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Watching the All Blacks go through the paces against Argentina on Sunday in La Plata, this column was reminded (for those who don't know)…
London 2012 is certainly missing something. Despite organizers efforts to wrap up with a bang closing ceremony, the games sort of fizzled out the…
A strong appeal by South Africa to add a sixth Super Rugby team perhaps opens a window to again push for a Samoan rugby…
There was once a time when nearly the whole Manu Samoa team played Super Rugby. Back in the early days of Super 12, Brian…
Vulgar center Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu’s post-game tweets may be, he is absolutely correct. And with references to slavery and the holocaust, he got the attention…
The make-up and leadership of the International Rugby Board has for a long time now, not been representative of the needs of the wider…
with a weak front row, wallabies will need a big bodied lock like will..
Rugby News: RA threatens to quit Super Rugby, Skelton 'hurt' by England tour snub, Ella feted as Cook Cup name axed
len ikitau is pretty good..and jordan petaia is making some ground..
Rennie reveals OS trio for England, Taniela latest, how 'versatile' Tah changes backrow options, and A-team plan
pete samu is a better 7 than hooper..samu is one of the main reasons the brumbies are still in the super rugby chase..
Rennie reveals OS trio for England, Taniela latest, how 'versatile' Tah changes backrow options, and A-team plan
..pete samu has been quite awesome for the brumbies..has been for years but somehow always gets overlooked at super rugby level..
A surplus of 12s but a poor year for locks: Our 2022 Super Rugby Pacific team of the (regular) season
or maybe – just maybe – the ponies are actually a better team than the canes?..beaten them both times they’ve played this season..
Two lessons for Aussie rugby from the SRP quarter-finals
yea, like who?
RUGBY NEWS: Marika's warning shot for England, Deans' wrap for Aussies, Sio's emotional Brumbies farewell
brumbies beat the landers ya know, convincingly..
After one week of trans-Tasman rugby, the Aussies are doing better than expected
my two favourite teams at the europe trophy comp this past season were malta and lithuania..poland also drew some good home crowds..
A new future for Spanish rugby
i notice that patrons of this forum enjoy belittling and besmirching PI players when they finish their wallaby careers..way things are going, in a couple of years they’ll be vouching jesse mogg, tom banks and jack maddocks were better fbs than folau..but folau’s records are testaments to his achievements..
Folau fires in flying start to rugby return in Japan
..i don’t think he’ll leave japan under any cloud of controversy..he’s getting long in the tooth now..probably got a couple more good years left..there’s heaps of stuff you can get away with at 23 but not at 33..
Folau fires in flying start to rugby return in Japan
..otago highlanders vs wallabies probables wont appeal to any through-the-gate or tv rugby audience, broadcaster and will most probably only benefit nz..
The Roar Rugby Project Part 6: Tiers or Tears? Competition structures for professional rugby
..many PIs don’t/didn’t support him mate..samoans are more tolerant of fa’afafines/fakaleiti than the more conservative tongans..re: michael jones interview..
Folau fires in flying start to rugby return in Japan
they sure are..dhp a better fb than folau?..what sheer nonsense..
Folau fires in flying start to rugby return in Japan
..dhp had some horrible moments at test footy..esp bledisloe..slow on attack, lacking in defence..he was oz fb in that record breaking sydney bledisloe thumping a couple years ago..
Folau fires in flying start to rugby return in Japan
all i know is many of the recent/current wallabies are originally from west sydney..folau fainga’a, alan alaalatoa, scott sio, tolu latu, israel folau, etc..nswru should invest some money in rugby union development there..no wonder why the tahs have been so useless lately..
Could the Panthers be key in rugby union's future in Penrith?
on the field, israel folau is the best full back in the modern era australia has had..period.
Folau fires in flying start to rugby return in Japan
i agree..rennie will probably pick him..still miles better than any oz fb at the moment.
Folau fires in flying start to rugby return in Japan
psst, there’s a few news items down there on Blake Ferguson, Carl Hayman and Semi Radradra who don’t/never even played for Australia or rugby union for that matter..hatred is not a good thing..
Folau fires in flying start to rugby return in Japan
you contradict yourself all the time..you decry the supposed RA snub of ‘grassroots’ or ‘community’ rugby yet you are very dismissive of the plight of the penrith emus and rugby union investment/development in western sydney..
The Roar Rugby Project Part 6: Tiers or Tears? Competition structures for professional rugby
it still can be saved if serious effort is made..most PIs (tongans, samoans, fijians and cook islanders) are rugby union people at heart..
Could the Panthers be key in rugby union's future in Penrith?
“..I would be interested to see exactly who the “Rugby Community” includes and whether interest has lowered in proportion to the increase of players with foreign heritage, this would be a sensitive subject to look at but an interesting one all the same. It is undeniable that the makeup of teams has changed over the years, maybe there is a disassociation between the supporters and players on the field?”
..probably heaps of truth in that..
The Roar Rugby Project Part 6: Tiers or Tears? Competition structures for professional rugby
you do realize the waratahs is the worst performing of australian super rugby teams this year right? 👎
The Roar Rugby Project Part 6: Tiers or Tears? Competition structures for professional rugby
“..Forcing them to play SS or Dent because everyone thinks it will encourage thousands of young people to start playing rugby in Sydney’s west is crazy. There is nowhere for them to go..”
..has nsw rugby and the waratahs ever done anything to promote rugby union in western sydney (meaning places like penrith, cambelltown and blacktown where most PI people live)?
The Roar Rugby Project Part 6: Tiers or Tears? Competition structures for professional rugby
i totally agree.. 👍
The Roar Rugby Project Part 6: Tiers or Tears? Competition structures for professional rugby
..many samoans did not openly support israel folau’s stance on lgbqt..eg. michael jones, eroni clarke, etc..samoans are a lot more accommodating of the fa’afafine subculture than tongans..
'It was hurtful': Kerevi on RA's role in Spring Tour shambles and the big barrier to his Super Rugby return