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Thought he was a little older.

Sione Tuipolotu is a born and raised Melbournite (from Frankston I think) and featured in Super Rugby this season. Only 20 years old. Rob Leota is another one who'll emerge likely next season.

Exactly what I'm talking about. I agree the Tahs coverage has indeed improved there's still room for growth in their coverage. They could package both a NSW team and NRC Plays of the Week, extensive game highlights. Player interviews and regualr updates on ticketing offers, game times etc. The...

Stuff NZ, the ARU should be courting him hard.

I'd petition World Rugby to come to the party as they appear to be doing with the prospective Fijian entrance and then invest in the Force. Doing away with one team or another isn't as simple as it seems. It's contigent on the TV deal. If they are still guaranteed the same money then maybe but...

I've never been one to find a dissenting opinion or someone looking at an issue from another angle as necessarily a negative. We can at times get caught in our own line of thought that we lose a little persepctive. I'm more talking about the content side of the equation. While there is a...

You may very be right. But there are other options when it comes to marketing. I posted this sometime earlier but a quick calculation of the likes on fb total 667,414. As I said in that post, it is reasonable to assume that of they like a page of a Rugby team that they like Rugby. Those are the...

If the meeting is about potentially handing back the licence then it may very well become a necessity.

Acquired by a Californian based Investment Group apparently.

I've said this before but perhaps its time to look at a complete centralisation pf the professional game.

I worry that the ARU are too busy patting themselves on the back for getting it up and running and securing the TV deal that ensures its continuation (and they should be congratulated for both of those facts) but are failing all that progress by not doing what's required to ensure it success.

Absolutely. Which actually makes me a little apprehensive as the ARU has so far performed poorly in terms of actually promoting it. You cannot build a fanbase that adds value without actually marketing the product. The NRC clubs can only do so much (though they all could do more even those that...

It doesn't need to be a weekly thing were he needs to fly around the country non stop. He could run a number of clinics in each city. Invite the coaches from the respective clubs and run them through a range of drills and exercises. Then send them back to their clubs with the express purpose of...

I've just finished listening to podcast 228 'Rispuct' featuring Peter Playford. After listening to the guy I have come to a conclusion on him and that's I quite like the bloke. His thoughts on the NRC and Club Rugby for that matter are clear and very reasonable. This is a man with experience as...

Is that the new format they are using? Because I don't mind it transforming into a kind of Champions Cup concept. I wouldn't actually mind the ARU using a similar concept in the rest of the country as part of a National Schoolboy's Cup. Might even draw the likes of the GPS and CAS to get involved.

Thought Oakhill was playing as well.

I just re-read your post and realised I misread it. My mistake. My question is, is that particular competition to qualify a knockout or does it involve teams playing each other at least once in a structured competition?

Well, the ARU has announced a $10m annual allocation for development reasons. So if it remained that over a 10 year period. That would be the $100m you highlighted. There are ways of doing it that won't necessary require ridiculous spends. I've had a look over the QRU's junior 7s competition...

I honestly cannot see the likes of GPS or CAS ever moving away from their own internal competitive structures. What Rugby needs in this country is a complete rebuild from the bottom up. I'm not talking about dismantling anything either. But using a similar approach to the one you use...

The Waratah Shield has colapsed as a structure. This year they only just managed to get 4 teams involved. It's discussed over on the schoolboy's section. Additionally, the Waratahs Shield is a knockout competition. They are completely useless as far as I'm concerned as primary development...