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I keep hearing about the brave new world for rugby in Australia under McLennan. Well here we are 2 days short of Christmas with little likely to happen for another 2 weeks/until next year and still no participation agreements or squads finalised/announced for 2021. So what else is new? 2 weeks...

Great to see Jake McIntyre out of quarantine and trying out his new WF blue kit.

I understand that at least 6 more signings still to come...........

I don't think that it's just the Waratahs as none of the SQAu squads appear final. RA have announced the fixtures for SRAu and the TT x-over comp mid-year. Has anyone heard any more about the finalisation of the participation agreement between RA and the SRAu franchises?? Until this is set...

Another success story for WA rugby pathway December 10, 2020 With a number of players returning home to represent the Western Force next year, it signified a poignant reminder of the success of the WA rugby pathway. But it’s not just a pathway for players that has been created. Earlier this...

Excellent signings. Lifts the announced squad to 34. Rising Argentinian Stars Join the Force December 7, 2020 The Western Force has added further World Cup and Tri-Nations experience to the squad with Argentina internationals Tomás Lezana (26yo - Back Row), Santiago Medrano (24yo - TH Prop)...

WESTERN FORCE PARTNER WITH O’NEILLS December 2, 2020 The Western Force is delighted to announce O’Neills, the international sportswear apparel company, as the club’s official kit supplier for the 2021 season. Read more.....(but not much more) Brands delivered by O'neills include: Under...

It's a bit hard to know at this stage. The team summaries in this "Rugby Discussion" section are currently indicating the following numbers: Brumbies - 34 Rebels - 29 Reds - 21 (+3 Devt squad) Waratahs - 23 Western Force - 31 There's obviously more to come for most of the teams.

WF hasn't finished recruiting - >10 more, including starting XV, still to come. Seems way too much time between announcements.

Future of Rugby Union in Australia - Senate Inquiry. Suggest read the submissions, 3 x public hearings and the report.

Quite correct - about 30 out of >120 and only post SRAu. Meanwhile the player exodus from Australia continues with some of Australia's top players being released for Sabbaticals in 2021 just to reduce the wages bill. My point is that Forrest's support for the WF and Rugby in WA has not wained...

Too much history. Read the Senate inquiry. No matter how much McLennan may try, with North and Clarke involved it's not going to happen with Forrest.

So now Wayne Smith continues with the dis-information and fake news. About on a par with "when are you going to stop beating your wife?". Andrew Forrest comes out and says that this is all BS - so the next commentary will be that he has spoken out too strongly. It's called deflection - RA and...

RA set to fund Western Force as franchise looks to complete unlikely return to the fold Tom Decent - Sydney Morning Herald - 28 November 2020 "Rugby Australia is set to agree to the Western Force's request for an equal share of broadcast revenue in next year's Super Rugby AU competition in a...

This thread seems as good a place as any for this news from WA as it is not directly linked to the Western Force. New RugbyWA boss, former Western Force and Wallaby star Nathan Charles Nick Taylor - The West Australian - Mon, 23 November 2020 Former Western Force and Wallaby hooker Nathan...

'I had almost resigned myself to the fact that I was looking at retirement' Rob Kearney will continue his foray into TV work before heading to join the Western Force in Perth. Sat, 14 Nov 2020 - The 42 “Very late on, mid-September, the Western Force came in and showed a little bit of...

The horse has bolted....most of these players are already off to Europe and/or Japan.

2020 season award winners November 14, 2020 The Western Force has recognised its most consistent players for the 2020 season at the annual Nathan Sharpe Medal awards dinner. Making his Super Rugby debut this season, Fergus Lee-Warner consistently stood out as one of the competitions best...

Very happy with the performance of the 4 players who are coming to the WF for 2021. Julian Montoya, 27yo Hooker, looks like a very mobile big forward - played >70 mins. Tomas Cubelli, 31yo SH, looks as good as ever and combined well with Sanchez - played >70 mins. Santiago Medrano, 24yo Prop...

It makes no sense for there NOT to be an equitable distribution of $$s to ALL clubs involved in SRAu. The WF may be privately owned but so is the Rebels. Andrew Forrest may be a philanthropist but his support of the WF is a business proposition aimed at ensuring that the WF is eventually...