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Don’t come up with logical responses like this.But it would’ve been the same coaching staff, same team (potentially worse roster) and likely same results.. different jersey.
Don’t come up with logical responses like this.But it would’ve been the same coaching staff, same team (potentially worse roster) and likely same results.. different jersey.
I'll be only too happy to move on once this dirty deal and all those involved have been exposed and cleansed from the game.
That's the only hope for Rugby Union to move forward in Australia.
The Western Force really didn't have a chance!RA aid saved RebelsThe Sunday Times - Perth - 15 Apr 2018 - NICK TAYLORRUGBY Australia money helped clear the debt that saved the Melbourne Rebels and effectively signed the Western Force’s Super Rugby death warrant.The revelation comes after this week’s RA announcement of a $3.8m loss for 2017, citing the messy axing of the Force as one of the factors.Confidential documents obtained by The Sunday Times show the Australian Rugby Union — now RA — agreed to pay former Rebels owner, New Zealand businessman Andrew Cox, $300,000 and then-director Peter Sidwell $200,000.The money was then paid to the Rebels.The payments, contained in a Deed of Settlement Release, relate to “disputes” with the Rebels over RA’s threats to axe the Rebels and directs the money to the Melbournebased club.The documents also state two other directors Lyndsey Cattermole and Bob Dalziel “gift” the Rebels $250,000 each. The combined amounts effectively cleared the Rebels debt of $789,811 that allowed Cox to sell the club to the Victorian Rugby Union for $1 under a Put Option agreement, effectively spelling the end of the Force as the Rebels could then not be closed.The document says, among others, Cox and Sidwell “had suffered loss and damage as a result of statements alleged to have been made by or on behalf of the ARU on and from 10 April 2017”.On April 10, RA chairman Cameron Clyne said a decision on which team would be cut would be made after consultation with the Force and rebels.Four days later the Rebels issued a statement saying they “unequivocally” rejected that RA could “chop or cut” the club and had notified it of its intention to seek compensation.The deed of settlement says Cox and Sidwell: “. respectively direct that the respective payments to them be paid to MRRUPL for the purposes of MRRUPL satisfying the Debt Free Requirement and MRRUPL agrees that these payments will be used solely for this purpose”.It also says Cattermole and Dalziel promise to the ARU “. they have each gifted $250,000 to MRRUPL for the purpose of MRRUPL satisfying the Debt Free requirement and MRRUPL agrees that these gifted amounts will be solely for this purpose”.Cox used the put option and sold 11,625,000 Rebels shares to the VRU on August 4 for $1.RA and the Rebels did not respond to questions.
Goddard has to be recalled, which is a shame in a way, I hope he can rejoin the Jnr. Wallabies afterwards. Let’s not forget the halfback disaster from last year’s Sth. Africa tour. We don’t want to have another flanker filling in at scrum half.We've got other fish to fry. Does Goddard get recalled from the junior Wallabies for the trip to SA?
Goddard has to be recalled, which is a shame in a way, I hope he can rejoin the Jnr. Wallabies afterwards. Let’s not forget the halfback disaster from last year’s Sth. Africa tour. We don’t want to have another flanker filling in at scrum half.
Damnit! Though I wish we still had Miller.Will Miller is our emergency halfback now mate.
As much as i'd love the Force to be around and agree their treatment was classless, to try and beat this story up is clutching at straws. Essentially this was a payout in order to avoid other legal ramifications of anywhere between 6-10mil in damages that they were threatening to sue the ARU for, plus add legal costs which could be anywhere between another 500k-1/2mil as we have seen from the Force legal case.
That's all that needs to be said about this.
Now how ordinary was the team on Saturday is what should be discussed.
Squad for SA, including Goddard. A bit less depth in the backline - let's pray for no injuries.
Forwards:
Adam Coleman (C)
Amanaki Mafi
Anaru Rangi
Angus Cottrell
Colby Fainga’a
Fereti Sa’aga
Geoff Parling
Jermaine Ainsley
Jordan Uelese
Lopeti Timani
Matt Philip
Pone Fa’amausili
Richard Hardwick
Ross Haylett-Petty
Sam Talakai
Sama Malolo
Tetera Faulkner
Backs:
Billy Meakes
Dane Haylett-Petty
Harrison Goddard
Jack Debreczeni
Jack Maddocks
Marika Koroibete
Michael Ruru
Reece Hodge
Sefa Naivalu
Tom English
A fantastic outcome and one that I praise loudly.
Has anyone seen Sione Tuipulotu around the traps lately ? Haven't seen him play for a while, not sure why
Has anyone seen Sione Tuipulotu around the traps lately ? Haven't seen him play for a while, not sure why
At least some game time in the Dewar Shield to be match fit.training the house down, fully fit, but like Horwitz, not required as yet. One of my biggest concerns now with this enormous squad is that players like Sione, Semi Tupou, McGregor, Adams, Leota (who has been injured) are not going to get the occasional game off the bench to continue their development. the younger quartet of Hosea, Ha'angana, Goodard and Malolo will at least get some game time with the OZ 20's. Personally i think Sione T should be in the 23 and getting 15 -20 at outside centre.
well that was what I was wondering, because I seem to remember that Sione was from Southern Districts , so does he play there now?At least some game time in the Dewar Shield to be match fit.
well that was what I was wondering, because I seem to remember that Sione was from Southern Districts , so does he play there now?