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Off-topic, sorry (I don't know how to start/suggest a new thread - please relocate this as appropriate) but does anyone else think the 3rd/4th place play-off should be scrapped? I can only imagine the teams involved do not want to play it, and I know that when the Wallabies played in it last...

Here is a link to an interesting radio interview with Noddy Lynagh. Rugby does come up a lot, but it is not about rugby per se. It discusses how his life view has been affected by having a stroke (from which he thankfully recovered). http://www.abc.net.au/radio/programitem/pgYRGqww5V

I think Highlander35's changes are fine if the Shield is to be open (subject to ARU approval) to non-NRC teams. Alternatively, if the idea is that the Shield is just for the NRC, some simple rules are: a new 2.5: 2.5 To be eligible to be a Shield Holder or to play in a Challenge, a team must...

Kiap, the same thought occurred to me. My first thought was to expressly restrict Challenges to teams in the NRC (or any successor national competition). But I gather one of the attractions of the Ranfurly Shield is that it can it won by teams below ITM level: it is open to all teams. There...

Hi, I am a newbie, but have read the site for a while now. I think the Shield is a great idea. I have a legal background (no one is perfect) so I thought I'd quickly go over Highlander35's very good draft. I have pasted my amended version below. The changes are pretty minor. (Sorry, for the...