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I read McLeans email as stating he is a good candidate and he would be willing to support him, however due process must go through and the other candidates opinions must be considered. Remembering it’s also been stated that several of the board members have never met him before. It’s a pretty...

Just saw QLDs media release posted via Regs twitter. It’s probably an indication on what’s politically happening in our game. Indicates all states (minus one cough cough) back McLean and the RA board and the measures they are trying to take to create change in the game. You can guess the state...

Hearing Wiggs has left his position this morning.

Rebels will most likely be To'omua, Naisarani, Hodge, Kellaway, Koroibete, DHP, Philip and 8) will be either Rangi/Uelese

Agreed, they invest, they then get to decide what happens. The EPL, NFL, NBA etc. are all separate entities from the actual national sporting entity, where the teams (therefore owners) are the only voting members on what the league looks like and the structures around it. The English Premiership...

If things went towards privatization then the league must be independent. One of the frustrations with the Rebels ownership was the lack of say they had in the competition, the team etc. I understand this is a similar issue with some of the kiwi franchises which are partially privately owned. If...

This is the model that the most successful sport in the world uses in every competition. Infact you are at risk of losing fifa membership if you don’t have this model. It’s also the model the European Rugby sides use. I’d probably remove the Japanese side and let them have their own qualifiers...

The proposal in the Roar wouldn’t work, as the tier below the 2 teams would require players to disperse every year to other areas of the country, packing up their lives and families each time and then moving back to Sydney and Brisbane. It would be a nightmare from a player perspective and lead...

Most people at RA would earn between $45-65k. Sports jobs are generally poorly paid.

That was impossible to happen, as the Fox contract allowed first offer from them to be supplied. RA had their hands tied until that happened, then they had the right to refuse and only then they could take it to tender. The process exactly went that way as well. Fox tabled a deal, RA rejected...

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Wayne Smith on Grandstand this morning, ouch! Worth a listen if anyone gets the chance. It’s no surprise he has largely distanced himself from plenty of the hand grenades thrown out over the past month.

This x100

Going by her statement (obviously her words) but she stated the board said they needed clear air. Which means there is a possibility that her performance might not of been an issue, however the noise surrounding her no matter if performing well or poorly has made the role untenable. This might...

Yes they are an elite amateur club. I want to stress this isn’t a bad thing, infact they are an important cog in Aus rugby but equally they need to understand they live in a different world to other amateur clubs. I am a believer they are a product of the game more than the club. There is some...

If these clubs didn’t exist another would be the beneficiary of the talent as they would move within the pecking order to the highest level below super rugby. They do a fantastic job, but so would of someone else if they were the beneficiaries of the same resources, players etc. been attracted...

Michael Lynagh has asked for his name to be removed from the letter, stating he wasn’t correctly informed on what was in the letter and also wasn’t told that it was going to be made public. He did say he agrees with some of the sentiment in the letter but doesn’t believe in the manner in which...

To be honest I don’t think any club should receive a cent from the governing body. They should be run off the smell of an oily rag with the only thing the governing body should be doing is making sure they have adequate coaching, equipment and facilities to work with. Local governments and...

Around 900 as stated in the link below https://australia.rugby/news/2020/04/11/rugbyau-update-on-rupa-discussions

The difference is that Rugby needs a broadcaster (whoever that is) more than a broadcaster needs rugby. Currently for them it’s they don’t get rugby as they have already agreed to go with another broadcaster or they shit on it so the value of it will decrease or no one wants to go near it, so...