Super Saturdays as Colts play the same draw. These are clubs not 1st grade sides. 8 clubs are capable of hosting games on one ground at present just looking at grounds without cricket wickets and other complications being involved. To play the Super Saturday they would need two grounds or in some instances a lot better lighting.
If you don't have the club you won't see the same standard competition that currently exists.
Tuesday & Thursday clubs are training at 6:30pm not 3pm in the heat of the afternoon.
Super Saturdays as Colts play the same draw. These are clubs not 1st grade sides. 8 clubs are capable of hosting games on one ground at present just looking at grounds without cricket wickets and other complications being involved. To play the Super Saturday they would need two grounds or in some instances a lot better lighting.
If you don't have the club you won't see the same standard competition that currently exists.
Tuesday & Thursday clubs are training at 6:30pm not 3pm in the heat of the afternoon.
Who should be thankful? Would you be thankful if Uni. for example , took players from your colts teams to play for their colts side?Premier clubs in Sydney and Brisbane save at least 20 kids a year from playing rugby league by supporting them. You should be thankful.
Im not sure about the night games..
Each club will be different, and very reliant on gate. The night games I've been to pull a smaller crowd than the arvo games with the 4th graders cooking the sausages.
I do accept that.
Though if we can extend the season and increase the connect with Subbies. It's only for a couple of rounds.
It's Worth considering.
13th of August this year for the Dewar Shield.
Pretty sure it was "slightly" later before the NRC, but not by a very significant amount.
Thanks slim - so you were a week after the SS's this year, and no break between the NRC.
Really interested to hear about WA & VIC.
NRC didn't start around the 27th August, there was a 2 week break between the GF and Rd 1 of the NRC
Shute Shield also had a 2 week break this year as well.
And look at how much better all the NSW teams went this year
Im not sure about the night games..
Each club will be different, and very reliant on gate. The night games I've been to pull a smaller crowd than the arvo games with the 4th graders
cooking the sausages.
http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2016/12/03/california-cup-round-1-lineups/
John Grant, Jed Gillespie and Ben Batger all playing for OMBAC in California in the off - season.
John Grant, Jed Gillespie and Ben Batger all playing
Jed Gillespie at hooker?
A worrying situation is currently evolving as a consequence of certain clubs paying inflated amounts & offering inducements
You mean exactly what Pulver said would happen if the ARU gave them money...
The powers at Shute Shield need to make a decision. either work to be a part of the pathway (focus on the development of a core group of potentially elite players) or be a focal point for the local community facilitated through rugby.
you can't be both.
I have said all along, premier rugby needs to be just that. 1st Grade, 2nd Grade and Colts; and there should only be 8 teams. Create a Div 2 meaning those Clubs not in the top 8 can fight out promotion/relegation and the stronger Suburban clubs or new one's could fill the gap. It means those final games of the year fighting off the wooden spoon will be just as important an intense as those games playing in the finals.
"Oh my god - What happens to those clubmen in 3's and 4's?" either they run as the social teams they are in Subbies or, more likely, those fringe players will see an opportunity to show their wares at another club that is part of a genuine pathways program. They are still part of their Club and the proud history but they are no longer standing in the way of the Club becoming a proper rugby nursery.
The season will fit perfectly between cricket and NRC, Clubs can focus on proper development and spectators can get to every game because with three grades it could be run later on a Saturday with a crescendo of rugby in the 7:30 timeslot for rugby fans as well as school and social players. While this may come a shock to many, not every rugby fan in NSW actually cares about the Waratahs. They would be more likely to watch their local Shute Shield Club because the quality is there (often better in my opinion) and they could actually get to a game after their own match for an acceptable cost with a seat closer to the action.
The shorter season would also allow clubs with the will and resources to develop proper 7's programs which WOULD be the stepping stone to Olympic selection. Now that raises the importance of Club rugby.
Or they can bitch and moan that some else should pay but get the sh!tz when the people paying decide not to go through the clubs.
Manly had a player a few years back that propped up the scrum in 4th grade, and was clapped off walking through the tunnel of 1st grade out at Death Valley.I have said all along, premier rugby needs to be just that. 1st Grade, 2nd Grade and Colts; and there should only be 8 teams. Create a Div 2 meaning those Clubs not in the top 8 can fight out promotion/relegation and the stronger Suburban clubs or new one's could fill the gap. It means those final games of the year fighting off the wooden spoon will be just as important an intense as those games playing in the finals.
I have said all along, premier rugby needs to be just that. 1st Grade, 2nd Grade and Colts; and there should only be 8 teams. Create a Div 2 meaning those Clubs not in the top 8 can fight out promotion/relegation and the stronger Suburban clubs or new one's could fill the gap. It means those final games of the year fighting off the wooden spoon will be just as important an intense as those games playing in the finals.
"Oh my god - What happens to those clubmen in 3's and 4's?" either they run as the social teams they are in Subbies or, more likely, those fringe players will see an opportunity to show their wares at another club that is part of a genuine pathways program. They are still part of their Club and the proud history but they are no longer standing in the way of the Club becoming a proper rugby nursery..