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I can't find my copy of the Mumford book, Dave, so I turned to Thomas V. Hickie's, A Sense of Union: A History of the Sydney University Football Club. Hickie quotes from a report of "the first meeting of 'The Southern Rugby Football Union'" which appeared in the Town and Country Journal of 1...

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Very interesting developments if true, Stands. Uni Rugby have been keeping their cards pretty close to the chest but I think most people would have assumed that they would hold out for inclusion as a standalone. A tie-in with Balmain makes a lot of sense both geographically and historically. Uni...

That's absurd, sfr. Isn't it available on iView? A major priority for the QRU/ARU should be to get the Brisbane Premiership back on TV. .

I think that the ABC does an excellent and professional job of televising the Shute Shield. They certainly make the most of the limited resources they have available. .

Even at this late stage there is no guarantee that this competition will go ahead. The Expression of Interest document makes this clear: "The ARU is planning to commence the competition in August 2014 and is currently in discussion with key industry stakeholders to establish their level of...

Brilliant, LG. Obviously they need the "heavies" back in order to help move the machine. .

Why, LG? If you have squad front rowers and locks available, I believe they should be scrummaging on a regular basis. Shouldn't the franchise be focussed on developing them so that they can step up when the "heavies" aren't available or even contest their positions. .

For at least the past decade Sydney Uni's function has basically been to develop professional players, something it does better than any other club in the world. Melbourne in particular has relied very heavily on Uni as a source of players, both for the ARC competition in 2007 and for its Super...

Where did this dangerously radical idea spring from, QH? One of the main reasons for striving to get to the top not just in Australian rugby administration but also in public companies is that you are never held accountable for stuff-ups. Surely the most important thing is to ensure that you...

Referring back to the ARC, the road distance from Palm Beach, in Warringah Rugby Club's territory, to Gosford is 89.3km, estimated to take 1hr 20m, unless of course traffic is banked up on the expressway, when it might take a day and a half give or take.

I presume you're referring to the infamous Cap Gemini weekend workshop, Reg. The consultants engaged weren't there to listen to the opinions of the "reps from wallabies, provinces, clubs, etc." Rather they had already worked out with the ARU and others "what the outcomes and opportunities of...

This is a trick question, right? .

You do realise, Kenny, that Foxtel is 50% owned by Newscorp? "Charity"? "Sympathy"? Old Rupert's gears must be slipping a few cogs. .

I think Sydney Uni has a reasonable supporter base, hawktrain. Each year their Finals Lunch draws in excess of 900 people prepared to part with their hard-earned for a rubber-chicken meal. I am bemused by your supposition that the most important criterion for participation is likely to be...

I wasn't advocating submissions, QH. That's too late. The time to move is when councillors are up for re-election where the strategy would be either to run candidates against the incumbents or push for commitments to a desired outcome from each of the candidates. I realise it could never...

Some concerted organisation for the next Council elections would seem to be the way to go, Lindommer. It should be possible to activate Club members, ex-players, parents of juniors, etc. Given the Club's history I'd imagine that it wouldn't be too difficult to also get the support of the local...

One of the features of the NEAFL set up is that it runs at the same time as the Sydney club competition. Some months ago I started a thread titled "Learning from the enemy - an affordable Third Tier competition". It proposed a competition similarly structured to the NEAFL model, with the Third...

Sometimes when you ask a question, Gunner, it helps if you already know the answer. In Australian Football Sydney University competes in the NEAFL competition which embraces club teams from New South Wales, Queensland, the ACT and Northern Territory. This is a competition which includes the...

I thought the object was to provide a third tier in terms of playing standard, i.e., a level between Shute Shield/Brisbane Premiership and Super rugby, Lindommer. Somehow I missed the evangelical slant of the competition, i.e., bringing Christianity to the heathens. There is one club that has...