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“Seven influential Sydney rugby clubs are the driving force behind a controversial participation agreement for 2022 that one president believes is “designed to eliminate” three Shute Shield teams in Western Sydney, including one formed in 1879.” This is Australian Rugby’s biggest fan problem, elitists trying to steal the game from everyone. ““If seven clubs have got power and if they have come up with this draft participation agreement, well it’s designed to eliminate us.
“Surely they must see benefit out of the underdog getting some success rather than trying to develop elitism.“If clubs disappear all these kids will go to league.
What if Australian rugby’s biggest problem is...us?
I believe we stopped believing in ourselves. When we had an all-inclusive Rugby with an Australian administration and coaches we won. Rugbyweek at TG Milner, we saw everyone in the state, a belief in the growth areas in the West of Sydney, a willingness to drop underperforming players, and a belief that some from other than the Eastern suburbs or private schools could play, we won. Rugby was great when grassroots rugby was great, we won then when we weren’t professional. Yes as spectators we have become blase, but with change just for change driven by an out-of-touch administration can you blame us.
What if Australian rugby’s biggest problem is...us?
I agree, not only have they done that but they have crossed class barriers, we haven’t, until we start picking the best rugby players, not just from private schools, but from those places we don’t want to talk about, Sydney’s west. New Zealanders will pick kids from Auckland’s bad areas. Nice boys from private schools can’t cut it.
We now have a unique chance to rebuild Rugby Australia
You have answers to every criticism offered , maybe you should be either running AR or writing a better article on HOW we can fix our game.
The problem with Australian rugby
“most of the rugby players out of year 12 can not afford this type of money being either just employed or apprenticeships.” Did you miss this I’m talking about 16-21-year-olds, university students as well? Yes, they probably do pay gym fees and other as well. They do not have the money base adults do. WHY all the different type of affiliation fees. I also have coached at a private ISA school. They are softened through the charisms of the various religious groups. Compared to the kids I coached from the West of Sydney in particular.
The problem with Australian rugby
Yes a great start to point these issues out, I coach at a country Rugby club outside Sydney. I found the biggest issue to be FEES. $350/year, $100/year to ARU,$50/year to NSW Rugby, $50/ year to the affiliation of the local Ruby competition. Half of what’s leftover is insurance, the Club gets the rest for Jerseys, equipment, etc. There are 4 local high schools most of the rugby players out of year 12 can not afford this type of money being either just employed or apprenticeships. What makes it disgusting is you get nothing for $200 of the fees charged. “nurture the young athletes and the future of the game because if we continue on the path we are heading” we price ourselves out of our juniors and the game.
The problem with Australian rugby
With what we have there, no, picking a bunch of players weeks, months out , putting them on contract then saying reach higher each game doesn’t happen. The best players weren’t picked in the first place. There used to be Country week at Eastwood. All regional sides competed to pick a country side to play City.We saw players who don’t necessarily live in the city. These present guys play to get the contract, then rest on their laurels. Along with that, class prejudice interferes with selection, no private school, no selection.
VOTE: Pick your Wallabies team to face England in the World Cup quarter-final
Back in 1978 Campbelltown won second division, because there was at the time a particular dislike of the West, the only concession was promotion and relegation from Shute Shield ,1st division. It failed , Sydney Uni was one club in Second division for a while. When expansion was begrudgingly taken on Penrith was the club nominated ,why? Class discrimination in our code will continue to limit its growth. We need some of those bad boys and talented players from Sydneys west and south west, like New Zealand does with players from Auckland.
Rugby union could be the first casualty in the war of the west
Just come back from Vanuatu , want to see Colonialism at work, go see, the Chinese are working in their inscrutable asian fashion , procurement over time.
The Wrap: Devious New Zealand plot to destroy Australian rugby exposed
Really, “back to the future” , why are we persisting with the past, we have a problem, poor attitude. It can be fixed if we had selectors with enough courage to break the cycle. Remember when Phil Kearns was plucked from a Randwick second grade into a team that was about to become great. That team lacked contracts, were payed a lot less and were ALL worried about being replaced.
The changes the Wallabies need to make to beat Argentina
” ….but the Wallabies essentially contain all of Australia’s best players. ” Only the ones on contract, one has to ask why Manly vs Warringah gets more spectators than the Waratahs. Pick from the best NOT ON CONTRACT then we will see players playing to keep there position, not their contract.
The Wrap: Are the Wallabies cursed? Too right they are
I see this as an elitist coup by the east against the west. I hate to say it but I believe there is an element of racism as well when you have a look at the playing membership in those clubs.
What if Australian rugby’s biggest problem is...us?