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One could say that about Uni students...... in fact one has on numerous occasions, even when I was one.

Unless it is supressed as being sensitive commercial details.

Wasn't Ta'avao recruited during the Cheika reign and on the absolute recommendation of Ben Robinson? Don't get me wrong I agree fully with the sentiment. Especially when any deeper enquiry would have revealed he wasn't rated highly by people involved with the Blues.

Those who play the boys club game the best is what you mean, in every career and aspect of life. Its who you know not what, if we are truly honest.

Pick who ever you want, without genuine reform of the system it will not matter one jot. Whilst ever the NSWRU and QRU dominate with RUPA in the mix playing games to ensure the "elite" players get an inordinate amount of the proceeds nothing will change even if the new CEO (and other...

Apart from the time zone thing. That's a bit far fetched, in that case SARU could rightly require our game here to be played at 3am our time.

He has been there for the ride for a fair while and done not much to drive reform that we can see, and certainly his letter sheds no light. So at 1 minute to midnight he stands up. A bit late IMO. Funny how some people also think an interim board with RUPA and votes from the Unions would be...

I know what you are saying and do agree, but you are focussed totally on the now. The root of this problem and any solution begins with the sustainability of the game, not only on an individual team basis but nationwide. None of the Australian sides are sustainable. The competition as it was...

I am somewhat bemused (not amused in any way) at the angst that has so suddenly erupted over the last few months and is now reaching Vesuvius type levels. Quite a number of posters have been banging on about reform of management, the lack of real accountability, integrity in process and...

I had to wait for 4 (FOUR) cars today. Bloody traffic getting out of hand up here mate, might run for council to get some traffic lights put in. :)

SO we have had a banker (who certainly knew plenty about bonuses and severance packages), a software bloke (who ironically for an IT bloke didn't do shit in the online world or take Rugby to the new world or media content in any significant way) and now people want more "corporates"? Anybody...

Given the financial issues besetting Rugby throughout the country do you honestly think that finances were the real deciding factor regardless of what was presented in court. My experience is very different and the most plausible lies are the ones that get told. Decisions in organisations...

The resignation of various board members and executives will do nothing to really address the fundamental issues, in fact the big danger is that such resignations will allow a cover and a loss of momentum to real reform.

Fully understand Nutter, and like the passion. I watched the NZ sides this year in SUper more than I did the Australian sides because they played some good rugby. No Australian side played anything more than a 50 minute game this year, and that wasn't a complete rugby performance with so many...

30Ks is far apart? FFS this is Australia not the UK. I drive further to get the shopping.

A leader doesn't have to be liked, respect is essential though, and some schools of thought say that a leader being "liked" is not doing their job. In any case my point about the culture and the effects stands.

Any judiciary that is blind and accepts the usual bullshit. He cocks his arm clenched the fist and led with the shoulder, there is a massive difference between that, (ie. taking active intentional steps to actually create the result and effect) and a reckless act like what Smith did. The Rugby...

Quite likely given how poor the culture is reported to be in the Tahs and Wallabies, and from the evidence we have seen over the years. Perhaps we should ask Ben Mowen what happens to a leader how tries to encourage a better culture and some accountability.

It is not relevant. 4 weeks for a premeditated attack to the head v a reckless contact to a player in the air.

For sure he has, and that is easily seen in the brief exposure we can see in interviews, but its relevance is tempered by his ability to overcome the baggage of the past with other players. The comments from others and from himself to referees indicate that perhaps he has not regained the...