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Any news on whether Brogan Roods injury was serious (or an understandably cautious approach by the coaching team in taking him off given his unfortunate history)?

I assume that the Nonu-Carling one is a pi**-take.....

[ . I think the article was post the breakdown of the Souths/Easts/Randwick JV on the basis that it includes Souths in the Greater Sydney team. Rumour (unsubstantiated) is that the ARU are pressuring for Easts to be included with Randwick/UNSW (i.e. its a condition of them being accepted) as...

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/national-rugby-championship-ambitious-plans-begin-to-take-shape-20140206-324ht.html The SMH reported a couple of weeks ago that Easts were in with Randwick/UNSW - which would then mean that all SS clubs are aligned with 1 of the 4 Sydney teams so...

The article I read in the SMH on Friday suggests that Randwick aren't stand alone - they will be joined with Easts & UNSW (who presumably will be fronting up the majority of the cash). 2 clubs and a uni all virtually next door to each other in one of the more affluent areas of Sydney so make...

How would the proposed structure work with regard to front-row replacements? If first colts has to carry 2 or 3 front row replacements on the bench at a different venue from 2nd colts then you're going to need a lot of front rowers per club (and the first colts replacements aren't going to get...

I wonder if there are some clubs/players who are now a little nervous of an ATO audit following the ARU CEO highlighting in the national press that payments are happening which may or may not have been correctly accounted for by those concerned (PAYG/Super etc)? Would be highly amusing if an...

My reading of it is they are formalising that the Rebels, Brumbies and Force can refuse to let their players return to clubs in Sydney and Brisbane - which you assume as their employer they can probably do anyway. Whilst growing the game in non-traditional areas is a worthwhile goal I can't...

Sorry not really up to speed with how the points cap works but would it not work better if instead of years with the club it reduced in proportion with the number of games played - 1 point for every X club games played? Not sure what X should be as I don't know how many points you get for what...