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Tigers Tale what an interesting place your mind must be. You are happy to throw a bit of chat around but then get upset when people ask you to back it up with evidence or say something about Easts that you don't like. As for your beloved Easts, you have every right to be proud of what they...

The University Comp idea was from RUPA. Greg Harris, current RUPA CEO, has a strong history with University sport from his time at Sydney Uni.

That's a really good signing for the Eagles. If he can have a bit of free reign to do what he wants I can see them improving. I have always felt that Norths are in a good location to grow and become a threat. They need to get some corporate support behind them so they can deliver a successful...

This was actually the year Garrick returned from his 2 seasons with the Crushers. He was pretty handy in this game.

I read the comp rules and it's not mentioned anywhere. Seems odd that they would have secret rules about the comp. They do have a directive from the Board that no QRU staff can coach at Clubs. Maybe they should enforce that one.

While it is a nice theory I think that scholarships will only happen if clubs develop relationships with universities on there own for a mutual benefit. Why would Sydney Uni go outside their own club and help the opposition. They are in it for their good not anyone else's. In Brisbane I...

Where is this rule? And do you have a definition of player payments? Also what's to stop a club member paying a player directly?

One of the problems is that people are too interested in their own backyard, their club, rather than the game as a whole. Some clubs won't make it for a number of reasons including finances, facilities and performance. There is no real way to engage these people into a 3rd tier comp. One of my...

I'm sure a leg in the south of France would attract a few people through the gate.

Uni only receive Dougherty points for 1 of their Colts 2 teams. The idea of the Club championship is to reward the most successful club across the board. All the clubs know how the points system works. If they choose not to field teams in some grades then they know it will reduce their chances...

I was in Fiji over the weekend and there was a story in the paper about Fiji being in with a shot of hosting a leg of the IRB tour. Would be interesting if it was to fill the spot of the South America leg that never happened or take over from another tournament in the area, if the second option...

I'm not saying he doesn't have a long history with Easts, just that he isn't an Easts Wallaby as he isn't registered with the Club in the season he became a Wallaby. Peter Hynes played all of his junior rugby at Sunnybank, and some of his senior rugby too, but he is a Uni Wallaby as that is...

Surely it should favour the clubs with money and resources. If we want a viable comp we need to have some way of funding it. If clubs are looking for a handout to participate then it will be a financial blow out. Brothers seem to be on the up financially. They made a good profit last year.

Mowen plays his club rugby for Tuggeranong not Easts. I thought you guys lived in the present?

That was a PR stunt in my opinion. Trying to keep Balmain relevant and in the press so members and sponsors see value in the club.

So is he studying psychology? If so he'd be really hand for Aust rugby in a few years. I think an academy spot would be good for him. Allow him to develop in a professional program while still playing in the comfort of his club environment. Also he'd be well in the mix for Aust U20's.

It all depends on what you include in the budget. If you are just looking at Rugby related expenses or if the club has a bar or gaming. Also if the Club is a senior club, a junior club or a combined club. In Brisbane I would say a senior rugby program would run around $330K.

When it was in Adelaide it was on close to Easter. I guess the issue now is that it's not the ARU who decides when the event is on it's the IRB. Maybe they could swap with Las Vegas. The other thing to take into account is that the club sevens program in Australia is Sept-Nov. Should we...

I went out and watched the Women's final at Ballymore on Saturday at 8:30am. It was well worth the effort as it was an enthralling game. The defence on show was something else and that was reflected in the score line with Redlands coming out on top 7-6 over the previously undefeated Sunnybank...

I think the Reds do a really good job with their vids but I'd love the brand to have a fresh look in 2014 to coincide with the changing of the coach. I think as a brand they could be a bit fresher and younger. In the past it has been very serious and I felt that was a good fit with Links...