Aussie Pro Rugby
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Some effort. Seems sound too. Was a tremendous Captain through a brutal period for them when Hooper retired.
Some great yarns and hard facts about a tough man (the animal played against the boks with a torn MCL) in this piece: https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rugby-union/we-asked-11-rugby-people-for-their-favourite-james-slipper-story-here-s-what-they-said-20251002-p5mzjl.html
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The Force like collecting NZ coaches.
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Transfer fee of "six figures" in the same week they've cut millions from the women's program.
Okey dokey...
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@NTA said in Aussie Pro Rugby:
Transfer fee of "six figures" in the same week they've cut millions from the women's program.hikari
Okey dokey...
Hilarious. Played fuck all games for the Titans all year and he was free to move on, so RA pay the Titans for the privilege of having a player they didn't want and would free up room in their salary cap.
On what planet would he command seven figure in France?
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@mohikamo said in Aussie Pro Rugby:
No way i'd ever pay a transfer fee. But RA obviosly tryin to get the best possible squad together for 27.
im coming around to the idea the 2027 Rugby is no longer this awesome opportunity for Rugby in Aussie...but more they just want to save face...another poor showing at a home RWC could kill the game
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@Kiwiwomble said in Aussie Pro Rugby:
@mohikamo said in Aussie Pro Rugby:
No way i'd ever pay a transfer fee. But RA obviosly tryin to get the best possible squad together for 27.
im coming around to the idea the 2027 Rugby is no longer this awesome opportunity for Rugby in Aussie...but more they just want to save face...another poor showing at a home RWC could kill the game
They just delivered an outstanding Lions series.
Let's dial down the pessimism.
The real worry should be 2031 RWC in the USA
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New look halves, uncapped Reds headline 34-man Wallabies squad for Spring Tour
The Wallabies have made some big calls for the final five test matches of the 2025 season, announcing several key changes in their 34-man squad that will travel to Japan and Europe.
Uncapped Queensland pair Aidan Ross and Kalani Thomas join the freshly re-signed Carter Gordon while Dylan Pietsch and Andrew Kellaway also make their returns from injury.
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@KiwiMurph said in Aussie Pro Rugby:
@Kiwiwomble said in Aussie Pro Rugby:
@mohikamo said in Aussie Pro Rugby:
No way i'd ever pay a transfer fee. But RA obviosly tryin to get the best possible squad together for 27.
im coming around to the idea the 2027 Rugby is no longer this awesome opportunity for Rugby in Aussie...but more they just want to save face...another poor showing at a home RWC could kill the game
They just delivered an outstanding Lions series.
Let's dial down the pessimism.
The real worry should be 2031 RWC in the USA
just calling it how i see it on the ground, when it was annouced there was the feeling we'd see a new boom in interest.....but now it feel like theyre still just trying to hold onto the their base
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@Kiwiwomble said in Aussie Pro Rugby:
@KiwiMurph said in Aussie Pro Rugby:
@Kiwiwomble said in Aussie Pro Rugby:
@mohikamo said in Aussie Pro Rugby:
No way i'd ever pay a transfer fee. But RA obviosly tryin to get the best possible squad together for 27.
im coming around to the idea the 2027 Rugby is no longer this awesome opportunity for Rugby in Aussie...but more they just want to save face...another poor showing at a home RWC could kill the game
They just delivered an outstanding Lions series.
Let's dial down the pessimism.
The real worry should be 2031 RWC in the USA
just calling it how i see it on the ground, when it was annouced there was the feeling we'd see a new boom in interest.....but now it feel like theyre still just trying to hold onto the their base
They are going to get $100m broadcasting fee from the RWC which will help enormously
They've just had 7 home tests averaging 53,308 per test
By all accounts the Bledisloe tv ratings were very strong.
Aus love a good home sporting festival - as the Lions showed.
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@KiwiMurph pitty we so little of that at lower levels outside central sydney or Brisbane, they were giving lions tickets away in the days leading up to it
thats the crux...we need people to more invested than just the big show, i think alsmo anyone can get good turnouts for things like the lions
