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Can red ball cricket survive in Caribbean? No I say. Time for Windies to break up , and the big island nations to go it alone in white ball national teams. Caribbean 1st class red-ball cricket comp costs a fortune to run due to travel costs, and makes no money.
Test Mortem: Adelaide shafted by schedule but pitch not up to scratch, Smith-Green jury still out, SOS to ICC for Windies
In Sydney CAS/ISA/GPS should merge at 1st 15 level(and put into divisions based on strength).
Aussie schools and U-18 side, should be changed to just Australian U-18’s side.
Drop the word school from it completely .
It scrapped the word schoolboys a few yrs ago. It should now just be called Aussie U-18’s…
Public school high school rugby I give up on. Who’s gonna fund it?
Maybe let elite junior U-18’s clubs play in 1st 15 comps. They allow that in Canberra, why not let it happen in Syd and Brisbane . I got no problems Randwick U-18’s playing Knox Grammar/Joeys 1st 15’s in Sydney championship matches… Not all rugby parents can afford expensive private schools..
But as usual these private schools don’t see it as their responsibility to help the wallabies or integrate their rugby programs into the RA pathway system.
Is the Rugby Schools system still as relevant as the days of old - or is it in need of a serious overhaul?
Eddie was being selfish and has destabilised the team eg looking for a plan B if sacked . He must of worried about getting sacked pre World Cup. Polite thing to do was wait to November if he wants other jobs
A message for Eddie Jones - If you're going to stay, we need some questions answered
Make Cheika coach again
The Wallabies' World Cup campaign was a disaster from start to finish - but sacking Eddie Jones isn't the answer
Hamish went behind Andy’s Marinos back and put Eddie in. He should be sacked , and he clearly didn’t care damaging his relationship with Andy. Andy was sacrificed .
'We feel lied to and taken for fools' - the decisions (and consequences) of 2023 could haunt Australian rugby FOREVER
So why is Eddie saying it’s his fault but not saying why he stuffed up.
And looking for other jobs pre World Cup shows he’s not actually that happy in wallaby job or doubts he’s good enough to coach of wallabies anymore .
He’s basically according to you saying it was a mistake on wallaby role and no longer good enough to be wallaby head coach .
'Clown show', 'such a flog', 'poor form': How Aus rugby reacted to report that Eddie had Japan job interview before RWC
Agree Sheek, the game in OZ needs more unity and grassroots needs a revamp big time . That’s whole problem with OZ rugby , it’s Wallaby driven now as the only team. We ain’t NZ which is AB’s focused as only profit driver. We have tried to copy NZ but it doesn’t work in Oz a centralised model based just around the national team. A domestic comp will need investors for sure from somewhere
The Wrap: Is Australian rugby setting itself up to sink or swim?
Companies or rich individual owners . Eg like Japan where companies own teams . Or in Germany where red bull own a soccer team. You have twiggy in Perth that’s one. You only need to find nine more on planet earth . Soccer AFL nrl nbl basketball all have found private owners in Oz , what makes you think rugby can’t find ten owners Geoff ?
The Wrap: Is Australian rugby setting itself up to sink or swim?
Yet NZR told Aussies only three teams and you say my model is delusional .
The Wrap: Is Australian rugby setting itself up to sink or swim?
I want negotiations done in public I’m nosey and disagree with you that it Should be behind close doors
Life of Hamish: We should recognise what McLennan has done for Australian rugby
You are like Fiji , you have the depth but you don’t have big money to have a sustainable full time pro kiwi only domestic comp. You only have one team the AB’s that make any cash, Aussies can go it alone , NZ can’t . All your players will be playing in Europe soon and AB’s like Fiji will pick players at foreign clubs . Your small fry
The Wrap: Is Australian rugby setting itself up to sink or swim?
It’s rubbish though I don’t like SR either
The Wrap: Is Australian rugby setting itself up to sink or swim?
Twelve team privately owned comp with private owners lots of imports and ten Aussie team and two kiwi teams and we scrap centralisation in both nations and go down soccer model . And we develop relations with European rugby clubs and most of our best play in Europe . Brazil and Argentina soccer 1st division is still strong even though it’s not as strong as big European leagues. What’s wrong if we still a strong rugby comp but not as strong as Europe domestic rugby ? Still can have passionate fan bases. Super rugby is boring No tribalism
The Wrap: Is Australian rugby setting itself up to sink or swim?
What’s wrong with RA being bullish and making clear they are the big dog now they have world cups and Olympics and comm games next ten yrs. Why shouldn’t RA put NZR in there place and make it clear RA are the bigger brother and deserve greater share of media rights$.
The Wrap: Is Australian rugby setting itself up to sink or swim?
I like his style jeznez, and I support him booting nz if need be. So I’m in disagreement with you
The Wrap: Is Australian rugby setting itself up to sink or swim?
Wrong , we don’t need Nz. And NZR know it. We are the bigger nation you are the smaller one. It’s time to reestablish who is boss. We can poach all your players and you can play in our comp . It’s time big brother told little brother what to do and start showing who is boss.
The Wrap: Is Australian rugby setting itself up to sink or swim?
Australian rugby doesn’t need NZ or more specifically we don’t need NZR. Heck I will assertively say this, we can be the nrl and the big boys eg ten Aussie teams all privately owned and one or two kiwi teams at the most eg like the NRL. And lots of foreign imports and kiwi players playing in an Aussie owned domestic comp. NZR only have AB’s as as bargaining power(we only play them now twice a yr). NZR needs Australia more than we need them. NZ rugby can’t survive just haveing NPC, and they know if Aust rugby quits SR, then NZR centralisation will collapse and the AB’s will be like Fiji eg all there best playing for European clubs .
And who cares Geoff if NZ becomes like South American soccer? Where all there best players play for overseas clubs , and turn up at World Cup and Copa America .
NZR need to respect that RA and Hamish are the big bosses and all grown up now and rightfully as the bigger financial sports market that is Australia, we will now be telling NZR what to do. Finally we have a leader like Hamish who has awoken to Aussie rugby potential that we are the bigger partner and we don’t have to take orders from smaller NZR, we give NZR the orders which is how it should be as we bigger . And all nz best like in nrl can play in our domestic comp. NZR need to realise where they stand on the food chain, and RA under Hamish leadership have worked out that RA are the big boys and the boss and NZR are the smaller brother and will not tell the bigger brother what to do, we have the bigger chest and bigger biceps when we flex. Wake up NZR we got the bigger everything . Chest beating shirt pulling , and NZR know RA now have the cards and don’t need em.
The Wrap: Is Australian rugby setting itself up to sink or swim?
A weak NPC that makes no money, you really think it will be able to afford the best AB’s playing in it and mid range AB’s? Dream on, the NPC will only be a semi pro comp under any model . The fact you think Dan carter type players would stay for 150k to play NPC year in yr out in the future is laughable
'Hamish has thrown a hand grenade' - Turinui backs RA 'tribalism' but Horan fears impact of cutting ties with NZ
Then all the money hungry star players will leave to go overseas. But hay that doesn’t bother you. It bothers me, I want pay tv . Boo hoo , enjoy your inferior entertainment product with inferior players. You are easily entertained
'Hamish has thrown a hand grenade' - Turinui backs RA 'tribalism' but Horan fears impact of cutting ties with NZ
And you think nz can keep its best in a nz only super rugby comp? Dreams are for free
'Hamish has thrown a hand grenade' - Turinui backs RA 'tribalism' but Horan fears impact of cutting ties with NZ
Exactly it’s all about national team being only source of revenue . I want private owners and lots of imports not centralisation
'Hamish has thrown a hand grenade' - Turinui backs RA 'tribalism' but Horan fears impact of cutting ties with NZ
Yet you wanna pay super star players big money but oppose pay tv deals.
'Hamish has thrown a hand grenade' - Turinui backs RA 'tribalism' but Horan fears impact of cutting ties with NZ
Super rugby is just a National team trial comp not a club glory money making comp. No tribalism in Oz as national team trial has no appeal to Oz rugby fans, yet you think staying in a centralised all about the wallabies is best for Oz rugby.
Super rugby has never made money in Oz and never will
'Hamish has thrown a hand grenade' - Turinui backs RA 'tribalism' but Horan fears impact of cutting ties with NZ
Brett Gosper has quit rugby
'Hamish has thrown a hand grenade' - Turinui backs RA 'tribalism' but Horan fears impact of cutting ties with NZ
Steve Waugh was always mainly no 3 at Shield level, but no 5/no 6 in tests . He was average as a test no 3, and experiment was dumped after 3 tests vs Windies
Test Mortem: Adelaide shafted by schedule but pitch not up to scratch, Smith-Green jury still out, SOS to ICC for Windies