National Rugby Championship 2014

[Intruder]

Sydney Stars named and no Tom Boidin

 

[Hugh Jarse]

^^^ Heard a story that Boidin may be turning out for the Vikings.

Source is not usually accurate, so make what you will of that.

 

[Slim 293]

^^^ Heard a story that Boidin may be turning out for the Vikings.

Source is not usually accurate, so make what you will of that.

Doesn't look like it.........

UC Vikings Squad - 2014
Tight-head props
Ruan Smith (Eastern Suburbs)
Allan Ala'alatoa (Uni-Norths Owls)
Les Makin (Queanbeyan Whites)

Hookers
Siliva Siliva (Royals)
Seilala Lam (TBA)
Mitch Wade (TBA)

Loose-head props
JP Smith (Queanbeyan Whites)
Scott Sio (Tuggeranong Vikings)
Sione Taula (Tuggeranong Vikings)

Locks
Sam Carter (Royals)
Tom Staniforth (Royals)
Dave McKern (Western Districts Lions)
Gareth Clouston (Tuggeranong Vikings)
(One more TBA)

Blind-side flankers/No.8s
Fotu Auelua (Western Districts Lions)
Tim Cree (Tuggeranong Vikings)
Jordan Smiler (Eastern Suburbs)

Open-side flankers
Jarrad Butler (Tuggeranong Vikings)
Sean Doyle (TBA)
Rowan Perry (Tuggeranong Vikings)

Scrumhalves
Michael Dowsett (Uni-Norths Owls)
Joe Powell (Tuggeranong Vikings)

Fly-halves
Rod Iona (Tuggeranong Vikings)
Isaac Thompson (Tuggeranong Vikings)

Wingers
Henry Speight (Gungahlin Eagles)
Joe Tomane (Uni-Norths Owls)
Jerome Nuimata (Tuggeranong Vikings)
Drew Southwell (Western Districts Lions)
Liam Slater (Royals)

Inside centres
Christian Lealiifano (Tuggeranong Vikings)
Matt Hawke (Gungahlin Eagles)
Pat McCabe (Western Districts Lions)

Outside centres
Nigel Ahwong (TBA)
Jake Rakic (Tuggeranong Vikings)

Fullbacks
Robbie Coleman (Queanbeyan Whites)
Jesse Mogg (Western Districts)
Brendon Taueki (Tuggeranong Vikings)

From their facebook page

 

[Iluvmyfooty]

Heard some people today talking about the NRC U21 comp. has anyone heard anything about this?

 

[Hugh Jarse]

^^^^ If there is such a beast, it would surely be an Under 20 competition to dovetail into other structures on The Pathway.

 

[RugbyFuture]

Rams (when it was the club's) pushed for it and women's comps, we also talked to sydney West in the jgc about rebranding so we had comprehensive pathways at all levels. Won't happen until at least 2016 I reckon if things work well

 

[Iluvmyfooty]

A bit more info has been filtered through. If it happens it will definitely be u21 and at this stage will be played among the Sydney teams

 

[Iluvmyfooty]

The u21 concept is to provide development after the u20 stage

 

[Eyes and Ears]

^^^^ If there is such a beast, it would surely be an Under 20 competition to dovetail into other structures on The Pathway.

It would actually need to be an U19 competition to fit in with the U20s for the following year.

 

[qwerty51]

So what's the latest of the law variations?

 

[Pfitzy]

Just as an aside - across the ditch the ITM Cup is in healthy surplus:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=11305564

Provincial rugby is in solid financial health, the latest audit of the 14 ITM Cup unions shows.

The unions achieved a combined annual surplus of around $3.2 million, up from $500,000 the previous year and the largest collective surplus recorded, according to the third edition of the Deloitte Sports Review "State of the Unions" report released today.
...

etc etc

 

[RugbyFuture]

Gonna be some interesting clashes between sydney stars and perth spirit and country eagles and brisbane.

 

[Highlander35]

Rising and QLD country may not be terribly flash either.

 

[Slim 293]

Gonna be some interesting clashes between sydney stars and perth spirit and country eagles and brisbane.

And yet Canberrans were getting into a tiff by not having gold and navy as our colours.......

 

[Train Without a Station]

A little concerning that the Stars and Spirit were allowed a jersey which is basically identical to the naked eye.

Surely forcing Stars who don't have along state association to draw to, to merely reverse colours would have been better for all.

 

[Braveheart81]

A little concerning that the Stars and Spirit were allowed a jersey which is basically identical to the naked eye.

Surely forcing Stars who don't have along state association to draw to, to merely reverse colours would have been better for all.

Apparently one team will play in their training jersey when there is a clash (so half the games ).

 

[Wilson]

I understand why the QLD teams chose the colours they did but I wish they had of gone Gold and Red for City and Blue and Red for country, taking a colour from the traditional strip and pairing it with the state colour, would've meant less clashes.

 

[Train Without a Station]

I don't see any issues with QLD Country but jeez Brisbane and NSW Country look similar.

 

[kiap]

Another pic, altogether with the trophy: (instagrammed)


The trophy looks like an old skool telephone!

 

[kiap]

Away teams using their training jersey, as BH said, could work (hope they've made plenty of them).