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Charlie Cale has played plenty at 6...

The Brumbies largely play their 6/8 opposite to what most teams do, including the Wallabies.

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Mungo Mark has been dropped from the Tahs squad for their game this week...

Mentally checked out before the season began.

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Enzedder wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 2:26 am
Slim 293 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 1:46 am Lomani - 6 weeks, reduced from 10 for pleading guilty, remorse, clean record etc.
Same number that they gave Dirty Swine.

Not enough for Lomani either.

I think you're in trouble if World Rugby shift focus to players' social media accounts...

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Lomani - 6 weeks, reduced from 10 for pleading guilty, remorse, clean record etc.

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We'll see how his form plays out for the rest of the season, but I wouldn't be surprised if Schmidt follows Rennie and doesn't select Wilson. Right now I would have a shortlist of: Holloway - lock/6 Hooper - lock/6/7 Uru - lock/6/8 Valetini - 6/8 Leota - 6/8/lock Wright - 6/7 McReight - 7 Cale - 6/8...

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I'm not sure why ratings were mentioned?

The Brumbies often pull higher numbers than their two bigger rivals, and apparently draw a large interest from overseas audiences.

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Thomas wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 11:46 pm Uh-oh....

https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/04/09/nz-b ... al-family/

Isaia was born in New Zealand but now lives in Brisbane, and was described as a devout Christian.

When do we deport him?

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Yeah, I thought that was the best game from Swinton in a long time and his form this year has so far been ok overall... And I had to double check the stats and apparently he didn't give away a single penalty from a Tahs pack that was bleeding them around the breakdown. But he's also heading off over...

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I doubt they'll be welcome in Tarneit, if those plums could even find it on the map...

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And to the question of how Lehrmann can afford all of these legal costs...

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/nsw/ ... 5fhz4.html

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Clogs wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2024 2:23 am
Slim 293 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 2:13 pm
Clogs wrote: ↑Sat Mar 30, 2024 3:31 am

Nothing wrong with williamstown.

Well... Altona East is nothing special, really.

At least you didn't call it Werribee East.

Brooklyn South?

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Not as outrageous as the racist Rebels’ fan…

https://www.reddit.com/r/rugbyunion/s/kjYlMq8Uf2

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You looked it up, didn't you... and the answer was zero, hmm? :lol: What a bizarre dude. It’s the ACT Brumbies, which represents the ACT and Southern NSW Rugby Union. Canberra is one of the towns in their catchment. I’m not sure which of their players was born in a Canberra hospital and don’t reall...

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Brumbies' defence is still leaking too many tackles to go all the way... They're barely averaging a 80% success rate for the year, and completed less than that tonight. There's certainly a lot of positives there, and Ikitau and AAA are still to come back... but better teams will punish them until th...

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To be fair, Corey Toole could be born in some Sydney northern beaches slum and I couldn't give the slightest shit because this is a professional game that has escaped Sluggy and his kind...

But the fact that he's actually from the Brumbies' catchment is a thing of beauty.

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Collingwood will get their shit together eventually. They're still a good team. GWS have looked promising as an outsider for a few years. At this stage I think the Swans look favourites. Anyone but the Seagulls Nothing wrong with williamstown. :x Well... Altona East is nothing special, really.

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Oh wow... Sluggy has returned from thrash wanking over dead Palestinian kids to post on his other favourite subject.

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Yeah that sounds about right actually. Just here to troll then. You live here right? You fit the stereotype. No one's trolling mate. New Zealand Rugby and world rugby desperately need Australian rugby to do better. Keeping a zombie team like the Rebels going isn't the answer. Der Aussie 4 teams?

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Meanwhile… The ACT’s anti-corruption watchdog has said it is “assessing corruption allegations” against Walter Sofronoff over his dealings with the media while he led an inquiry into the Bruce Lehrmann trial. In a rare public acknowledgment, the ACT Integrity Commission confirmed on Friday it was lo...

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So when are the Crusaders being relocated to Auckland?

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Hey guys, how good was four teams... 2019 Super Rugby: Overall standings 1 New Zealand Crusaders 16 11 3 2 497 257 +240 73 31 8 0 58 Conference leaders Qualified to the finals 2 Argentina Jaguares 16 11 0 5 461 352 +109 60 38 5 2 51 3 Australia Brumbies 16 10 0 6 430 366 +64 65 49 5 3 48 4 New Zeala...

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The best players get spread amongst the remaining teams. The bottom tier of players can keep trying to break through. I think most of the bottom tier of players that don't make a squad will struggle to find pro contracts elsewhere outside of the US comp. Again, you can keep repeating this ad nauseu...

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You're right. Australia is no where close to Ireland in terms of Rugby at the moment. Having the extra team is killing all the teams. One must be sacrificed. Your second paragraph is just a pipe dream. If you haven't noticed Rugby is in serious trouble. Not just in Australia but also in England, Wa...

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5 teams is not sustainable for Australian Rugby. That is my point. I love Dave Rennie as a coach but the Wallabies had already reached their lowest nadir under him during the pro era while he was the coach. It's just that the Eddie Jones nadir was even lower after that. These two lowest nadirs occu...

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That's a shitty comparison. They went from like 12 to suddenly having 22 teams in one season, of course they needed to amalgamate and consolidate. They spread themselves to thin and had a number of teams that weren't sustainable. That is the same case for the Australian and New Zealand Super Rugby ...

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It was better when there were four teams. Since the Force came back Australian teams have had their worst results and the Wallabies have reached their lowest nadir in the pro era. I mean, you can keep repeating that without providing any evidence of cause and effect... Australia's most successful p...

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I don't know how you've come to that conclusion. It would be better for Australian Rugby if there were four Super Rugby teams and I believe it would help make Australian Super Rugby teams and the Wallabies stronger if there were 4 Super Rugby teams. Except it didn't... Remember? Remember that time ...

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Over the four years since the Force have returned and there have been 5 Australia teams there has been a significant decline in the Wallabies results culminating in the weakest Wallabies team of the professional era last year. Australian rugby players don't know how to win because they play in weak...

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shanky wrote: ↑Fri Apr 05, 2024 12:45 am Can we debate the back 3?

If we’re introducing a territory game, we need a reliable boot at FB.
Is Pete Hewat still playing?

No, but would love to get him back in Australia coaching...

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You're right. Australia is no where close to Ireland in terms of Rugby at the moment. Having the extra team is killing all the teams. One must be sacrificed. Your second paragraph is just a pipe dream. If you haven't noticed Rugby is in serious trouble. Not just in Australia but also in England, Wa...

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No I'm not saying amalgamation will solve all the problems. I'm saying that 5 teams is detrimental to Australian rugby at this time and the best two options are either letting the Rebels go or amalgamation with the Brumbies. That's one step towards solving the issues in Australian rugby at the mome...

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I'd like to see a sustainable competition. Having 5 teams dilutes the quality of the teams. I agree… Crusaders/Blues merger? Thee Blues and the Crusaders dont have the same financial issues as the Brumbies and the Rebels. Moana Pasifika is the team that is likely to end up in administration and on ...

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bimboman wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2024 7:55 am Well that’s your link not mine.

And you didn’t read it…

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Yup and it is madness to pump $30 million into a rugby club so they only have cash of $8 million to burn on basing themselves in bum f*ck Victoria for a relaunch It's a ludicrously stupid idea. $8 million is peanuts to relaunch and it's less than Harold Mitchell put in personally as part of his con...

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From the records of the Hamas medical teams. Stop being so naive. Also if the children were targeted many more would be dead , it’s a stupid narrative that distracts from possible peace solutions. Yeah, the 12,000+ that have killed so far isn't much... :roll: Also, just from yesterday... https://ww...

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The move to the suburbs is a good idea, let's face it no one actually lives near AAMI stadium plus there's no direct train station. I'd imagine a suburban ground with a train station would attract a bigger following. Plus the added bonus of the much needed cash injection. It's a no brainer. Richmon...

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What is idiotic is trying to salvage a rugby club in administration with $22 million in debt by moving the base to bum f*ck Victoria. It's madness. The Brumbies already have major financial woes also. It's not really worth going over for the millionth time why the merger idea is idiotic... Trying t...

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Kiwis Even ones that..."attend local teams matches" What is idiotic is trying to salvage a rugby club in administration with $22 million in debt by moving the base to bum f*ck Victoria. It's madness. The Brumbies already have major financial woes also. It's not really worth going over for the milli...

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Marky Mark looks like he's mentally checked out to league already... but there's no doubting how good he is in a gold jersey, and despite there being some good options in the position it might be worth carrying him until the end.

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I think Ireland Schmidt would pick something like: 1. Bell 2. Porecki 3. AAA 4. Frost 5. Neville 6. Holloway 7. McReight 8. Valetini 9. White 10. Lolesio 11. Kellaway 12. Foketi 13. Ikitau 14. Nawaqanitawase 15. Jorgo 16. Faessler 17. Slipper 18. Tupou 19. LSL 20. Hooper 21. McDermott 22. Donaldson...

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