Aussie Pro Rugby
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The New South Wales Waratahs have issued a plea for help from other Super Rugby teams after a serious injury to Wallabies prop Harry Johnson-Holmes left their front row stocks in tatters. The injury could rule the 27-year-old out for the remainder of the calendar year, adding to a mounting headache for the Waratahs, who are now without all seven of their contracted props because of injuries, and all four of their hookers. Coach Darren Coleman must also release Pone Fa'amausili back to the Melbourne Rebels, after the Wallabies prop joined the Waratahs this week in Super Rugby's first-ever loan move.
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What are the odds that one SR team can decimate 11 front rowers?
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Out of all of them, it appears HJH's Achilles is probably most related to workload. Bell's foot probably wasn't 100% when he came back either, so there will be questions.
The rest of them, according to a physio I know, is probably just bad luck and not S&C, being joint-related.
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@Bovidae said in Aussie Pro Rugby:
Jack Barrett might be used again for a few weeks before the U20s leave, but you wouldn't want to overwork him.
We're at the bottom of the table, with no realistic chance of making the 8.
I'd say burn a few Clubbies before we screw up our U20s.
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Replace the Tahs' squad with the Rebels'?
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@Tim said in Aussie Pro Rugby:
@NTA Any changes coming to the board and management (not coaches)? Was required to turn the Blues around.
The AGM was last month. The only change I'm aware of was the Suburban Rugby rep as he's the chair of our Union (Subbies = amateur senior Rugby)
With the severing of ties to pro Rugby things are about to get very interesting for the community Rugby balance sheet.
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@NTA said in Aussie Pro Rugby:
Not that shocked.
Back office hasn't improved.
Systems haven't improved.
But alignment with RA...
On a serious note it's inevitable that someone had to carry the can for such a poor season. Just ridiculous in my eyes that he's effectively held to account for the oddest injury impact.
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@NTA said in Aussie Pro Rugby:
The AGM was last month. The only change I'm aware of was the Suburban Rugby rep as he's the chair of our Union (Subbies = amateur senior Rugby)
With the severing of ties to pro Rugby things are about to get very interesting for the community Rugby balance sheet.
How do you think it will effect the Subbies mate, and how have ties been cut in NSW.
I always used to wonder in Qld if the subbies wouldn't of been better off without having to have much to do with Prem club admin etc. -
@Dan54 said in Aussie Pro Rugby:
How do you think it will effect the Subbies mate, and how have ties been cut in NSW.
Money, mostly.
With the professional cash segregated, the funding model of community rugby suddenly gets more exposure in terms of risk.
As a Board, NSW Suburban Rugby has repeatedly requested what we get for our $1000-per-team "Rugby Australia Participation Fee" and the answer is not satisfactory on each occasion.
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I always used to wonder in Qld if the subbies wouldn't of been better off without having to have much to do with Prem club admin etc.
QLD (Brisbane) Suburban is a shadow of its former self. I understand it is now limited to a single grade, Friday night comp playing against Premier Club 5th/6th Grades. Hardly surprising as Premier up there is big and fairly well run.
Sydney Premier is far more inequitable across the board, and continues to cling to the dream of 4 Grades + 3 Colts (U20). Not sustainable and I've even had a Chair of one Premier club agree with me on that.
Johnson-Holmes injury furthers Waratahs front-row crisis for coach Coleman
