Aussie Pro Rugby
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Ever wondered what Marika Vunibaka is up to? Wonder no more!
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I know AR blew the RWC budget, by millions including a mill spent on psychiatrists, add to this, and Eddie has cost a lot of people a lot of money!
Fallout from Eddie Jones exit contributes to RFU costs rising by £4.7m
The RFU’s decision to sack Eddie Jones and replace him with Steve Borthwick contributed to increased England costs of nearly £5m, according to the organisation’s annual report for the year ending June 2023
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Yeah, but Mark N is a bit of an outlier. I don't think any other player has a realistic chance at getting a league contract.
Good on him, will be interesting to see how he goes. These days I don't think you can be too attached to local players, the vast majority will go overseas at some point. But it's rarely permanent and I wouldn't be surprised if he came back in 2027 for the World Cup.
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if i was a winger i would probably choose the NRL as well. More touches, more runs.
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@mariner4life said in Aussie Rugby:
if i was a winger i would probably choose the NRL as well. More touches, more runs.
If you wanted to play footy, that would make sense. The issue for RA is the investment they've pout into Marky Mark for him to finally come good at Test level and now he's reportedly pissing off. Like @barbarian , I think he'd be motivated to come back for the Lions/ home RWC. The issue is Australia doesn't have a big problem developing backs.
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@mariner4life said in Aussie Rugby:
if i was a winger i would probably choose the NRL as well. More touches, more runs.
and only 13 opponents to get past to the line
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@Machpants said in Aussie Rugby:
@mariner4life said in Aussie Rugby:
if i was a winger i would probably choose the NRL as well. More touches, more runs.
and only 13 opponents to get past to the line
And acres of space because opposition wingers don't know how to defend wings.
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@Nepia hard to honestly judge when the whole wallabies teams has been struggling maybe?
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@Kiwiwomble Yeah possibly.
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@barbarian said in Aussie Rugby:
It's just you. He's been awesome. Only played 11 tests and is one of the first names on the teamsheet now.
Agreed - his defence and contact work was the biggest concern when he started at the Tahs as a 20yo.
He's one of our top 5 back three players now.
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@barbarian said in Aussie Rugby:
It's just you. He's been awesome. Only played 11 tests and is one of the first names on the teamsheet now.
I’ll bow to your superior knowledge, he’s never worried me from a chiefs and Nz point of view though. and obviously my care factor is pretty low - he’s an Aussie, and a league player now. 😀
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@Nepia said in Aussie Rugby:
@barbarian said in Aussie Rugby:
It's just you. He's been awesome. Only played 11 tests and is one of the first names on the teamsheet now.
I’ll bow to your superior knowledge, he’s never worried me from a chiefs and Nz point of view though. and obviously my care factor is pretty low - he’s an Aussie, and a league player now. 😀
I think 12-18 months ago your assessment would have been a fair one but he really kicked on lately.
