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The problems are that the standard of football is below what I would expect from full-time professionals and the competition makes it impossible for all but the most rusted on fans to become involved. Price only comes into it because the product is a dud and it can't sustain interest...

The players are leaving now.

The NRC in it's current format isn't satisfying anything. Again, in NZ playing a competition at that time of the year works. Starting a football competition in Australia at the same time as AFL and NRL start their finals is doomed. I'd also note that the teams in your NPC are longstanding...

The problem being that the needs of each of those three bodies are quite different, thus any solutions will be reluctant compromises which may not really suit anybody. This seems to have been what has occurred over the past decade. I think it goes without saying that a largely (or all)...

Waratahs barely drew 10,000 to the first game of rugby at the new Western Sydney stadium. Crowd no doubt bolstered by a few people who would have gone to go to a game at the ground and see what it was like. Also there was a Shute Shield match played as a curtain raiser which would have brought a...

A number of people would have gone just to go to a game at the new stadium. Take them out and the crowd is even worse. Almost zero promotion of the game by NSWRU. Waratahs now disappear into the middle of the night for two weeks, then have an away game in Brisbane, then play the Jaguares in...

Not sure if that excuse is valid anymore. Waratahs drew 15,681 to the Reds match at the SCG this year Crowds for Rebels and Crusaders matches at the SCG remain unnounced, which in Waratahland means that they were less than 10,000. Note the link to the website below how many games listed as...

Official crowd last night 10,605 - we're almost getting to four figure crowds.

To give an example of where Super rugby is in terms of mainstream media, you only have to go to channel 7 news last night. Jim Wilson goes through AFL, NRL, English soccer then says "in rugby the Waratahs play tonight at the new western Sydney Stadium" he then gives a 30 second summary of the...

Caught most of the second half when I came home. First half of super rugby I've watched for a while and the standard seems quite low for a competition made up of full-time professional players. The Waratahs structure is worse than anything since the nadir of Hickey/Foley. I think Marto...

Yes, I'm not sure what world he's been living in if he thinks what he did was anything other than a yellow card. FFS, these guys are getting paid big dollars for this.

Indeed AV. Joeys don't do anything "mini". They go everywhere en masse (usually in coaches). I spent a weekend in Dubbo about 25 years ago for a mates wedding (Joeys old boy) and we stayed at the Castlereagh Hotel, which I think was owned by a Joeys Old Boy at that time. By the look of...

Channel 7 news tonight had 30 seconds or so of SS highlights Uni v Woodies, with a summary by Jim Wilson. Nothing on the super rugby except to say that they were playing tonight. A sign of where the professional game is in the mainstream media.

Well done Woods, Other results: Norths 22 def Manly 15 Warringah 25 def Gordon 13 Wests v WSTB playing now at Western Sydney Stadium before the Waratahs

I'm at bit concernred about the bloke who still has a light blue jumper and socks. Is he a winger or something?:)

The grounds at Stanmore in first rate condition for the start of the rugby season.

Once the Northern Rays ceased to be, the whole thing has passed me by too.

Apologies, I was going off the SS fixtures and results page which shows Uni Oval. https://www.shuteshield.com/fixtures/

Games for today: Norths v Manly at NSO Rats v Gordon at Rat Park Uni v Woodies at Uni Wests v WSTB at Western Stadium (tonight) Randwick def Easts 23-15 on Thursday Manly will need to improve to beat Norths - on current form Norths should win Rats to beat Gordon - Rat Park in a...

You're probably right Dave, it's been a while since it all happened. The farsighted vision of the 4 northen clubs owning and running the Northern Rays has long since disappeared. A pity.