Aussie Pro Rugby
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AR looking to piss up against the wall, all their hard earned RWC and Lions cash. Dunno where they're going to find ten million ATM, that's like a quarter of their TV deal
Wallaby backs pursuit of Suaalii after reports of $10 million mega-deal
Rugby Australia should chase Sydney Roosters flyer Joesph Suaalii if it will help them win a World Cup, current Wallaby Jed Holloway says.
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@Machpants said in Aussie Rugby:
AR looking to piss up against the wall, all their hard earned RWC and Lions cash. Dunno where they're going to find ten million ATM, that's like a quarter of their TV deal
Wallaby backs pursuit of Suaalii after reports of $10 million mega-deal
Rugby Australia should chase Sydney Roosters flyer Joesph Suaalii if it will help them win a World Cup, current Wallaby Jed Holloway says.
Where have we read this script before?
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@antipodean said in Aussie Rugby:
Where have we read this script before?
There's your problem. It is NRL finals time and they're prepping their post-season bullshit parade.
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@Stargazer well we had to do something - all our locks are basically goneskis.
Coleman seems to know what he's doing, but with a bunch of hybrid second/back rowers in our stocks it promises to be an interesting Waratahs 2023 season.
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Rennie confirms Hooper absence for rest of Rugby Championship
Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has confirmed Michael Hooper will not return for the rest of the Rugby Championship.
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@Machpants said in Aussie Rugby:
@NTA Looks epic. I guess the new stadium in Chch will be
similarsmaller
Fixed.
Hopefully they get a roof.
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@Unite said in Aussie Rugby:
New stadium looks great!
My mate went to the state house rugby match there on Friday night and said the viewing experience is so much better now. He said it's now like Parra where you get a good view no matter where you're sitting.
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Offsiders on ABC this morning was one hour. 18 minutes was AFL finals. Another 5 or so in AFLW.
Serena Williams about 8 of the next 10 minutes on the US Open. Roy Masters bullshit on for another 11 about NRL.
Matildas soccer. Three minutes.
Rugby got a mention next. Just under three minutes. Points covered were Bok dominance and overly technical game with a high penalty count, too much TMO, and a lack of flow. Yep.
Cricket for 3 minutes. Masters wants Warner to be captain.
One of the closing points was about the post-season machinations in the AFL. That's how you keep fans engaged off the field.
And then Masters fires a broadside about Rugby being a softer game than league. It isn't that; it is just harder to watch for most people.
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@NTA said in Aussie Rugby:
It isn't that; it is just harder to watch for most people.
Thinking game, despite the physicality. It isn't eye candy fluff. So not great in todays quick gratification society, you've really got to invest to get out of it.
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@NTA said in Aussie Rugby:
And then Masters fires a broadside about Rugby being a softer game than league.
League retard perpetuates myth about a sport he's never played and too stupid to understand.
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@Machpants said in Aussie Rugby:
@NTA said in Aussie Rugby:
It isn't that; it is just harder to watch for most people.
Thinking game, despite the physicality. It isn't eye candy fluff. So not great in todays quick gratification society, you've really got to invest to get out of it.
And RA really don't invest in systems that will deliver across the sport, at all levels.
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@Machpants said in Aussie Rugby:
So not great in todays quick gratification society
Thinking on this further: the number of rugby fans here who pooh-pooh AFL and League as sports are missing the point.
What can we learn from them? It is pretty fucking clear we need a national competition but there are so many political forces holding that back.
Premier Rugby in Sydney is one of the major obstacles to itself and the broader game.
Schools Rugby in NSW is a disjointed, disruptive scourge that basically destroys the continuity of participation here.How do you address that when they are powers unto themselves?
There was that article on the new boss of Sky talking about fan engagement outside the playing field. Rugby completely and utterly lacks anything like that here.
Club finals are done in Sydney for Premier Rugby. Suburban Rugby finishes on 17/09. Once that happens, Sydney is a rugby-free zone. There will be Bledisloe Tests and that's it.
That worked back in the day where everyone played cricket in the summer and we all clicked the channel changer over to Channel Nine for a bit of Richie and the crew. Now we need a global, year-round game where things take a break for a few weeks at Christmas before launching into January pre-season excitement.
I despair.
Waratahs bolster lock stocks with signings of Taleni Seu, Zac Von Appen and Zane Marolt
