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Crazy Horse is either one of history's greatest warriors, an interesting establishment in Paris or a slightly eccentric Rugby has-been who started in the forwards but finished his serious playing career on the wing. He is also a Motorsport tragic having held CAMS licences in Event Command, General Competition Area and Rally as well as Driving.
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The Rugby WA Premier Grade competition has existed in one form or another for well over a century. However, when I played we all…
Some 8000 people packed out Rugby WA headquarters on Sunday morning to support the Western Force and vent their anger. High-profile Western Australians from…
It was only a trial game but the Western Force beat the Brumbies 31-21 at The University of Western Australia Sports Park in front…
I watched Sunday morning's Test with a group of enthusiastic Irish, who like me had been at the sell out International Rules game in…
Centralisation is a NSW wet dream. There is no way WA will ever agree to these Rugby [East Coast] Australia muppets ever getting their hands on WA Rugby again after their deliberate attempt to destroy the game in the Western third of the country.
COMMENT: Australian rugby is a depressing picture - the RA board must be axed and the constitution changed
There’s nothing in the Laws mandating that the hooker must be the one to throw the ball in . It’s just fashion. When I played the blind winger used to put it in.
Huge coup sees Wallabies hooker coming home to Super Rugby on long-term deal, with World Cup in sights
Yet the Force have beaten the Reds twice this year (if you count the trial game).
'One that got away from us': Fiji's fortress strikes again as Drua beat Force in washing machine-like weather
Carlo played all his junior rugby for UWA and his schools. Force Academy product. Poached by the Tahs now back home where he belongs.
Reds' 'unbelievable, unfathomable' double disaster sums up shocker as Force spring stunning upset
Most of us would like to forget them!
'He screwed our state': The act that still angers Twiggy Forrest and why he's not ready to jump back in
Carlo played his just our Rugby for UWA. He was a very talented Centre before the Force turned him into a 7.
'They laughed at us': Snobby slap down driving Force gun - and why he's needed a chip on his shoulder
Not many billionaires around but there are a lot of millionaires involved in Rugby Union.
'It's pretty real': Rebels coach reveals trauma as Waugh makes surprising 'no correlation' claim after job losses
Plenty of people going to Force games.
'It's pretty real': Rebels coach reveals trauma as Waugh makes surprising 'no correlation' claim after job losses
Centralised. No thanks. No way are those muppets at RA ever getting their hands on WA Rugby again!
Pressure Points: Cron has his work cut out to make the west a Force in Super Rugby
This is not the first time the Force have done this in Albany. In around 2006 they ran a clinic on the Middleton Beach foreshore. My then 5 year old son was given a rugby ball which he then slept with. He went on to captain his junior team back in Perth.
A senior team, the Albany Lions, also emerged from that event.
'Seeing the players as people': How a Western Force meet reminded me of the beauty of grassroots rugby
Most of us living outside NSW/Qld have never heard of this guy so he’s not going to be much of a drawcard.
'Bold step': NSW Rugby confirms RA alignment in bid to rid game of 'conflicts and self interest'
Optus holds 65,000 in rectangular mode and has already hosted an AFL Grand Final. There’s also the purpose built for Rugby 20,000 (expandable to 30,000) seat stadium HBF Park
The battle of the rugby World Cup 2027 Final: Sydney or Melbourne?
Or perhaps have the National HQ in the National Capital.
'Bold step': NSW Rugby confirms RA alignment in bid to rid game of 'conflicts and self interest'
Having seen the disgraceful treatment of the Force and Rugby WA by Rugby (East Coast) Australia once it got control, why would any sane state union allow those incompetent muppets anywhere near control of anything? They’ll certainly never be allowed back into any sort of control of anything in WA.
It's time to stop treating the symptoms of Rugby Australia’s illness and get to the cause
The NRC worked well in every state except NSW because of local factors in Sydney. If NSW doesn’t want to play fine, leave them out. Sydney is no longer the centre of the Rugbyverse.
RA's target of a third tier in 2024 raises a whole heap of questions in desperate need of answers
I sat on a packed hill At UWA sports Park in WA for multiple NRC games where the level of interest and engagement was on display for everyone to see.
RA's target of a third tier in 2024 raises a whole heap of questions in desperate need of answers
After Rugby [East Coast] Australia’s recent efforts to destroy Rugby in WA most people in WA would be very reluctant to allow RECA to have any say in what goes in WA
Super clubs give cautious support to centralised model as RA announces 'historic strategic reset' of rugby
NSW is no longer the centre of the Rugbyverse.
COMMENT: ‘Making a choice’ - what are the REAL options available for Australia's third tier?
The NRC worked well everywhere except NSW.
Rugby in Australia can no longer afford the status quo
Yet another east coast commentator completely ignoring the WA Premier Grade. My own club was founded in 1929 and is by no means the oldest in WA.
It’s Sydney that was uncompetitive in the NRC. The rest of the country did well.
Rugby in Australia can no longer afford the status quo
After RA nearly destroyed Rugby in Western Australia it’ll never be given control over anything in the Western third of the country again.
Exclusive: Wallabies signing bonanza looms with key men locked down as RA's new contracting model stalls
The game has been going backwards ever since tackled players were no longer required to release the ball immediately.
When rugby stopped being the game they played in heaven
Some teams (NSW) didn’t have an identity or supporter base. Most did.
Here in WA the NRC has always been well supported.
Here’s a shopping list for Rugby Australia, and there’s not a single NRL player on it
The Force fly back from New Zealand after last nights game then effectively have only 3 days to recover before playing the in form Canes. A win is possible but unlikely.
The prize for the Force if they do win is to play the Blues back in New Zealand next week. Not much of an incentive except to say we made the finals.
At least we finish ahead of the Rebels.
Next year a new coach and significant additions to the roster (patience, all will be revealed in due corse).
Super Rugby Finals: UPDATED best and worst case ladder positions for every team and predicted quarterfinal match ups
There days of NSW being the centre of the Rugbyverse are long gone. They could’t even compete in the NRC.
COMMENT: Australian rugby is a depressing picture - the RA board must be axed and the constitution changed