Australian Rugby / RA

[Ignoto]

It's just another example of one of the fatal flaws of rugby in Australia currently - lack of opportunity. Regardless of your opinion of the rebels cut - taking away 20% of the available job opportunities to work in professional rugby in this country is a massive blow. No where else in the world is the professional rugby (hell, even 'sporting') landscape both so small and so isolated.

Mate, the Rebels were trading whilst insolvent for years. That "20%" of jobs ceased to exist years ago.

 

[JRugby2]

Mate, the Rebels were trading whilst insolvent for years. That "20%" of jobs ceased to exist years ago.

Not the point.

 

[PhilClinton]

Ok why the fuck we have someone with at least 2 or 3 accounts talking to themselves. . possibly more.. it's ridiculous echo chamber...and if it's not the same person. (Although they write the same) It's some kind of weird cult circle jerk

It has been going on for years.

I am certain Marce and Dismal are the same person.

 

[John S]

It has been going on for years.

I am certain Marce and Dismal are the same person.

Nah - @Dismal Pillock has a one track anti-cantabs brain - not enough room in there for a second account

 

[Tomikin]

It has been going on for years.

I am certain Marce and Dismal are the same person.

Marce doesn't have Dismal's humour

 

[Marce]

It has been going on for years.

I am certain Marce and Dismal are the same person.

No way, mate. Dismal can says any ridiculous thing and people applaud him. If I find a cure for cancer, someone will question me

 

[Tomikin]

No way, mate. Dismal can says any ridiculous thing and people applaud him. If I find a cure for cancer, someone will question me

Lol and you wonder why with post like this. Also his satire , you aren't. I don't particularly mind you, but you have gone into a rare space of negativity that you repeat to the point of exhaustion

 

[cyclopath]

No way, mate. Dismal can says any ridiculous thing and people applaud him. If I find a cure for cancer, someone will question me

The difference between humour and tumour...

 

[Goosestep]

Tell that to college Football

Except people live breath and die college football …

No one cares about super rugby

 

[Marce]

Lol and you wonder why with post like this. Also his satire , you aren't. I don't particularly mind you, but you have gone into a rare space of negativity that you repeat to the point of exhaustion

Do you remember the thread: "The ugly true of Australian Rugby"? Many of those users aren't anymore here. Because they are too negative to be here but the topic of that historical thread makes more sense year after year. That's all. It's not me, it's the scenario.

 

[Marce]

To be fair, Super Rugby is doomed - no sport can survive on 14 games a season. The URC was the worst comp until they added more teams.

And, judging by the RA's prior performance, they are going to bugger up any money the get.

The difference with NRL and AFL is that you have to add the international competition. The Wallabies play in average 12 games per season. At least 6 of those games are at home. So you have to add 6 games, it's a 20 games season for the average rugby supporter.

@Tomikin here you have a positive comment

 

[Slim 293]

Do you remember the thread: "The ugly true of Australian Rugby"? Many of those users aren't anymore here. Because they are too negative to be here but the topic of that historical thread makes more sense year after year. That's all. It's not me, it's the scenario.

No, and I've been here for a long time... maybe too long?

Did this thread even exist?

And should we miss those miserable fucks?

 

[Mick The Munch]

I'm talking about Super Rugby, not internationals,

 

[LevitatingSocks]

Except people live breath and die college football …

No one cares about super rugby

College football's tribalism is built on fans who spent 4 years from 18-22 living on a campus where the entire social scene of 30k+ students revolves around drinking, their university's football team, and nothing else.

Very little about college football is transferable to Super Rugby.

 

[Wilson]

Manenti has officially finished up with the Men's 7s side:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1828285057200435285

Looks like he's headed overseas, hopefully someone at RA keeps in touch, he could be a very good option down the track for a super side.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

College football's tribalism is built on fans who spent 4 years from 18-22 living on a campus where the entire social scene of 30k+ students revolves around drinking, their university's football team, and nothing else.

Very little about college football is transferable to Super Rugby.

You could say many have a very passionate tribalism not dissimilar to College Football about School Boy Rugby in Aus. There are a lot of people who watch that and attend that who don't give a rats about Super Rugby anymore.

 

[Slim 293]

You could say many have a very passionate tribalism not dissimilar to College Football about School Boy Rugby in Aus. There are a lot of people who watch that and attend that who don't give a rats about Super Rugby anymore.

That demographic would have to be very, very narrow...

 

[Jimmy_Crouch]

Manenti has officially finished up with the Men's 7s side:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1828285057200435285

Looks like he's headed overseas, hopefully someone at RA keeps in touch, he could be a very good option down the track for a super side.

Hoiles?

 

[Tomikin]

Do you remember the thread: "The ugly true of Australian Rugby"? Many of those users aren't anymore here. Because they are too negative to be here but the topic of that historical thread makes more sense year after year. That's all. It's not me, it's the scenario.

No, I don't either, and I've been here a long time as well, but dude, we are where we are. I enjoy rugby, I enjoy winning rugby... We have issues, none less than that we aren't brilliant at it.

I think, at the moment, we are where we are, but the continued bitching on the same thing is tiring.

 

[Tomikin]

The difference with NRL and AFL is that you have to add the international competition. The Wallabies play in average 12 games per season. At least 6 of those games are at home. So you have to add 6 games, it's a 20 games season for the average rugby supporter.

@Tomikin here you have a positive comment

Not really positive, just a statement, with no real purpose, was it part of a conversation? Anyway, couldn't care what AFL / NRL are doing, I use to have some interest in NRL, but it is completely disappeared I didn't even know state of origin was on till half way through the first game.

I did, though, recently go to an SA vs Wallabies at Suncorp, which had lots of banter on trains at the game and had 50-odd thousand people. Yes, it sucked we lost, but most teams lose to SA. It was a fun night; I even got myself a Wallabies bucket cap.