ARU fee structure change for 2015
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Andrew Slack (58)
Did you ever wonder why they had it in for the QRU Reg. Personally I have had some good interactions with the QRU, so I don't want to tar them all with the same brush, but I understand It's not the first time a comment like has been made. It wasn't that long ago that a member of the QRU was reported to have told a CQRU rep that they didn't care about country rugby and it they didn't care if it ceased to exist. Although I wasn't there for that one either, so I guess you can choose to decide that didn't happen either.
Brendan Hume
Charlie Fox (21)
Convenient for what? It had nothing to do with Terry. I'm not interested in naming names in this forum. It struck a pretty sour note with me and reflected my experiences working with the community rugby staff and their policies, which is why I mentioned it.
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Steve Williams (59)
No need to name names. It's second hand gossip anyway.
Look it may be true, and in that case there's an impetus to change the QRU (or that part of it that wilfully wants to cull parts of the grass roots) to fix this.
Or it could be a load of rubbish. If the TDRU has had bad blood with the QRU for years, then there'll likely be two sides to the story.
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Nathan Sharpe (72)
The spot fires look like joining up to create a front of anger towards the ARU the should be of significant concern:
http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/co...sydney-junior-rugby.13716/page-60#post-701755
http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/co...sydney-junior-rugby.13716/page-60#post-701755
Brendan Hume
Charlie Fox (21)
The bloke who relayed this comment may be the only friend the QRU has in Townsville.
Trust me, there's just as much frustration with the QRU in Townsville, and there are plenty of valid reasons for it. Do you realise how ridiculous it sounds to hear that a sub-union has "had it in for the QRU for years"? Has the QRU ever asked why there may be difficulties working with a region? I'd be interested to know in what way the TDRU have been "Very stubborn and never really open to any help offered" - has it ever been asked what help is required?
TSR's comment above rings true, the QRU don't have an interest in improving rugby in regional Queensland because they don't engage with regional rugby. And this gets back to the OP - why would regional Queensland want to cough up $1.2M in NPR fees for a plan to "administer, service and develop Rugby at a local level" when that plan is non-exisitent?
I'm not naive enough to think that anything said here is going to change any decision makers mind, the only reason I've joined the forums is because I heard about this plan in October and I think it's going to significantly damage a game that I care about deeply. If I can offer a perspective to anyone who might be in a position to take action in their region, then I've done what I can do.
One of my roles was to work with regions and clubs on all aspects of club administrative aspects. Townsville was the only region who would not return calls and were largely non-communicative nor open to discussions. The only region on the state. And I spoke to clubs up there who weren't getting information we were trying to get out to them because TDRU wanted to control all all communication with their clubs.
I asked numerous times what i could do to assist and never got any productive responses.
Personally there was nothing more I could have done for them but only because they were not prepared to talk with me.
That's not my issue. It's theirs. Good luck to them
I asked numerous times what i could do to assist and never got any productive responses.
Personally there was nothing more I could have done for them but only because they were not prepared to talk with me.
That's not my issue. It's theirs. Good luck to them
Quick Hands
David Wilson (68)
To paraphrase Hugh Latimer; I hope such a fire has been lit this day in Australian rugby that shall never be put out.
Brendan Hume
Charlie Fox (21)
Thanks for the feedback. I'm not interested in getting into personal slanging matches. You obviously have an opinion that differs from mine relating to the QRU's development program in regional areas - I would argue Townsville's model is successful and sustainable, and there is empirical evidence of that. I'm not aware of any programs implemented or developed by the QRU that have managed the same outcome. If that's wrong, I'm not sure why there's such unanimous dissent against the program that has been proposed by the ARU and QRU - if there were positive outcomes being delivered, I'm sure everyone would be happy to pay.
Quick Hands
David Wilson (68)
I think this is part of the problem. I'm not sure that the state unions are actually providing the services that the grass roots want in all instances.
I've had a fair bit to do with a number of DO's over the years and they're all spread too thinly. They certainly come and help at training sessions and they help with school gala days, but while these are helpful to some extent, they are short term. Long term requires many more resources to do things like organise and run primary school competitions which run during PSSA sport time on Fridays and have DOs running skills sessions at clubs all season (at the moment they can get to each junior team once in a season if they're lucky).
Money has a bit to do with it, but asking people what they want would be a good start.
The tropical north should be any area that the QRU and ARU should be looking at helping IMO. Great spot for the 10th NRC team.
Quick Hands
David Wilson (68)
All registered junior players are receiving a Merry Christmas e-mail from the ARU today. Suggest that they all reply with a DON"T MAKE ME PAY A LEVY message.
The stock reply you get is hilarious.
The stock reply you get is hilarious.
Seems it wasn't Reg's opinion but his personal experience. That's a lot different in my book.
Brendan Hume
Charlie Fox (21)
I'm in regional Queensland every day, not every fortnight. I've been at the footy four days a week, sometimes up to seven days a week, 25 weeks of the year for the past 7 years. I reckon I'm just as qualified to give my account of my personal experience.
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Frank Row (1)
I play for and am on the committee of a small country rugby club with 2 senior teams. We struggle as it is now. Players travel 200 kms to our nearest opposition and 300 to our furtherest. This is because we love rugby. None of us will ever play for the Reds or Wallabies but we don't care. We commit weekly because we love the game. We rely on "blow ins-old boys-part timers" on a weekly basis. This new system will destroy us. We are teachers, tradies, policemen, physios and local business owners. We are the heart of rugby in this country and we are being told we no longer matter.
Quick Hands
David Wilson (68)
I'm starting to warm to the NSWRU more and more. I think they're starting to get it.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...insurance-scheme/story-fni2fxyf-1227162481415
Anyone had any dealings with this Andrew Larrett guy?
http://www.rugby365.com/article/55570-aru-ropes-in-cricket-boss
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...insurance-scheme/story-fni2fxyf-1227162481415
Anyone had any dealings with this Andrew Larrett guy?
http://www.rugby365.com/article/55570-aru-ropes-in-cricket-boss
Brendan Hume
Charlie Fox (21)
Just received a letter from the ARU which reinforces the mandatory nature of the reforms an asks individuals to register online using the RugbyLink system. Less than a week till Xmas. What a lousy, cynical exercise.
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He was at the SJRU meeting last Wednesday. How he comes across in the article is consistent with how he came across at the SJRU meeting.
Chris McCracken
Jim Clark (26)
Hypothetically, if NSWRU refused to sign up, what would the contribution be for each player to make up the $1.1 million? Probably about the same, but it might be fun to see what happens.
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