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  • MiketheSnowM MiketheSnow

    @Machpants said in NH club rugby:

    Oh dear

    https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/oct/12/wasps-pull-out-of-exeter-match-and-set-to-enter-administration-within-days

    Real worry

    Dan54D Away
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    Dan54
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    #2612

    @MiketheSnow Agree mate, I take no pleasure in all at reading this, and really hope we not seeing tip of iceberg. Wasps are also in the position of not really being a community based club, so will struggle to have lower grade amateurs to keep club alive.

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    • Dan54D Dan54

      @MiketheSnow Agree mate, I take no pleasure in all at reading this, and really hope we not seeing tip of iceberg. Wasps are also in the position of not really being a community based club, so will struggle to have lower grade amateurs to keep club alive.

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      #2613

      @Dan54 No sympathies from me. They should live within their budgets like everyone should. In addition they received a massive payout from some outfit that brought a chunk of something to do with their Premiership a year or two back that was supposed to be the panacea to all the financial problems overzealous and overspending owners had indulged in.
      Guess the owners of the television rights will now be withholding a decent chunk of money now the sellers of those rights are unable to supply the number of matches for telecasting they contracted to do?

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      • HigginsH Higgins

        @Dan54 No sympathies from me. They should live within their budgets like everyone should. In addition they received a massive payout from some outfit that brought a chunk of something to do with their Premiership a year or two back that was supposed to be the panacea to all the financial problems overzealous and overspending owners had indulged in.
        Guess the owners of the television rights will now be withholding a decent chunk of money now the sellers of those rights are unable to supply the number of matches for telecasting they contracted to do?

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        Machpants
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        #2614

        @Higgins

        They got 200million pounds (400 NZ) to share amongst themselves 4 years ago. Another 100 mill quid to cover covid, and they're still this far up shit creek

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        • HigginsH Higgins

          @Dan54 No sympathies from me. They should live within their budgets like everyone should. In addition they received a massive payout from some outfit that brought a chunk of something to do with their Premiership a year or two back that was supposed to be the panacea to all the financial problems overzealous and overspending owners had indulged in.
          Guess the owners of the television rights will now be withholding a decent chunk of money now the sellers of those rights are unable to supply the number of matches for telecasting they contracted to do?

          Dan54D Away
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          Dan54
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          #2615

          @Higgins said in NH club rugby:

          @Dan54 No sympathies from me. They should live within their budgets like everyone should. In addition they received a massive payout from some outfit that brought a chunk of something to do with their Premiership a year or two back that was supposed to be the panacea to all the financial problems overzealous and overspending owners had indulged in.
          Guess the owners of the television rights will now be withholding a decent chunk of money now the sellers of those rights are unable to supply the number of matches for telecasting they contracted to do?

          Not suggesting sympathy for them mate, just saying I get no pleasure out of it. And as a rugby man, I don't want these things happening to any clubs. There are reports some clubs in MLR are struggling a bit too.

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            Machpants
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            Typical shit that PR pull, bunch of piston wristed gibbons - along with the RU more than happy to shit on Championship teams

            https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/oct/19/saracens-lacking-safety-certificate-to-admit-10000-or-more-fans-to-stadium

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              MiketheSnow
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              #2617

              Red tape to me

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              • MiketheSnowM MiketheSnow

                Red tape to me

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                Machpants
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                #2618

                @MiketheSnow said in NH club rugby:

                Red tape to me

                Cheating Saracens fluffybunnies don't deserve any leeway, and should have lost their titles

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                  #2619

                  Does this have anything to do with Suzie and/or her daughter?

                  https://ulster.rugby/content/squad-update-23-october-2023

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                  • HigginsH Higgins

                    Does this have anything to do with Suzie and/or her daughter?

                    https://ulster.rugby/content/squad-update-23-october-2023

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                    #2620

                    @Higgins they got their own Suzie it seems.

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                      mikedogz
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                      #2621

                      A Netherlands international

                      https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=5671023256320315

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                        #2622

                        Looking forward to next weekend Heineken Champions/ Challenge Cup. A first for SA franchises.

                        https://www.epcrugby.com/champions-cup/matches/fixtures-and-results/

                        https://www.epcrugby.com/challenge-cup/matches/fixtures-and-results/

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                        • OomPBO OomPB

                          Looking forward to next weekend Heineken Champions/ Challenge Cup. A first for SA franchises.

                          https://www.epcrugby.com/champions-cup/matches/fixtures-and-results/

                          https://www.epcrugby.com/challenge-cup/matches/fixtures-and-results/

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                          Machpants
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                          #2623

                          @OomPB Heineken cup is always good, I watch most of the finals, if nothing else

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                            #2624

                            They're nuts!

                            https://www.rugbydump.com/news/sin-bin-power-play-proposed-by-rfu-along-with-other-huge-reforms-to-the-domestic-game/

                            One of the key individuals behind the plans is RFU director of performance, Conor O’Shea, who also outlined changes to the game which will be trailaed during the competion. It is unclear how the majority of these adaptions will be achived pratically, but O’Shea noted the following reforms:

                            • Incentivising tries scored from outside the opposition’s 22
                            • Reducing the amount of kick-tennis”
                            • Reducing the time wasted by reset scrums
                            • A sin-bin ‘Power Play’

                            The last point is of particular note – once a game the opposing team captain will be able to chose a player to spend 10 minutes in the sin bin. The captain can choose when to use this but will have the power to reduce their opponents to 14 men, without them being sent off by the ref. Quite the radical proposal!

                            There's also an article in the Telegraph about this, but it's pay-walled, so I don't know whether there's more info.

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                              #2625

                              Did I slip into a a coma and wake up on the 1 April?

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                                lol rugby just fucking hates itself aye

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                                • StargazerS Stargazer

                                  They're nuts!

                                  https://www.rugbydump.com/news/sin-bin-power-play-proposed-by-rfu-along-with-other-huge-reforms-to-the-domestic-game/

                                  One of the key individuals behind the plans is RFU director of performance, Conor O’Shea, who also outlined changes to the game which will be trailaed during the competion. It is unclear how the majority of these adaptions will be achived pratically, but O’Shea noted the following reforms:

                                  • Incentivising tries scored from outside the opposition’s 22
                                  • Reducing the amount of kick-tennis”
                                  • Reducing the time wasted by reset scrums
                                  • A sin-bin ‘Power Play’

                                  The last point is of particular note – once a game the opposing team captain will be able to chose a player to spend 10 minutes in the sin bin. The captain can choose when to use this but will have the power to reduce their opponents to 14 men, without them being sent off by the ref. Quite the radical proposal!

                                  There's also an article in the Telegraph about this, but it's pay-walled, so I don't know whether there's more info.

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                                  Machpants
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #2627

                                  @Stargazer said in NH club rugby:

                                  They're nuts!

                                  https://www.rugbydump.com/news/sin-bin-power-play-proposed-by-rfu-along-with-other-huge-reforms-to-the-domestic-game/

                                  One of the key individuals behind the plans is RFU director of performance, Conor O’Shea, who also outlined changes to the game which will be trailaed during the competion. It is unclear how the majority of these adaptions will be achived pratically, but O’Shea noted the following reforms:

                                  • Incentivising tries scored from outside the opposition’s 22
                                  • Reducing the amount of kick-tennis”
                                  • Reducing the time wasted by reset scrums
                                  • A sin-bin ‘Power Play’

                                  The last point is of particular note – once a game the opposing team captain will be able to chose a player to spend 10 minutes in the sin bin. The captain can choose when to use this but will have the power to reduce their opponents to 14 men, without them being sent off by the ref. Quite the radical proposal!

                                  There's also an article in the Telegraph about this, but it's pay-walled, so I don't know whether there's more info.

                                  Connor O'Shea, aka twiggy

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                                  • StargazerS Stargazer

                                    They're nuts!

                                    https://www.rugbydump.com/news/sin-bin-power-play-proposed-by-rfu-along-with-other-huge-reforms-to-the-domestic-game/

                                    One of the key individuals behind the plans is RFU director of performance, Conor O’Shea, who also outlined changes to the game which will be trailaed during the competion. It is unclear how the majority of these adaptions will be achived pratically, but O’Shea noted the following reforms:

                                    • Incentivising tries scored from outside the opposition’s 22
                                    • Reducing the amount of kick-tennis”
                                    • Reducing the time wasted by reset scrums
                                    • A sin-bin ‘Power Play’

                                    The last point is of particular note – once a game the opposing team captain will be able to chose a player to spend 10 minutes in the sin bin. The captain can choose when to use this but will have the power to reduce their opponents to 14 men, without them being sent off by the ref. Quite the radical proposal!

                                    There's also an article in the Telegraph about this, but it's pay-walled, so I don't know whether there's more info.

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                                    MiketheSnow
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                                    #2628

                                    @Stargazer said in NH club rugby:

                                    They're nuts!

                                    https://www.rugbydump.com/news/sin-bin-power-play-proposed-by-rfu-along-with-other-huge-reforms-to-the-domestic-game/

                                    One of the key individuals behind the plans is RFU director of performance, Conor O’Shea, who also outlined changes to the game which will be trailaed during the competion. It is unclear how the majority of these adaptions will be achived pratically, but O’Shea noted the following reforms:

                                    • Incentivising tries scored from outside the opposition’s 22
                                    • Reducing the amount of kick-tennis”
                                    • Reducing the time wasted by reset scrums
                                    • A sin-bin ‘Power Play’

                                    The last point is of particular note – once a game the opposing team captain will be able to chose a player to spend 10 minutes in the sin bin. The captain can choose when to use this but will have the power to reduce their opponents to 14 men, without them being sent off by the ref. Quite the radical proposal!

                                    There's also an article in the Telegraph about this, but it's pay-walled, so I don't know whether there's more info.

                                    Oh just fuck off

                                    There’s a dozen things they can do to improve the game before even proposing this asshattery

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                                    • MiketheSnowM MiketheSnow

                                      @Stargazer said in NH club rugby:

                                      They're nuts!

                                      https://www.rugbydump.com/news/sin-bin-power-play-proposed-by-rfu-along-with-other-huge-reforms-to-the-domestic-game/

                                      One of the key individuals behind the plans is RFU director of performance, Conor O’Shea, who also outlined changes to the game which will be trailaed during the competion. It is unclear how the majority of these adaptions will be achived pratically, but O’Shea noted the following reforms:

                                      • Incentivising tries scored from outside the opposition’s 22
                                      • Reducing the amount of kick-tennis”
                                      • Reducing the time wasted by reset scrums
                                      • A sin-bin ‘Power Play’

                                      The last point is of particular note – once a game the opposing team captain will be able to chose a player to spend 10 minutes in the sin bin. The captain can choose when to use this but will have the power to reduce their opponents to 14 men, without them being sent off by the ref. Quite the radical proposal!

                                      There's also an article in the Telegraph about this, but it's pay-walled, so I don't know whether there's more info.

                                      Oh just fuck off

                                      There’s a dozen things they can do to improve the game before even proposing this asshattery

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                                      Bones
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                                      #2629

                                      @MiketheSnow said in NH club rugby:

                                      @Stargazer said in NH club rugby:

                                      They're nuts!

                                      https://www.rugbydump.com/news/sin-bin-power-play-proposed-by-rfu-along-with-other-huge-reforms-to-the-domestic-game/

                                      One of the key individuals behind the plans is RFU director of performance, Conor O’Shea, who also outlined changes to the game which will be trailaed during the competion. It is unclear how the majority of these adaptions will be achived pratically, but O’Shea noted the following reforms:

                                      • Incentivising tries scored from outside the opposition’s 22
                                      • Reducing the amount of kick-tennis”
                                      • Reducing the time wasted by reset scrums
                                      • A sin-bin ‘Power Play’

                                      The last point is of particular note – once a game the opposing team captain will be able to chose a player to spend 10 minutes in the sin bin. The captain can choose when to use this but will have the power to reduce their opponents to 14 men, without them being sent off by the ref. Quite the radical proposal!

                                      There's also an article in the Telegraph about this, but it's pay-walled, so I don't know whether there's more info.

                                      Oh just fuck off

                                      There’s a dozen things they can do to improve the game before even proposing this asshattery

                                      If it was used as intended, it would most likely lead to more injuries and fouls.

                                      If they're smart, they'll just only use if the other team do, and at the same time.

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                                        Daffy Jaffy
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                                        #2630

                                        A good nudge -
                                        https://twitter.com/i/status/1596975211701993473

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                                        • Daffy JaffyD Daffy Jaffy

                                          A good nudge -
                                          https://twitter.com/i/status/1596975211701993473

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                                          Bones
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                                          @Daffy-Jaffy that flag seems to be giving something away...

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