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I'm not against a "Melbourne Pasifika" or however you want to call that. RA resources are stretched thin, Moana pasifika is a mix of Auckland B and NPC All stars, shifting that to a solo market with a strong pasifika core among local juniors, keeps a local development pathways for VIC women and...

Does tax withholding matter at the scale (200k+ into the top threshold) you're talking about? Like, legit, what would stop RA giving a cheque at purely 47% withholding and the rebels doing a standard one? Not that I don't think it's not a single paycheque, and RA is (or should be) providing...

Very very Tim North KC being a bastard and knowing every inch of his shit.

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My guess is that it's a loss making adventure and South Africa gets both the "best" timezone and "cheap" facilities. Worst kept secret with Scotland hosting the Trophy after they pulled out of European U20 Qualifiers.

Lmao. Timmo is such a shit. Clever bugger, but a shit nonetheless.

How many clubs? Are JID clubs included? What about the Perth and Melbourne clubs? Are Super players whose club sides don't qualify left out, as players turning up for the two blues or west harbour are likely to? If not, how are these players moved around? Will mega mercenary teams be the...

Well, then, by the sounds of it, shit's even more fucked than anticipated.

Might be some weird holdover from when we were privately owned, like the MRRU (Melbourne Rebels Rugby Union) would still be a privately traded company owned and operated by a Public Entity (Rugby Victoria) and there's weird corporate veiling stuff. IDK business or law well enough to comment.

Hardly surprising. Outside miracle plays and winding up, the contractual obligations to the Super venture and the BILs tour has always seemed the most likely thing to result in an 18 month guarantee. Of course, if figures are accurate, any penalties or fees RA may face may be end being much...

The commercial difference between a trip to Rome and a trip to Tblisi is 90%+ of the reason why the 6 Nations is a closed shop. Spain, Netherlands, Portugal, Germany are much more interesting for both your corporate types and being able to get cheap short haul flights.

Mate, we're talking about trial matches. If the home of Rugby Victoria administration, the Rebels Women's side and the Vic Juniors/Academy, which is spitting distance from CH Sullivan, can't host a men's trial, something's stuffed up. Obviously as the central spot and the current training base...

The original documents in 2021/22 make mention of a small grandstand for Super W fixtures. I'd imagine that will mean 250-1000 which is probably appropriate for being located at an Educational Institution. Would almost certainly be enough for these preseason fixtures, but would share the same...

Melbourne is dominated by ovals. Rectangular grounds are typically heavily monopolized by Football/Soccer Clubs. If they have a grandstand, it typically seats less than 1000. Others will be so deep in suburbia that the lack of scalable parking or public transport links will render them...

Win the comp, die, undefeated super rugby champions forever.

Pretty much. I understand others may feel different, but my attachment to the Rebels is solely due to the opportunity to attend professional rugby in my own city, and the professional pathways that they provide to Victorian Juniors. So long as there's something resembling continuity, and not...

Rebels Team Gibbon, Uelese, Talakai, Canham, LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto), Kemeny, Wilkin, Ekuasi, Tuttle, C Gordon, G. Vaihu, Feliuai, Proctor, Daugunu, Kellaway Res: Dobbins, Kailea, Tupou, A Smith, Tualima, Maunder, Strachan, Ripley, M Gordon, D. Vaihu, Lancaster, Maiava, Faingaanuku, Leota, Herbert, Jooste...

I dunno. Lots of pasifika boys both playing for the rebels and in the broader rugby community. No mixing of markets like it would in sydney or auckland. extra WR (World Rugby) money. Being a 5th team with a lot of top ups for Australia is substantially less "best of the rest" than a 6th side is for NZ...