Recent content by WorkingClassRugger

The first edition is supposed to feature a team from Korea, Hong Kong, Japan and Malaysia. So sort of more East/South East Asia oriented. Personally, if they are looking at expanding the competitive opportunities in Asia then they should look to expand the Asian Rugby Championship to 6 or so...

If Asia gets a spot then it's Hong Kong's to lose. Very little question about it in my mind. Korea are the only team likely to compete but would require a massive improvement on last season to do it. Which I don't see coming at least before 2027 qualifying comes round. What is needed for other...

Hey, if it gets even half as popular as Squid Game then I'd call it a huge success.

Netflix Korea will be producing a series on Rugby called 'The Strongest Rugby : Win or Die' which seems a bit dramatic for a title but apparently it will be in the same format as similarly titled Soccer and Baseball version. There's also a K-Drama being developed with the game as it's backdrop...

Sounds like a mid winter game in Bowral.

Apparently a team from Spain is being considered for entry into the Challenge Cup following the successful inclusion of the Black Lions.

If SRP (Super Rugby Pacific) went to a double round robin format that would more than make up for the loss in content.

A professional women league has been announced for 2025 in the US. Women's Elite Rugby is the name it seems to be going with. Looks to be built off the Women's Premier League teams which have been around for a while. Six to 8 teams for year one is the goal. There's already 7 WPLs.

It is a sport in private schools. Just not GPS(NSW and Qld)/CAS/ISA/TAS/AIC schools. Who make up a tiny percentage of those schools. St Greg's plays in both the ISA for Rugby and Metro Catholic Schools for League. The MCS was at least in my days loaded with future NRL players. Probably still is.

Basketball Australia claim 1.3m people play basketball in Australia. Which would be rubbery at best.

Well, they're not attending much at present. Couldn't be much worse. Not trying to be negative. Hope this pulls through as I don't want to see the Rebels and by extension the Vic Rugby community cut and lost for good.

Be interesting to see if Scotland can make it back to the JWC.

It's gone beyond angst at this point.

Yep. 1 from 6 this season. I'm sure he's a good bloke but he's out of his depth at this level. I'm sick of the 'we were this close' bullshit. I've been a Tahs fans through thick (being disappoint) and thin. But enough is enough. Move him on. Sort out the headcase of an org. (which worries me...

A lot of the money for the 7s and women's games comes from the government. Not all mind you but a not insignificant amount. If we cut the funding to both of these programs then the money from the govt. goes with it. The biggest issue with the game here has been and even if we did as this group...