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The points system for 2012 is in the round 1 Rugby News (pages 20 and 21) which you can access on the Rugby News website. As an international Horne counts as 20 points but as he has 5 years service at Souths (I think) he qualifies for a 100% points discount so he has 0 points. So Souths...

Yes, I agree with your maths. I'm not sure how many points Rob Horne has but there is a rumour that he is playing so they may swap him for Pakalani to reduce the points. In the game against Eastwood Metcher replaced Heather very early in the first half which meant that Souths had 109 points on...

Interesting to look at the player points from last weekend (keeping in mind that the maximum allowed is 100): Norths = 65 + 30 (bench) = 95 Eastwood = 62 + 24 = 86 Parramatta = 29 + 9 = 38 Manly = 55 + 18 = 73 (Note: I've assumed they were all fresh reserves, but they may not have been) Sydney...

Lovely turn of phrase Hugh! You should be writing for Rugby News (if it survives?)!

There's obviously arguments both ways. I'm happy either way as long as there's logic in the decision and some benefit to Australian rugby. The ABC on Saturday referred to the fact that the Brumbies wouldn't allow Cam Crawford to play for Norths even though he's completed his commitments with...

As a matter of interest, which players did Manly not get back from the Brumbies this year as a result of Jake White deciding they had to play in the Kent Cup instead of the Shute Shield?

It's worth considering who wrote this article. This guy makes his living out of inventing stories like this and reporting ridiculous unsubstantiated rumours that you never hear any more about. In my opinion, it's not worth reading anything he writes! As far as Rugby News is concerned, I don't...

Thanks Keithy for pointing this out, and I'd recommend everyone who's been criticising the Gordon players to read the explanation on the Gordon website. On the assumption it's true, I'm satisfied that the players and the club did their best to take the field.

Good to see the ARU promoting the Shute Shield finals series on their website --- NOT! Not a mention of it. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe it was the ARU who wanted the SS season reduced in length? If they've taken such an interest (?) you'd think the finals series would at least get a...

I believe the annual budget for a club with 7 items (4 grade, 3 colts) is closer to $1m. According to the story in the local paper, Randwick's financial problems were at least partly due to an expensive renovation carried out to create a smokers area adjacent to the poker machine lounge and...

I believe Jeff was talking about the licenced club.

Apparently Kelly was selected from a field of 15 candidates. I believe Randwick still has a policy of only appointing coaches who have played for the club. Anyone else think it could be time to scrap this idea?

Someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but my understanding of the "restraint of trade issue" is that the person has to be able to demonstrate that they earn the majority of their income from that source. Not sure too many Shute Shield players could claim that. By the way, it was suggested on the...

Given that most of the clubs are struggling financially they would need significant funds from somewhere to fly their players around to the intersate venues ie same problem the ARC faced.

Fair enough! BTW, surely Glen Christini is a shoo in for coach of the year?

It would also be nice if the SRU reacted to the criticism that's been voiced over the last couple of years about the method of selecting the grounds for the playoff series to ensure the games are either played at neutral grounds or at least the team which finished higher on the ladder has the...

I'll concede I haven't been to Merrylands this year so things may have changed since last year, but my criticism is from a spectator's viewing perspective. Yes there is some undercover seating (with no backs on the seats) as long as you don't mind having half the field obscured by the camera...

It doesn't seem as though the SRU is expecting much interest in the 8 team playoffs given the grounds they've selected for some games! Qualifying Finals Saturday, August 25 - Woollahra Oval [poor viewing facilities for spectators; hope the ground is in better shape this year] Saturday August...

City v Country game....yawn! 8 team playoffs....yawn!

So does that mean that Easts have recorded 9 red cards / citings with guilty verdicts across their 7 teams so far this year? If that's the case then I withdraw my comment that the docking of points was harsh. I thought it included yellow cards which can be somewhat subjective and inconsistent...