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Michael Lynagh (62)
I believe so.
As I've said previously I think KL would be one of the more likely if you take into account numbers and development.
I believe so.
I think this comp will happen. Had Clive Palmer being proposing this (like his mothballed Titanic 2 project) then i say nope. But has Twiggy yet put his name to a unsuccessful project? IDK. Seems like he has the capital to backup his words.Ahhhh, this comp will never happen!
I think this comp will happen. Had Clive Palmer being proposing this (like his mothballed Titanic 2 project) then i say nope. But has Twiggy yet put his name to a unsuccessful project? IDK. Seems like he has the capital to backup his words.
I'm saying that its far more likely to happen than not. People seem to be caught up in the thinking that he's going to be funding everything himself which isn't the case. He's paying most of the initial operating costs but the actual teams will be run by their respective owners/Unions.
Thanks wcr - still waiting to see details of ownership and funding structure.I'm saying that its far more likely to happen than not. People seem to be caught up in the thinking that he's going to be funding everything himself which isn't the case. He's paying most of the initial operating costs but the actual teams will be run by their respective owners/Unions.
So the IPRC was hoping for feedback from the EARU by Thursday.
I understand that none was forthcoming.
Sad to have an EARU Board that is so quick to make the WRONG decisions and so slow to make the RIGHT ones.
Four Aussie franchises haven't got the room for Australia's best hooker - what a circus.
Maybe the IPRC will just establish itself off shore so it can work separate from the EARU and just co-operate with the IRB and Rugby nations in the Indo - Pacific region.
The PERTH FORCE doesn't need its IP and licence to represent Australia in the proposed competition.
ARU doing nothing like usual. Seems they are willing to accept the premise as long as they get first dibs on the best players in Australia BUT can also choose to pull players out of our teams to play for the Wallabies.
Hopefully when presented to World Rugby they tell the ARU to do one.
ARU doing nothing like usual. Seems they are willing to accept the premise as long as they get first dibs on the best players in Australia BUT can also choose to pull players out of our teams to play for the Wallabies.
Hopefully when presented to World Rugby they tell the ARU to do one.
So what's happening in 2018?
Why would they do that when they've already ruled that all players during a test window must be made available?
Also, the Super Rugby teams already have taken first dibs..... I don't see the Twiggy comp being able to compete with Super Rugby as the teams proposed so far could barely compete in club rugby....
Hopefully it will help to promote rugby in the region, but the quality will not be able to match what's already on offer here, and for that reason it won't attract too many top players.
So the ARU can shift all our teams players to the Rebels and then with the IPRC starts say 'too bad'. What a smash and grab.
If the comp stays March to June it will work a lot better after 2020 when the June window shifts to July. They might have to run their finals with no internationals in the first year.
The standard of the other teams the Force will be playing remains the greatest hurdle. Will be a bit of a coup if they can convince the ARU to make Aussies eligible for all teams.
That might go some way to address it
Would be lots of youngsters here keen to get on board under that setup.
That the ARU hasn't already ruled that out, despite the super rugby clash, shows they are at least participating in the process
if you call being dragged kicking and screaming "participating in the process" then yes. They are trying to create as many loopholes as possible, they know their future is looking grim. Twiggy is "doing them slowly"
If the comp stays March to June it will work a lot better after 2020 when the June window shifts to July. They might have to run their finals with no internationals in the first year.
The standard of the other teams the Force will be playing remains the greatest hurdle. Will be a bit of a coup if they can convince the ARU to make Aussies eligible for all teams.
That might go some way to address it
Would be lots of youngsters here keen to get on board under that setup.
That the ARU hasn't already ruled that out, despite the super rugby clash, shows they are at least participating in the process
How is he doing that? So far this competition hardly looks like threatening Super Rugby....
And for that reason I think Rugby Au will support it.