Aussie Pro Rugby
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National Rugby Championship, for those not watching.
Got to see two games today as one game due to be played in regional centre Orange was washed out. Its a bit wet there.
NSW Country Eagles vs Perth Spirit was fun - because I had no skin in the game. A few known names out there like Kyle Godwin (ex-Force now Brumbies) and Paddy Ryan (Tahs) and a few others. Some enterprising play, no kicks at goal missed (not even some bullshit fade kicking from Jono Lance who is in fine form) and the Eagles got up 48-24 or 6 tries to 3. Jake Gordon, playing 9 for the Eagles, is a star of the future. Makes everything look easy. Lance and Tapuai for the Spirit were good, too.
Then the main game: bottom of the table clash between the winless Western Sydney Rams (my team) and winless QLD Country. Both sides have looked great this year but just haven't had the experience or couple of Super players to seal the deal.
Defence optional for some of it, particularly the Rams' organisation out wide. But despite being down by a couple of tries at the break, they clawed their way back into it with a try in the last couple of minutes to put themselves 42-46 down. Then it was pure scrum porn after the siren as, for 6 minutes, they attempted to push QLD Country over.
Finally, the ref (Amy Perrett - our leading female ref) had no option but to award the penalty try as the sun sank.
Not sure if the videos are geo-locked. If you can get to it, the fat idiot in the Rams hat just above Thorn's shoulder is me
But here are some tweets anyway.
http://twitter.com/NickPfitzner/status/779546113082691584
http://twitter.com/NickPfitzner/status/779576141858295808
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Nic White moving to the Force, next season.
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https://wallaroos.rugby/news/wallaroos-confirm-squad-for-fijiana-test-202359
That didn't take them long:
Carys Dallinger
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@Stargazer Isn't she a Kiwi?
@antipodean Yes, but with an Australian-born father, so eligible for Australia, too.
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Was just going to post this:
https://wallabies.rugby/news/eddie-jones-confirms-2023-wallabies-coaching-staff-2023510
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@KiwiMurph I'm sure they all get enough time to impart their knowledge, fix issues, etc.
Definitely clear lines of responsibility too...
Does Dan Palmer's job consist of getting forwards to turn up to lineout and maul sessions?
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@KiwiMurph I'm sure they all get enough time to impart their knowledge, fix issues, etc.
Definitely clear lines of responsibility too...
Does Dan Palmer's job consist of getting forwards to turn up to lineout and maul sessions?
@antipodean said in Aussie Rugby:
@KiwiMurph I'm sure they all get enough time to impart their knowledge, fix issues, etc.
Definitely clear lines of responsibility too...
Does Dan Palmer's job consist of getting forwards to turn up to lineout and maul sessions?
That's a lot of voices in players' ears.
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Angus Gardner was on The Roar Podcast - worth a listen to understand what refs actually do away from the field in terms of performance etc.
https://shows.acast.com/the-roar-rugby-podcast/episodes/ep61-lonely-together-with-angus-gardner
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@Daffy-Jaffy got off lightly IMO
