Aussie Pro Rugby
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He was more than good enough to start NPC matches and be a squad member in a NZ SR side. Bone headed selections at NPC level are having a flow on effect
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@Stargazer said in Aussie Rugby:
Folau Fainga'a signs with French club Clermont
French club Clermont has confirmed the signing of Wallabies Folau Fainga'a at the end of 2023.
Oh noes! Who will do idiot Cannonball Tackles now?
"Never fear - Latu's here!"
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@Duluth said in Aussie Rugby:
He was more than good enough to start NPC matches and be a squad member in a NZ SR side. Bone headed selections at NPC level are having a flow on effect
Yep.
Cheers Alama.
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Is Australian rugby really as backward looking and thinking as it is coming across as at the moment?
Every fucking thing i read at the moment is about "returning to the glory years" and harking back to the 90s, or christ now it's "the pride the Ella's had".
News flash dickheads. Success in modern elite rugby isn't about fucking mindset, or passion, or calling on the spirit of the periods when the Wallabies were good.
It's about pathways and development and preparation and plans to maximise talent.
If this isn't just window dressing for the public, and RA really do think the job is done, then this is going to crash and burn just so hard.
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@mariner4life said in Aussie Rugby:
Is Australian rugby really as backward looking and thinking as it is coming across as at the moment?
Every fucking thing i read at the moment is about "returning to the glory years" and harking back to the 90s, or christ now it's "the pride the Ella's had".
News flash dickheads. Success in modern elite rugby isn't about fucking mindset, or passion, or calling on the spirit of the periods when the Wallabies were good.
It's about pathways and development and preparation and plans to maximise talent.
If this isn't just window dressing for the public, and RA really do think the job is done, then this is going to crash and burn just so hard.
Amen , geez talk about taking thoughts from my mind, only you express them better than me!!
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Queensland Reds sign Fijian International Peni Ravai
The Queensland Reds have bolstered their prop stocks for the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season, signing Fijian International Peni Ravai on a one-year deal.
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@Stargazer cue the cries from south of the Tweed about young players missing out at the Reds.
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@NTA said in Aussie Rugby:
@Stargazer cue the cries from south of the Tweed about young players missing out at the Reds.
I'm more worried that the Australian Fijian wing pool has dried up so much you have to import ineligible Fijians now.
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@Stargazer so it's RWC or bust. That seems a strange plan, but I'm not a coaching genius or clever advertising exec.
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@Nepia said in Aussie Rugby:
@NTA said in Aussie Rugby:
@Stargazer cue the cries from south of the Tweed about young players missing out at the Reds.
I'm more worried that the Australian Fijian wing pool has dried up so much you have to import ineligible Fijians now.
He's a front rower.
But yeah, Nadolo's return to the Tahs is plain weird.
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@NTA said in Aussie Rugby:
@Nepia said in Aussie Rugby:
@NTA said in Aussie Rugby:
@Stargazer cue the cries from south of the Tweed about young players missing out at the Reds.
I'm more worried that the Australian Fijian wing pool has dried up so much you have to import ineligible Fijians now.
He's a front rower.
But yeah, Nadolo's return to the Tahs is plain weird.
Haha, I saw Fijian and just assumed winger ...
If Nadolo can replicate the form from when he was a Crusader then he'd be a good buy.
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@Stargazer these retirement announcements for dudes i thought already retired just keep coming.
Not a bad little player, and had a cool career
got a "rule" named after him in Aus.
job done
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@Stargazer said in Aussie Rugby:
For a kid that was a second string halfback (behind Matt Henjak) as a junior player, to then redefine his career as a 2nd 5 and also a 1st 5, I take my hat off to him. He did have a few injuries over the years, but overall his longevity has been pretty remarkable.
