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Dammit, this is going to be a serious discussion, isn’t it?
All JP won’t work due to club contracts, which weren’t negotiated when the team was introduced.
Personally I think they should have their funding pushed through the roof, then try to have a 50/50 mix, by slowly signing the better JP players - or paying their clubs for the priceless - and surrounding them with old heads to help them get around.
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Reds to permanently wear maroon jersey in 2019
The club today announced at its annual long lunch that players will wear the traditional maroon strip for the entirety of next season in a nod to 125 years of rich Queensland rugby history. The strip has become a fan favourite since being reintroduced in 2017 by former coach Nick Stiles for the team's clash with the Waratahs. It was worn in both Reds-Waratahs showdowns this year and NSW introduced a similar heritage jersey this season to honour the occasion.The maroon kit Queensland first wore in 1894 carried them through until 2006. That's when the jersey transformed to the red strip the team has worn until now.
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@gt12 said in Super Rugby News:
Dammit, this is going to be a serious discussion, isn’t it?
All JP won’t work due to club contracts, which weren’t negotiated when the team was introduced.
Personally I think they should have their funding pushed through the roof, then try to have a 50/50 mix, by slowly signing the better JP players - or paying their clubs for the priceless - and surrounding them with old heads to help them get around.
If there is one lesson in world rugby (with small w and r) since going pro it is that the domestic set up is key to the international results.
Everyone looks in envy at the the legacy Jock Hobbs left in NZ and it has played a major role in AB dominance once we settled on how to make it work.
England are hog tied by their clubs, Australia has no foundation in place, Scotland don't have the numbers, France is a shit show. Only Ireland took the hard hit to sort themselves out and look how it has benefitted them.
If Japan want to grow as an international team they need to take the opportunity offered by a SR team and use it well. -
@stargazer said in Super Rugby News:
Reds to permanently wear maroon jersey in 2019
The club today announced at its annual long lunch that players will wear the traditional maroon strip for the entirety of next season in a nod to 125 years of rich Queensland rugby history. The strip has become a fan favourite since being reintroduced in 2017 by former coach Nick Stiles for the team's clash with the Waratahs. It was worn in both Reds-Waratahs showdowns this year and NSW introduced a similar heritage jersey this season to honour the occasion.The maroon kit Queensland first wore in 1894 carried them through until 2006. That's when the jersey transformed to the red strip the team has worn until now.i.e. Aus rugby can't afford a new strip so they're using last seasons.
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Hayden Parker has re-signed with the Sunwolves for another season.
Rene Ranger set for Super Rugby return
Former All Black Rene Ranger is set to make his Super Rugby return in 2019.
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Bit of news from the Northland forum:
https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/post/266777
Jack Debreczeni has been signed by the chiefs.
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@stargazer said in Super Rugby News:
MMac is off contract, isn't he?
That can be the only reason, as his replacement. So no chance for Fletcher Smith then.
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Had a quick word with Tana at the Northland v Waikato game today,only 3 x spots left to fill in the Blues..would not elaborate on which positions..!
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@steven-harris said in Super Rugby News:
Had a quick word with Tana at the Northland v Waikato game today,only 3 x spots left to fill in the Blues..would not elaborate on which positions..!
He’s probably already locked in those 3 spots from the Auckland 1st XV competition. 😝
Seriously though, I don’t think many of the Northland guys would’ve done their chances any good. Might have been a few from the opposition that he was looking at though..
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@tim said in Super Rugby News:
Bit of news from the Northland forum:
https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/post/266777
Jack Debreczeni has been signed by the chiefs.
As a Blues fan this pleases me.
