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    Declining participation and ARU plans for the future

    TWAS Don't disagree with most of what you posted. However, as you point out even today there are divisions. Can I ask you a straight up question. Do you think the NRC will develop into a meaningful national competition within say 4 years. While I accept that soccer and rugby grassroots...
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    Declining participation and ARU plans for the future

    Lindommer re your post at the top of the page Agree on talks were held back in 2006 and further agree about the Wicks, Woodies etc not jumping on board. Additionally accept and acknowledge the damage and white anteing that took place. What I don’t accept is all of Rugby was involved and I...
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    Declining participation and ARU plans for the future

    The Times are a changing, some time back everyone throught I should be sent to the funny farm, today most seem to agree more or less we need sooner rather than latter a national domestic competition. Waits for massive reaction to this as I have held this back as it means looking at doing...
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    Declining participation and ARU plans for the future

    Wam & Brave H First we don't need the top AFL or soccer guy, just good executives within their ranks. Lyle Gorman, set up the Mariners and got their COE off the ground, went to FFA as head of the A-League and turned the A-League around, he set up WSW, and is now at the basket case that was...
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    Australian Rugby Development Centre

    ^^^^ Braveheart I don't think anyone is questioning the need for such a facility. I think most believe a proper process was undertaken to choose Moore Park. Further most I think believe it will be well managed and attached to UTS and with two shared playing fields again most believe it...
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    Australian Rugby Development Centre

    You could also add Eastwood had that outer Western Sydney University called Macquarie and the North Ryde Industrial Estate said to be the biggest IT centre in the southern hemisphere with over 40, 000 of the highest paying jobs in Australia and over 50 of the worlds top IT and Medical companies...
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    Declining participation and ARU plans for the future

    Quick RRRRRRRR those meetings and arguments about the local district team and direction. OMG I can recall three teams combined into one and each team telling council they had a team. I can recall when parents arrived with little to no rugby knowledge, how they were kinda made aware of...
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    Australian Rugby Development Centre

    In all fairness it looks a excellent facility and we have to assume they will manage it well.
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    Australian Rugby Development Centre

    Add the Mac Uni "The Middle of Nowhere" fields as SFC are leaving.
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    Declining participation and ARU plans for the future

    Quick I could be some would argue differently are mad. We have to make a start and we need to break into schools, all schools and get in before league. Please look at the link I posted about from the boss. the link again http://www.billturnersoccer.com.au/about If we started a boys and...
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    Australian Rugby Development Centre

    It looks an excellent training centre and I am sure it will be used well. Whether it should have been Eastwood very hard to say, I assume are both proposals were analysed a decision had to be made and we can only assume Moore park was the better option.
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    Declining participation and ARU plans for the future

    Let me start this post with my admiration for those rusted on hard core posters who have been through thick and thin. While rugby has always been my number one sport, my life circumstances has resulted in me being exposed to a number of sports. Chiefly as “She Who Must Be Obeyed” is fairly...
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    Declining participation and ARU plans for the future

    Strew / Wam / Gnos If I am reading your posts correctly we are in a non reversible down-would spiral that can be slowed down but not stopped. I guess I am saying we are heading towards this point and you are saying we are past this point. Or have I not fully understood your posts.
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    Declining participation and ARU plans for the future

    wamberal You make some reasonable points. I don't have faith in SANDAAZA to look after our local district issues and its from our local districts all else essentially flows. I don't have faith neither in the ARU as it is currently to be in any position to develop pathways and quality...
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    Declining participation and ARU plans for the future

    Most would be aware of my thoughts in that we need to take back control of our domestic competition. Run the Tri nations and other international as we do now. I am not alone in this view although I admit to be being very much in the minority. The current ARU position is to work through...
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    Rugby TV Ratings 2016

    Strew The rating seem better than the same time last year. The NRC will be interesting given such a low overall Super Rugby finish by our sides.
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    Waratahs 2017

    WorkingClassRugger Sorry to disappoint, even the pigs tell us half’s to tell em what to do. Sometimes against a weaker team, you feel a tad sorry towards the tiresome poor things they are, as they try and make up for their in-adequateness, however their feeble attempts when as I said the half...
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    Waratahs 2017

    True. But the pigs needed to be told what to do, as they are by nature lazy and dumb, and that's my side. For the other side they love the odd nip to the ankles, or studs by [accident always] dragged along there back calf mussels as the get up. Yappy of course, my nick name in one side was...
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    Waratahs 2017

    I am sure there is a law against this.
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    Declining participation and ARU plans for the future

    7083 If its money then we are doomed. Dru has a point, but equally our community engagement seems when compared not at the level of other codes. Back to money and it is important, our earnings per Super team are when compared to League and AFL low. 60 million over 5 teams is 12 million per...
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