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that is a distinct possibility, if they have actually lost him. I wonder though if that 200-300K is only the cost to RA, a 3rd party sponsor can be pitching in and RA don't have to report it.

I missed that bit. Well I don't think RA would be trying to push up his price, they referred to the hype around the silly money as coming from the 'usual suspects'. Which I presumed to be his manager, or perhaps someone wanting to be his manager? Anyways, I agree he's 16 so let the fun continue...

His manager maybe?

10am the official announcement is

Yes as I said it was only a minor gripe. However isn't Wednesday a rest day, and they're announcing these teams early Thursday?

Absolutely. I think it should be Wednesday arvo though, is my only relatively minor feedback.

my kid is in year 8 there and is all praise about him. he says 'Joe is my mate'. I've spoken to him - humble, polite, etc.

Harris has an ankle sprain and Abel is unavailable due to personal reasons.

by all accounts more recently its not absurd money

Well this answers the speculation around Holloway, on the bench. Harris and Bell given a spell. Jake back in, and Cotton for Abel.

They're under 20's, put them up at Narrabeen for iso then billet them out.

With still a lot of uncertainty around travel and COVID, for next year here is what I reckon should happen: - both NZ and AU get a 6th team involved in their respective comps. For us that’s probably the Drua, for NZ it would be a prototype of the Pacifica team - each country run their own comp...

Not really a gap year, he’s still at school next year!

I would say both the RA and NRL contracts would cover this. If he was injured he wouldn’t get paid $0, but a large component would be contingent on him actually playing.

Going to put some popcorn in the microwave SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux: "There is a legal and binding agreement with the SANZAAR alliance, and anyone in breach of that would put themselves in a position to be held liable. "We have not been kicked out of Super Rugby. If anything, New Zealand...

Remember a month or so ago there was going to be zoom hookup between the 5 NZ franchises and 4 Aussie ones to nut out a way forward, but that was hijacked by RA and NZR? That was the correct approach.

It’s probably the same. They can negotiate and shake on a deal, but can’t sign a legally binding contract until they are 17. The press would report that he ‘signed when he was 16’, but didn’t really, and it will be the same with JS.

That actually reads like it’s straight out of the Beetoota Advocate.

Jessica has weighed in on the discussion but doesn’t add anything of value except that RA can’t afford him and all the players will be upset. Oh, and that there’s a third party involved, surprise, surprise.

It is 17 as well for rugby. He turns 17 on August 1st. When the bunnies made their announcement a couple of months there was always the chance Rugby would make a move as they couldn’t technically sign him till August. Similarly the NRL have a couple of weeks to move on him. Not all things...