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It's obviously a large contingent of players involved considering 64 players are being selected... almost every available contracted player. For the Brumbies it's good to see Lachie Lonergan back training and looking like being part of the Aus XV squad. Aside from the players already selected...

So, they'll win more games if we just tell them it's not ok to lose... and if we will them with our minds?

And they certainly looked a lot better than us over in NZ…

I was waiting to see what Parkes would come up with... His theory that if McLennan was still in charge the Rebels wouldn't have been axed is rather... fanciful.

Rory Scott performed a perfect right to left cut out pass last year to set up a try, and he’s got a bit of pace… Let’s get him some kicking practice asap.

The Brumbies and Tahs players are currently training in Canberra, with the Reds and Force contingent to meet up in a separate camp in Brisbane.

It sounds like your roster is a bit full... happy to take him off your hands.

He's still only 16 as well... I wonder how he'd feel about continuing his U19's career further south?

Yep, the AFL used to be run like Rugby Australia... until the VFL clubs' board of directors voted themselves out and they formed an independent commission to run the game.

Nah, in McLennan's case he was the master of his own demise...

Yeah, I don't think he did...

I reckon the RA's preference was to get rid of the Rebels back in 2017 following years of bleeding money and propping them up with loans they were never going to recoup, as well as the lack of the team's on field success, but unfortunately it would be the Force that went following some last...

And this seems to circle back around to the topic of centralisation, and why it's important for RA to have more oversight on these teams... It also raises the question did the Rebels not jump aboard with centralisation last year to avoid revealing their troubles to RA earlier?

Two years after it's alleged they began trading while insolvent?

There are some tasty morsels in there...

etc. etc. https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/rugby-union/rugby-australia-fight-back-in-30m-legal-fight-with-axed-super-rugby-team-melbourne-rebels/news-story/8d79b72e2a84fdbe98f73b0d60cd32f5

Are there many 5k seat capacity rectangular stadiums fit for broadcast within 10-15km of the CBD?

Maybe? That's not controversial at all... It was a RWC year and most players would've been going into their final year on their current contracts. The comparisons with AFL doesn't work when they have things such as the draft and trade period.

No, contracting going into the RWC year in 2011 made it difficult for the Rebels in their inaugural season... But the following year they signed the two biggest stars in Australia rugby. Should we have a look at their 2019 squad list, when they were allegedly trading while insolvent...