• 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.

Waratahs 2025

molman

molman

Jim Lenehan (48)
While I thumb up this, I do find it a tad sad that so many of our players have had to go to NZ between Super seasons to get more high quality game time. The local system is really broken in offering the necessary development and game time for our players.
 
Last edited:
The Ghost of Raelene

The Ghost of Raelene

David Codey (61)
Change of scenery is probably good for him for the rest of the year. Sucks for Eastwood I guess but just go play and see something different. Walton did it with Bay of Plenty? He came back a much improved player.

On another note re the coach, has there been any movement on Wisemantel? I've really stopped caring or following closely. If not him I tend to think Grey might be in the running and they are letting the U20s WC play out.
 
fatprop

fatprop

George Gregan (70)
Staff member
Wilson said:
Edmed doing a season with North Harbour in the NPC
Click to expand...
All our next tier should be looking for these types of opportunities, I don't know why our Super Rugby sides aren't working through symbiotic relationships with NPC sides
 
Wilson

Wilson

Phil Kearns (64)
I don't think New Zealand Rugby would allow it. It's easy enough to work a couple of one off contracts every year, but I can't see New Zealand being happy with a bunch of Australian players flooding what is essentially their development competition and taking up spaces. I definitely think they'd block any formal agreements that locked this stints in.
 
W

WoodysRFC

Chris McKivat (8)
fatprop said:
All our next tier should be looking for these types of opportunities, I don't know why our Super Rugby sides aren't working through symbiotic relationships with NPC sides
Click to expand...
Yeah, this is something I'd have thought should have been done years ago. RA covers the player wages, and NZR can offload some player contracts for those who are simply no more than club rugby standard.
 
W

WoodysRFC

Chris McKivat (8)
Wilson said:
I don't think New Zealand Rugby would allow it. It's easy enough to work a couple of one off contracts every year, but I can't see New Zealand being happy with a bunch of Australian players flooding what is essentially their development competition and taking up spaces. I definitely think they'd block any formal agreements that locked this stints in.
Click to expand...
I'm not sure. They've already publicly acknowledged the NPC is full of a lot of players who are likely not to ever be Super Rugby standard etc.
 
fatprop

fatprop

George Gregan (70)
Staff member
WoodysRFC said:
I'm not sure. They've already publicly acknowledged the NPC is full of a lot of players who are likely not to ever be Super Rugby standard etc.
Click to expand...
We don't have the money for our own "NRC" so why not outsource until we can?

The rugby is hard and will be grounding for some of our private school princesses
 
Strewthcobber

Strewthcobber

Simon Poidevin (60)
All NPC players are employed by NZRU, and subject to the NZ collective employment agreement

It won't be NZRU that blocks any large influx of Australian players, it will be the NZR players association.
 
Tomthumb

Tomthumb

Peter Fenwicke (45)
Good on him. The failure of his last job and the speed of it does give cause to pause on whether or not he's a great coach though
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top