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The problem MD is that none of the state RUs or the ARU have the ability to look at the disarray and chaos around them and (a) appreciate the problems or (b) accept any responsibility whatsover. People with an ounce of self respect would have resigned some time ago, but these people need to be...

Some excerpts for those stopped by the paywall. Details of the initiative are being kept sketchy, save for revelations that the Wallabies captain met with the Sunwolves chief executive last month. Force captain Matt Hodgson would say only that club officials were looking at Plan B and Plan C...

And I'd add, that when the govenrment (any government) offers to spend taxpayers money on your sport, and not only do you say "no thanks", but you lead a campaign against it which leads to the Premier intervening and overruling the Sports Minister, then you've committed a serious mistake. To...

It's a pity the NSWRU torpedoed the NSW government plan in 2016 to knock the ground down and build a completely new 55,000 seat rectangular stadium. Most of the same issues were raised then and they'd probably have known about most of them. Competent management of professional sporting...

Found the online article and link. NSW Rugby Union chief Andrew Hore last week wrote to Ms Berejiklian urging her to do something about the dilapidated Allianz. “The food and beverage offering is inadequate, narrow concourses are clogged with patrons and bathroom facilities are desperately...

Unfortunately, I think we've reached the point where armageddon is the only way to get these guys out. I mean FFS, how could anyone in the ARU, NSWRU, QRU, ACTRU not look at the carnage around themselves and reflect on their own decisions and not feel culpable? The answer is that the...

Accidentally ran across this little gem from 2016. http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/waratahs/new-waratahs-ceo-andrew-hore-floats-idea-of-six-australian-super-rugby-teams-in-future-20160428-gogwf8.html

You can now enrol online according to the website, so there isn't even the race from the maternity ward anymore. Just take your laptop to the birth.;)

That's one year to get ahead of non-old boys on the list, but to beat even the old boys there's an even more limited time frame. I was told about one month after birth (this may or may not be correct)

Manly Junior Rugby rep teams have the same issue. Right back to when I was playing juniors 40 years ago, we were always smaller than our opponents.

I think that the answer is complex as you allude to. The growth of AFL and soccer at the school must have some impact. In terms of success at 13s and 14s, I'll provide explanation from my observations (others may disagree). Even in these age groups, the Shore teams are smaller than their...

Wow, what a hit. Even in that short clip you can see the difference in build between the Shore boys and the Riverview boys.

I think that the answer is more complex than you might think. Easy to blame the issue best discussed on the other thread and leave it at that.

I think you've summed it up nicely.

No.

Hear that it was already gone. Has been discussion on the where to for super rugby thread and the ARU thread.

But if you are a billionaire, it's how you spend your discretionary income. You can go to a casino, go to the races, buy cricket, buy soccer, buy rugby etc.

They're being run by a banker. Public opinion and the rights and needs of individuals and lesser beings aren't even in his mind.

It's unfortunately true that 7 Newington teams had no games on Saturday. Not a great way to finish the season. Turned a 5 game GPS season into a 4 game GPS season.

With the ARU's record of contracting and legal negotiations, I wouldn't be banking on anything until after the first court appearance.