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Steve Williams (59)
Possible lineups for the Showcase Opener in two weeks ?!

The Honey Bachelor is back!

https://thewest.com.au/sport/wester...or-global-rapid-rugby-showcase-ng-b881130248z

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Stirling Mortlock (74)
Oakman-Hunt landed a temporary contract for the Brumbies a year or two back, and also played for the Vikings in the NRC.........
 
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Cyril Towers (30)
Cornelson was borderline on contracts and has been in Japan. Outstanding junior.

Dylan Riley is a 20 year old outside back who was very very highly rated in Queensland but received a big offer from a team in Japan and off he went too.
 
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Steve Williams (59)
Dctarget said:
Digby Ioane's an up & coming winger through the Red's academy, I hear he's got a mean step on him. One to watch.
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:)

southsider said:
Who the hell are all the aussies in the world team? Never heard of any of them besides Cummins
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You need to first look at the coach because several play for him at the Wild Knights in Japan

Digby - used to be known
Cornelsen - his old man used to be known
Moloney - ex mex
Riley - unknown … ah, mighta played U20s ;)

TBF, all pretty decent players

These guys get paid to play. Options are generally better out of Australia
 
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Steve Williams (59)
RugbyReg said:
why is that a possible team? Have they named a squad?
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A 23-man squad is at the bottom of Nick Taylor's linked piece in The West headlining the Badge, Reg.

I took the liberty of becoming Robbie's selector (what can I say, it's like 2013 all over again)!


Seems like Rocket Rod might not be available, though, now. So young gun Clay Uyen probably gets a start for the Force.
 
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Steve Williams (59)
WorkingClassRugger said:
I thought they'd be involved this year. I know they've been looking further afield than Japan for a few seasons now and I think they offer an interesting brand for the competition.
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Agreed. A helluva lot going on in Japan this year is what I think held back such a move.

Bigger priorities at the national level, and applecarts that needed to be kept level in the interim.
 
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Jim Lenehan (48)
Getwithme said:
Cornelson was borderline on contracts and has been in Japan. Outstanding junior.

Dylan Riley is a 20 year old outside back who was very very highly rated in Queensland but received a big offer from a team in Japan and off he went too.
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Riley would be turning 22 by my reckoning
 
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Nev Cottrell (35)
Aurelius said:
Not sure if this has done the rounds yet (I'm still on Perth time):

https://thewest.com.au/sport/wester...0RGmnQ2eXV02wqUvSm8uk_y2JLgZhpVzMidGWVmUY-_bw

The gist of it is that the promoter of the World XV squad is organising a Japan-based team for the inaugural season next year.
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I wonder if japan thinks that GRR could be a better fit for Japaneses sides, the Sunwolves looked like toast only a couple of weeks ago, but a couple of wins and sanzaar all of a sudden growing a conscious
 
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Peter Fenwicke (45)
wamberal said:
Japan will do whatever the corporations that bankroll the sport decide, I assume.
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And do you think that that's:
  • Reasonable?
  • A good thing?
  • A bad thing?
Seems reasonable to me as we're talking about a professional sport and the $$s have to come from somewhere.
The Australian model of the $$s being equitably (???) distributed by Rugby Australia certainly doesn't work.
 
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