Aussie Pro Rugby
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Post the Rebels demise. The NRL picks up a decent scalp. Carter Gordon off to the Titans https://www.titans.com.au/news/2024/06/12/wallabies-flyhalf-to-make-switch-to-titans-in-25/
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fuck, thats a loss for aussie rugby, hope they can stop the bleeding
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@Kiwiwomble nah fuck it. Keep bleeding. I'm ready for the whole thing to go tits up.
At least that way I'd get my weekends back without feeling like I've let everyone down
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Look at it this way: the money we'll make from the Lions tour will be swallowed up by loans, so not until RWC27 & WRWC29 will we even start to see anything like financial stability.
And that is without even considering the lack of change at lower levels we need to actually bring about results.
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look....its fucking sad....but you wont get an argument from me
@NTA trust me, anyone thats thinks people who volenteer their time to enable others to have fun playing a sport....its letting them down...can fuck right off
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Meh - he wanted to take the next step and wasn't an option for the top gig given Tahs need a shake up.
Hopefully Whitaker is next. At least Gilmore has some success in his coaching history. Whitaker has 'I'm a former Tah who was loved by NSW fans'
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@Tim said in SF - Blues v Brumbies:
Having a quick look over at Green and Gold etc ... Australia has to leave Super Rugby etc. They really want the Wallabies to be permanently in the 2nd tier.
It's the home of perennial whiners and morons. The average rugby following Ozzie I chat to around the grounds has twice the intellect.
I mean still dumb, but...
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The Australian reporting that some of Aus' biggest and best known fund managers are working on a secret plan to raise $100m to help save rugby union.
A group of up to 15 stock pickers and rugby aficionados have been quietly trying to raise the funds in recent weeks, promising to contribute their time and investment acumen for free to help their beloved but embattled sport.
The target is $100m capital.
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Funds to do what? Are they thinking of a new comp?
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The Rugby Future Fund will target a $100m capital raising according to initial pitch documents seen by The Weekend Australian, which show plans to donate 1 per cent of its gross assets per year to the Australian Rugby Foundation (ARF).
Renowned stockmarket investors such as David Paradice, Geoff Wilson, Phil King and up to a dozen others are named on the documents as having given in-principle support.
The funds would be invested with the fund managers on a pro-bono basis, on a similar basis to the ASX-listed Future Generation fund that donates to youth at risk and mental health charities.
The Rugby Future Fund says its money would be earmarked for âcommunity and diversity, women in rugby and high performanceâ, the pitch document says.
Money raised will target development of the womenâs code and try to encourage broader participation in the menâs game, which is currently played predominantly in the countryâs most expensive private schools, and specifically target players of Indigenous and Pacific Nations heritage.
The pitch document says it will focus on âhigh performanceâ and âbuilding a sustainable system for winning that is consistent from top to bottomâ.
Funds would go to support community rugby, clubs and schools to âgrow the number and diversity of people participatingâ, âaccelerate growth and enhance opportunities for women and girlsâ and âdevelop and retain young talentâ at higher levels.
The fund managers would predominantly invest in Australian stocks in what would be an open-ended unit trust.
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So who is giving up the cash?
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Why Joe Schmidt cannot rely on the Brumbies' creaking tight five
The ACT Brumbies franchise are traditional set-piece bastions, but are showing alarming signs of decline up front.
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@Duluth Apart from the players, perhaps the decline can also be attributed to the change in coaching staff with John Ulugia now scrum coach?
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Maybe that explains part of it?
It does seem like a change in emphasis for some reason though. One thing the article didn't touch is the rolling maul.
They used to be so efficient at scoring from mauls. This year they didn't attempt it as frequently as other teams.. often they would set up a dummy maul and have a runner around the fringes.
