newington)
*Francis Hegerty (Joeys)
*Robert Jahrling (Newington)
*Fred Kirkham (Newington)
*Matthew Long (Newington)
*Michael Morgan (Newington)
*Peter Murphy (Shore)
*Geoffrey Stewart (Newington)
* James Stewart (Newington)
*Stephen Stewart (Newington)
*Stuart Welch (Grammar) [ [http://www.rowingaustralia.com.au/athletes.asp?cmd=Details&ID=95 Stuart Welch] "Rowing Australia". Retrieved on12 December ,2006 .]
*Mike Wiseman (Shore)Sailing
* David Forbes (Newington)
*Edward Psaltis (Newington)
*Will Ryan (Riverview)
*Ed Quartly (Riverview)Rifle Shooting
* Andrew Powell (Grammar)
* Nathan Scudder (High)Rugby League
*Daniel Conn (King's)cite web|url = http://forums.leagueunlimited.com/showthread.php?t=147885|title = Conn Signs with Titans|accessdate = 2007-10-23 |date = 2006-07-18|work = Titans|publisher = League Unlimited]
*Arch Crippin (Joeys)
* Brian James (Newington) [Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 100]
*Peter Jorgensen (Newington & Joeys) [Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 103]
*Ben Kennedy (Joeys)
*Craig Wing (High)cite news| first = Daniel | last = Dasey| title = High school criteria plan 'not racist'| url = http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/04/06/1017206278076.html| work = National News| publisher = Sydney Morning Herald| date = 2002-04-07| accessdate = 2007-10-23]
*Jarrod Saffy (Joeys)NFL
*Colin Scotts (Scots)cite web
url = http://footystats.freeservers.com/Archive/D-05-Oct-04.html
title = COLIN SCOTTS|accessdate = 2007-09-24|date = 2004-10-25|work = Aussies in American football|publisher = Footystats Diary]Soccer
*Albert Bielinko (High)
*Adam Biddle (Riverview)
*Leo Chui (Joeys)AFL
*Leo Barry (Riverview)
*Malcolm Lynch (Riverview)
* Ryan Davis (Kings)
*Lewis Roberts-Thompson (Shore)
*Henry Playfair (Shore)Swimming
*Forbes Carlile MBE (Scots)cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = CARLILE Forbes Robert| accessdate = 2007-09-23| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Andrew "Boy" Charlton (Grammar) [ [http://www.sydneymedia.com.au/html/3039-dive-into-spring.asp Dive into spring; Andrew "Boy" Charlton - An Australian Legend] "Sydney Media". Retrieved on12 December ,2006 .]
*Frederick Lane (Grammar) [ [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090662b.htm?hilite=sydney%3Bgrammar%3Bschool Lane, Frederick Claude Vivian (1880 - 1969)] "Australian Dictionary of Biography - Online Edition." Retrieved on3 January ,2007 .]
*Michael Delany (Riverview)
*Matthew King (Riverview)
*Thomas Miller (High)Chess
*Wang Hao (Sydney Grammar)
*Bu Xiangzhi (Sydney Grammar)
*Li Chao (Sydney Grammar)
*Wang Yue (Sydney Grammar)
*Ni Hua (Sydney Grammar)
*Ronald Yu (High)Waterpolo
*Ray Smee (High)Citation| publication-date=1998-11-02| year=1998| title=High Olympians| periodical=The High Bulletin| publication-place=Sydney, NSW| publisher=Sydney Boys' High School| volume=44| issue=3| url=http://www.shsobu.org.au/bulletin/articles.htm| accessdate=2007-10-23.]
*Nick Falzon (Riverview)
*James Falzon (Riverview)
*Thomas Whalan (Scots) [http://www.susport.com/content/athlete%20services/athlete%20profiles/Water%20Polo/THOMASWHALAN.ASPX Sydney University Sport: Athlete Profiles] (accessed:02-08-2007)]
*James Clark (Newington)References
* [http://www.aagps.nsw.edu.au/results/index.html GPS Results Archive]
External links
* [http://www.aagps.nsw.edu.au GPS website]
* [http://www.newingtoncollege.nsw.edu.au Newington College]
* [http://www.riverview.nsw.edu.au St Ignatius' College]
* [http://www.joeys.org St Joseph's College]
* [http://www.sydneyboyshigh.com Sydney Boys High School]
* [http://www.shore.nsw.edu.au Sydney Church of England Grammar School]
* [http://www.sydgram.nsw.edu.au Sydney Grammar School]
* [http://www.as.edu.au The Armidale School]
* [http://www.kings.edu.au The King's School]
* [http://www.tsc.nsw.edu.au The Scots College]
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