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In the post game show for the Reds game on the weekend I was gobsmacked to hear Tim Horan make a massive mistake and say (paraphrased) the ARU has to fund the grass roots, that is where players are developed, let them play every week with some old heads and learn, a few games in the NRC will not...

Don't agree fully with the post Half but the sentiment totally. The rules in the amateur days and early Pro days were less conducive to the myth that "running" rugby is than they are today. Remember for instance that kicking the ball dead in goal back then resulted in a 22 drop out. No the laws...

Breaking News - NSW Waratahs team to be arrested on arrival at Sydney airport for multi-million dollar fraud, NSW Police spokesperson - "They have been masquerading for a few years now as Professional sports people and have obtained massive unearned benefits from that."

Add in a stagnant economy for most workers (largely -ive wages growth when compared to CPI and for a large proportion of the market disposable income is falling. Obviously this means luxury items come under pressure and when that luxury item has been a source of more angst than pleasure the...

I have no rugby politics. I am not an affiliate of any club and have not been a member of any club since my Uni days. I sponsor some rugby team/s from time to time through my business, but I am NOT a member or affiliate. I simply do not have the time. I am actually a neutral who grew up in...

To start with the ARU has to go, along with the NSWRU and the QRU and the game simply has to be administered centrally for cost reduction, efficiency and by an truly independent commission/board whatever. The political games, predominantly between Qld and NSW have been to the detriment of the...

Condescending? BELIEF in NSW cardigans by which I assume you mean anybody running the NSWRU? Me have belief in the management of Rugby in Australia for anything except draining it of its very life and playing stupid games. to maintain there own positions?

You do understand that money AND opportunity AND goodwill is still being invested in this venture instead of a real developmental pathway? How many hundreds attended the Final last year? How many attended their local clubs games? Have a look at how many are attending the local games this...

Its accurate. I have never made any secret of the fact that with no base it is my belief that the NRC is doomed. That view has not changed by anything I have seen in terms of the games themselves or the numbers supporting the competition. All it is doing is burning capital in terms of...

Amazing that Coach Wessells is using Peter Grant in an effective ball running game. From a 10 considered by most to be a limited kicking type suited to10 man rugby. No doubt the Force are the best coached side in the Australian Conference.

I don't believe in the "calling out of the "poor" decisions of the referee's. There is much implied in that "calling out" statement. Sure discuss the actual interpretation and application of the Laws as appropriate, but "calling out" no. Case in point is Mumm's lifting clean out. It was seen...

My thoughts. The Tahs actually played pretty well for 40 minutes. Why take the starting players off for units that are no where near as good after half time. I understand Kepu was injured but McDuling offered nothing, Hegarty, I just don't understand what he offers at all, and Ryan. The...

Whilst true, you need to remove the referee from the equation and given the pedantic nature of the accidental offside calls earlier it was a given this would be yellow.

Yes I was told but wont drop anybody in the shit. Suffice to say an effective leadership group and coaching staff would've addressed it and that is another reason why I have no faith in Moore, Simmons and other "senior" players as leaders. Though the coaching group can undermine said Senior...

One thing that I did not last night was the default Wallabies Captain getting a pat on the head and losing his bottle to start a push and shove with a forearm to Coleman's face. The bloke is not a starting Hooker for the Wallabies on form and is perhaps the worst Wallabies Captain in the modern...

I won't name names, but interesting that in December last year I was talking with a mate who is a current player (and after a few too many beers) when discussing this years Super comp, I made the point that the Brumbies would struggle without a top 10, and I thought the Reds would be best placed...

Sacking Stiles is not an answer except paying out another few contracts. The Reds like the rest of Australian Rugby are reaping the crop sown by the ARU and State Unions since the advent of Professionalism. The systems have been "professional" only in the payments to everyone involved and the...

The reference to lads seen on Tuesday next was about any single "X" player but there have been a few who continually acted in a poor manner over time and were treated with what would seem to most inequitably in comparison to players not as skilled shall we say "M" (mediocre) players. This goes...

I have been saying it for ages, the "capture" of the actual rugby fan base of people who are already involved with the game is abysmal. Of the blokes I know still playing the game only a small percentage have Fox and being in a regional area very few of us get to the city to watch Super games...

In that case you would need to spell them with the English version as well. Do you also refuse to pronounce friend's names correctly?