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Chris Hardiman

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I share your thoughts exactly A D. I don’t even watch Union on telly anymore. Just read all the ‘what’s wrong with rugby’ & ‘how to fix rugby’ that appear almost daily on sites like this and newspapers.

I would like to see the game played like it was before professionalism. Is it not the game that News Ltd. payed all that money for to put on TV? The same game that most Rugby roarers grew up playing and watching. The same game that most Roar articles about Rugbys glorious past are about.

SANZAR allowing a dangerous precedent with scrum feeds

Looks like medical bill williams will not be playing – OMG.

Roles reversed as Bunnies ready to bully rival Roosters

That 62 nil game was also played on ANZAC day – a sour note for Souths fans on normally the best day of the year.
Can’t wait for this clash but like every other footy fan in Queensland we’ll have to watch the game delayed one hour while channel 9 shows one of their mind numbing, spirit crushing reality shows.
The NRL season opener, on the channel that calls themselves the face of Rugby League. Us League fans are such chumps.

Roles reversed as Bunnies ready to bully rival Roosters

Found this game on YouTube and thought you like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ledjdy-jVR4

A taste of French rugby in the 80s and 90s

I don’t even know what he got charged for. Was it for punching a drunken knucklehead? Yeah I’d put those crimes in the same category to berkshire.

We are betraying our own role models

Moaning about illegal immigrants – can’t get more Australian than that.

The most un-Australian of all suggestions

If you know anything about the Brett Stewart case, you’d know that he was completely innocent. Way to go to make sure the mud sticks though fella. I really hope the amount he sued News Ltd was enough.

We are betraying our own role models

Thanks for that personal account mate.

The greatest rugby rivalry of the amateur era

Some other things to note when arguing over statistics is that Maoris were left out of tours to SA something which the NZRU and SARU apoliogised for in 2010.
http://www.espnscrum.com/newzealand/rugby/story/115528.html

ESPN have a great documentary on the rivallry between All Blacks and Springboks:

This YouTube channel has clips of the Cavaliers tour games and Tests. The rugby and biffo is 1st class but my personal view of the tour was that it was very uncool.
http://www.youtube.com/user/hamulomu/videos?flow=grid&view=0

The greatest rugby rivalry of the amateur era

Families were split over the tour including Murray Ball (Rugby player as well and son of an All Black) of Footrot Flats fame who withdrew the Dog as All Blacks mascot. Here’s a little film of it:
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/video/gisborne-game-springbok-tour

The greatest rugby rivalry of the amateur era

Can we please have some sort of trophy for being ranked 3rd best in the world?

The Waratahs are the new Reds

If there was an award for having a lend of yourself, Tahs fans would be undisputed, undefeated heavyweight champions of the world. I can remember NSW winning the South Pacific Championship but as far as domination goes not in my lifetime.

The Waratahs are the new Reds

These fellas are playing way too many games I reckon. Trial games , 26 rounds, finals, rep footy for some. I don’t thinks the rewards are great enough for price players bodies have to pay.

SMITHY: Prescription drugs a big problem in the NRL

Your mood today is irrelevant old lady. You made the point that the NRL is like the Tour De France in that everyone is cheating. My point is yeah but Melbourne did it bigger and better than everyone else ala Armstrong.
Also Jack Gibson left clubs for different reasons each time. He may have even been stupidly sacked by Souths.
Jack Gibson also said that you needed a successful front office to have a successful football team(or words to that effect). How do you think having the power and money of News Ltd would go as your front office?

Bellamy won't reach legendary status at one club

It makes sense if you read the comments I was replying to thanks aerial ping pong.

Bellamy won't reach legendary status at one club

Chalk up the NSW 2010 Origin campaign as another disgrace. On and off the field.

Bellamy won't reach legendary status at one club

And Melbourne were the ‘Lance Armstrong’ of cheaters.

Bellamy won't reach legendary status at one club

Another point SuperEel is that the Storm spends more money on football operations than any other club.

Bellamy won't reach legendary status at one club

But I bet you would trade the win in 2005 for victory in 89 considering that 89 was Balmain (plus they lost in 88) and not a piss weak joint venture?

Remember the 1989 grand final? I sure do

My sentiments exactly. I would say the same thing but can’t write that good.

Time for the NRL to act like a billion dollars

This may be why the AFL turned up: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/drugsinsport/9854734/Drug-problems-in-Australian-sports-should-come-as-no-surprise-to-those-who-chose-to-ignore-the-problem.html

SPIRO: Aussie sport's "darkest day" has become even murkier

But EJ what about finger in all the pies Goulds’ claim that the sport is the cleanest and most responsible it has ever been?

SPIRO: Aussie sport's "darkest day" has become even murkier

I thought the channel 9s boofheads interviewing players after scoring tries sucked and then the SBW OMG adds made me want to
smash my telly.

The All Stars: Rugby league does it better

I’m hearing your bark big dog. But what chance does Rugby have when BP says things like this ““The Wallabies are the most valuable asset in the Australian rugby product range, and so we need to preserve that profit.”

New ARU boss says sevens is way forward

Anyone in Roarland got any video footage of the ARC?

SPIRO: England finally plays real rugby in 2013 Six Nations

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