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I think your idea of solid, Breakdown, was relating to not getting beaten badly, but I think (and I may be mistaken) that TD was referring to solid in terms of numbers - able to field a team each week so not needing to forfeit seasons. I also think there is an emphasis on schoolboy talent and...

Gotta feel for those schoolkids they found to sit in the front row - can't be easy or comfortable wearing footy shorts while sitting cross-legged for however long it took to get a photo they were happy with. Also it looks like the first standing row (the middle one) has their hands behind...

Vindictive little prick, aren't you.... I've been giggling at this comment for the past 10min. Well played.

A favourite tradition of mine at the club is the Thursday night naming of the Team of the Week from the weekend before. The TotW is voted for by the coaches and is always made up of members of every team from the 2nd Colts 3 team to Prem Colts, Women and 5th grade to Prem grade. The votes from...

You'll want to go on at least one tour to UK or US before you switch back. Trust me.

As a Queenslander I am always relieved when others grant us underdog status. It's so refreshing for supporters to be so willing to place the pressure of expectation on their own side. You're a good person Brumby Runner!

I see the league comparison now; thanks for that. In terms of rugby union though, there are 8 Reds players that I can recall from twitter who are driving cars provided by sponsors. This isn't considered under the salary cap for the Reds. So in that regard there's a significant difference between...

Looking for more info. I think Breakdown has raised an interesting point re what will be included in the audit, but I'm trying to understand where s/he is coming from re the Kings scholarships. The above posts outline where I'm struggling. Apologies if it sounds defensive - I don't know...

Breakdown when you say a number it sounds like you mean a number in addition to those on the scholarship information. How many players over the last two years (arbitrary - you can go back further if need be) have been recipients? And how is it paid? eg does the student get the money in hand...

Taulagi is a Kiwi with Samoan heritage (Auckland born and bred), so while he could get a Samoan passport, he has a Kiwi one now.

Stress reaction - on the way to a fracture but not there yet. Getting it early so it's fixed for trials etc.

http://www.kings.uq.edu.au/_literature_67339/King's_College_Scholarships @breakdown on the (publicly available) scholarship info, the scholarship I think you're referring to is to the UQ Rugby Academy. There are two available. Unlike the rest of the Kings scholarships on offer, the...

Sorry- I was referring to the fact that Brett Picone is their manager. Not coaching credentials necessarily. I'd imagine your manager being a coach could be quite influential in club selection.

On the hashtags TD - how much do you think is attributable to $$ and how much to Brett Picone coaching at GPS?

Agreed - so why not start small using state unions rather than up to 10 brand new teams and more than 200 players? Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk

Let's not forget that Premier Grade was supposed to be the Third Tier. That's why the Qld comp had Gold Coast Breakers and Sunshine Coast Stingrays: two ostensibly rep teams that only competed in Premier Rugby. We may as well go back to First Grade in Brisbane Club comp etc. If Premier Grade is...

Sorry Crashy, I think my point was unclear. I wasn't advocating throwing money at the Premier Rugby clubs. I meant instead to question their capacity to (even in combination with third parties) generate the income required to field a team. I was advocating the sides being run through the...

I think that Fox's contribution is televising the games for free - supplying the cameras, labour, commentators, airtime etc. hence only the one game per week. It's a big commitment from them, still. The cost of the actual competition is being met by the potential teams - as stated above they...

I've held off until I saw an announcement and some detail. To say I'm disappointed in the level and type of detail released would be an understatement. I was at a lunch where Tony Shaw (QRU Pres) was speaking and he was unequivocally against the proposed comp from a QRU and a club standpoint -...

Looks like the match is NOT a goer. http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8768053