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Sadly the wrong type of kicking by New. Too many short kicks in the attacking zone which just continually gifted Joeys possession.

It would be different from the ARC/NRC because it would be based around clubs which have been in existence for over a hundred years and thus have inbuilt community support for the tough times. You talk as if previously amateur clubs transitioning to professional clubs is something novel and...

I think you'll find that the leaguies are well and truly starting to give a rats about tests. Their undiscovered country is a vibrant international game and they are sparing no expense to create one by whatever means they can. As I write the NZRU rescheduled an all NZ super rugby semi to...

Well said mate, I can't like this post enough

I put this together back in 2020 in relation to crowd figures in Australia (For some years the figures weren't available or were incomplete back in 2020 when I put it together so weren't included.) Reds (from 2005 all home games at Suncorp) 2003 - 18,425* (home games at Ballymore) 2004 -...

And the appointment of somebody who has an interest in coaching and development rather than relying on natural talent and only showing any interest in the naturally talented in A teams.

The IGGSA model is that individual schools self-nominate for each team into a particular division, but subject to regrading if not appropriate. Where the system runs in other boys sports, the individual association competitions are run first and them the top 3 from each go into Div 1 and the...

Possible explanation could be that Oak, Aug, Wav and Knox have a similar number of teams and broadly speaking match up evenly across the board

He’s put the rugby program back 20 years in his tenure.

Great effort putting something like this together as a discussion starter. Possibly Cranbrook and High deserve to be in the bottom tier on their own. The others up to T4. I would have the top 3 tiers into 2 tiers. Augs obviously very good but their wins over Joeys, Waverley and Knox have...

How has Scots All Saints Bathurst been going playing in the 3rds and C team slots with Stannies? Playing Waverley yesterday in 3rds, 16C, 15C, 14C and 13C would have been a good test for them.

Although “higher ranked “ is very much in a subjective thing. Given that Joeys have 12 or 13 open teams and Aug have 5 and Oakhill have 6 most of those games would be pretty evenly matched. From what I’ve heard no blow outs. I think Joeys 16A and 15A beat Oakhill 16A and 15A, while Aug 14A and...

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Except that we've been in Super Rugby since 1996 and are very close to Tier 2 status after 25 years IN super rugby (and rapidly heading to Tier 2). Lost to Fiji Hardly convincing wins over Georgia and Portugal Super rugby 1996-2006 probably did fulfil our need for high quality rugby, but...

I understand that there are many in Australian rugby who have a beef against the Sydney clubs - some justified and some perhaps not. In trying to look rationally at things without emotion can be difficult so I like to use other examples from world and Australian sport to illustrate certain...

Given the past 20 years of history, it's highly likely that RA don't really know what they mean by 'centralisation' which is probably why they can't explain it. Nothing I've seen in 20 years would indicate that RA have the ability to run anything better than anyone. What they should be looking...

No successful solution to mess that is Australian rugby at the moment involves Super Rugby in any way, shape or form. It's time was up a decade ago, but it's dwindling adherents cling to it like a drowning man in the middle of the Pacific. The Wallabies are simply a reflection of what is going...

No problem for the monochromatic All Blacks though :)

I'm not so sure that the results of the potential host would necessarily have as great an impact as you suggest. The US previously hosted the FIFA world cup with great success even though they are even worse at soccer than we are. The ability to generate $$$ and to grow the market are...

GLENDALE, CO (June 10, 2021) – The United States has been formally accepted as a candidate to host one or more of the upcoming Rugby World Cup events in 2027, 2029 and/or 2031. Subsequently, the United States will move forward with a proposed hosting concept following positive outcomes from the...