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Why are you forcing Griffins or Kookaburra on Canberra team I am happy with UC/Vikings/ACT Rugby combo. The Vikings is the Vikings group of Clubs not necessarily the JID team. The Vikings were the sponsors for the ACT Shute Shield and Brisbane Premiership team and sponsors in ARC. Also there...

I disagree and believe using Rebels, Brumbies and force would infringe SANZAR rights and possible trademarks.

What I find strange is that the Waratahs/NSWRU are not involved in their local NRC franchises. Brumbies are part of the Vikings/UC consortium. Reds splitting between two QLD franchise. Rebels and Force driving the bus for Perth and Melbourne.

Why not wait to the Aus U20 trials in Canberra get to see Gunn QLD, Kane Koteka WA and Rowan Perry Vikings and the best of NSW.

Apparently there was a Reds A v Australian Barbarians. Does anyone know the teams or result for this.

With a contrarian view point I thought in the second quarter a Brumby player should have been Yellow Carded for repeated offences when ACT XV were attacking. I believe the ACT XV needed to have taken some penalty kicks. Instead of a scoreline 24-0 but 24-9 or 24-12 would have the Brumbies...

My reasoning that the contract for Super Rugby would still be in place and the ARU would not allow early release of players. These made it a toss up between Mowen and Murphy. Mowen would have more cache as former Wallaby captain.

I don't think there will be an arbitary allocation the ARU but the 3 Super franchises 'strongly encouraging' their contracted players to stay under their umbrella and be loyal not have to relocate short term.

Nice sentiment but if Balmain/Uni can pay for Chabal then the fiscal model is screwed as RUPA and ARU are trying to keep costs down from ARC days. Where does BOD money come from? Relocation costs is the worry, and probably why Force and Rebels will keep most of their contracted players in...

I did a rough calculation of a similar Wallaby squad of 32 with a third Hooker and Half Back. This had 2 from the Force (Cummins and McMeniman) and 3 from the Rebels (Smith, Higinbotham and Burgess). That the Force, Rebels and Brumbies could keep 18 contracted players as above but also let...

One of the decisions needing to be made is a rule on foreign players in this competition. This will be the Speight rule those players who have not played Test rugby or A and are permanently ineligible for the Wallabies are not eligible for the NRC. All others are expected to play as to not...

The point I was trying to make is that the current crop at the Reds are all roughly the same age with long futures in front of them. If they stay together there could be a potential missing champion or possible generation. Some turnover is good but wholesale turnover is not.

Was there an Under 20 trial between NSW and Victoria?

Coming back from a mid season ACL and didn't Scott Sio zoom ahead of Murphy and now the Smith twins and we do have to make room for Allan Ala'alatoa. That is three changes with Ita Vaea and Ben Mowen. In our great years we regularly turned over 7 players from rookies to veterans in a season.

Where is room for the generation coming through like Michael Gunn, Connor Mitchell, Lolo Fakaosilea and Brad Wilken. You may have to let a Quirk or Schatz go to a Rebels or Force or overseas.

Who is Joe Kamana listed in the trial?

Is Frank Winterstein on your radar apparently released by Bradford Bulls to play Rugby. Rugby League centre now Back row. Represented Samoa in RL.

Moli Sooaemalelagi is he still eligible for the Aus 20's or just missed it by one year

Staniforth heads young guns list Brumbies Union News DateNovember 9, 2013 Chris Dutton Tom Staniforth. Photo: Getty Images Super Rugby hopeful Tom Staniforth headlines the ACT under-20s team to play in a combined states knockout in preparation for the Australian trials. More than 70 players...

I am clutching at tenuous straws here's almost 11 with something to do with Australia Tom Murday formerly Force jnr, ACT Tugg Vikings and Reds Academy in Blues Extended squad Former Australian Touch player Benji Marshall Blues Son of Wallaroo Tawera Kerr-Barlow Chiefs Sister and Cousin of...