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worked for the brumbies a while ago :)

You are probably right. But if I am the coach I am trying something . As many people have mentioned the teams almost seems to be going backwards

He is currently with the brumbies right now . Just as injury cover no doubt Or a emergency , your know just in can case your team is 0-4 , lacking direction and struggling to score points ;)

Proven at the only level the only level they are afforded Shute Shield ( please don't start the NRC debate again I beg you) And your right some might not want the opportunity. But other than Sinclaire and Iona I think none of the other guys are over 26/27 so technically should be in their...

"The Tahs second string side have actually done quite well in the couple of games they've played" They have played two games . The lost by 15-20 to brumbies when brumbies had few squad members then they won by 20 when the reverse happened - the tahs had super rugby players while the brumbies had...

Pretty sure he is down training and trialling with Brumbies. But to be fair brumbies are terrible with talent ID ;)

Oh come on RR. This is just a snippet from a journalist who may or may not have been there. I am a Eastwood fan and I am certain they are referring to the Easts game in the wet when Mark took a intercept and went 80m and took a high ball to set up a try. Not sure he did anything else - happy to...

Wouldn’t know about the centre’s . In terms of 10s they definitely need some experience . Who does poor Tane Edmed look to for help when the person in front of him is still learning his trade also . Surprised about the thought on Mark N (Nawaqanitawase) . I would of thought he certainly needs a year in Shute...

Sorry this is my fault I wrote this below originally and it got onto NRC somehow but genuinely intrigued about below Firstly . First post . So apologies if iv missed anything but I’m a big Shute shield fan and with nothing to do in 2020 I watched lots . I believe these players were best in...

Ok I yield the NRC was a success . Very surprised the state unions , RA and fans didn't fight harder to keep it going especially when the long term benefits were so obvious

Agree Gordon were missing from grand Final Team 1,2,8,9,10,11,12,13,14. And its first game of the year. Was never going to be a spectacle

Agree it was a success for them in developing players but the competition was not. Its like creating a restaurant and you have the best meals in the world. Thats great but if you can't afford the food or people arent buying the meals the restaurant is not a success

I will leave the NRC argument alone , if people feel it was a success great. But not having a financially sustainable model plus having no supporter engagement hardly sounds like a successful competition . "Much of the young talent on display in Super Rugby Au are direct beneficiaries of the structure"...

Anyway NSW rugby thread so lets get back onto that . In hindsight if NSW had taken the NRC seriously like Qld we might be on top of Super Rugby Australia. However for now lets pick the best players available for our state rather than kids who could be the best possible players.

I guess I do need to stay behind after class because I am a aittle confused. So the NRC was a success financially , in terms of player development and in creating a new competition that got the rugby public engaged however they just chose not to continue it . Do I have it right now ? And...

So just to confirm the Nrc no longer exists because it wasn't financially viable - thus a failure of a competition

Well it is no longer here so I am guessing it failed on some sort of level otherwise it would be continuing . Also do you think those players still would of emerged if they were playing in there relevant club competitions? I guess we will never know . Either way discussing the pros and cons of...

Just to reiterate the Shute Shield Barbarians was a hypothetical suggestion but personally would love to see it but im sure the Waratahs would not like that because there is too big of risk in case they lost. NRC failed twice now but im sure 3rd time is the charm . Plus ARU has money to burn...

I think we were suggesting more of a hypothetical game to see how the current baby tahs would go against a team of players that have actually played well at senior rugby level. But sure bring back the NRC debate . Il check the threads to see if anyone has touched base on this yet

Almost the exception now How about Robertson ?( reserve half played colts last year in a superstar team ), Harrison ( dominated colts in a team of superstars), Tepai ( obvious) , Walton ( contracted before Shute debut and has he ever dominated shute shield ?), Mark N (Nawaqanitawase) ( plucked from 20s / 2nd...