On a wet Wednesday in Kellyville, old sparring partners league and union came together.

It’s said that oil and water don’t mix, but here was an exhibition that attempted to tap the best of both games. For one afternoon, at least, two rival codes found common ground outside a disdain for Rugby 360.

The guinea pigs were two of the best football nurseries in the country. Representing rugby was Barker College, a private school located in Hornsby, while St Gregory’s College, Campbelltown, flew the league flag.

As they played at the training home of the Parramatta Eels, onlookers included former Wallaby Mark Gerrard, former NRL stars Brad Fittler, Luke Burgess, Josh Hodgson and Jason Death, and prominent player agent Isaac Moses. There were times when the players, like those in the stands, we

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