NH club rugby
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@Stargazer said in NH club rugby:
Lima Sopoaga is moving from Lyon to Japan. He has signed with Shimizu Koto Blue Sharks.
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Waaaaait a miiiiinute....
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@Bones said in NH club rugby:
@Stargazer said in NH club rugby:
Lima Sopoaga is moving from Lyon to Japan. He has signed with Shimizu Koto Blue Sharks.
新加入選手のご報告 | 清水建設江東ブルーシャークス
平素から、清水建設江東ブルーシャークスへの格別のご高配を賜り、 厚く御礼申し上げます。 ２０２３年度シーズンに新加入する選手のご報告をさせて頂きます。 新加入選手 ◆TOM ROWE /トム・ロウ ◆ポジション：LO  
Waaaaait a miiiiinute....
They've got his poorly rendered ai clone
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Though I find him underwhelming as a player (and Priestland - is it something to do with being a Rhys?), good luck to him. It will be interesting to see if this move improves his game.
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For those who think the governance of rugby in Australia and NZ is a dog's breakfast, may I present Wales
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/66278624
Fucking morons
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According to All.Rugby 31 year old former NZ 7's player George Tilsley, who has played for a few clubs in France since 2015, has had his just signed Stade Toulousain contract torn up, after he was convicted of domestic violence.
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in NH club rugby:
George Tilsley
Yep, he signed a short-term "joker Coupe du Monde" contract with Toulouse in July after 4 seasons with Perpignan. Convicted of domestic violence and a suspended prison sentence of 6 months for a probationary period of 2 years. I wonder whether he gets kicked out of France now, too.
Top 14 : Condamné pour violences conjugales, George Tilsley ne portera pas les couleurs du Stade Toulousain
Le président du Stade Toulousain Didier Lacroix a profité de la conférence de presse de rentrée, ce mercredi, pour dire que l'ailier néo-zélandais George Tilsley, recruté comme joker Coupe du monde et condamné depuis pour violences sur sa concubine, ne porterait pas les couleurs du club rouge et...
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Another one going to the wall, the best team in the championship
Jersey Reds set to be wound up as English rugby’s financial crisis grows
Championship winners ceased trading on Wednesday evening with the sport still reeling from the demise of three Premiership clubs last season
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@Machpants said in NH club rugby:
Another one going to the wall, the best team in the championship
Jersey Reds set to be wound up as English rugby’s financial crisis grows
Championship winners ceased trading on Wednesday evening with the sport still reeling from the demise of three Premiership clubs last season
Christ they don’t pay taxes
Not much hope for others
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@MiketheSnow said in NH club rugby:
@Machpants said in NH club rugby:
Another one going to the wall, the best team in the championship
Jersey Reds set to be wound up as English rugby’s financial crisis grows
Championship winners ceased trading on Wednesday evening with the sport still reeling from the demise of three Premiership clubs last season
Christ they don’t pay taxes
Not much hope for others
There’s an issue around travel though. I know they used to have to subsidise the travel costs for visiting teams a while back. Not sure about more recently.
Edit: Plus of course none of the clubs pay direct tax because none of them make a profit.
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The issue is that none of these bloody entitled clubs can cover their own fucking costs because no one goes to watch them. They all bitch and moan about the rfu but basically they’re spending money they can’t raise on the basis of a potential handout. Rugby in this country is fucked
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Premiership clubs are getting desperate for money, so this is a good time for the RU to push for more control
England rugby union stars could be placed on ‘hybrid contracts’
England stars could be placed on ‘hybrid contracts’ as part of negotiations over a significant change to the way the national team is managed.
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@Machpants met them on their way up, first time I've had to fly for a club league game. I think it was the second, or 3rd year of some rich guy throwing money at the club. Stacked with kiwis, Aussies and a couple of Fijians.
Clubs that buy their way to the top via talent only don't tend to last long.
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That's one example of rugby becoming NFL I can warm to
