Author: Beau Robinson
Beau Robinson has played rugby for the Wallabies, The Waratahs, Bay of Plenty and currently for the Queensland Reds. He is a co-founder of Suporda.com, a website that provides amateur and professional rugby players and coaches with a safe place to share professional contacts and qualifications.
It was with great relief and excitement I read that the ARU had again taken it upon themselves to implement a “Third Tier” competition, one so dearly needed in the Australian Rugby environment. I have had the pleasure to experience the ITM cup, the national provincial championship in New Zealand, first hand. I’ve also played in a similar concept – the Australian Rugby Championship (ARC) – in which I was fortunate enough to be a part of the inaugural champions, the mighty Central Coast Rays. It is no secret that Australia’s player depth is no way near that of either…