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Apparently, we all did… https://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/community/threads/australian-super-rugby-team-of-the-week-2024.19597/page-6 https://www.planetrugby.com/news/super-rugby-pacific-team-of-the-week-resurgent-crusaders-lead-the-way...

Wright has often dropped into first receiver for the Brumbies...

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/rugby-union/pass-the-bad-luck-repellant-the-argentinian-flown-in-to-solve-nsw-s-prop-crisis-20240514-p5jdfg.html The Tahs have also drafted in Harry Lloyd from Brisbane club rugby... a decent pickup to play against his old team.

Round 12: 1. Pearce 2. Horton 3. Talakai 4. Frost 5. Williams 6. Valetini 7. Tizzano 8. Holloway 9. Gordon 10. Donaldson 11. Pietsch 12. Stewart 13. Ikitau 14. Ryan 15. Campbell

Wright has been the form fullback this year... no sign of the rocks just yet.

I wouldn't expect these confidential settlments to be mentioned in their annual financial report blurb, just as they weren't when the Foundation was facilitating the multi million dollar top ups of Pocock and Folau.

The Australian Rugby Foundation isn't limited to funnelling donations for just emerging Wallabies, and that article, from four years ago, isn't suggesting they are - they are just referenced in the context of the JS deal and one of the purposes the foundation was set up for. Again, they've also...

What it's used for is not really that strict... Obviously part of its role is to prevent young rugby players switching codes (as with Sua'ali'i originally) by being able to table a competitive offer, but it's also used to pay for high profile Wallabies such as Pocock and Folau.

I was actually just about to... RA is apparently covering some of the costs of his deal. It could be they're trying to recoup those costs and roll back on the negative PR that's come with the signing... Or maybe Sua'ali'i wants out like Le Cheese just suggested. That is... if the story...

Riiiiight... So this whole time the Australian Rugby Foundation is just a front?

That makes sense...

How do you know those offers haven't been made... Against the highest paid Australian player in the world, and the captain of Australia's 2023 RWC team?

I can't imagine they would ever release those details, but considering the Australian Rugby Foundation has been the source of every other large contract signing and their involvement has been widely reported on in this case... I'd say it's a given. Going back to 2020 when they first courted...

Who wants a collar... https://www.rugby.com.au/news/brumbies-launch-2024-heritage-jersey-2024511

I would say that Valetini has been in quite good form in recent weeks... He's playing 80 mins, constantly getting over the gain line in his carries and just generally putting in a lot of good work. I thought Swinton also had a strong first half on the weekend.

He played there against Argentina last year... actually went pretty well - I wouldn't completely rule that out for him.

Was it... vaseline again?

Historically, two of the biggest fan bases and oldest rivalries in the AFL. 90,000+ crowd for their Friday night match last week.

Having both Carlton and Collingwood both up there for the first time in years is the AFL’s wet dream… Essendon are also in the eight…