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More of this will help the grassroots of the game.

Smart move, capitalising on the fact that the private school rugby scene in Melbourne is smallish compared to AFL.

Further, you are going to get a lot more Pasifika kids at public schools because - like Western Sydney - the outer suburbs in particular are that demographic.

Further, it seems from that video that they're connecting local schools players with junior clubs. What a profound concept My local schools don't even know our club exists, despite multiple attempts to contact them.

So I'm burning a few hundred in Facebook advertising and my own time putting video together to get the message out there....

Pepe

@Machpants said in Aussie Rugby:

@nostrildamus said in Aussie Rugby:

Speaking of international coaches who will coach anywhere, what is John Mitchell doing?

Red Roses I think

Yes, he is currently in New Zealand with the team (as an observer) before he takes up new role at the end of this tournament.

sparky

Any got any inside Oil on who the ARU might be interested in to be the next Wallabies coach?

Dan54

@sparky anyone brave enough to go into that vipers' nest?

sparky

@Dan54 Milton Haig? Brad Thorn? Stephen Larkham?

Maybe Krusty or Foz if they can’t get another gig?

KiwiMurph

@sparky said in Aussie Rugby:

Any got any inside Oil on who the ARU might be interested in to be the next Wallabies coach?

There were reports that the big 4 are McKellar, Larkham, Fozzie and Cheika.

KiwiMurph

https://twitter.com/ChristypDoran/status/1719876928495305123

Justin Harrison is a plague - the king of corporate buzzwords who is also head of RUPA and a Stan Commentator on the review panel - that will go well.

Victor Meldrew

Strong in this one is the cognitive dissonance

https://www.planetrugby.com/news/eddie-jones-not-at-all-interested-in-british-and-irish-lions-job

Machpants

@Victor-Meldrew said in Aussie Rugby:

Strong in this one is the cognitive dissonance

https://www.planetrugby.com/news/eddie-jones-not-at-all-interested-in-british-and-irish-lions-job

In other news Machpants has also ruled himself out of coaching the lions. He was understood to be slightly preferred to Eddie in the lions role

Victor Meldrew

@Machpants said in Aussie Rugby:

In other news Machpants has also ruled himself out of coaching the lions. He was understood to be slightly preferred to Eddie in the lions role

Yes, but you're not a shit-bag charlatan.

Victor Meldrew

@mariner4life said in Aussie Rugby:

Oh, and if you want an illustration of how fucked rugby is in Australia, and why it's actually going to die

I registered my 12 year old son for his 2 month season up here. $90
That came with a breakdown.
$5 went to his club
Much much more was the QRU and ARU levy. 12 year olds are paying to prop up elite rugby, not the other way around.

Compare that to league and AFL and wonder where kids are going to play

Jeez, that's outrageous.

I checked locally and it's £75 for a whole, 8 month season, with £40-ish going to the club and the rest going to the RFU and insurance

Dan54

Wonder if RA look at Mick Byrne as a coach for Wallabies? Doing good job with Drua, been involved with ABs and Wallabies and apparently an incredible rugby brain.

Victor Meldrew

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NTA

@Dan54 said in Aussie Rugby:

Wonder if RA look at Mick Byrne as a coach for Wallabies? Doing good job with Drua, been involved with ABs and Wallabies and apparently an incredible rugby brain.

Yes, yes, all very impressive. But does Hamish McLennan like his ability to pull headlines?

Dan54

@NTA said in Aussie Rugby:

@Dan54 said in Aussie Rugby:

Wonder if RA look at Mick Byrne as a coach for Wallabies? Doing good job with Drua, been involved with ABs and Wallabies and apparently an incredible rugby brain.

Yes, yes, all very impressive. But does Hamish McLennan like his ability to pull headlines?

True mate, what the hell was I thinking??:astonished_face:

antipodean

@KiwiMurph said in Aussie Rugby:

https://twitter.com/ChristypDoran/status/1719876928495305123

Justin Harrison is a plague - the king of corporate buzzwords who is also head of RUPA and a Stan Commentator on the review panel - that will go well.

Recommendation #1: Give more money to players.

antipodean

Ex-England and Australia head coach Eddie Jones has ruled himself out of contention for the vacant British and Irish Lions role.

He certainly has, inadvertantly.

NTA

Nice of him to confirm it. Given apparently the RFU wouldn't be seen dead with him anyway

Machpants

@NTA said in Aussie Rugby:

Nice of him to confirm it. Given apparently the RFU wouldn't be seen dead with him anyway

Lions are not part of the RFU, but I doubt Iuean Evans (from shit little Wales) would be keen on him either

NTA

@Machpants said in Aussie Rugby:

@NTA said in Aussie Rugby:

Nice of him to confirm it. Given apparently the RFU wouldn't be seen dead with him anyway

Lions are not part of the RFU, but I doubt Iuean Evans (from shit little Wales) would be keen on him either

Yes I know that, but when 30% of your base* won't touch him, good luck getting the others to agree.

*Let's face it: Scotland are like 15%, Ireland 30%, and Wales 25%

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