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What? Don't the NRL know that they have to grow the footprint of the game and provide pathways and opportunities for professional contract of their game will die?!?! All of those league players will now head overseas....

What game does Australia have the players for? Rennie was too complicated, Jones was too much of a change, Schmidt is too Ireland....what is the game plan that suits the Australian player?

I'm still excited for the 2025 Super Rugby season!!

Oh OK.... so VIC produces the 3rd most - not the most or the 2nd most but the 3rd most - players who go and play overseas. Not Test level just overseas. Playing internationally not internationals. I see what you didn't there.... lol And now because there will be no more Rebels in 2025, those...

You haven't shown that the VIC market will be 'killed off' just asserted it. Just like your assertion of a 'huge number' of test players. You are incapable of articulating how 'growing' to greatness has worked. Was Australian Super Rugby better with 3 Super Rugby teams or 5?

Stop making bullshit claims. There is absolutely nothing purposefully dishonest about what I have posted. The claim was there are a "huge amount of Victorians playing at an international or test level." Rebelman has provided 13 names over 15 years. Even if I double that number, it's less than...

Joe Powell is from Canberra...

I ask for the number You tell me to 'google it' I give you the google results I'm disingenuous Why don't you just and be honest say that you don't know what the number is either....

Good for you. I'm talking about the Rebels because this is the Super Rugby 2025 thread and you keep bringing them up , for what reason I'm not sure because they won't be in it.

I'm told it was 3 on the weekend. So I googled "wallaby players from victoria" and from Rugby Victoria's own website there were: 36 in total 6 in the last 20 years 3 since the Rebels What should I google next? https://vic.rugby/about/about-us/history/victorian-wallabies

Right....you don't think kids are attracted to the team that is winning premierships as opposed to the team that celebrates 5 wins from 14 as their best ever?

How did 'growing to greatness' work out?

Well feel free to give the actual numbers to justify the claim of 'huge numbers'....

Ah yes....when your case is strong and persuasive that one turns to ad hominems :)

Do you think all those kids would be so keen on playing league is the Storm were shit?

And the Rebels were sustainable?

'Huge numbers' = 3. Cool story bro.

So by 'huge numbers' we are talking about 3 in a Wallaby team on Saturday. With the John Eales Medalist having played almost all of his entire career in Canberra - which any Melbourne player can still do....if they are good enough.