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I've read a number of articles about removing conference systems, how the complexity of the Super Rugby competition is killing it and on new…
Yet we have two examples of the opposite in the NRL and AFL. I think personally a domestic competition then finalists based international club comp with NZ and Japan would be best if both worlds and would allow the quality to be generally higher for those games too. Then over time maybe we can have more Australian teams as interest and participation hopefully grows. Look at the crowds for the Brumbies/Reds Super AU final, would that happening every year be the worst thing for the game?
It’s undoubtedly a risk, but is doing more of the same working well now?
Could Japanese tv rights help finance the transition?
Super Rugby shows that the Bledisloe Cup isn't going anywhere - one selection could give the Wallabies hope
Part 2 (my phone was being annoying) I think this would also be a great way to build rivalries. SRAU have birth to a great rivalry between the Brumbies and Reds, making for great stories and games to look forward to. As long as it’s good natured tribalism can be good for the game
Imagine then a knockout competition where you remember X team knocking yours out or pulling through a tough game to the next stage. Would be good times
Brumbies make it 12 straight against Tahs as Bell hobbles off in worrying sign for Wallabies
Wholeheartedly agree on the SRAU point (though would like a diff name). Remember the crowds for the 2021 Reds/Brumbies final? The one where crowds were allowed, that only helps the game here. We should have a domestic competition in our full control with however many teams we want, then a combined club champions league competition to follow, this way we can hopefully grow domestically and also don’t have as many Blues/Force blowouts and could invite established Japan clubs to increase the tv market in a good time zone.
Open question on what the players not in the second competition would do but if it was knockout it wouldn’t need to be many weeks. Early into international camps and NRC or free to make some money/exp in Euro.
Brumbies make it 12 straight against Tahs as Bell hobbles off in worrying sign for Wallabies
Mate, what is your actual problem? You’re in every article on this site attacking the Brumbies. It’s boring, it’s tired, it’s negative and worst of all it has no point at all. We all get it, you don’t like the Brumbies, thank you for letting us know
Brumbies make it 12 straight against Tahs as Bell hobbles off in worrying sign for Wallabies
Actually thought Sapsford had a better game than Toole, lots of people at the game seemed to be confusing the two though.
Brumbies make it 12 straight against Tahs as Bell hobbles off in worrying sign for Wallabies
Bro, just give it a rest, don’t you have literally anything better to do than attacking the Brumbies in every thread possible on this site?
The Wrap: Good news and bad news for Rugby Australia as Brumbies and Rebels win local derbies
My biggest worry for the Brumbies is kicking battles, particularly short high contestable kicks. I’m unsure that they will be the best at competing for those, but likely Noah will be defending in the back field to add some kicking and I think Muirhead has been working on this part of his game
Larkham’s Brumbies must gallop to fifth gear to be title contenders - and address two key challenges in uncertain times
Can someone please give me a source on this supposed ACT debt?
CONFIRMED: Rebels CEO made redundant and coaches have contract cuts as hopes of Super Rugby survival fade
In my opinion News LTD is a big reason we are in this mess.
Curious where you are getting this info on the Brumbies financials, I can’t see it so would be happy to see a source.
Decision time: Clubs queuing up to pounce on Rebels' best as Rugby Australia given warning over in demand Wallabies
And the fact that they are financially viable, have the best performance record and are getting crowd sizes equivalent to the other teams (suggesting the problem is more rugby than the Brumbies) in much larger markets has no bearing at all on your deduction? Pretty hard decision to look at the Rebels (now reportedly actually in 20 mill debt and poor on field performances) and look at the Brumbies (not in debt and best performing team in Aus) and decide the Brumbies should be cut. I suspect that maybe some weird bias is creeping in to your hard decision…
Decision time: Clubs queuing up to pounce on Rebels' best as Rugby Australia given warning over in demand Wallabies
Think this is a good argument for a more annual competition involving Japan, maybe a point system like premier league or ICC? Grows the market massively, gives SR teams more games which we really need and elongates the season for all teams
Decision time: Clubs queuing up to pounce on Rebels' best as Rugby Australia given warning over in demand Wallabies
Apologies you’re right I mixed up the summary years! Though I don’t think it’s the Force’s financials, just RugbyWA, unless I’m missing something.
Decision time: Clubs queuing up to pounce on Rebels' best as Rugby Australia given warning over in demand Wallabies
You really have it out for the Brumbies though, what did they ever do to you?
Decision time: Clubs queuing up to pounce on Rebels' best as Rugby Australia given warning over in demand Wallabies
Best I can see is in 2022 they lost 1.3 but that same year they came to a support agreement with ACT gov for about the same amount which doesn’t seem to be factored in to their report, so maybe started last year, I’m unsure. They also still had 4 mill in the bank following the reported loss. There was also some article about a 1 mill loan from RA which the Brumbies stated they had never missed a payment on. So it seems they are fine?
Can’t seem to find anything on the Force’s financials as they seem tied up with RAs reports? RugbyWAs 2022 annual statement was a loss of 400k but that’s just membership etc nothing about the Force.
Decision time: Clubs queuing up to pounce on Rebels' best as Rugby Australia given warning over in demand Wallabies
I looked at a bunch of replies on the WC Twitter page, there are genuinely a lot of people asking for this to actually be a thing
ICC announces World Cup final to be 'best of three' following India's loss, BCCI complaint
So basically his mate is not to blame this time cause he thinks he is a good guy, and the people in leadership positions and directly involved in administration across multiple states are the problem. Honestly, Kearns’ weighing in here is actually a key demonstration of what is wrong with Rugby in Aus and NSW, cronyism.
States not RA the issue Australian rugby is facing as Wallabies great calls on reform measures to be backed
Exclusive: Embattled chair asks for extension, Rugby Australia meet AGAIN as civil war breaks out
Actually I think Tom Hooper is from Bathurst also
Key hire that must happen BEFORE Wallabies can recruit new coach, why Brumbies are stalling on RA plan
Honestly I’m not great at knowing where players are from, but the Lonergans are from Royalla but that’s basically Canberra region so maybe they and Nic White (Queanbeyan) don’t count. For right now Cole is from Dubbo and Schoupp from Wollongong.
This is what I was talking about re NSW clubs:
https://www.espn.com.au/rugby/story/_/id/31698147/brumbies-almost-carved-huge-chunk-nsw-waratahs-territory
Key hire that must happen BEFORE Wallabies can recruit new coach, why Brumbies are stalling on RA plan
I don’t think this is likely or advisable. I think the Brumbies will view this as death by another name, that Melbourne centrality will occur over time and that’s untenable. Feel like it might anger fans of both rather than fans of 1
Key hire that must happen BEFORE Wallabies can recruit new coach, why Brumbies are stalling on RA plan
Was there not also a lot of talk in recent time of all rural NSW moving to the Brumbies because of NSWRU neglect, and it was only a vote or two from passing? Might this have some cause towards NSW being so blaze with approving this plan while RU are only apparently playing lip service
Key hire that must happen BEFORE Wallabies can recruit new coach, why Brumbies are stalling on RA plan
People said the same about the Brumbies last year. I don’t actually think they are that old. Neville and Slipper are the only close to retirement age players right? The rest of the pack is quite young, as are the backs besides Jack D.
ANALYSIS: Every Super Rugby team rated - and why Australia will make up ground on New Zealand
Lol who is it you think has been left out? Curse those higher performing Brumbies players earning their selection! There’s too many of them!
Honestly thought McReight and Holloway were absent last night so they were probably the lucky selection. Samu, that darn Brumbies player, was probably best on field, grrrr.
REACTION: Boks turn salty tears into raging torrent of revenge, Marika smashed and humbled in TRC 'mugging'
Point 13 would kill the game in this country. Not even NSWs clubs want to be in NSW Rugby
'I want the boys to hurt': Everything Slipper and Rennie said about Boks 'choke', Beale, Foley prospects
No doubt they are, largely due to the almost complete void of other countries playing those sports. But I don’t think that Australian Rugby supporters are watching that much English, Japan or French club rugby, and International Rugby which is the pinnacle isn’t at competing times.
I just think that a domestic competition which is domestically controlled and building great stories like the Reds/Brumbies rivalry of 2021/22 and having finals attended by 44000 people would grow the sport in both players and finances. Then the international champions comp gives opportunities to play the best teams, access to a potentially big existing market (as opposed to growing one like sunwolves) and potentially time for the tier 2 comp you suggest also
Super Rugby shows that the Bledisloe Cup isn't going anywhere - one selection could give the Wallabies hope