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Interesting article and it could have implications for Aus rugby and players image rights https://www.theroar.com.au/2020/06/03/has-south-african-rugby-let-the-genie-out-of-the-bottle/

But is he a winger? I thought he was a quite small 15 or a 10, so as Beale's replacement is the only viable spot and I think alphabet will be there anyway (if he can learn to tackle)

Cheika speaks truth https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rugby-union/fallout-with-ra-came-after-proposing-super-rugby-overhaul-cheika-20200522-p54vj1.html

Not bothered about Lucas (we have a good stock of promising backs), but Hockings & Rodda would be massive upgrades

I said earlier in this thread the Aus teams playing the NRC would be my ideal, promotion and relegation, home and away, a 5.30 & 7.30 game each Friday and Saturday night Quality, hard rugby, you could even see the Force starting in 2nd Div

1/ Get stakeholders to actually commit to a common goals - ie the Wobs winning 2/ Set realistic breakeven budgets for each team 3/ Set up player pools for fringe players like the Kiwis - less talent warehousing 4/ Centrally contracted players to play where told - if we have only two decent...

I have always thought rugby should be modelled on the Cricket model That is everything below the national team is designed to break even at best and at worst not bleed badly Revenue (if any) comes from the Wobs

Beale gone

Gordon is the questionable one out of those three, he just doesn't do enough, I thought Harrison would be a chance, he has been a diamond amongst the turds and to me, the 2nd best 10 out of the Aus sides

The media deal negotiations look a tad difficult, you need competition to drag up the price, Foxtel are f*cked https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/foxtel-lays-off-sports-staff/

Well, it is give RA more power if we agree with the plan and they don't have a women telling us what to do, because we know OK?

https://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/121362550/all-blacks-dominance-would-end-if-they-gave-up-super-rugby-says-ben-darwin?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Good piece from Ben Darwin, it adds the another component to the mix, cohesion, and makes me wonder for all the whining about...

Agreed, it is always about getting the team balance right I just get annoyed with the constant focus on "x" weaknesses and not what they contribute. Quade at his evil best made you not care that he couldn't tackle (neither could Mehrtens and many foreign poster claimed Larkham was a speed...

Beale has that quite rare skill in Aus rugby of being able to see opportunities well before anyone else And as to "significant skills missing" that is the norm for Aus rugby players, the complete footballer is rare as unicorn shit

Whilst dodging the bullshit petty politics that infests RA and putting out the media fires as "x" whinges

A bit of both, although I would guess Scott Johnson was more about the coaching set up. He is a good operator and the best thing she did

I still think the Aus teams join the ITM cup (rename it to whatever some clowns will pay for), let there be promotion and relegation (the Force start in Div 2) home and away, over a full season ie starts in March and finishes in September. Let Aus & Kiwis play for whoever they want I would...

Rennie has a free hit for about 18 months, this whole season is a write off

Agreed, but you first assume the arsehole is wrong and if you did think the same, you first question your own assumptions

Kearns is currently in my Alan Jones quadrant Anything he promotes, my initial response is the say "f*ck off you c*nt" the opposite must be true