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Brumbies 2013

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Ted Thorn (20)
A little bit proud when I read of Campo's foot-in mouth comment over Georgina Robinson. First twitter response came from David Pocock and Wendell Sailor.
 
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Colin Windon (37)
For those of you who enjoy history...

Canberra early snap shot: Naming of city of Canberra, Capital Hill 1913...

From 1820
The first European settler in the Canberra district is thought to have been Joshua John Moore. The land he took over covered the present Canberra city centre. Moore called his station after the name given by the Ngunnawal people who had occupied the district for millennia. The newcomers wrote the name as 'Canberry’ or ‘Kamberry’.
9 July 1900The Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 was enacted. Section 125 of the Constitution provided for a site for a capital city in New South Wales, but at least 100 miles from Sydney. The Constitution also provided that, like Washington, the territory for the new capital would have a minimum area of 100 square miles.

Immediately the Constitution became law, debate about the site began in earnest.
December 1908The Government of Andrew Fisher repealed the 1904 Seat of Government Act and enacted legislation approving a Yass–Canberra site for the national capital. NSW Government Surveyor Charles Scrivener to identify and surveyed the site ‘in an amphitheatre of hills with an outlook and noted the Molonglo River floodplain could form a central ornamental lake.

March 1909
Charles Scrivener establishes a camp on the slopes of Kurrajong Hill (Capital Hill) to begin his preliminary survey of the Canberra site. Scrivener presented his report of the site for the national capital in May 1909.
June 1911Acton, the original Canberry property of J.J. Moore which had been, becomes the first property in the new Territory to be resumed by the Commonwealth. The first houses, offices and business premises for the new capital were built at Acton. (near the current university)
On 27 June the Royal Military College at Duntroon was officially opened by the Governor-General, Lord Dudley. RMC was the first Commonwealth facility in the new capital.

1912
US architects Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahoney Griffin were announced the winners of the competition to design the national capital.

12 March 1913
Canberra’s founding ceremony was held on Capital Hill. Governor-General Lord Denman, Prime Minister Andrew Fisher, and Minister for Home Affairs King O’Malley laid the foundation stones for a ‘Commencement Column’ and Lady Denman announced the name chosen for the city.

1914
A further area of land at Jervis Bay was added to the Federal Capital Territory amid speculation about development there of 'Pacific City' as a seaport for Canberra.

10 February 1915
The Royal Australian Navy’s Jervis Bay naval college, HMAS Creswell, was officially opened. The Royal Australian Navy had been established in 1911.

3 September 1915
The funeral takes place of Major General Sir William Bridges, commander of the first AIF and founding commandant of RMC, Duntroon who was killed on Gallipoli. Bridges is buried on the slopes of Mt. Pleasant. His grave is the only Walter Burley Griffin designed edifice in Canberra.

Early ACT Rugby History
Rugby union football has a long history in the ACT. The British Isles opened their 1899 tour of Australia with a match in Gouldburn. However, it was not until 1938 that the ACT Rugby Union was finally established. Four clubs made up the first local competition; University, Easts, RMC and Norths. Also that year, a representative ACT side faced off against the All Blacks, losing 5 to 56.

The first international victory for an ACT representative side was in 1973, when they defeated Tonga 17 points to six. In 1978 an ACT side defeated Wales, who were the Five Nations champions at the time. ACT had trailed at half time, 6 to 16, but came back and won with a penalty kick in the final moments of the match.

ACT defeated NSW 44 to 28 at Sydney's Concord Oval in 1994, which led the way for the ACT to become a franchise (The Brumbies), and be included in the new professional international Super 12 competition, alongside the Reds and Waratahs. ACT became Australia's third provincial team in the new competition, known officially as the ACT Brumbies

1996
Brumbies are founded
 
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Colin Windon (37)
nice continuation of last years Brumbies campaign... I like it... a nice concise understanded headline... "don't miss out"
 
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Dick Tooth (41)
The ACT Brumbies will establish a talented-player squad to boost depth and give players a pathway to Super Rugby less than a year after the ARU abolished the province academies.
The Canberra Times can reveal Jake White is moving to bridge the gap between amateur and professional rugby with the top 20 players from the capital's premier division to be added to a Brumbies talent squad.
It comes just a year after the ARU decided to restrict Super Rugby clubs to 35-man rosters and replaced individual academies with a centralised ARU program for all Australian teams to utilise in times of trouble.
It meant players drafted into the Brumbies when required had no knowledge of team intricacies. But in a bid to provide a pathway for John I Dent Cup stars and create more depth, White wants the top players to train together once a week.
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They will be given access to training and strength and conditioning programs, and have the chance to impress the Super Rugby coaches.
With no level of competition between club rugby and Super Rugby, White hopes it will help fast-track development and open opportunities to test the next level of talent. The Brumbies will play an ACT XV in a pre-season fixture and White will blend in some of his contracted players to get his entire squad match-fit for Super Rugby.
The World Cup-winner is aiming to have a coach appointed by the end of next week - likely from within the Canberra club ranks - to work with him developing the program.
''We want to upskill them so they can improve for their club and then they can give themselves a fair chance of making it to Super Rugby,'' White said.
''At the end of the day not everyone is going to make it as a professional, but it gives them a boost that the Brumbies are monitoring them.
''It's about bridging the gap … club's can use it to attract players to Canberra because having a pathway is the most important thing for a young player.''
The Queensland Reds have set up a similar ''Reds college'' to ensure they have players ready to back up if required.
White has set the initial target at 20 players, but the system is flexible and able fluctuate depending on the talent available. The Brumbies have previously fostered fringe players in an academy program.
But the ARU replaced it by giving each Australian team five extended squad players - funded by the ARU - and had the next best players train together at one academy.
It was feared when the ARU moved the system away from Canberra that with no clear pathway to Super Rugby in the capital it would be harder to recruit players .
It created a stumbling block; if the Brumbies suffered bad injuries, they would have to draft in players from outside of their training group with no knowledge of the coaches, players or game plans.
Since taking over the Brumbies' reins, White has made a big effort to boost the local competition. He has allocated each of his contracted players to John I Dent Cup teams and they play in Canberra when they're not playing Super Rugby. In the past, Brumbies players have returned to the Sydney or Brisbane competitions when not on Super duties.
White has already promoted eight local players into his pre-season training group and he wants to reward them with game time.
''It will give them a boost to play with Super Rugby players,'' he said.
''It's very important for us because then if we get an injury or two we can continue with players who have trained with us, know the calls …
''I want everyone to embrace and it and the club's to use this opportunity to help them attract some good players as well.''
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Colin Windon (37)
It’s a good pro active idea, well done Jake.... I'm sure the local and country regional players will be attracted to the idea and the John Dent Cup.... The ARU changing the academy system greatly disadvantaged the Brumbies...and regional rugby development…

Its up there as one of JON worst decisions along with closing down the Australia A team.
 
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Geoff Shaw (53)
mudskipper said:
Its up there as one of JON worst decisions along with closing down the Australia A team.
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Amen to that mudskipper. I get it, JO'N has costs to cut but seriously.

He should of just given Aus A less games or offered less money and let the players reject the offer if they wish. He didn't need to scrap the program.
 
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Stirling Mortlock (74)
With the growth of the u20s JWC I think that's why Aus A has been scraped, it's pretty much the same with every other country. Plus can't blame the ARU if other countries won't send A teams out as well.

The Barbarians side we had in 2010 replaced that anyway?
 
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With the injury crisis we had this year, I'm not sure we would have had enough players to put together a Australia A team anyway
 
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