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Rugby 7s general chat

kiap

kiap

Steve Williams (59)
The new World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series finale might be moved to South Africa, as well.

https://www.world.rugby/challenger-series

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formerflanker

formerflanker

Ken Catchpole (46)
If the NRL can always top RA's offer to Joseph Sua'ali'i, perhaps a spot at the Olympics in the rugby 7's could be a carrot that money can't buy.
 
Adam84

Adam84

Rod McCall (65)
Yeah was reported last week RA are using the Olympics opportunity as a carrot to attract him to rugby. Can’t compete with $500k pa that the Rabbitohs are offering
 
KOB1987

KOB1987

John Eales (66)
formerflanker said:
Ahhhh, yes, you're right.
Plan B (give him time off school to be an Olympian) would take him out of Kings' rugby program.
Starting to look like a lot of hurdles.
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My understanding is he wouldn't be playing at Kings next year anyway, he'd be a full time Bunny.
 
kiap

kiap

Steve Williams (59)
Adam84 said:
$50million boost for Olympic athletes for next 2 years announced by AOC, some of this might flow through to 7’s Rugby and hopefully offset any costs cuts that RA introduce
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It seems so!

Sevens back on its feet ahead of Tokyo​
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Wayne Smith, Senior Sport Writer​
The Australian, July 14, 2020​

The Australian rugby sevens programs, which had been driven to their knees during the COVID-19 pandemic, have been helped back to their feet a year out from the Tokyo Olympics by a one-off funding grant of $2.2m from the Australian Institute of Sport … <snip>​
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… additional grants of $1.4m to the Australian women … and $800,000 to the men … <snip>​

“We put about $3m into the women’s team in the lead-up (to the 2016 Rio Olympics) and with this funding we will at least match that amount,” Australian Sports Commission chairman John Wylie told The Australian.​
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… without the funding assistance, which takes the overall federal government/AIS contribution to $4.5m, RA would have faced some difficult decisions … <snip>​

… [Scott] Bowen said he was still working through various scenarios with his counterparts in New Zealand and Fiji … “We are waiting for any potential bubble that might enable us to play international competition,” …​

… If a window can be found for the sevens program, it is likely to be the same as for Test football — October-November, ahead of the opening World Series tournament in Dubai in December. … <snip>​

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Adam84

Adam84

Rod McCall (65)
It'll be interesting to see whether the Aussie Women's are released to play NRLW as has been rumoured.. Its a dangerous game to play, for one it gives young players a good quality competition to develop in, but it also gives them a taste of the alternative, and the Aussies Sevens teams loses positive control on their players
 
qwerty51

qwerty51

Stirling Mortlock (74)
Adam84 said:
It'll be interesting to see whether the Aussie Women's are released to play NRLW as has been rumoured.. Its a dangerous game to play, for one it gives young players a good quality competition to develop in, but it also gives them a taste of the alternative, and the Aussies Sevens teams loses positive control on their players
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You could also look on the positive side in that the mixing could attract NRLW players to 7s with the Olympics (and first hand experiences) being a major pull. Casslick turned into a worldwide star.
 
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