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James Slipper
Lachlan Lonergan
Rhys Van Nek
Nick Frost
Tom Hooper
Rob Valetini
Luke Reimer
Charlie Cale
Ryan Lonergan (C)
Noah Lolesio
Andy Muirhead (VC)
Ollie Sapsford
Len Ikitau
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Sefo Kautai
Cadeyrn Neville
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Problem is they reckon a new stadium won't fit on that site. The new stadium will be at Bruce again, current discussion is whether it will be a refurb, a knockdown rebuild on the same spot, or build it on a different spot at the AIS (allowing them to still use the current stadium during...
"Warren Gatland has decided not to continue as head coach of the British and Irish Lions, and recommended Andy Farrell as his successor."
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/oct/31/warren-gatland-backs-andy-farrell-for-lions-job-after-ending-run-as-coach-rugby-union
Obviously we didn't go back far enough into the glorious past with Eddie, here's the new coach right here (in conversation with the new Director of Rugby)
Wasn't that kind of how the old Super 10 worked (at least for the NZ & SA teams) - the top teams from the NPC & Currie Cup played in the following year's Super 10 comp. Maybe we should bring it back - the Reds fans should be keen as they'd be leading the trophy count
In their heyday back in the early 2000's they did draw half-decent crowds, averaging over 20K in some years. They just never came back after some of the leaner years, though I think in part that was just part of the general malaise surrounding Australian rugby for the last 15 or so years. Also...
Doesn’t the money the players earn (and it’s not all of them I think) come from endorsements rather than being paid by the college? And the TV rights deals the colleges sign up to are huge compared to super rugby