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@Allan Eskdale – I’ll agree to disagree with every negative quote on this thread. Is it about the Wallabies or Community rugby? Have you seen the annual report from last season, which was Covid impacted, or do you think that’s “fake news” as well! maybe check it here – https://d26phqdbpt0w91.cloudfront.net/NonVideo/269dd6e9-670f-4778-b644-08d90a9a8db5.pdf
Why not get in touch with the education leads in the states, who are at the coal-face. They are doing a great job against all odds (other codes with at least triple the amount of resources of rugby).
You can’t look through the rear vision mirror and go forward!!!!
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Interesting analysis David. You pose some pertinent points that relate to how we manage the game versus those coachable elements that build team tactics. The easiest change to Law would be to ensure there was space at the offside line and manage this well. The consequence may be that the attacking team maintains possession longer; the reverse is that a defence doesn’t commit to the contest. What we don’t want to do is change the game’s charter – CONTEST for possession and CONTINUITY of play – and with every change we look at there are always consequences that flow from this!
Three easy changes to improve rugby right now
TWAS – I think one AUS free-to-air; the rest on Stan. Maybe they’d be convinced to show the “Super Saturday” … wonder who thought of that? … it will be held at whatever ground can have the biggest capacity (i.e. AUSNZ shared $$$) allowed by the government.
Trans-Tasman Super Rugby competition confirmed for 2021
JR – there are two comps that have winner and brought together so you play different opponents – i.e. Trans-Tasman! Not unfair on anyone … up to who wants to perform and who doesn’t show up. Mind you, test spots for both Countries will be on the line so they will all dig in!
Trans-Tasman Super Rugby competition confirmed for 2021
BT – both play finals. SR AU – 3v2, winner play 1; SR Aotearoa 1v2; followed by Trans-Tasman. Only difference in SR AU starts a week earlier than NZR.
Trans-Tasman Super Rugby competition confirmed for 2021
Well done Rugby AU and NZR – local derbies followed by a trans-Tasman; so good … and one game F2A on Nine for the whole kit-and-caboodle. There can’t be any haters on this – #promisedlandbaby!
Trans-Tasman Super Rugby competition confirmed for 2021
Toole … you’re a very angry person. Seems you have a bent against RA … as I’ve said before, look at the Annual Reports. With COVID RA retrenched 75 staff (FT and contractors) … that doesn’t look look like too many staff to me. In relation to Amateur Club rugby don’t get me started – professionalism meant every club wanted buy the best players, coaches,etc and in the long-term ended up with no rugby clubs and/or grounds under their care (NSW). Where is the Randwick Rugby Club of old? SOLD … Manly Rugby Club? Gordon Rugby Club? Eastwood Rugby Club? … I can go on!!!!
The Wrap: If rugby could turn back time…
BF – clubs have never funded the professional game. You just have to look at the Annual Reports to see where the money goes. Current levies taken go to (1) Insurance (2) Member Union (3) Association (4) Club; maybe you Member Unions tops up its professional players – QLD have to give 20% to support the Ballymore white elephant; Brumbies put 100% into Community and Development Officers. Maybe your President was from NSW – where it’s a s^&tfight anyway 🙂
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Ad-O. Different surfaces for rugby and football – so when they share grounds it becomes a nightmare. Sport (whatever code and type) should be supported by government because it assists with health initiatives, provides “entertainment” , etc for the general public (i.e. taxpayers).
If sporting codes had to pay for facilities then junior participants (and their parents) wouldn’t be able to afford the levies. Bottom line is, thois decision will be argued to the hills and it will be based on a person’s sporting / non-sporting bias; and it will only happen if the current government gets re-elected. …. just like the Howard offer.
Ballymore redevelopment gets big pre-election funding promise
Some selection surprises but they have been in quarantine and training together, so I believe the coaches know what they are doing. I know they’ll be talk of why not Tate or Joey at 9? How did Wilson get the 6 jersey? etc.
But you know what – the Wallaby coaches believe this team will win game 1! So that gives me a lot of confidence. They did say they’d pick on form but have a balanced side – well you know what – they have delivered!
Will be an interesting game and looking at the finishers, it’ll be won with both tactical and technical execution.
RIP IN BOYZ!
O'Connor at 10, four debutants in Wallabies team for Bledisloe 1
DA – I think the argument is more about Blues v Saders in Wellington (NZ not country NSW), Brumbies v Reds in Perth, or Bulls v Cheetahs in J-berg!
Super Rugby as we know it all but over after South Africa votes to quit, send teams to Europe instead
FB – do you mean “rugby playing nation” of about 20,000 participants? The major codes in Aus are NRL and AFL, which dominate the “sport ecosystem” in winter. NZ has one winter sport – Rugby. It’s a religion but that does not mean it doesn’t have it’s challenges in the NZ sporting marketplace!
Super Rugby as we know it all but over after South Africa votes to quit, send teams to Europe instead
PK – this discussion is about SA move to Pro-14, not RA. If you want to contribute to the discussion at least have something valid to offer!
Super Rugby as we know it all but over after South Africa votes to quit, send teams to Europe instead
BS. I can guarantee that if you “get rid of the Country sides” in NSW and QLD and just base them in one town, you will alienate a lot of those soil-of-the-earth supporters you want! If the best players from NSW and QLD have a country pathway in a national comp, they’d align with them and they’d be happy to play at multiple venues … it’s the Country way … and get rid of the made up names and go back to the Healers and Cockatoos!!!
Dear Rugby Australia, make the NRC the main game
Cookie – like: “But the biggest problem at the Tahs is the lack of grit and size in the pack, this has been a problem now for many years. Poor recruitment or ignorant coaching or both?” With the biggest junior player population in Australia you would think those in the Tahs HPU would have some idea of what their playing needs are – locking away the best kids per position rather than just signing everything Australian U20 that wasn’t signed last year. Their current roster is about 20 player more than the Brumbies – so obviously mismanagement. But … this has been years in the making and the butt stops with whoever is in charge of professional recruitment and pathway development!!!
Australia’s other forgotten man stands up at Suncorp
So what are you saying PeterK? I mentioned Joey Walton as an example – he dropped a ball that was thrown at his nose; he gave away 2 offside penalties; he carried the ball into contact when required and maintained possession; and, he made his tackles. If that isn’t a “good game”, well I must be watching something different from you! If you rate that Tahs at best they were 7/10, but for the players from last year’s U20s it is a step up and good to see them not overawed. My point was to the comments saying they (the new young guns) would be Wallabies ahead of established players like Hooper – who still carries the Tahs on his shoulders. This form of logic from observers on this thread doesn’t show an understanding of the difference between SR and Test rugby.
The Wrap: Be patient and Super Rugby AU will stand on its own five feet
Geoff, even the ones who got a start due to player injuries like Joey Walton (Tahs) had a good game and didn’t look out of his depth. A couple of errors but even seasoned players were doing that! Bring on Gen Next and we can build for the future.
Also, i’m talking about Franchise level – not Test. Do we all forget about how Robbie (god love him – great bloke) tried to bring through the Next gen and got burnt – partly due to the old “player power” of Gits, et.al., but also due to the inexperience and lack of maturity on the part of players like Cooper, JOC and Beale.
The Wrap: Be patient and Super Rugby AU will stand on its own five feet
Hi “dad” is one of the best scrum coaches in the country! The fact he was up against one of AUS best tight heads with power to burn may have played against his young frame – remember he is just 20!
Super Rugby AU: A new hope for the Waratahs?
MikeJ – I know the Law variations model league but they have different reasoning behind them; If you have the 22m-50m and 50m-22m then it forces the back three to cover territory and, hopefully, opens up attacking space. Unfortunately, the players and coaches haven’t yet figured out how to find this space yet with ball-in-hand – too many times it reverted to a pod of 3 hitting it straight up and allowing the defensive line to easily realign. I am hopeful that in time they’ll make better use of the variations and find some attacking ball-in-hand mojo!
Super Rugby AU: A new hope for the Waratahs?
The big difference between NSW and QLD in junior clubs is that in Brisbane the junior clubs are directly linked the Premier club; in Sydney the link occurs at representative level – i.e. Easts Brisbane is the biggest junior club in Australia, however if you look at the number of clubs and players that would align to Gordon, then the number swings back to NSW. This is historical and won’t change but a redesigned development strategy from NSWRU that empowers Premier clubs to be pro-active in junior clubs and schools may help in the long run.
The opportunity in chaos
Geoff, a great observation and commentary. I do love, The only thing more Australian than Laurie Lawrence is Australian rugby fans getting down on their game … spot on as we have this habit of pulling all the negatives of the game out and not highlighting the good things. The big takeaway for me was the number of ex-U20s running out for the franchises – these kids are the future of the sport of the stars of the next RWC, and to see then play without batting an eyelid was great for the game. Bring on round 2 I say!
The Wrap: Be patient and Super Rugby AU will stand on its own five feet
Great to read all the comments about people losing their jobs – fun isn’t it! All about RA bloating, not supporting grassroots, booting the Force out of SR, having all the DO’s work for them, taking all the money from the tooth fairy, … yadda, yadda, yadda!
All businesses are bloated at some time or another.
Q: Will this make rugby more agile and able to rebuild into a prosperous sport we all believe in? Time will tell.
I do know that people have to pay mortgages and now that they’ve lost their livelihood it must be a terrible time for them and their families. I hope for their sake they don’t read comments like some of the one’s below.
What i do hope for is a realignment that brings the rugby community closer together. There will be more hurt – COVID19 has seen to that – but I am hopeful that whatever happens this season is positive and the jobs that have been lost were not lost in vain.
Stay strong for anyone losing their job.
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Rugby Australia announce brutal job cuts due to restructure
I thought more of you Geoff: an insightful Melbournian! As you are well aware, Allan and Ken, are both putting forward arguments that you know are not the result of RA but of a federated system that has many layers. The crisis point is always financial implications between HP and grassroots – but RA do NOT take money from grassroots – they take the Insurance levy – then its the Member Unions, associations and clubs … you know that! RA funds the member Unions – maybe they need to find more, but they don’t take it off the players, they get it from “bums on seats” at test matches ….Why allow those that don’t know the truth and want to live in the past like climate deniers, take the game we love and want it to be like 1950 .. sorry 1991 … or 1999 … 😊
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