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So it's looking unlikely that Queensland will have fans at the game Press Conference at Noon, but looking like several clusters in SEQ they appear to be largely contained but with so much COVID out in the wild I doubt the QLD Gov will be okay with a large event. At minimum I'd expect reduced...

When are the teams announced? FYI looking likely that it's up to the Queensland Government if Fans will be allowed. Things aren't looking Super for a large event, but it's still quite a few days away. I'd say we're probably 50/50 at this point.

Yeah, I think Vuni comes off the bench game 1, starts game 2.

Apologies Brum Runner. In my defense you & Tomikin both have Horses as your DP. But that's my bad. I'll admit I'm not too familiar with the makeup of the Waratahs teams form a Shute Shield perspective, I did assume they were drawing from a wider pool; (Like with the Reds, Brothers with the...

Pretty sure Slipper is available? Perhaps coming back from injury? O'Connor is 'in doubt' but they're sounding more hopeful he'll be available at least for game 2.

So given all the injuries what are people's Wallabies team for game 1 in 7 days time?

@Brumby Runner the ACT don't have a thriving Club comp, not the player base not currently playing Super Rugby. But anyway the point isn't for specific teams perse, but frankly USyd would be far better than the Vikings, but I'm sure most everyone except you would agree. @Bullrush you could...

It's not like the NZRU walk down and tell them to go easy... But they could share their IP (coaching staff and other resources etc), they could decrease the talent retention rate, decrease salary spending etc. The comp could adjust rules or open player transfers etc. Many many many things that...

I think to say it's our fault that we got worse relative to the best rugby nation in the world is a bit much. Like sure we are at fault a little, but I think the truth is we've also had challenges unlike those faced in New Zealand. I'd point out those with (compared to us) unlimited money and...

The problem with using the Vikings is you'd be splitting the Brumbies/ACT playerbase, I don't think they've got the local comp / playerbase to support two Super Rugby teams, Queensland Prem League & Shute Shield have a much larger playerbase.

Guys we watch the A-League... That's gotta be the worst Football Comp in the world. I remember a few years ago when the Roar was in the final and had a good chance of winning every man and his dog watched it. I feel like anyone suggesting that if we had a competitive comp people wouldn't watch...

Keep in mind if your going only SRAU you'll significantly cut your logistics costs from Super Rugby. In adding a UQ & USyd teams they've already got players and coaches and infrastructure, they'd just see an increase in travel & logistics but that'd likely be able to be made up for by the...

I think how we got here isn't the issue, what matters is that frankly we can't compete with the Kiwi teams, quite clearly nether are unwilling or unable to do what whatever it would take to make the two groups of teams competitive with each other. RA requires a competition where their teams are...

I'm pretty sure my girlfriend would kill for a Cadbury Purple Wallabies Jersey!

Perth is likely not an option because of the Travel and because the WA Gov has been quite extreme with their reactions and have shown a tendency to make snap lock-downs etc. The QLD Gov has likely said they'd take it, indicating they'd likely work with Rugby Australia to keep an event on-foot...

I think the obvious problem with some kind of open boarder policy for Aus & NZ players (or even just from NZ to Aus), (that everyone is ignoring) is it would be devastating for the Wallabies (and to a lesser degree the All-Blacks). It's an awful solution for both the Wallabies and New Zealand...

Fuck it! All Games will now be at Suncorp! Wallabies 3-0 in that case...

One thing I am constantly flawed by is why will a Fiji team or a PI team (or both) suddenly be competitive against the New Zealand teams. Like I'm sorry but I'm not sure Leinster or Toulon would be competitive against those New Zealand teams! (Obviously I'm exaggerating... We all know they...

Initially you'd probably get to double dip on both the Waratahs & USyd. But honestly, that's not the end of the world, what Rugby Australia need right now is a product where they can get 3 to 5 games on TV every weekend, without getting flogged every other week. A product that fans will want to...

Has anyone considered just promoting the best Shute Shield & Premier Rugby teams to SRAU?(Likely USyd and UQ, while they'd obviously not be up to Super Rugby standard out of the box I don't know they'd be too far behind the Waratahs and by adding both it'd give an instant rivalry. That gives...