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Loving this discussion. Some brilliant ideas coming out of it...thus will never see the light of day at Moore Park or St Leonard's. I agree that Club grounds would be ideal, but they're just not appropriate. With so many grounds having turf wickets the surface would be unsuitable for this...

Just an observation, it's interesting how everyone seems to be saying that whatever shape the 3T takes, it has to involve the Super Rugby players. So what your saying is we should make those professional players play more rugby and limit the opportunities for players coming through the Clubs...

Forgive the defensiveness of my comment but WTF. There are 30 Senior Suburban Clubs in Sydney fielding between 3 and 6 grades each plus another 20 or so fielding between 1 and 3 teams. The sheer arrogance of your comment shows why the SS is falling apart. As part of one of those many Clubs and...

If Penrith, Parramatta and West Harbour decide to bid for a collective licence and play as the Mighty Blue Emu Pirates Western Sydney Rugby Club isn't that ok? This interesting group could look to work with the Western Sydney Wanderers. Give the Wanderers a foothold in winter and summer. The...

Been away so still reading through the thread but it's interesting and coincidental that $60,000 is the almost the exact figure it takes to put a Div 1 or Div 2 Sydney Subbies side on the park each year - just covering costs. Would love to know how far it would go in SS?

Maybe becasue I had no investment in the outcome I didn't see the refereeing through my own usual biases. But forgetting the refereeing decisions what I saw on Saturday was some sensationally confrotational rugby. The ball moved better than any recent Wallabies match and the defence was...

Not a good look, I agree. As for them running out of money, not sure about that. They definitely have a lot of it and it looks like it's being well managed. When Mitchell turned up for an away match, the home team made an extra $3000 over the bar. And that was in appalling weather. Imagine...

Rather than continue the fine tradition of Sydney Uni baiting on the SS threads I thought it best to examine one of their advantages and see how it could be utilised for the development of rugby more broadly. As a start, in Sydney (and this could go for Brisbane but a I am not familiar with...

Quick thing on the rules. As long as Drew was registered before 30 July (I think) that's covered. Drew has always been registered with Balmain and is "loaned" to Randwick. Thus he can play for Balmain. The next rule is 4 of your last 7 games for the Club. I wouldn't know the team sheets but if...

Quite the contrary IS. I think the Club is where it should be controlled from. Both SS and Brisbane Premier comps are brilliant. Especially given what they have to work against in S15 and the ARU. My point was the Clubs don't have and will never have (at least the way things are currently run)...

What can't be overlooked is all players, from Ben Mowen to little Johnny in the U9's are registered by the ARU, this supercedes everything in a playing sense. Throw in player agents, the bizarre arrangements between franchises and the ARU, overseas playing rules and the Players Union and I doubt...

Lily, while my post was probably leaning towards hyperbole, it still stands that what this kid did was unforgivable, a complete stain on the game and an embarrasment to a great club. Also if you have seen the verballing and abuse referees often receive, often as young as 14 at U9 matches, then...

This idiot's "best" might be behind him but this is Subbies. This isn't about a career it's about playing for the love of the game. He's a danger to everyone around him if he was to ever take the field again. And at 34, that's a long time to hold a grudge...becasue he obviously has a mind...

The draw and pass requires one very important factor, sadly missing in modern rugby...the willingness to be tackled. Players today don't want to get tackled so get rid of the ball too early. Watch the mungoes get smashed just after they have passed or kicked. They know it's coming but at least...

Slight redirection but important for the future of Shute Shield. "The real objective is to re-energise club rugby," Pulver said. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/rugby-union/pulver-to-wield-razor-on-match-payments/story-e6frg7o6-1226687181180 I call Bullshit on that one. This...

Bit of a bummer. The leather patches of the north shore (and rugby in general) could use a wake-up. It was ugly, expensive and incredibly painful, but the Super League war was the best thing that ever happened to the mungos. It's the kind of circuit breaker that's desperately needed for Union...

Two tiers of 8 team comps starting later in the year. Means you have: fewer mismatches a promotion relegation system worth fighting for Inclusion of stronger Subbies Clubs with ambition Preseason matches not competiting with cricket Space for a proper 7's Compitition Use of more Super Rugby...

Cracker of a rumour...Warren Livingston wants to buy the license from Gordon to play Balmain in SS. Denial, Confirmation or rubbish. Anyone

From my playing days in Canberra the bye allowed for some incredible tours to go watch the Wallabies. I remember it made a great experience and re-energising the guys for the rest of the season. Talk about a bonding session. Now that I'm involved in Sydney club rugby all you get is blokes...

Hey Qwerty, the sad reality is ratings drive the finances. Without the money there will be nothing on TV and no funding for the amateur game to be administered. It will affect you in every way and you will become the end user of nothing. Is it right? No. Is it fair? No. Is it the reality...