Aussie Pro Rugby
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@Crucial said in Aussie Rugby in general:
So a squad of 34.
Who will be the first 10 to miss out on the team naming?We'll know in 48-72 hours.
Tongan Thor isn't ready for Test footy. A few good bumping runs, and a reduced cake intake, probably hasn't got his scrummaging to the level required, at least in the eyes of Ledesma.
Not sure why Simmons is still there. I understood why 2 years ago, watching the difference between our scrum with him both in and out of it, but now? Nup.
Both Beale and Kerevi are carrying injuries so not sure how much good they'll be. I'd suggest a team looks something like this:
1 Sio
2 Moore
3 Alaalatoa
4 Arnold
5 Coleman
6 Dempsey - while Hanigan might be a better size and weight, Dempsey is attack dog
7 Hooper (capt)
8 Timani
9 Genia
10 Foley
11 Speight
12 Beale
13 Kuridrani
14 Koroibete
15 Folau16 TPN
17 Robertson
18 Kepu
19 Douglas
20 McMahon
21 Powell
22 Kerevi
23 HodgeSo not much really changes there. Maybe Hanigan at 20 instead of McMahon, but I suspect with the pack we could pick, it'll be a case of being abrasive and rapid - McMahon is that guy.
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@Crucial said in Aussie Rugby in general:
So a squad of 34.
Who will be the first 10 to miss out on the team naming?We'll know in 48-72 hours.
Tongan Thor isn't ready for Test footy. A few good bumping runs, and a reduced cake intake, probably hasn't got his scrummaging to the level required, at least in the eyes of Ledesma.
Not sure why Simmons is still there. I understood why 2 years ago, watching the difference between our scrum with him both in and out of it, but now? Nup.
Both Beale and Kerevi are carrying injuries so not sure how much good they'll be. I'd suggest a team looks something like this:
1 Sio
2 Moore
3 Alaalatoa
4 Arnold
5 Coleman
6 Dempsey - while Hanigan might be a better size and weight, Dempsey is attack dog
7 Hooper (capt)
8 Timani
9 Genia
10 Foley
11 Speight
12 Beale
13 Kuridrani
14 Koroibete
15 Folau16 TPN
17 Robertson
18 Kepu
19 Douglas
20 McMahon
21 Powell
22 Kerevi
23 HodgeSo not much really changes there. Maybe Hanigan at 20 instead of McMahon, but I suspect with the pack we could pick, it'll be a case of being abrasive and rapid - McMahon is that guy.
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@Stargazer said in Aussie Rugby in general:
Cheika makes final call on Bledisloe Cup squad
Wallabies squad for Bledisloe Cup
OUT: Jermaine Ainsley, Sam Carter, Pek Cowan, Sef Faagase, Richard Hardwick, Campbell Magnay, Taniela Tupou
The Tongan Thor out, that's interesting.
@Higgins said in Aussie Rugby in general:
@Stargazer said in Aussie Rugby in general:
Cheika makes final call on Bledisloe Cup squad
Wallabies squad for Bledisloe Cup
OUT: Jermaine Ainsley, Sam Carter, Pek Cowan, Sef Faagase, Richard Hardwick, Campbell Magnay, Taniela Tupou
The Tongan Thor out, that's interesting.
An article through the week said he wasn't eligible for the Wallabies until the EOYT?
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@NTA I think theyll start DHP instead of Koroibete - in the June series DHP started and Koro didnt get any game time.
@KiwiMurph said in Aussie Rugby in general:
@NTA I think theyll start DHP instead of Koroibete - in the June series DHP started and Koro didnt get any game time.
DHP was a bit quiet this season from all accounts.
Not like its going to make any difference.
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@Higgins said in Aussie Rugby in general:
@Stargazer said in Aussie Rugby in general:
Cheika makes final call on Bledisloe Cup squad
Wallabies squad for Bledisloe Cup
OUT: Jermaine Ainsley, Sam Carter, Pek Cowan, Sef Faagase, Richard Hardwick, Campbell Magnay, Taniela Tupou
The Tongan Thor out, that's interesting.
An article through the week said he wasn't eligible for the Wallabies until the EOYT?
@Unite said in Aussie Rugby in general:
@Higgins said in Aussie Rugby in general:
@Stargazer said in Aussie Rugby in general:
Cheika makes final call on Bledisloe Cup squad
Wallabies squad for Bledisloe Cup
OUT: Jermaine Ainsley, Sam Carter, Pek Cowan, Sef Faagase, Richard Hardwick, Campbell Magnay, Taniela Tupou
The Tongan Thor out, that's interesting.
An article through the week said he wasn't eligible for the Wallabies until the EOYT?
You are right as I think there is a three year standdown from the time boys that are not NZ permanent residents finish secondary school. As the Thor was still playing for Sacred Heart in Auckland in the 2014 season that would make the three year period sometime in late 2017 (depending on when he bailed from school and moved to Aussie). It looks like the ARFU must have a similar requirement to be met.
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Finished the season with 2 wins. So we're wooden spooners in First and Third Grade, but only second last in Second Grade.
Played 22 out of a scheduled 42 games
6 Yellow Cards
1 Red CardGet our $2000 bond back from Suburban Rugby, imposed after the brawl last year that ended our season.
I went to the pub, ate food, drank scotch & dry, and finally fucking relaxed.
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Finished the season with 2 wins. So we're wooden spooners in First and Third Grade, but only second last in Second Grade.
Played 22 out of a scheduled 42 games
6 Yellow Cards
1 Red CardGet our $2000 bond back from Suburban Rugby, imposed after the brawl last year that ended our season.
I went to the pub, ate food, drank scotch & dry, and finally fucking relaxed.
@NTA said in Aussie Rugby in general:
Finished the season with 2 wins. So we're wooden spooners in First and Third Grade, but only second last in Second Grade.
Played 22 out of a scheduled 42 games
6 Yellow Cards
1 Red CardGet our $2000 bond back from Suburban Rugby, imposed after the brawl last year that ended our season.
I went to the pub, ate food, drank scotch & dry, and finally fucking relaxed.
Leeeegend
After all that hopefilly you remember why rugby is awesome ...
???
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@booboo I'd be lying if I said that playing a few games this year was awful. Even when I fronted up for First Grade three times, or played two games back to back at THP, it was still the kind of exhilaration you don't often get* as a 40/41 yo fat bastard who is too unfit to play rugby. Made it to 83 caps for the club this year (52 starts).
One guy nearly my age played 19 of the 22 games we contested this year.
Being Club President though... fuck that's a tough gig when you've got a very limited volunteer pool, and playing numbers are going down the shitter, and you're being assaulted on all sides by soccer, Council, and random gibbering idiots writing into the local paper calling for the old head coach back.
Little victories is all you have. Of the eight clubs in our Division, the same four qualified for finals of all three grades next season, so we're not alone right now.
One benefit: I get to go to the Division 1 finals day, which apparently is a glorious pissup and seafood spectacular.
*Nocturnal activities with Mrs TA notwithstanding.
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http://www.aon.com.au/australia/australian-rugby-union/womens-university-rugby-sevens.jsp
This new women's rugby 7s tournament has started today in Tasmania. Eight universities, with National Sevens Players bolstering the ranks.
Macquarie Uni (NSW)
Griffith Uni (QLD)
Bond Uni (QLD)
Uni of Queensland
Uni of New England (NSW)
Uni of Tasmania
Uni of Canberra
Uni of Adelaide -
I think I remember this being discussed somewhere (Under 19s player punching the ref), but hadn't seen the video. It showed up in my FB feed today:
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10 year ban is bullshit on the low side.
That is life ban from Rugby and ten years from all other sports
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@Damo I dunno, I think this is probably a good example. 2 years allows him to come back and rebuild a career...which shouldn't be a possibility.
@Bones said in Aussie Rugby in general:
@Damo I dunno, I think this is probably a good example. 2 years allows him to come back and rebuild a career...which shouldn't be a possibility.
Why shouldn't it be a possibility? Do you believe that nobody is capable of redemption?
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@Bones said in Aussie Rugby in general:
@Damo I dunno, I think this is probably a good example. 2 years allows him to come back and rebuild a career...which shouldn't be a possibility.
Why shouldn't it be a possibility? Do you believe that nobody is capable of redemption?
@Damo sure, the only thing there is I reckon it should be known that assault a ref, you're done. If that's drilled into players then that can only be a good thing.
Rather than assault a ref and you risk up to 2 years. Then can come back and start where you left off.
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@Damo sure, the only thing there is I reckon it should be known that assault a ref, you're done. If that's drilled into players then that can only be a good thing.
Rather than assault a ref and you risk up to 2 years. Then can come back and start where you left off.
@Bones said in Aussie Rugby in general:
@Damo sure, the only thing there is I reckon it should be known that assault a ref, you're done. If that's drilled into players then that can only be a good thing.
Rather than assault a ref and you risk up to 2 years. Then can come back and start where you left off.
I don't really buy the argument that banning someone for 10 years has a greater deterrent effect than banning someone for 2 years.
I tend to think that people who assault referees almost always do so because they can't control themselves at that particular moment. Someone in that state is not thinking at all of the consequences of their actions. Even if they were, the difference between a 2 year ban and a 10 year ban is largely immaterial for the offender at that moment. If he gave it a moments thought he wouldn't assault the referee!
I get the outrage, and I'm outraged about the incident too. I just don't think the feeling of outrage need be our master when deciding upon sentence in cases like this.
I appreciate my view is in the extreme minority - I've had a similar debate over this incident elsewhere with no supporters to my view.
