Bring back New South Wales v Queensland
Roar Guru By stillmissit, 19 Feb 2010 stillmissit is a Roar Guru
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- Berrick Barnes, Horwill, James Horwill, NSW, Queensland, Reds, Rugby Union, Super Rugby, Waratahs
Watching how upset Horwill got at the last minute loss to the Waratahs brought back to me how hard fought the NSW v Queensland matches used to be.
We have such a mix of players from all states playing for whoever pays most or offers a job. For a franchise to make out there is a state v state match going on is hard for me to understand as I watch Berrick Barnes and Drew Mitchell lining up with the Waratahs.
Once a season we need a NSW v Queensland Match and to keep Sheek happy, it should be in traditional colours without sponsors on the uniform. It should also be able to encompass overseas players if available, so that we get the best of the best in a grand contest in the best traditions of Queensland and NSW.
Would be great if somewhere down the track a WA v Melbourne game could be added. I don’t think the ACT would ever have enough home grown players to make up a team.
I would love to watch this game and hopefully we can define it differently to the rugby league state of origin although that is a great and logical competition.
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February 19th 2010 @ 6:20pm
sheek said | February 19th 2010 @ 6:20pm | Report comment
I’m not a fan of state-of-origin. It works well for rugby league with its two state setup, but I like the cricket concept where players can move from state to state through choice.
There’s an old Graham Connors song – “home is not where you’re born but where you want to die”. With have no choice where we’re born, but hopefully we have a choice where we want to die.
And live, & play our sport…..
February 22nd 2010 @ 7:40am
formeropenside said | February 22nd 2010 @ 7:40am | Report comment
But rugby also has largely a two state setup, at least in terms of those states that actually develop players.
February 19th 2010 @ 10:46pm
Sam el Perro said | February 19th 2010 @ 10:46pm | Report comment
No thread for it yet, but just wanted to say “great night!” Go the Reds!
February 20th 2010 @ 6:00pm
JohnB said | February 20th 2010 @ 6:00pm | Report comment
Probably one of those inconvenient truths that back when Qld/NSW games were arguably at their most intense (in the late 70′s early 80′s) Qld teams had blokes like Geoff Shaw and Cornelson running around (and at the end of that period Michael O’Connor). The good old days weren’t necessarily quite as good as we might think (in that respect anyway)!