Aussie Pro Rugby
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@stargazer Can we put the Blues in the OZ conference..?
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Got smashed in both grades on the weekend. Now everyone is talking about contracting to one Grade.
Thing is, last two weeks were the toughest in the comp - away against the biggest sides who will probably contest the Grand Final short of a serious upset. Both heavy Islander influence (the backline were speaking almost exclusively Samoan yesterday) and some freaking awesome talent on display. Those guys could help Parramatta or Penrith at Premier level!
For the next five games its mostly smaller teams, mostly based out of the eastern suburbs, and we stand a chance of beating them in both grades with enough numbers. But if we don't snag 2 full Grades + 5 spare, then the Committee are calling Second Grade off, fuck the part-timers, and rebuild the club with just the one grade.
I'm still on the fence about that plan. Its not going to help the club grow, but then you could easily destroy a club through injuries.
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Oh God AIG have released an extremely cringy "diversity" video with the All Blacks, probably in response to the Folau nonsense.
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@no-quarter It was always going to be released at some point. Folau or no Folau.
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@stargazer said in Aussie Rugby in general:
@no-quarter It was always going to be released at some point. Folau or no Folau.
Yeah, no doubt. It is cringy as hell though!
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@no-quarter Yep!
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@no-quarter You reckon the next jersey will have that rainbow In the armpit?
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@Sapetyvi they've already butchered the jersey with the AIG logo, may as well add some rainbow colours as well...
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@no-quarter I would say this has been in the pipelines since the stripper incident and some of the other off-field issues rugby players have been involved with in the past couple of years.
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It's actually a pretty cool idea, but I'm biased, I had two gay friends here yesterday and we were talking about how I'd deal with it if my boy turns out to be gay (my answer: first openly gay All Black). I know some of the peeps at Hakuhodou, who designed the campaign. I think it's actually more focused upon AIG, who seem to be using the ABs to push their diversity message in Japan. The Folau situation may have influenced the timing of the release perhaps.
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@no-quarter I doubt it was the intention, but I burst out laughing when the jets flew over.
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Anyway back on Australian Rugby for a moment
Our division (5th Div) has eight clubs, five of which looked like fielding 2 Grades this season. Now it looks more like 3. The young guys running a club over near Botany have forfeited two weeks of 2nd Grade so far, and we're about to start doing the same.
Have been through the numbers, and they don't stack up for two Grades. Its at a point where I'm probably starting First Grade until two other guys recover from injury - if they come back at all.
As it is, I'm on 83 games with the club, so I can't make the ton this year anyway.
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How Kiwis killed off Australian Rugby
Odd article, makes some great points but headline and ending is that this is what we want?
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@taniwharugby does Hinds think he's funny? Or is he actually Greg Growden?
Just as an anecdotal backup to the article: I'm in the local pub which "sponsors" our rugby club, and couldn't find the Waratahs v Lions game last week, nor can we find Canes v Moondog this week
