NRC onwards and upwards

[amirite]

I would envisage that if a team is cut from NRC it will be next year. The Force and Rebels currently have significant input into Spirit and Rising squads. Next year the NRC squad of the cut Super Rugby team would be predominantly local talent.

That could happen mate, but the local Union would still be there, I'm sure they could manage a squad in 10 or so Super rugby players move over short term (probably young ones, short of a run and willing to live in a different city).

 

[Joe King]

Is there any chance the NRC teams could be functioning during the premier club season as well? Just thinking if the NRC teams could provide their non-super club players with some extra professional training during the week, with those players turning out for their respective premier clubs on the weekend.

 

[Micheal]

Absolutely frothing for the NRC to begin.

An Aussie team winning each weekend? Sign me up!

Up, up the Perth Piggies.

 

[Braveheart81]

An Aussie team winning each weekend? Sign me up!

At least three Aussie teams winning each and every weekend!

 

[Micheal]

At least three Aussie teams winning each and every weekend!

Nek minut Fiji win it by an unfathomable margin.

 

[TOCC]

Why the delay in announcing the draw?

 

[Eyes and Ears]

It's part of the charm of the NRC. It's like going to a secret warehouse party. You know you are going but you wait until the morning of the game to find out the location.

 

[kiap]

It's down to cutting the Force. The ARU would like to move their contracted players to new teams.

Get them bedded-in at the new franchises via the 3rd-tier programs in their relocated states.

Bill Pulver has apologised for not cutting the soup team sooner.

But he's doing his best so he can depart the stage with honour intact.

This will leave the way clear for a Clyne-approved successor to make Australian rugby great again, starting from a clean slate.

 

[Highlander35]

That's exactly the incompetency I have come to expect.

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[WorkingClassRugger]

It's down to cutting the Force. The ARU would like to move their contracted players to new teams.

Get them bedded-in at the new franchises via the 3rd-tier programs in their relocated states.

Bill Pulver has apologised for not cutting the soup team sooner.

But he's doing his best so he can depart the stage with honour intact.

This will leave the way clear for a Clyne-approved successor to make Australian rugby great again, starting from a clean slate.

Source?

Bloody ridiculous. Might as well kiss Rugby in the West goodbye if true.

 

[Brumby Runner]

It's down to cutting the Force. The ARU would like to move their contracted players to new teams.

Get them bedded-in at the new franchises via the 3rd-tier programs in their relocated states.

Bill Pulver has apologised for not cutting the soup team sooner.

But he's doing his best so he can depart the stage with honour intact.

This will leave the way clear for a Clyne-approved successor to make Australian rugby great again, starting from a clean slate.

Hmmm. IIRC arbitration with the Force begins on 31 July. It could go on for an extended period, especially if it leads to an appeal situation. Just when does the NRC season start?

 

[kiap]

Source?

Bloody ridiculous. Might as well kiss Rugby in the West goodbye if true.

That was a bit of parodying on my part. Apologies.

But I do believe this is linked to the Super debacle, hence the soft steps on the schedule.

RUPA get to have a say on changes to the NRC format. In extremis, they might even veto Fiji's inclusion. No one really wants to see that, but the ARU need to be overthrown.

Just when does the NRC season start?

September 2

 

[TOCC]

Draw is a announced on Friday.. 9 teams

 

[Inside Shoulder]

Hmmm. IIRC arbitration with the Force begins on 31 July. It could go on for an extended period, especially if it leads to an appeal situation. Just when does the NRC season start?

appeals for arbitration are very limited in scope as a rule

 

[Brumby Runner]

But there's always recourse to the courts IS, and that would certainly take up a lot of time.

 

[TOCC]

So season should run 2nd Sep to 11th Nov, 9 teams meaning 1 Bye each rounds

 

[Shaker]

FIXTURE

2017 NRC fixture
(all times local)
ROUND 1

Saturday September 2
Canberra Vikings vs QLD Country - Viking Park, Canberra - 1.00pm
Brisbane City vs Fiji - Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane - 3.00pm
Sunday September 3
Greater Sydney Rams vs NSW Country Eagles - TG Millner Oval, Sydney - 3.00pm
Perth Spirit vs Melbourne Rising McGillivray Oval, Perth - 3.00pm
Bye - Sydney Rays
ROUND 2

Saturday September 9
QLD Country vs Brisbane City - Noosa Dolphins RU Club, Noosa - 1.00pm
Melbourne Rising v Fiji Harlequin Oval, Melbourne - 3:00pm
Sunday September 10
Canberra Vikings vs Perth Spirit Viking Park, Canberra - 1.00pm
Sydney Rays vs Greater Sydney Rams - Macquarie Uni, Sydney 3.00pm
Bye - NSW Country Eagles
ROUND 3

Saturday September 16
Sydney Rays vs Melbourne Rising - Pittwater Rugby Park, Sydney - 1.00pm
Fiji vs NSW Country Eagles - Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka - 5.00pm
Sunday September 17
Brisbane City vs Canberra Vikings - UQ Rugby Club, Brisbane 1.00pm
Perth Spirit vs Greater Sydney Rams - McGillivray Oval, Perth - 1.00pm
Bye - QLD Country
ROUND 4

Saturday September 23
NSW Country Eagles vs Canberra Vikings - Bellevue Oval, Armidale - 1.00pm
Fiji vs Perth Spirit- ANZ Stadium, Suva - 5.00pm
Sunday September 24
Sydney Rays vs QLD Country- Pittwater Rugby Park, Sydney - 1.00pm
Melbourne Rising vs Greater Sydney Rams - Harlequin Oval, Melbourne - 3.00pm
BYE - Brisbane City
ROUND 5

Friday September 29
Canberra Vikings vs Fiji - Viking Park, Canberra - 7.30pm
Saturday September 30
QLD Country vs Melbourne Rising - Bond University, Gold Coast - 3.00pm
Sunday October 1
Perth Spirit vs Brisbane City - McGillivray Oval, Perth - 2.00pm
Monday October 2
NSW Country Eagles vs Sydney Rays - Simon Poidevin Oval, Goulburn - 3.00pm
Bye - Greater Sydney Rams
ROUND 6 - PACIFIKA ROUND

Saturday October 7
QLD Country vs NSW Country Eagles - Bond University, Gold Coast- 12.00pm
Greater Sydney Rams vs Fiji - TG Millner Oval, Sydney- 3.00pm
Sunday October 8
Melbourne Rising vs Canberra Vikings - Frankston Park, Frankston - 1.00pm
Sydney Rays vs Brisbane City - Pittwater Rugby Park, Sydney - 3.00pm
Bye - Perth Spirit
ROUND 7

Saturday October 14
Greater Sydney Rams vs QLD Country - TG Millner Oval, Sydney - 1.00pm
NSW Country Eagles vs Perth Spirit- Scully Park, Tamworth - 3.00pm
Sunday October 15
Brisbane City vs Melbourne Rising - Wests Bulldogs RU Club, Brisbane - 12.00pm
Canberra Vikings vs Sydney Rays Viking Park, Canberra - 3.00pm
Bye - Fiji
ROUND 8

Saturday October 21
Brisbane City vs Greater Sydney Rams - Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane - 2.00pm
Fiji vs QLD Country - Churchill Park, Lautoka - 7.00pm
Perth Spirit vs Sydney Rays - McGillivray Oval, Perth - 2.00pm
Sunday October 22
Melbourne Rising vs NSW Country Eagles - Harlequin Oval, Melbourne - 1.00pm
Bye - Canberra Vikings
ROUND 9

Saturday October 28
NSW Country Eagles vs Brisbane City - Wade Park, Orange - 1.00pm
Fiji vs Sydney Rays - ANZ Stadium, Suva - 4.00pm
Sunday October 29
QLD Country vs Perth Spirit- Qld Group Stadium, Ipswich - 12.00pm
Greater Sydney Rams vs Canberra Vikings - TG Millner Oval, Sydney - 3.00pm
Bye - Melbourne Rising
SEMI-FINALS

Saturday November 4
1st Place vs 4th Place - 1st-place Venue - 3.00pm
Sunday November 5
2nd Place vs 3rd Place - 2nd-place Venue - 3.00pm
Grand Final

Saturday November 11
Winner Semi-Final 1 vs Winner Semi-final 2 - Venue TBC - 7:30pm

http://www.rugby.com.au/news/2017/07/20/07/24/nrc-2017-draw

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

FIXTURE

2017 NRC fixture
(all times local)
ROUND 1

Saturday September 2
Canberra Vikings vs QLD Country - Viking Park, Canberra - 1.00pm
Brisbane City vs Fiji - Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane - 3.00pm
Sunday September 3
Greater Sydney Rams vs NSW Country Eagles - TG Millner Oval, Sydney - 3.00pm
Perth Spirit vs Melbourne Rising McGillivray Oval, Perth - 3.00pm
Bye - Sydney Rays
ROUND 2

Saturday September 9
QLD Country vs Brisbane City - Noosa Dolphins RU Club, Noosa - 1.00pm
Melbourne Rising v Fiji Harlequin Oval, Melbourne - 3:00pm
Sunday September 10
Canberra Vikings vs Perth Spirit Viking Park, Canberra - 1.00pm
Sydney Rays vs Greater Sydney Rams - Macquarie Uni, Sydney 3.00pm
Bye - NSW Country Eagles
ROUND 3

Saturday September 16
Sydney Rays vs Melbourne Rising - Pittwater Rugby Park, Sydney - 1.00pm
Fiji vs NSW Country Eagles - Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka - 5.00pm
Sunday September 17
Brisbane City vs Canberra Vikings - UQ Rugby Club, Brisbane 1.00pm
Perth Spirit vs Greater Sydney Rams - McGillivray Oval, Perth - 1.00pm
Bye - QLD Country
ROUND 4

Saturday September 23
NSW Country Eagles vs Canberra Vikings - Bellevue Oval, Armidale - 1.00pm
Fiji vs Perth Spirit- ANZ Stadium, Suva - 5.00pm
Sunday September 24
Sydney Rays vs QLD Country- Pittwater Rugby Park, Sydney - 1.00pm
Melbourne Rising vs Greater Sydney Rams - Harlequin Oval, Melbourne - 3.00pm
BYE - Brisbane City
ROUND 5

Friday September 29
Canberra Vikings vs Fiji - Viking Park, Canberra - 7.30pm
Saturday September 30
QLD Country vs Melbourne Rising - Bond University, Gold Coast - 3.00pm
Sunday October 1
Perth Spirit vs Brisbane City - McGillivray Oval, Perth - 2.00pm
Monday October 2
NSW Country Eagles vs Sydney Rays - Simon Poidevin Oval, Goulburn - 3.00pm
Bye - Greater Sydney Rams
ROUND 6 - PACIFIKA ROUND

Saturday October 7
QLD Country vs NSW Country Eagles - Bond University, Gold Coast- 12.00pm
Greater Sydney Rams vs Fiji - TG Millner Oval, Sydney- 3.00pm
Sunday October 8
Melbourne Rising vs Canberra Vikings - Frankston Park, Frankston - 1.00pm
Sydney Rays vs Brisbane City - Pittwater Rugby Park, Sydney - 3.00pm
Bye - Perth Spirit
ROUND 7

Saturday October 14
Greater Sydney Rams vs QLD Country - TG Millner Oval, Sydney - 1.00pm
NSW Country Eagles vs Perth Spirit- Scully Park, Tamworth - 3.00pm
Sunday October 15
Brisbane City vs Melbourne Rising - Wests Bulldogs RU Club, Brisbane - 12.00pm
Canberra Vikings vs Sydney Rays Viking Park, Canberra - 3.00pm
Bye - Fiji
ROUND 8

Saturday October 21
Brisbane City vs Greater Sydney Rams - Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane - 2.00pm
Fiji vs QLD Country - Churchill Park, Lautoka - 7.00pm
Perth Spirit vs Sydney Rays - McGillivray Oval, Perth - 2.00pm
Sunday October 22
Melbourne Rising vs NSW Country Eagles - Harlequin Oval, Melbourne - 1.00pm
Bye - Canberra Vikings
ROUND 9

Saturday October 28
NSW Country Eagles vs Brisbane City - Wade Park, Orange - 1.00pm
Fiji vs Sydney Rays - ANZ Stadium, Suva - 4.00pm
Sunday October 29
QLD Country vs Perth Spirit- Qld Group Stadium, Ipswich - 12.00pm
Greater Sydney Rams vs Canberra Vikings - TG Millner Oval, Sydney - 3.00pm
Bye - Melbourne Rising
SEMI-FINALS

Saturday November 4
1st Place vs 4th Place - 1st-place Venue - 3.00pm
Sunday November 5
2nd Place vs 3rd Place - 2nd-place Venue - 3.00pm
Grand Final

Saturday November 11
Winner Semi-Final 1 vs Winner Semi-final 2 - Venue TBC - 7:30pm

http://www.rugby.com.au/news/2017/07/20/07/24/nrc-2017-draw

The Rams have reverted back the 'Greater" Sydney name but play exclusively in the Nth-West area. I know Eastwood bought the rights but they could spread the games around at least a bit.

 

[Mr Doug]

Got my email from QRU this morning re the Qld teams draws.
Have already written Queensland Country dates and venues in my diary, and I look forward to seeing some competitive (Australian) Rugby in 2017!

 

[HJ Nelson]

Games seem to align with the AON womens uni 7's comp too
(with the exception of the first round in Launceston)
Which is cool, make it a good day out

2017 AON Women’s Uni 7s Series dates:
Round 1University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston, 25-26 August
Round 2Macquarie University fields, Sydney, 9-10 September
Round 3University of Queensland fields, Brisbane, 16-17 September
Round 4Bond University fields, Gold Coast, 29-30 September