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Shammies have recruited their top 3 teams from overseas this year. Completely different from last years teams which were also recruited. Good on them but it makes a mockery of Subbies 4 import rule. Why even have that rule if you're not going to enforce it.

Plus Drummoyne, Balmain & Sydney University in that catchment.

Chit chat among Division 1 Clubs is that every single one of them that I have spoken to will be happy to see the back of St Pats. St Pats have disintegrated since the no-payment rule came in, although they did play (play not pay) L Windon who came across mid-Season from West Harbour last year...

Time will tell.

Chit chat that Waverley is in disarray. 1st grade coach & former welsh prop left to play for Parra in Shute Shield. Took a number of his recruits with him. Colts have lost all their players after 5 red cards handed out for fighting. The rest of the players left when their mates were kicked...

Do you know if J Barry is Jared Barry? I'm not so sure you can tell from FuseSport. Eg. The legendary Mosman & Rep hooker Danny Farrell was thought retired until he turned up on St Pats Kentwell team sheet as #2. D Farrell. I've since discovered he is a different D Farrell.

Team A needs to have 2 more players than Team B in the rep team to postpone the match. Balmain had 3, Colleagues had 4 = differential of 1. Therefor it was not possible for either team to postpone the game.

Not cool to take your own beer to any home ground mate. Canteens are the lifeblood of Subbies rugby & although it might cost you $2 more a beer than if you bought yourself at least its cold & you know you are supporting grass roots along the way

HeavyD, I am interested to know who are these other 4/5 Clubs that are paying players in Div 1 & 2. Aside from clubs pointing the finger with very little evidence what else is there that these 'players & officials' provided that would shed light?

So they are paying other coaches & managers but the 1st grade coach isn't paid cause he wants a run at Tighthead in 1st grade? Pullllleeeeaaaassseee! That'll do me!

Waverley pay their 1st grade coach who also starts as tight head prop & was a former Welsh International so no it's not like the amateur rules are affecting them

Anyone played Old Iggies? How are they going since they dropped 2 Divisions?

Clubs dropping Divisions mid season is never going to happen. It would be impossible.

I agree. I think it will be gone within 5 years. Very sad but I fear that Subbies HQ haven't idea what they are doing!

Prodigy, it appears that Colleagues hadn't uploaded their correct team sheets when you looked a few days ago. They now include 2015 USA International Toby L'Estrange & 2014 NRC rep & 2015 Sydney Uni player James McMahon. I really don't get all these HQ law changes if teams can still pull this...

And they are? I don't know of any Div 1,2,3 clubs that don't pay their 1st grade coach something

I would suspect that every coach in the top 3 Divisions gets a minimum of $2k for the Season. Even if he got paid $500 hed be professional.

If that's the case wouldn't he be the only coach in the top 3 Divisions that doesn't get paid? Cause if he did get paid he couldn't play for them as well as he'd be a professional wouldn't he? I'd be surprised if the other Div 2 teams turned a blind eye to another case of the 'Pierre Hola...

Didn't realise Toby L'Estrange played in July 2015. http://www.goffrugbyreport.com/news/thiel-leads-usa-v-tonga To pretend he wouldn't get paid to play an International is outrageous so he's obviously a professional player. I think it's pretty humorous that Subbies have cleared him to play...

Apologies Prodigy I meant to say James McMahon not Angus McGregor. McMahon = NRC Stars 2014, Uni 1st grade 2015, Colleagues 2016.