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    Proud Pig replied to the thread Melbourne Rebels 2024.
    NRC was a second string competition, it already had a higher-level competition in Super Rugby sitting above it. That is the key...
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    Proud Pig reacted to Rebel man's post in the thread Rebels v Drua with Like Like.
    There should be no mitigation for intentional non rugby actions. If it’s a tackle gone wrong and you get them high than sure
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    Proud Pig replied to the thread Melbourne Rebels 2024.
    I am not sure that the quality of the product is as big an issue as people think. The Rugby watching public in Australia is the diehards...
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    Proud Pig replied to the thread Melbourne Rebels 2024.
    The issue is the amount people need to be paid cannot supersede what the game can afford to pay. If that means that 10 of the 35 are...
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    Proud Pig replied to the thread Melbourne Rebels 2024.
    The Tarneit thing is not a complete solution but it could be part of a solution to the problem. The only issue is that the rest of the...
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    Proud Pig replied to the thread Rebels v Drua.
    An elbow to the back of the head is just about the worst thing you could do. The France example above is nowhere near as dangerous as...
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    Proud Pig replied to the thread Rebels v Drua.
    If the gentlemen (I use the term loosely) is found to have racially abused Lomani then he should be banned from attending Rugby matches...
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    Proud Pig replied to the thread Rebels v Drua.
    If I was Schmidt I would be considering Canham for a bench spot though maybe a little early. I would love to be picking Flook at 13 for...
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    Proud Pig replied to the thread Melbourne Rebels 2024.
    True, except the cost of one Joseph Su'uali(sp?) is the equivalent to paying at least three if not more average super rugby players.
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    Proud Pig replied to the thread Melbourne Rebels 2024.
    Isn't that one of the biggest issues facing RA, that they think they are still a tier 1 sport. At least the A league understands it's...
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    Proud Pig replied to the thread Melbourne Rebels 2024.
    Absolutely they are not mutually exclusive, in fact they are inherently linked as is the financial viability of all Super Rugby teams...
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    Proud Pig replied to the thread Melbourne Rebels 2024.
    I honestly believe that RA do not actually want the Rebels to survive as they fully support the shrink to greatness model. If the Rebels...
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    Proud Pig replied to the thread Melbourne Rebels 2024.
    It is a tricky one because it is not that he was not being paid his playing salary by the sounds of it. It sounds like he was meant to...
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    When he went off Sir was pointing to his ear so I assume that was where the blood was. I agree on Uelese he was my best afield. He had...
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    Proud Pig reacted to eastman's post in the thread Melbourne Rebels 2024 with Dislike Dislike.
    The Rebels back in the day were somewhat likable- when they had battlers like Cooper Vuna, Jarrod Saffy, Cipriani and Lachlan Mitchell...
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