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On an extremely sad note, Sincerest condolences to the NZ U20 team - and Tana Umaga (JC's cousin) who is in Italy with the team on their coaching staff, following the tragic news about Jerry Collins overnight. Deepest sympathies with you all. The Hound

Caught the tail-end of an interview on ABC Grandstand last Saturday, driving home from work. Not sure of the ABC commentator's name - but she was interviewing Coach Thompson. IIRC correctly, he commented that he had had some input into the BaaBaa's team - and that he had a few of last year's...

Keeping it with the Canines.............. C'Dog - I suspect that is also the same gentleman that has also been a critical component of many PSSA Rugby squads over the years - and if memory serves was co-coach & manager of a successful Sydney North team that disposed of a pretty fair CIS team...

@Gibbo, If your assertions above (#289) are correct, then I unreservedly apologise. I may well have taken some of @Brian Westlake's comments at #261 on board in my comments - however, I did infer from your comment at #252 "that 7 out of 10 are Gordon Juniors" as implying some sort of...

To refer back to @Gibbo’s grenade at #250….and subsequent commentary. In my personal experience, there have been elements of a number of the comments made thus far that seem a reasonable and plausible response to such a grenade. The one thing that I will question until the cows come home –...

An interesting , and well written (IMHO) article ! I wonder if anyone's listening / reading from atop the ivory tower at St Leonards ........ Surely it's time for a bit of common sense to prevail.

LG, Wasn't there some mention / contemplation of the Kiwi U20's having a match against the Aus team, prior to the matches in Italy ? With F1J1 there as well maybe, might then be able to carry the mantle of an International Championship.....?

I note that one of the elements of the "result" is that all parties ( from an SJRU perspective, anyway) are to meet in March - with a view to commence working on detemining the anticipated 2016 year costs and how they can best be met. This is a laudable task - and if they can get it completed...

Dinga I think Mr Fisher is currently President of SJRU....but if he has managed to negotiate this minefield successfully, perhaps he is worthy of a seat at the NSWRU table.......

The keen Hound nose is itching.......... An interesting information release from SJRU might be in the offing..... Hopefully some good news to get the 2015 season underway for grass roots rugby in Sydney. The Hound

BH, A (usually) reliable snout has indicated that SJRU communicated to Clubs last weekend - "that many issues had been resolved - but not all - and that they would be issuing a further update / statement sometime this week" I believe this was also linked to a communication from the "ARU Rugby...

Copied from NSW Subbies Thread - for relevance here as well. The hairs on the tail are bristling... I believe that the Chairman of Subbies has recently ( ie today) forwarded a scathing letter to the ARU regarding the implementation of the NIL & NPF fopr 2015 - and I suspect will have...

The hairs on the tail are bristling......... I believe that the Chairman of Subbies has recently ( ie today) forwarded a scathing letter to the ARU regarding the implementation of the NIL & NPF fopr 2015 - and I suspect will have significant support from Sydney & Country Junior RU's, and NSW...

Whilst there has been some chatter on this page about other matters - perhaps some "positive" marketing & comments don't go astray either... Compliments to the Tahs Management & Players - who were seen recently at Randwick Childrens Hospital giving some Xmas presents to some of the children...

Not withstanding the comments on these pages about Messrs Pulver & Hawker.....(at the end of they day, they carry the can as CEO & Chairman) But can anyone confirm whether there was a committee / working party who came up with this new policy / costs arrangement - and if so what sort of...

Chris Mc, Re the issue of "doing weights" as a 15-17YO - IIRC - it seemed to be more of an issue with doing "unsupervised" weight training, possibly aiming at "improving" the "pretty boy" muscles etc. Again, I am reasonably sure that there was a place where doing weights was relevant, and...

Interesting if true.......... One wonders if the AFL ponied-up some $$$ out of their reportedly (anecdotally, at least) very large marketing budget to gain a foothold at Shore.....

In the Illawarra, I believe (- Win Stadium ?)

Rest assured Mr Trout...........if you had been at Manly Oval yesterday, you would realize that there is a rather significant difference between Scots - or ANY GPS 1st XV side - and a SS First Grade team ! Let all of the boys enjoy their schoolboy rugby..........for what it is worth.

Following on from the Captain at #2078.... It is extremely disappointing when people who can hide behind their monikers on GAGR post items about a referee and go so far as to name & question his performance. It is just as bad as naming a player IMHO ( and on these threads the players are KIDS...