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Hopefully the first of many announcements over the next coupla months. https://thewest.com.au/sport/western-force/peter-grant-and-marcel-brache-commit-to-new-western-force-era-ng-b88736911z

Hopefully the first of many announcements in February. https://thewest.com.au/sport/western-force/peter-grant-and-marcel-brache-commit-to-new-western-force-era-ng-b88736911z

Obviously there is still things happening in the background regarding the IPRC. http://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/2131430/id-consider-playing-hong-kong-andrew-forrests-indo-pacific Matt Hodgson evidently has details of >400 players interested in playing in the new teams when the...

Hang in there Shiggins. Word on the street is for some major announcements from the Western Force/Minderoo very soon.

Not clever and poignant - just a fact of life when viewed from the WA perspective. In June 2016 Pulver advised the WA rugby fans that: "From an Australian Rugby point of view, it’s not only essential that we continue to support RugbyWA and the Western Force but to ensure the game remains strong...

It's not just the rugby fans in WA...... Excellent feedback today from Hans Sauer, President of Rugby WA: "It would be naïve for Ms Castle to believe that we will ever be able to forgive or forget. Naturally we don't have any axe to grind with her, the slate can never be wiped clean. For the...

The utterances of the EARU's new CEO go from bad to worse. From FoxSpots today (in the article where she talks about the Karmichael Hunt situation): Castle said she hadn’t yet spoken to Andrew Forrest, who wants to start an Indo-Pacific competition in 2019, though RA representatives had been...

Appears to be very much an interim measure for 2018..... New-look Force on verge of signings The West Australian13 Jan 2018Nick Taylor "The new Western Force will recruit high-profile players for both their National Rugby and Indo Pacific Championship teams. A hit list of signings has been...

KHunt has form - we all know that. I some circles I'm known as the 'smiling assassin' or the 'hanging judge' as 3 strikes and you're out. Slow learners should not benefit from the lack of correct action from those in charge of our great game. When KHunt is found guilty - as he will be - surely...

I’ve been stewing over Wayne Smith’s article in The Australian , 12 December 2017 in which he quotes Brett Robinson of the EARU. The article was published day before the EARU was meeting with Minderoo personnel. Every time I read the article it makes me as angry as hell. It’s taken nearly 3...

I’ve been stewing over Wayne Smith’s article in The Australian , 12 December 2017 in which he quotes Brett Robinson of the EARU. The article was published day before the EARU was meeting with Minderoo personnel. Every time I read the article it makes me as angry as hell. It’s taken nearly 3...

We've already seen the impact of effectively having an Executive Chairman at the EARU during the entire cutting an Aussie Super Rugby team debacle. Clearly Pulver was only a bit player as every time he faltered before the media Clyne jumped in and took control. For good Corporate governance this...

Clearly the focus is on the EARU trying to salvage some positive press out of the way that they have stalled on making any worthwhile decisions about the Indo Pacific Rugby Championship. Welcome to the EARU new CEO. Wish you the very best of luck..... The EARU that has been so quick to make the...

Am I the only one who considers it somewhat ironic that the EARU now take the IPRC concept (Perth team + 5 Indo Pacific teams) and attempt to merge it into something of their own. Do they really think that Minderoo will be investing in doing all of the hard yards only to have the EARU and NZRU...

Good to have the footage..... https://www.facebook.com/RugbyWACommunity/videos/952676298242656/

I'm interested RR. Which Australian Super Rugby franchise HASN'T shown some levels of diabolical administration over the relatively short life of Super Rugby? (Especially in player and coach selection and management) The WF suffered greatly due to the FirePower fiasco but their financial situation was...

The sponsorship was for the jersey number for the whole Super Rugby season. If I recall correctly the individual sponsorship raised about $650k/season compared to the previous $1M/season from Emirates. In addition FMG sponsored whatever jersey Matt Hodgson wore in recognition of his role as a Health &...

This viewpoint has been refuted so often it's hardly worth further comment. True to form W - never letting facts get in the way of an opportunity to bash the Western Force or rugby in WA. Suggest you have a closer look in the backyards of your own allegiances..

Rugby Australia put brakes on Twiggy Forrest’s grand plan Wayne Smith The Australian 5 Dec 2017 The planned Indo Pacific Rugby Championship, into which Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest is scheduled to pump $100 million a year for the next 10 years, is in danger of falling over as talks with Rugby...

I wonder if we'll ever get to see the spreadsheet behind what's going on here. So much for the EARU's undertakings to maintain the development pathway for WA-based Rugby players!