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<p><strong>Loosehead Lock: </strong>Caydern Neville who has moved to the Reds but needs to show more in terms of application and ticker than he did at the Rebels. Into that mix throw Caydern Neville who has moved to the Reds but needs to show more in terms of application and ticker than he did at the Rebels. </p>
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I am sure the sobs can pick a competitive side, but there do seem to be a lot to work work out over the super rugby season.<br><br>
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<p>One other name I was looking for at the Brumbies was Fotu Auelua but he wasn't on the roster.</p>
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<p>Lo and behold, there he is, training pre-season with the Tahs! His contract with Northampton fell through after injury issues. Might be a good signing, IF he can get fit and stay fit.</p>
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<p>Fark looks like he needs preseason training to...what was his injury?</p>
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<p>And this is the guy taking over from him at the Brumbies for #8:</p>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote">I think Tomane has what it takes to be a good international wing, but just needs to be selected and given time to develop into the role.
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote">ACTC yea Tomane, that's him. Boy can can run, but i think he needs to work on his defensive side a fair amount. Agree he could be good given time. Will he be given it though?
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<p>according to the exodus thread, that theory is now fucked</p> -
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<p>And this is the guy taking over from him at the Brumbies for #8:</p>
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<p>Pretty risky playing in the second trimester I would have thought.</p> -
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<p>Pretty risky playing in the second trimester I would have thought.</p>
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This is pretty sad , looks like he worked hard to get into shape <br>
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<p>I saw Ita play at the Cake Tin a few years ago and he was a real handful for the Canes boys, before getting knocked out by a Motu'u special. A real shame for such a talented and bruising player.</p>
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<p>This is pretty sad , looks like he worked hard to get into shape<br><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/78806428/Brumbies-back-rower-Ita-Vaea-retires-after-doctors-warn-rugby-could-kill-him'>http://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/78806428/Brumbies-back-rower-Ita-Vaea-retires-after-doctors-warn-rugby-could-kill-him</a></p>
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<p>that really sucks, but good decision.</p>
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<p>A guy i played rugby with for years up here collapsed and died after a game on the weekend (not sure why yet), leaving a wife and 3 young kids. That shit is scary. </p> -
<p>ARU have announced a $10.8M loss including $6M to prop up the Rebels.</p>
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<p>Considering that the 5 franchises must be harming the ability to earn money from the spreading of talent you wonder why paying out for one of those teams makes sense.</p>
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<p>A loss in a RWC year is expected. Less gate revenue, less TV revenue, less sponsorship. Some of that is made up by IRB grants, but not enough - in 2011 we recorded a similar result (about $4m).</p>
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<p>The 5 vs 4 team thing is an old debate, and ultimately the ARU have decided to wear the cost of that in order to have a national footprint. It also gets us more TV cash.</p>
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<p>I guess the calculation (over a long term) is TV cash generated by 5th team less cost to prop up 5th team less cost of potential earnings from finals etc due to weaker teams.</p>
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<p>It does give more opportunities for our players. The Force and Rebels have unearthed some really good youngsters that may not have had an opportunity under the old structure. </p>
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<p>It just means all of our sides are a bit weaker because of it. It will hopefully improve over the longer term, but I don't know.</p>
