Super Rugby 2020

antipodean

Australia’s professional rugby players have rejected a new wage cut proposal by Rugby Australia, and on Tuesday night suggested sitting out the domestic competition to start on July 3 if they’re not paid more.

The threat is of such substance that Melbourne Rebels players, booked on a flight to Canberra on Friday at 10am to play the Brumbies on July 4, are openly talking about not boarding the plane.

The alarming development has come after RA asked players to take another pay cut until the end of the year.

All 192 professional players had accepted an average 60 per cent pay cut until September 30, in the belief that after RA had secured a broadcast deal for the new domestic Super tournament, they would be reinstated to full pay.

But despite a revised deal with broadcaster Fox Sports for the five-team Super Rugby AU tournament, cash-stricken RA has asked players to accept a 40 per cent pay cut from October 1 until December 31.

It means since April, the players will only have earned half their agreed salaries for the remainder of 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The players have said they’re only prepared to accept an average 20 per cent pay cut.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/rugby-union/rugby-stars-threaten-to-strike/news-story/184703675c8454b85b72db2bd07fda2e

Tim

Some interesting analysis of week 2 of SRA:

https://tiponrugby.substack.com/p/jordan-rules

Bones

https://www.rugbypass.com/news/new-results-from-kiwi-player-poll-reveals-new-zealands-biggest-grub-best-and-worst-super-rugby-referees/

Canes4life

For those who get easily offended don't watch the following. Jimmy Marshall obviously has too much time on his hands.

MN5

@Bones said in Super Rugby 2020:

https://www.rugbypass.com/news/new-results-from-kiwi-player-poll-reveals-new-zealands-biggest-grub-best-and-worst-super-rugby-referees/

I'm truly shocked neither Ioane brother even got a mention for biggest grub.

Dice

@MN5 said in Super Rugby 2020:

@Bones said in Super Rugby 2020:

https://www.rugbypass.com/news/new-results-from-kiwi-player-poll-reveals-new-zealands-biggest-grub-best-and-worst-super-rugby-referees/

I'm truly shocked neither Ioane brother even got a mention for biggest grub.

I'm guessing it's because the Ioanes don't go beyond just a push and shove. You won't see them penalized or carded for anything grubby.

Dice

I'm surprised Jordie Barrett is up there. Is he a sneaky grub? I can't remember any incidents involving him.

Sio Tomkinson probably should be up there, but he's not a high profile player.

Bones

@MN5 I don't think regular after the whistle handbags is considered being a grub.

pukunui

Would be interesting to see the results beyond the first 3 for some of those categories.
Thought the favourite ground result was interesting given the debate over the new chch stadium.

Also found the best/worst ref ones interesting. O’keefe more popular tgan I would have thought and Jackson pretty unpopular.

Bovidae

If O’Keeffe is rated our best ref we are in BIG trouble.

Chris

@Dice said in Super Rugby 2020:

I'm surprised Jordie Barrett is up there. Is he a sneaky grub? I can't remember any incidents involving him.

Sio Tomkinson probably should be up there, but he's not a high profile player.

Off the field he may have got the grub rep

Bones

@Chris said in Super Rugby 2020:

@Dice said in Super Rugby 2020:

I'm surprised Jordie Barrett is up there. Is he a sneaky grub? I can't remember any incidents involving him.

Sio Tomkinson probably should be up there, but he's not a high profile player.

Off the field he may have got the grub rep

He's not J-Mac for nothing eh.

Chris

@Bones said in Super Rugby 2020:

@Chris said in Super Rugby 2020:

@Dice said in Super Rugby 2020:

I'm surprised Jordie Barrett is up there. Is he a sneaky grub? I can't remember any incidents involving him.

Sio Tomkinson probably should be up there, but he's not a high profile player.

Off the field he may have got the grub rep

He's not J-Mac for nothing eh.

There are rumours about that stuff but rumours stick sometimes

Stargazer

https://twitter.com/westernforce/status/1282827146738556929

Yeetyaah

@Stargazer where's the downvote button. I miss that dude so much, was one of my favourite players when I first started playing and watching rugby. Looks like I have an Australian team to support now.

mariner4life

@Yeetyaah said in Super Rugby 2020:

@Stargazer where's the downvote button. I miss that dude so much, was one of my favourite players when I first started playing and watching rugby. Looks like I have an Australian team to support now.

how fucking young are you???

Kiwiwomble

@mariner4life said in Super Rugby 2020:

@Yeetyaah said in Super Rugby 2020:

@Stargazer where's the downvote button. I miss that dude so much, was one of my favourite players when I first started playing and watching rugby. Looks like I have an Australian team to support now.

how fucking young are you???

yeah...i found that a bit jarring...i remember thinking..."who's this young bloke turning out for the landers, hes pretty good"