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I would have thought its pretty obvious why the NPC in New Zealand is better than anything weve tried. Youve already said half of it. The NZRU does not have the monster that is the AFL nor does it have the issue of the NRL. They dont have the A League , they dont have the NBL , they dont have...

Correct on the health of the game overall PB. I think blaming castle is simplistic at best - the game has been in a spiral downwards since the second coming of John O'Neill . Sadly the spiral has got quicker of late. How do we fix it ? Turning inwards is not the answer. Ditching super rugby in...

I would hazard a guess that if RA is shut down till 30 June , then i would also have a guess that SIRU (community rugby anyway) wont get going until mid july. In which case to play a full 18 round first grade comp would have us in mid november starting semis. Even if we did get going in june it...

Unrelated to SIRU, but watching the NRL and flicking to the AFL in empty stadiums has got to be the most soulless footy watching experiences ever. It was terrible. How long can that last ?

Looks like a very lonely old first few months of the footy season. No SIRU until May at earliest. And from what i can gather the NSWRL has canned everything until June.

Boorowa gala day is now cancelled due to Covid19 . I think we may be looking at quite a deal of changes coming up soon !

Any trial game news from around the zone ? City went to Hall and had a pretty solid day out with excellent player numbers making the trip. Hall were very hospitable and despite the lack of amenities, it was well worth the drive. Especially for the lads who met the St George womens rugby league...

CSU Bushpigs . 10 clubs within a 40km radius of Wagga

For every Rugby Club there are 5-6 Aussie Rules Clubs Yep, 8 rugby clubs in a zone that spreads 300km east to west and 150 north south roughly. 9 Aussie rules club based in or within a 40km radius of Wagga* alone. Another 9 clubs I can think of within a 100km radius of Wagga . Personally, I am...

City is off to Hall in Canberra this weekend. Its a bit of a 3 way set up with Uni/Norths , Hall and ourselves all with 2 grades. We are off to Boorowa at the end of the month as well. There is a vague plan to have an internal trial on the 21st after a planned game fell through due to grounds...

They still should be playing 2nd Grade - when Clubs get a choice to what Grade they want to play - Trouble is just around the corner I would have thought Leeton fielding only one grade again would be more trouble than them having 2 grades ? When you force clubs to play above what they may...

Back end of february and that means trials are not that far away ! Any news on whos going where and against who ?

I'm not sure what a review would actually accomplish once the shouting has started ? I think Hay is going to have a tough year but its really easy to say that in the safety of February. They could suprise us all and be super competitive. Either way we shouldnt be judgemental at this point in...

I see a new DO has been appointed. All the best to her and the uphill battle rugby has at the moment . I'll actually contradict myself there for a moment. My observation is that local , community rugby is in reasonable shape all things considered. Yes there is lots of things that could be...

Any word on how the Great Ditch of Connolly (aka Connolly 4 ) is progressing ? I am assuming that it will not be in use this year and given the glacial nature of the work there probably not next year ! Will I see it in my rugby life time ???

Schools are hard no doubt. But what should we do ? Run up the white flag and let nature take its course ? People still want to play rugby - its got a lot of good points and the growth of the womens game is extremely heartening. As far as the most social game to play, its a hands down winner. The...

Two years back we had a presentation night after the Ag Races. It was not pretty. The pragmatic thing is not to go head to head with Ag Races (or even the RFL GF) and schedule a GF for 12 September. And that means one of the byes will have to go. Presently clubs will have a total of 6 byes in...

You only have to go back 5 or 6 years and SIRU was finishing in late september as a matter of course. I'm reasonably certain that we had a GF on a 25 degree day in late september 2011 (bar sales were great!) between aggies and albury. I think the Hay cutters (judging by the articles and posts)...

I see that Hay Cutters announced they will be fielding a first grade side in in season 2020. Good on them for having a dig. I'd be curious to see how the structure with Deni will work as second grade side for them ? Im assuming thats what would happen ? A positive is that it will mean a true...

Maybe send Waratahs to Central West and let the other Teams enjoy the Comp Who's coaching City ? - anyone know Send Tahs to central west ? Bad idea, I'll need to vent my strong feelings on some other club then ! Its more a case of dont send them away because they are sucessful , the rest of...