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Nathan Sharpe (72)
Borthwick being the most recent (supposedly). I don't have any special insider knowledge - just going off what others have said.Can you inform me who were the great assistants he listened to?
Borthwick being the most recent (supposedly). I don't have any special insider knowledge - just going off what others have said.Can you inform me who were the great assistants he listened to?
League is a religion in PNG. We should put all our chips on other horses (and I know Will Genia is the exception that proves the rule).
I'd love to see a png side in the hospital cup but it looks like all the pacsports money for png is going to go to them getting an nrl side
I'd love to see a png side in the hospital cup but it looks like all the pacsports money for png is going to go to them getting an nrl side
There's a bit going on with rugby in PNG at the moment - the Port Moresby club comp, Capital Rugby Union, has been making some moves to get some high profile faces in and around. Genia, Giteau, Digby Ionae, Aidan Toua, among others have all been over there making some noise this year.League is a religion in PNG. We should put all our chips on other horses (and I know Will Genia is the exception that proves the rule).
There's a bit going on with rugby in PNG at the moment - the Port Moresby club comp, Capital Rugby Union, has been making some moves to get some high profile faces in and around. Genia, Giteau, Digby Ionae, Aidan Toua, among others have all been over there making some noise this year.
Union probably can't beat League over there, but I reckon it can take a piece of the pie
NRL will be expanding with a PNG team in the next 5 years. Which might shut the door a bit.There's a bit going on with rugby in PNG at the moment - the Port Moresby club comp, Capital Rugby Union, has been making some moves to get some high profile faces in and around. Genia, Giteau, Digby Ionae, Aidan Toua, among others have all been over there making some noise this year.
Union probably can't beat League over there, but I reckon it can take a piece of the pie
No commercial reason for expansion into PNG so NRL wont do it. PNG being in the comp doesn't sell any more Kayo subscriptions.NRL will be expanding with a PNG team in the next 5 years. Which might shut the door a bit.
Isn't that just Sydney people assuming that whatever their time is is standard time.....For those hanging out for the Eddie press conference it will be tomorrow morning:
Seems odd to publish the time in AEST for a press conference in Sydney so I'm guessing that was a misprint by Jamie and it'll be at 9:30 AM AEDT.
Government funding coming in. They want to expand to 20 teams. They will also have a 2nd NZ team in the next 10 years. Say what you want about the horse guy but he's a bloody good businessman who has an eye on the international future of League. See this article: https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/labor-s-7m-could-pave-way-for-pacific-nrl-team-20230816-p5dwwnNo commercial reason for expansion into PNG so NRL wont do it. PNG being in the comp doesn't sell any more Kayo subscriptions.
Albo doesn't have a great record of getting people to say yes at the moment.Government funding coming in. They want to expand to 20 teams. They will also have a 2nd NZ team in the next 10 years. See the end of this podcast, section titled 'state of the game':
Also this article: https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/labor-s-7m-could-pave-way-for-pacific-nrl-team-20230816-p5dwwn
League is a religion in PNG. We should put all our chips on other horses (and I know Will Genia is the exception that proves the rule).
Roll back the clock 20 years, Super rugby will take over the world. Asian & American Conferences, who's gonna pay for our Rugby, and here we are 20 years later still trying to unlock the great behemoth.Big reason we won't and should not abandon Super Rugby Pacific, or at least Pacific/Asian based competition (alternative being a domestic professional game).
Asia-Pacific is the No 1 growth region in the world. The next 20 years will see it continue to grow and Australia's place in it will be a central one. Add in strategic competition with China and there is an easy case for Rugby to be a central part of our soft power strategy in the region. There is a behemoth there, it just has to be unlocked.
You sure about that? Smart Traveller pretty much tells you to ignore all of PNG. I don't think it'd go down all that well if Australian dollars were spent there and an Aussie player or tourist ended up in a place they shouldn't be.Government funding coming in
At a national level, PNG is enormously important to us. Yes, security is iffy, but I would bet that the league authorities would make sure that players and officials are safe.You sure about that? Smart Traveller pretty much tells you to ignore all of PNG. I don't think it'd go down all that well if Australian dollars were spent there and an Aussie player or tourist ended up in a place they shouldn't be.
Hell, Corporates won't even let you leave the compound when you travel there.
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On the brighter side, looks like the Rugby Australia are spreading there wings
Rugby is alway their punching bagIt is made for a laugh.