• Welcome to the forums of Green & Gold Rugby.
    We have recently made some changes to the amount of discussions boards on the forum.
    Over the coming months we will continue to make more changes to make the forum more user friendly for all to use.
    Thanks, Admin.

Media alert: Australian rugby union to announce major decision on the future of rugby

Status
Not open for further replies.
B

Bradley

Guest
I don't think it's 7's. National coach Michael O'Connor and skipper Bernard Foley would be in attendance if it were so. Instead we have 15's coach Deans and his skipper Elsom.
 
Bruce Ross

Bruce Ross

Ken Catchpole (46)
RedsHappy said:
Could it be a real breakthrough: this group will announce that it will actually take responsibility, and accept accountability, on a measurable basis, for achieving some top level results for the endlessly patient Australian rugby fans?
Click to expand...

That's the presser they should be having, RH. I should live so long.
 
Richo

Richo

John Thornett (49)
Zeno said:
Your theory sounds better than any other in this thread, except (1) ANZ Stadium isn't in Homebush, and (2) it doesn't gel with the wording of the media alert: "the future of Rugby in Australia"... it's just the future of Test rugby in Sydney.

But if it's not that, why announce at ANZ Stadium? It's still Easter Show time around there. Nothing else is going on at the Stadium that day. Curious.
Click to expand...

ANZ Stadium is at Homebush. The Sydney Football Stadium is at Moore Park and does not currently have a naming rights sponsor.
 
RugbyReg

RugbyReg

Rocky Elsom (76)
Staff member
uh oh:
MEDIA ALERT: RESCHEDULING OF ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE FUTURE OF RUGBY IN AUSTRALIA

Due to unforeseen circumstances the announcement scheduled for 11am tomorrow at ANZ Stadium about the future of Rugby in Australia has had to be postponed.

Media will be advised in the coming days of the revised date and time of this announcement.
Click to expand...
 
Bruce Ross

Bruce Ross

Ken Catchpole (46)
MEDIA ALERT: RESCHEDULING OF ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE FUTURE OF RUGBY IN AUSTRALIA

Due to unforeseen circumstances the announcement scheduled for 11am tomorrow at ANZ Stadium about the future of Rugby in Australia has had to be postponed.

The CEO of Australian Rugby, John O’Neill, expressed great disappointment at the delay. “We at the ARU have been working since our return from the Wallabies’ European tour on framing a blueprint to make rugby the No. 1 sport in the country but we need to make sure that we get it right. This is not a time for half measures.”

In an effort to adhere to the April 27 announcement deadline Mr O’Neill had summoned his board and senior executives as well as their counterparts from the five Super franchises to work right through Easter on putting the final touches to the grand vision for rugby.

In order to expedite the process participants were randomly assigned to working parties charged with focussing on particular elements of the plan. Each working party was assigned a facilitator who had considerable experience in interpreting comments from group members and summarising them on sheets of butchers’ paper under the headings, Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats.

At midday today the various working parties came together to present their contributions to the report so that it could be printed overnight and distributed at the press conference. Unfortunately it was soon realised that none of the working parties had actually been able to come up with any ideas on the future of Australian rugby.

Media will be advised in the coming days of the revised date and time of this announcement. However this is not expected to be until next year as ARU senior staff will be preoccupied from now on organising their travel plans for the World Cup and the Wallabies' European Tour which follows it.
Click to expand...
 
M

Maroon Army

Guest
"Unfortunately it was soon realised that none of the working parties had actually been able to come up with any ideas on the future of Australian rugby."

What?
 
D

Dunnman

Guest
Maybe the Aussie team is going to default all the tri nations and Bledisloe Cup games because they know they have no chance of winning against the Al Blacks......
 
vidiot

vidiot

John Solomon (38)
Dunnman said:
Maybe the Aussie team is going to default all the tri nations and Bledisloe Cup games because they know they have no chance of winning against the Al Blacks......
Click to expand...

I'd be more concerned about what your avatar is doing with his hand than about alternate reality. Dirty kiwis.
 
WorkingClassRugger

WorkingClassRugger

Michael Lynagh (62)
So they have been working on this since last November and only just realised on the eve of this big announcement that one had actually met their brief. Excuse my language but, F@#k me.
 
RedsHappy

RedsHappy

Tony Shaw (54)
Bruce, like me, you would have loved the rich symbolism of the ARU having to postpone - on short notice no less, and without explanation - its own 'major' announcement on 'the future of rugby in Australia'. For an ironic indulgence, it just couldn't get any better than this.
 
vidiot

vidiot

John Solomon (38)
ARU announces announcement.
ARU postpones announcement.
General public remains oblivious.

The real joke is that only enthusiasts even notice.
 
Groucho

Groucho

Greg Davis (50)
daz said:
You guys do realise we are the #2 team in the world, right?
Click to expand...

That makes no difference to the Eeyore chorus. We're shit. We used to be good, but now we're shit. Nothing is right. The coach is shit. The management is shit. The players are shit. Everything is shit.

Rinse and repeat.

Whatever happened to pride in the achievements of our sportsmen? It has been overtaken by a vast, petulant sulk.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top