Australian Rugby / RA

[Braveheart81]

but Rugby in Australia isn't just about the Wallabies, it's about the community game, where there has been uniform disappointment in RAs lack of engagement......

Rugby Australia don't administer the community game.

There is a (modest) distribution to the Victorian Rugby Union to run the community game in Victoria.

 

[Tomikin]

Mick's the most negative person on the forum these days, they could win the lions the world cup and buy the NRL and make a billion dollar profit, and he would still bitch about it. Because they shut the Rebel's instead of paying out there 20 million dollar debt.

 

[Mick The Munch]

Underlined with a pen no less lol

My butler did it

 

[Mick The Munch]

Rugby Australia don't administer the community game.

There is a (modest) distribution to the Victorian Rugby Union to run the community game in Victoria.

I am more talking about the connection (not administrating) - If you're not on the East Coast you never see RA anywhere - WA, Vic, even QLD

 

[HogansHeros]

I am more talking about the connection (not administrating) - If you're not on the East Coast you never see RA anywhere - WA, Vic, even QLD

I live on the east coast and I havent personally seen RA either. Where should I be seeing them?

 

[Braveheart81]

I am more talking about the connection (not administrating) - If you're not on the East Coast you never see RA anywhere - WA, Vic, even QLD

Who do you want to see and where?

Victoria Rugby Union Inc. received $377k each of the last two years. Should Rugby Australia instead spend a chunk of this money on flying Phil Waugh down to Melbourne every few weekends to appear on the sideline at a club game?

 

[Mick The Munch]

I live on the east coast and I havent personally seen RA either. Where should I be seeing them?

They should have a presence at community rugby, no wonder there is such animosity towards them

 

[Mick The Munch]

Who do you want to see and where?

Victoria Rugby Union Inc. received $377k each of the last two years. Should Rugby Australia instead spend a chunk of this money on flying Phil Waugh down to Melbourne every few weekends to appear on the sideline at a club game?

Spend a chunk on connecting to the community

 

[Ignoto]

but Rugby in Australia isn't just about the Wallabies, it's about the community game, where there has been uniform disappointment in RAs lack of engagement......*(I tried to resist this comment) - except in NSW

You need to re-read that article. The premise is about the state of the Wallabies brand falling which is seperate to Rugby in Australia.

There's nothing incorrect with what Phil said. 23 destroyed a lot of public faith in the Wallabies and RA are doing their best to rebuild the brand of the Wallabies which in turn helps build rugby's perception in Australia.

 

[John S]

They should have a presence at community rugby, no wonder there is such animosity towards them

What presence should they have? I haven't seen RA down here in Nowra at Shoalie's games, am I butt hurt over it? No.

Do RA just shove a bunch of RA marketing material for clubs to splash around willy nilly (and not consistently) so that they can say "we have a presence in club land"? Or do they splurge funds that (everyone knows they don't have, and will bitch about them spending) to clone Phil Waugh/Wallabies and get them to all the various club games each week?

 

[The Red Baron]

I am more talking about the connection (not administrating) - If you're not on the East Coast you never see RA anywhere - WA, Vic, even QLD

Is the RA in the room with us?

 

[HogansHeros]

They should have a presence at community rugby, no wonder there is such animosity towards them

Yeah I have been wondering when Phil was gunna show up to friday night 4th grade in Maitland.

 

[Nuggetyflyhalf]

Is the RA in the room with us?

We need to be positive Baron.

 

[LevitatingSocks]

I live on the east coast and I havent personally seen RA either. Where should I be seeing them?

some people wouldn't be happy unless they saw John Eales working the fryers at some club's canteen

 

[Adam84]

I’m disappointed that Phil Waugh hasn’t personally greeted me when I attended Reds games this year

 

[Nuggetyflyhalf]

I’m disappointed that Phil Waugh hasn’t personally greeted me when I attended Reds games this year

Hahahahahaha. Remember the old Croft Waugh ding dong battles?

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

I’m disappointed that Phil Waugh hasn’t personally greeted me when I attended Reds games this year

He's busy knitting the scarves I heard.

Match day he'll be in the concourse offering a polish of the RMs and quotes on re-soles.