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Rod has pace but unfortunately he has to be in open space. He lacks the capacity to use his acceleration to compensate for a lack of mass to generate force in contact. He also has a poor understanding and application of game skills and tactics. On Friday night he made a tackle in the SW corner...

The myth of tradition will always yield to the commercial reality. Competitions cost money and quality competitions cost lots of money. Rugby Aus Inc. has limited funds and the majority of its affiliate base rely on central funding being doled out. The only real option for a new competition of...

Lots of ideas. The only model that has real industry credibility across football codes that cross regional borders in that of the Heineken Cup (Rugby), Champions League (Soccer). We would have set weekends where local comps have a break and this competition is played based on qualification from...

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/sydney-university-slam-governing-body-20120313-1uyjw.html How do the 2 comps compare in the areas he is complaining about???

Sunnybank went down 40 - 29 to Rebel Rising. Good result as the Dagons could not take a full strength team due to work commitments. Game was close (21 -17 just after HT) but when the younger players came on (all 24 players used) the budding Melbourne professionals scored 2 late tries. Good...

Maile is at Sunnybank and Curtis is at Uni.

I think when they were last televised the QRU told the Premier Clubs that it cost $5K a game 18 Rounds Plus 3 Finals = $105K One of the great things was that people in Qld Country saw the games as well It was the only free to air coverage of Rugby I would not be surprised if AFL grab the spot...

Reported in the paper that ABC are no longer televising QCup. One would hope the QRU have been quick to lock in the services of the one and only OB van at the ABC to telecast Premier Rugby before AFL secure it.

QCup League is sponsored by Intrust Super, NEAFL by Powerade (Coke), QSL by Hyundai. The only code without a sponsor is Rugby, and yet the Reds are enjoying public and corporate sales well above that of the elite teams in the other codes. Will be interesting to watch the progress as the strategy...

Brisbane Fiji won the PBC 10s Open Division 38 - 17 against Sunnybank Breakers won the Colts 19 - 5 against Sunnybank

Rebels are privately owned and have very right to have profits as a higher priority. The Rebels ran a top notch coaching conference in Melbourne last weekend in conjunction with the Auckland game. No member union has done anything of the same quality since 1997 in Queensland. Harold Mitchell...

Any trial news from clubs? Breakers and Sunnybank at PBC 10s this weekend. Sunnybank play FNC next Saturday 25/2; Rebels Rising in Melbourne on Friday 2/3 and Tuggeranong on Saturday10/3.

Sunnybank undefeated in both Open and U20 Divisions at PBC 10s on Day 1. Prems play Breakers in SF while U20 play Breakers in Final tomorrow. The Women's Division was cancelled as Sunnybank was the only entrant. Any news/results from Crescent Head yet????

Sunnybank have been investing $50K+ in 7s for the last 2 years and the investment is well worth while. A proper 7s program highlights individual skill in a way that 15s can't. While most people were sceptical when the investment was initially made it is now a key part of the clubs recruitment...

Where do clubs get the money from? Well there are a number of strategies. One is that they usually just spend everything they have and not pay their bills and have a good season before going broke and very quickly fading. Symptoms of this are changes in club committee members, movement of high...

Only Sunnybank who have 280 machines, Palm Beach Currumbin on the Gold Coast who have about 20 machines and Rockhampton Rugby who have 6. There are no other licences held by clubs in Queensland. Compared to other sports Rugby really missed the oportunity when the laws changed in Queensland in...

http://www.rugby.com.au/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=kE4KFqngC9w%3d&tabid=1684 Page 32 of the ARU Annual Report outlines historical numbers from 2005 - 2010. The increases are not actually in people playing competitive, regular Rugby but are in school kids undertaking one-off gala days such as...

I think that Sunnybank and the Vikings will play for the title this year instead on the 10th March at Sunnybank.

Hansen and Smith are two of the smartest Rugby brains you will meet. Steve built the Crusaders from the ground overseeing their development programs and recruitment in the 90s. He may not have the gloss of a lot a hollow test coaches but have no doubt they have the best man. Remember, while he...

Have known him for over 20 years. Had a great love of Rugby (and all sport). Was a great MC at functions, especially if you were hiring him professionally. A great loss and another person who was robbed of the joy of later life. Thoughts are with his family.