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Agreed. Look at the northern beaches, you have Wakehurst, Dee Why, Terry Hills and Collaroy basically surrounding clubs like Forest and Newport. In these areas you just don't have the population density to support that many clubs and something will eventually give. This area also supplies two...

All club presidents should get together and refuse to pay it. What are the ARU going to do...disband subbies. The last thing the ARU wants is more front pages on how poor they are at administering the game.

Sad reality is many clubs struggle to get 50% payment.

Subbies have given the heads up that they are no longer in a financial position to subsidize their co funding of Bill Pulver and his ARU National participation Fee. In 2017 struggling clubs will have to come up with $775 per team just to cover Bills 1st class airfares as he travels the globe...

The never to be selected again list that Cheika needs to implement before next weeks thrashing by England. Dean Mumm Henry Speight Stephen Moore (been a great career but it's time to go) Slipper Simmons (just lacks mongrel). I thought Douglas made an impact when he came on. Not convinced list...

This is the weakest Wallaby team in two decades. I will suggest that the Wallabies are in for a wake up call of where they sit in global rugbys pecking Order over the next two weeks. Any side Dean Mumm is in can only be described as weak. Cheika needs to pick on form and not legacy favourites...

Problem with NRC is that junior and suburban grassroots is taxed to fund it. Clearly not sustainable when only 400 people turn up to the final.

My understanding is 3 + 1 Colts Comp looking like: Hawkesbury Valley Oatley Barker Iggies St Ives Redfield OBs Epping Newport Brothers With a bye week for 9 teams

As in 3 grades and a Colts? Or has there been another change?

Sadly many in our game seem to be in denial about the health at grassroots. As I've said before Pulver thinks grassroots is Riverview vs Shore. Juniors and Subbies numbers are in long term decline and administrators appear to sit by and shrug their shoulders focussing on rep teams at the...

Sadly administrators from the ARU down have their head in the sand when it comes to trying to arrest the decline. In Sydney Junior rugby numbers are in free fall with the particular problem being from U10's and up. The SJRU persists with a Sydney wide comp which requires long travel in...

First up really interesting stats. Acknowledging it was up against AFL and NRL finals but these ratings are worse than I feared. Am I the only person fearing for the future of the game we love? Scheduling changes are a must. Versus ABs games should kick off at 7.00pm. (Kid friendly)...

Did anyone see TV ratings for Saturdays game?

1500!! I was sitting on the Hill and Ill be generous and say max 550. (We actually started counting and gave up after we counted 220 in the stands so if you add 300 from the Hill that feels about right). Fardy was certainly getting encouragement from the Hill, it was to get off the wing and...

Scott Fardy was terrible and looked completely disinterested. He spent most of the game on the wing and is either carrying an injury or a grudge. That said I'm a big fan and hope he gets back into the Wallaby squad. Whilst I'm on my soap box, who is charged with marketing this game? To my...

Just tuned into the Today show to see sport highlights. Sat through AFL and League finals highlights only then to go to EPL and then the weather. Not a peep about the Wallabies. The game sadly is all but dead to the broader general public.

I'd suggest a $10k bond would destroy many a club. The general rule of thumb in subbies lower Div is to try and finish the year with minimum $10k in the bank. This is getting harder with Bill Knobhead Pulver charging an ARU levy on clubs so he can give it to NRC clubs. Strangling grassroots...

The Kiwis are an exciting team with a strong centre piece and amazing ball skills from 1-23. They are clearly the best team in the world at present BUT, the refereeing last night was extremely poor. Constant infringements around the ruck, slowing the ball down either went unpunished or was...

Today's Manly Daily has an article that suggests Waverley played multiple 1st graders in its 2nd grade GF win over Forest on Saturday. Sour grapes or fact?

20/8/16. The day rugby sadly died in Australia. I will never again be venturing out to ANZ Stadium to watch that drivel. Sack the lot of them starting with Moore and Foley.