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I didn't say they were good enough - just the pathway isn't there. Pathways are really for juniors now any with the professional setup. There is really no chance of replicating Steve Merrick and playing for the Wallabies from a country club, even wallaby bolters are full time professionals...

Cheika says the earth is round - it must be flat

Not sure about the whole blow up occurring - is it OK to say the SIRU No. 2 throwing was not up to scratch but not the the refereeing could have been better???? Yes we are short of referees and whatever we can do to encourage more would be great - the same could be said about players at CSU or...

I think we would lose more by moving Beale, he plays really well in that role, I think we lost by moving him to fullback last year. There is no point moving the strength to plug a hole.

I reckon he'll go to the Rebels to replace Mafi and link back up with Wessles

Thanks for that - it is a pretty good team, great to see each 1st grade club has a starter. Good luck for Saturday.

I'm starting to get the feeling you don't like Michael Cheika

So with Fairfax media putting at the local papers behind a paywall can someone please provide the final team for the weekend? I assume it will be quite strong with a good representation from across the comp.

I hear they only kept the Rays name due to a sponsorship arrangement - hopefully that could have be renegotiated and the Fleet make a comeback. If not maybe in another year or two it might???

This has been rumored for a while but is now official. http://www.nswwaratahs.com.au/news/news-article/articleid/18089/new-look-nrc-provides-improved-pathways-in-nsw-as-royal-blue-jersey-makes-a-return-for-sydney

The problem I have with this set up is who to the Rebels, Brumbies & Force supporters go for in the Super Rugby. Then Tahs and Reds supporters have to start following a different team for the rest of the season. We need to keep it as simple as possible to appeal to as many people as possible...

Yeah to me the best option is 5 Aussie teams, 1 on Fiji, 1 in Hong Kong/Singapore and the final one is the Western Sydney Islanders/Warriors being a team offering at least half the squad places to players eligible for the Samoan & Tongan teams.

Forget about the State of Origin concept - use that time for the international component - the super & mediocre cups - top 4 from Aussie comp in the Super and bottom 4 in mediocre, same from NZ, SA, Japan and Americas.

Also all registered players in the zone (SIRU, Monaro & South Coast) are counted as Brumbies members even if they support other teams

I see what you're trying to do but I think we need to keep it as simple as possible. One 10 team competition made up of 7 or 8 Australian teams, Drua, Sunwolves and/or Hong Kong. Top 5 qualify for Super Rugby, bottom 5 for Mediocre Rugby (against teams from NZ, SA & South America) Home &...

Isn't there a draft in NZ?

All evidence is that the current set up doesn't pay for itself either. My understanding is the majority of the cash comes from the test matches. There would be less expense and clearly a demand from fox (I would like to also see FTA) for some rugby content. If you don't have to spend the same...

That's the biggest problem with the competition - it is purely a trial to get into a test team. It would be good or the Wobs because the Brumbies would be competitive and therefore have more fans who have kids who grow up following rugby and one day aspire to play for them as opposed to the...

So we should go out on our own The Kiwis can do their own thing too...

I agree, we need to either get he AB to select players from any club in the comp or go on our own.