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CanNZ2000 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 15, 2025 8:24 pm Heard through the grapevine that there might be some "good news" coming out tomorrow.

Also, at least one MLR GM insists there will be a season next year.

Hopefully it's a confirmation that therr won't be anymore teams exiting.

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Very happy the USA qualified...but still a very poor team. This is the worst Samoa team I can ever remember seeing. No imagination or a threat with the ball at all. With all due respect to Scott Lawrence but the level of coaching required to be competitive at Test level are beyond his current skill...

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Great for the top-tier. The rest of the contracted squad aren’t fulltime though. Yeah, there's likely a substabtial drop off. Hopefully we'll see another boost to the investment post WC to allow for an expansion of the top tier. Wouldn't mind seeing the top tier rise closer to the $100k mark and ex...

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Anyway, they can now rock up to Rugby Australia HQ after the World Cup and say “listen up wankers we can actually play if you invest more money in us” Fulltime contracts would be nice! There are 45 contracted players with those in the top tier which as of this year consists of 23 players earning as...

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Walleroos left a lot of points on the table. Piss poor. Moleka is crap. Marsters crap. Game plan shit. 2 great wings and they don't receive the ball. It’s the best they have ever played in living memory. The only other time they played this good was the opening match of the last World Cup. I though...

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Rugby2023 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 04, 2025 4:12 pm So Black Lion, would they be any good or just another whipping boy?

As they are. Probably a bit of a whipping boy with odd showings and upsets. If they recruit most of the Lelos and retain their emerging players they could finish mid table.

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Side note: I'm enjoying the Aussies thinking that anyone values their opinions in this thread. At least we're still relevant. Unlike Welsh Rugby and its 'fans' like yourself who are just screaming into the void. I don't tend to engage with people who don't know how to use reflexive pronouns. Just s...

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Da iawn diolch wrote: ↑Thu Sep 04, 2025 12:13 pm Side note: I'm enjoying the Aussies thinking that anyone values their opinions in this thread.

At least we're still relevant. Unlike Welsh Rugby and its 'fans' like yourself who are just screaming into the void.

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Yep, was my point. Check the post I replied to. Re expansion I'm also not sure about it yet either. Would much sooner have an Iberian team involved but from the sounds of it Portuguese rugby union's an even bigger shitshow. Shame all that momentum's been lost, I'd love a trip down there in winter. ...

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If you are an English Premiership, Bundesliga etc with large scale support, big rivalries, healthy ticket sales and a nice fat TV deal in one territory I think that's something that can be sustained. Plus, domestic trophy is priority in those scenarios. The Celtic league was never (and never will b...

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Backed up by attendances, pundits, podcasts, journos and yes people I've talked to about rugby occasionally. Even if that seems spurious to you your own toxic drivel doesn't seem to be backed up by anything except your own vibes. So your "most supporters love it, mate" point was sourced in: - Addin...

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Hellraiser wrote: ↑Tue Sep 02, 2025 11:28 am
message #2527204 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 02, 2025 11:25 am Aren't Black Lion run by the same russian oligarch who's seized the Georgian government?
It's a union owned side iirc.

And he owns the Union.

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100% this. The data on high school/college athletics is so good, this should be an easy task. Could train an AI agent to identify them ffs, then just need a couple of phone calls from a development officer. If they couoke it with some kind of intensive crossover academy programs where they can imme...

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Mostly, "another shooting in Greenacre"...doesnt bother anyone they can eliminate each other for all I care but it also shows they do what they want under the cops nose. Id rather our Starforce cops get out there and fvck them up with the judicial system turning a blind eye. Of course, one day thes...

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Tobacco gangs are simply the middle eastern crime syndicates, just the entry level scum they pay to do the ram raids and firebombing. They have their hand in everything, the upscaling now seems to be partnering with foreign governments. It may look like the government has caught Iran and co red han...

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his with a mate the other day. The spate of underworld killings in Sydney puts the Melbourne stuff to shame. The cops and the public don’t feel to fussed about it though… The Forest Lodge one was weird I was 25m away when it happend which was a bit of a shock :| Hopefully that gives those that can ...

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I see the #1 draft pick was a Shute shield second grader. Just not picking up the right level of athletes that will be competitive at test level. I'm as criticial as anyone of the athletes USA Rugby is getting, but going from playing college rugby to Shute Shield is pretty big step up. Wouldn't be ...

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Aren’t these blowout scores the norm at the women’s World Cup? The Blackferns went 121-0 against Hong Kong in 2017 I think. Last World Cup I seem to remember England hitting South Africa 88-0 or something +50 scores at last World Cup: - Wales 12-56 New Zealand - New Zealand 57-0 Scotland - Fiji 19-...

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nardol wrote: ↑Sat Aug 23, 2025 12:40 pm Women's rugby deserves better officiating than this.

Samoa are not at the level of oz by some distance but the ref is even further off the mark somehow

Not uncommon for the dominant team in the mens game get the rub of the green.

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Tess Tickles wrote: ↑Sat Aug 23, 2025 12:39 pm Desi Miller... all cake!

She's my borthers favourite Wallaroos player. But for fairly different reasons she's my favourite. I appreciate her toughness and tenacity on the pitch.

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Tonga hammering Samoa too. 30 - 11 now, late second half. A lot of the chatter post game from the Eagles fans was that their qualification via the PNC is essentially done with the loss. Watching the Tonga/Samoa game I wouldn't write them off qualifying from the tournament just yet. Tonga were the b...

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So apparently they've signed a deal with YouTube and have partnered with Peyton Manning's Omaha Productions (the author ties in that companies collaborations with Higher Ground Productions and the Obamas). https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/rugby-union/rebel-rugby-union-tournament-signs-broadca...

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So apparently they've signed a deal with YouTube and have partnered with Peyton Manning's Omaha Productions (the author ties in that companies collaborations with Higher Ground Productions and the Obamas). https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/rugby-union/rebel-rugby-union-tournament-signs-broadcas...

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How do the South African players manage to maintain so much muscle mass, whilst still maintaining aerobic fitness? There is a saying in body building, you can be big, and you can be lean but you cannot be both relative to your own physicality. Springbok players carry so much more muscle than any ot...

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Is this the worst result is Springbok history? 57 - 0 against the All blacks was when they were a team of once were has beens. This team is full of Saffer legends. This is worse than the Japan loss. The current Springboks side isn't old, but they do have a lot of players on the wrong side of 30. Th...

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The NRL plays far fewer games and generates total revenue of approximately $1.1b atm; however this will soon significantly increase with the new broadcast deal. The Top 14 (exluding Champions/Challenge Cup games which I understand you are including in your argument but its a comparison of the two c...

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How'd the RPL do? I don't even recall a single thread on it here, nor any posts in the 7s threads about it. Modestly, would be the answer. Players got paid, though, which is a novelty for 7s. I can't recall posts here about the RPL as played either, but there were some posts on this bored about the...

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How'd the RPL do? I don't even recall a single thread on it here, nor any posts in the 7s threads about it. There was a lot more interest in it over of r/rugbyunion which isn't surprisng compared to PR which I only really view as Rugby related. It was actually good. Production quality was professio...

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Reading between the lines, my guess is they don't have the money lined up yet. They're making conditional announcements on signings and they're hoping those signings make investors come in as a result. I just don't see the whole thing working. They've gotta be hoping for a big TV deal and lots of s...

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Red Bull have just invested in an English prem outfit. It's impossible to believe that they weren't aware of R360 - in fact it's hard to believe they weren't invited to join the R360 consortium (at least if it was serious about making an impact). and yet they invested in Newcastle. I think they kno...

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Union pales in comparison with League in Aussie period . A brief period in the 90’s it was showing in many pubs , but thats ancient history now sadly . It’s at best a boutique sport, watched by sad middle aged men , pinning for the good old days . I'm not sad. F u ck you. My first thought was 'who ...

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Reading between the lines, my guess is they don't have the money lined up yet. They're making conditional announcements on signings and they're hoping those signings make investors come in as a result. I just don't see the whole thing working. They've gotta be hoping for a big TV deal and lots of s...

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Reading between the lines, my guess is they don't have the money lined up yet. They're making conditional announcements on signings and they're hoping those signings make investors come in as a result. I just don't see the whole thing working. They've gotta be hoping for a big TV deal and lots of s...

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:lol: The problem with that idea is history. The Anzacs should’ve invaded Turkey later in the year. Hmm. I assume you'll be refraining from watching thr Warriors ANZAC game next season then? I never watch the Warriors. Not a league fan. I think I’d watch Auckland FC before I ever watch the Wahs. Th...

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Lions Tour to NZ 2029: First Test - Eden Park (Auckland) Second Test - MCG (Melbourne) or Accor Stadium (Sydney) Third Test - Eden Park (Auckland) Why? $$ Given NZR's and most ABs fans reaction and response to the proposed ANZAC Test that would have benefitted both Unions I must respectfully declin...

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Its not how fast the metro is. Its how long you queue to get a train when the game ends. And it was an hour for me on the weekend. Then add on to that the ride in to Sydney. That situation was made worse thanks to the game running long and a number of the Syd Trains drivers apparently pulling the p...

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I dont think any train line can fix it. The issue is the game is not in walking distance of the bars. That is different to Melbourne and Brisbane. The flow of people into the pubs after those games was something else. But if its an hour and a half to get back to the city after the rugby (which is w...

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Lions Tour to NZ 2029: First Test - Eden Park (Auckland) Second Test - MCG (Melbourne) or Accor Stadium (Sydney) Third Test - Eden Park (Auckland) Why? $$ Given NZR's and most ABs fans reaction and response to the proposed ANZAC Test that would have benefitted both Unions I must respectfully declin...

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I'm calling it. Battle hardened, excellent coach, and to me they look like a team that is on the up. 1. Australia 2. Saffas 3. NZ 4. Argentina If Australia win both the RC and the Bledisloe will that be the end of Scott Robertson? Can you not just let us have this before putting the mockers on us.

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I am now hearing that Miami is in trouble too, like other posters have said earlier in this thread. I'm not sold on that being a financial issue. I have heard it is more to do with owner apathy. Recently it was mentioned that one of the proposed dedtinations for the R360 concept is Miami. Part of m...

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