Aussie Pro Rugby
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@Kiwiwomble said in Aussie Rugby:
@NTA said in Aussie Rugby:
@Machpants I'm on the Board of an affiliate union here in Sydney. While I don't get stuff exactly from the horse's mouth, Rugby Australia is exactly what you'd expect of a sports body that is run as a corporation; there are some things come down the pipe that make you wonder whether they understand "rugby" at all...
rugby vic is the same...several of the clubs asked if we could start our games an hour earlier so that we could pack up and get back to the club rooms to watch the AB's game, just said NO...all games had to be played at the normal time so the 1's didn;t get back to the club rooms till 545ish
Mate it sounds like the Wellington rugby union back in the 70s, a test was live on tv (wasn't allowed to be advertised in those days but everyone knew), when a couple of clubs suggested changing time the Wellington rugby union replied with are they players or tv watchers and wouldn't move them. I thought those days were gone.
@Dan54 said in Aussie Rugby:
@Kiwiwomble said in Aussie Rugby:
@NTA said in Aussie Rugby:
@Machpants I'm on the Board of an affiliate union here in Sydney. While I don't get stuff exactly from the horse's mouth, Rugby Australia is exactly what you'd expect of a sports body that is run as a corporation; there are some things come down the pipe that make you wonder whether they understand "rugby" at all...
rugby vic is the same...several of the clubs asked if we could start our games an hour earlier so that we could pack up and get back to the club rooms to watch the AB's game, just said NO...all games had to be played at the normal time so the 1's didn;t get back to the club rooms till 545ish
Mate it sounds like the Wellington rugby union back in the 70s, a test was live on tv (wasn't allowed to be advertised in those days but everyone knew), when a couple of clubs suggested changing time the Wellington rugby union replied with are they players or tv watchers and wouldn't move them. I thought those days were gone.
conversely i remember playing colts rugby in dunedin in the late 90's at 9am so the prems could play before lunch and everyone could watch games at 2:35....good times
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Why Brace and co were wearing a black armband.
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A "The Herald has been told by sources" type of article.
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Was/is their a Ben Kimber involved with the Green and Gold rugby site and if so, is it the same person that is now the CEO of Stan Sport?
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@Unite said in Aussie Rugby:
Was/is their a Ben Kimber involved with the Green and Gold rugby site and if so, is it the same person that is now the CEO of Stan Sport?
He was not involved, no.
@barbarian said in Aussie Rugby:
@Unite said in Aussie Rugby:
Was/is their a Ben Kimber involved with the Green and Gold rugby site and if so, is it the same person that is now the CEO of Stan Sport?
He was not involved, no.
Cheers, for some reason I had that name in my head.
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@Machpants Damn, we wouldn't have been wondering who to play 12 if that plane hadn't of stopped in Oz.
@Nepia said in Aussie Rugby:
@Machpants Damn, we wouldn't have been wondering who to play 12 if that plane hadn't of stopped in Oz.
Foster wouldn't have picked him
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@Nepia said in Aussie Rugby:
@Machpants Damn, we wouldn't have been wondering who to play 12 if that plane hadn't of stopped in Oz.
Foster wouldn't have picked him
@NTA said in Aussie Rugby:
@Nepia said in Aussie Rugby:
@Machpants Damn, we wouldn't have been wondering who to play 12 if that plane hadn't of stopped in Oz.
Foster wouldn't have picked him
Don't be facetious of course he would've.
At fullback
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@NTA said in Aussie Rugby:
@Nepia said in Aussie Rugby:
@Machpants Damn, we wouldn't have been wondering who to play 12 if that plane hadn't of stopped in Oz.
Foster wouldn't have picked him
Don't be facetious of course he would've.
At fullback
@Machpants said in Aussie Rugby:
@NTA said in Aussie Rugby:
@Nepia said in Aussie Rugby:
@Machpants Damn, we wouldn't have been wondering who to play 12 if that plane hadn't of stopped in Oz.
Foster wouldn't have picked him
Don't be facetious of course he would've.
At fullback
Blindside flank
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https://twitter.com/rugbypass/status/1548970280827195392?s=21&t=KW2ihYy0Y5RkxRlx5CvZyw
Not a fan of the guy, but this is pretty cool.
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I have to agree. The reputational damage and embarrassment should be enough.
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I have to agree. The reputational damage and embarrassment should be enough.
@antipodean said in Aussie Rugby:
I have to agree. The reputational damage and embarrassment should be enough.
lol yes. A viral video of the guy applying the handbrake and backing right the fuck off like a total bitch. Face full on camera too.
Shame!!
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i mean...he is a traitor...he's literally gone away and then lead another team to victories over his home nation...which he's allowed to do of course....but thats the label
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i mean...he is a traitor...he's literally gone away and then lead another team to victories over his home nation...which he's allowed to do of course....but thats the label
@Kiwiwomble said in Aussie Rugby:
i mean...he is a traitor...he's literally gone away and then lead another team to victories over his home nation...which he's allowed to do of course....but thats the label
Nope
Under section 80.1 a person commits treason if he or she:
causes the death or harm, resulting in death, imprisons or restrains the Sovereign, the heir apparent of the Sovereign, the consort of the Sovereign, the Governor-General or Prime Minister
levies war, or does an act preparatory to levying war against the Commonwealth
intentionally assists, by any means whatsoever, an enemy, at war with the Commonwealth
intentionally assists, by 'any means whatever', another country or organisation that is 'engaged in armed hostilities' against the Australian Defence Force (ADF)
instigates a person who is not an Australian citizen to make an armed invasion of the Commonwealth or a Territory of the Commonwealth, -
@Kiwiwomble said in Aussie Rugby:
i mean...he is a traitor...he's literally gone away and then lead another team to victories over his home nation...which he's allowed to do of course....but thats the label
Nope
Under section 80.1 a person commits treason if he or she:
causes the death or harm, resulting in death, imprisons or restrains the Sovereign, the heir apparent of the Sovereign, the consort of the Sovereign, the Governor-General or Prime Minister
levies war, or does an act preparatory to levying war against the Commonwealth
intentionally assists, by any means whatsoever, an enemy, at war with the Commonwealth
intentionally assists, by 'any means whatever', another country or organisation that is 'engaged in armed hostilities' against the Australian Defence Force (ADF)
instigates a person who is not an Australian citizen to make an armed invasion of the Commonwealth or a Territory of the Commonwealth,@Machpants said in Aussie Rugby:
@Kiwiwomble said in Aussie Rugby:
i mean...he is a traitor...he's literally gone away and then lead another team to victories over his home nation...which he's allowed to do of course....but thats the label
Nope
Under section 80.1 a person commits treason if he or she:
causes the death or harm, resulting in death, imprisons or restrains the Sovereign, the heir apparent of the Sovereign, the consort of the Sovereign, the Governor-General or Prime Minister
levies war, or does an act preparatory to levying war against the Commonwealth
intentionally assists, by any means whatsoever, an enemy, at war with the Commonwealth
intentionally assists, by 'any means whatever', another country or organisation that is 'engaged in armed hostilities' against the Australian Defence Force (ADF)
instigates a person who is not an Australian citizen to make an armed invasion of the Commonwealth or a Territory of the Commonwealth,maybe the last one? all members of the squad have arms and entered the country
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My "Aussie Rugby" story from last weekend: refereed a Third Grade game in the morning on an oval with a turf cricket square in the middle. Absolute muck there, and dead grass everywhere else.
Played most of 2 Grades in the afternoon, on a track that was slightly better (no turf square, green grass mostly). Started at First Grade hooker which I don't think I've done before.
2 throws not straight and back spams from launching the ball over their only jumper to 4, 5, and occasionally 6. Must be roughly 80% hit rate.Needed a Powerade urgently just after halftime as the cramps started to hit my calves. Lesson learned: I'm too old
Tomorrow we just got official word that we're good to go, despite a bit of moisture underfoot. Only light showers between now and kick off so reckon we'll have a bit of fun
