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I guess it's a sign of my disengagement, but this is the first time I can recall that I forgot there was a game on!

The point is, they didn't even try. There was no hint of any attempt to even make a plan to keep rugby alive in WA, and at no stage did they fight for us (or for keeping five teams at all) when SANZAAR decided they wanted to go back to 15 teams. Quite the contrary, in fact. As soon as that...

I don't think it's far-fetched to suggest that at the very least RA doesn't care what happens to rugby in WA. There was no attempt at all to provide the Force or the WA rugby community with a soft landing unlike that of the cut South African sides, and now that WSR is up and running it seems...

Well, I guess the bright side is that the Wallabies match got more viewers than the cricketers - although David Warner being given an analyst's gig can't have helped Nine much.

Yes, yes. Clearly it's unthinkable that Australian rugby teams should be available to be owned by private individuals like they are in France, or like football clubs are in Europe (or Australia for that matter), or T20 teams are in India. Why, all we need are for rugby-loving billionaires to...

And what would those rich benefactors have gotten for their money? A seat on the board at most? There's a difference between a "rich benefactor" bailing out NSWRU and getting nothing for it and a billionaire businessman like Lang Walker making a bid to own an A-League franchise. You're quite...

Man, being a director of Rugby Australia must be the sweetest gig in the world. It doesn't matter whether your competitions make money or not, whether your teams win or not, or whether people are watching your matches or not. Everything is outside of your hands and you're never accountable for...

To be honest, nothing I've ever heard about public figures' dress sense has ever approached the ridiculousness of the scrutiny Tony Abbott attracted for his blue ties and budgie smugglers.

No indignation, dru. Truth to tell, I'm not really passionate enough about rugby any more to feel any indignation. I suppose you could say I've moved into the "acceptance" stage, although in all honesty I've probably been there since late last year. All I'm saying though, is that people...

The problem is that everything that's been suggested here is all variations on a theme - basically, a Super Rugby retread with the Asia-Pacific replacing South Africa. Considering how that worked out for us last time, it's not really going to get us excited again, especially since we'd be...

Well, speaking as a WA fan I'd just like to have a side in a competition where I can have confidence that we won't get cut as soon as it becomes convenient for the rest of the country. A lot would have to change for that to be possible with other Australian teams being included in WSR, because...

It'a a perfectly cromulent word.

But not a sports psychologist, Gnostic. Never a sports psychologist.

Jogging isn't a sport, though, unless you're racing against other joggers. Physical activity is important, but so is competition. No exposure to competition, and you grow up unable or unwilling to bear the risk of defeat, and with that attitude - well, you wind up with the Australian cricket...

Nothing "oxy" about it.

It was done by Essential, according to the report. Mind you I couldn't see the sample size given so there's no telling how representative it is. Speaking of the loonie lefties though, I remember a few years ago reading how the NSW Greens wanted to discourage competitive sports like footy or...

Good article by Sen. Reynolds. Regarding this: I would have to say that the big problem with the "rugby is a business" argument is that, at least in this country, it doesn't seem to be run by real businessmen. Businessmen, after all, are supposed to be risk-takers. They're supposed to...

Either that, or he made that famous bet that he could piss all over the bar and the bartender would laugh. Where was he for the previous couple of nights?

Very true. Since the Force were axed I've come to the realisation, despite everything I'd thought to that point, that soccer and tennis are both super awesome.

Yep. I just showed that article to my dad and we both had the same initial reaction - that it just had to be a parody. I wonder how excited the Waratahs were after their last game at the prospect of scoring points in their next one? There was one useful gem in there, though. There's no room in...