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What Clubs don't want NRC? Randwick wanted to go alone initially, Sydney University did so for Two Years. Eastwood backed out of NRC Rams. The 4 Clubs behind the Rays seem to be happy with NRC. Parramatta, West Harbour and Southern Districts also seem to be behind the Rams. Who elected...

^^^^^Done.

Oh dear. They are throwing the toys out of their cot. Not sure that this will be a wise move to take the NRC on in a full frontal assault. Are the loyalties of the aspiring elite players to their CIty Club, or towards enhancing their prospects of a Super Rugby Contract?

^^^ Maybe that is why NZL is so strong in their junior development programs. Apart from Auckland, none of their cities are really big enough to support exclusive Private School closed shop competitions like we have in Sydney and South East Qld. When you are in New Plymouth (pop 680000), the...

Would the Murray-Darling river system run at full flow if the Pulverisor gave $100k to each of the Shute Shield Clubs like they used to do in the good old days? Rather one dimensional and one sided argument from the Shute Shield Mafia. They all seem to be listening to that old radio station...

Tier 1 World record. Meh. Is it a World record or not? Tier 1 world record is up there with the Fockers Wall of Fame ribbon for coming ninth in the egg and spoon race. When NZ have the actual World Record (and they probably might just do so this time around) then I might get interested...

But of a difference between having the occasional player not paying full subs at a Club (frequently due to socio-economic circumstances rather than rugby ability) as opposed to being "semi-pro". I might be wrong but from what I've been told they run a pretty tight financial ship at Concord and...

A bad day at the office, or poor performance in the slop, may be all it takes to upset the apple cart in a one lap race. AAGPS 2017 - Ramping up the pressure. Bring it on. Every game will be a Grand Final. Wondering how things will be down in the D's, E's, F's and G's (and Opens 5ths and...

How many semi-pro players are there at Concord?

Not many gave us much hope in 1978 but look what happened. Get behind our Men in Gold as @Joe Blow has. I'm throwing my support behind the Men in Gold. Stuff Eden Park Hoodoos. Hoodoos, like records, are made to broken. Too many miserable buggers, like Hanrahan, on here.

It is East Coast vs West Coast in the Bush for the Big Dance of NRC v3.0 Should be a belter of a game, although the Spirit players will have more frequent flyer points than Bronwyn Bishop after 3 cross continent return flights in 3 weeks. Will the travel impact them? Coming up against the...

@Whaiopehu Oldboy, Why is there a "H' in Whanganui, but not in Wanganui? Are you Whaiopehu Oldboy or Waiopehu Oldboy, or both interchangeably?

'Twas a rippingly good game of footy, even if the good guys didn't win. As a Wobs supporter, we are used to the Good Guys not comimg away with a W. Congratulations to the Perth Spirit. Played a much smarter game and deserved their W. 6 meat pies to 3 is a fairly comprehensive victory in...

Simone replaced with bugger all time to go. Sam Lane on for a cameo. Spirit have strangled the Rays with their possession and field position dominance and thoroughly deserved their W. Sir toots his tooter. Full time. Game over. Fat Shiela singing a Swan Song. Spirit 42 Rays 24. It is...

12 points in 7 minutes is a big ask (into the wind). Impossible now. Rangi dots down for the Spirit off a lineout drive. Conversion unsuccessful (off the upright). Spirit 42 Rays 24 with 4 minutes to go. Fat Shiela is warming up the vocal chords.

The Woolfman gets meat for the Rays. Simone wakes up and bakes a half break, passes to Jones who dances upfield and offloads to the Woolfman to scoot away for the meat. Dropkick conversion and suddenly it is Rays 24 Perth 36 8 minutes to go. Morahan off and Arimu on for the Spirit.

Rays have jumped the shark, or is it a bridge too far? 2016 Final will not be a NSW v NSW affair. 10 minutes to go. Rays trail by 20 points.

Rays attack is a little one dimensional and they are unable to pile pressure on through multiple phases of possession.

Spirit Sub. Ainsley off, Shambeckler Vui on at THP. 61 minutes gone.

Tessman off, Rangi on for Spirit. Louwrens off, Ruru on. Meakes back from Naughty boys chair. Allcock is done for the day with a sore knee. De Wet Roos is on at halfback. Lucas moves to BSF.