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Yeah well you’re all pretty much screwed… aus rugby only has it self to blame lol

It will piss Knox off …they’ve been trying to join for decades ;)

I was talking about club rugby as a collective Being the foundation, including Shute shield . But let’s go with ur narrative… Shute shield contains the oldest clubs in the country … dance around the wording all you want but those clubs r the literal foundation …

We’d all like a goat like Nonu …

True .. grassroots rugby should be grateful for the scraps they’ve been given …

“Shute shield fantastics” … well that pretty much sums up the upside down pyramid attitude, that is Australian rugby . No other sport would be so arrogant and dismissive to the grassroots and literal foundation of the sport in the country… lol … enjoy your sinking ship

If the NRL bought RA … they could lease there talent to RU for World Cup years without losing them all together.. could be on the cards.

League product had been excellent this year that’s why

If league became a sport in private schools especially gps .. rugby would be officially dead in this country .

Can’t Blame it on Polynesians… South Africa and England never manage to have an undersized prop problem …. It’s cause they embrace props as a specialised position early on . Not something that can be swapped around with last minute.

It’s also 2024 .. There’s Nothing stopping the leaguies finishing up their careers in Paris either

He’s hardly unproven …

I’ve been ranting about this issue for years ! .. barrett another joeys product who is naturally a backrower gets put into the sjc front rower to offer up more of a speed advantage at the breakdown. Classic joeys move, been doing it for decades …. Because at schoolboy level you cant push more...

But that would take vision and risk .. we’re taking about rugby union here .

Classic Australian rugby move .. obsessed with reputation over merit … been happening for decades, nothings changed .

Can only speak on my area .. and it’s sad to see rugby posts changed to soccer .. and league being the only form of rugby left .

That’s literally the definition of RA being @ fault. They have neglected the growth and innovation of the game for decades. Now all that’s left is the traditional roots eg schoolboy .

Yep.. I was referring to the previous generation and the opportunity RA squandered

R fault for not retaining talent … western Sydney was ripe for the picking for the last 15 /20 years .. especially the pacific island community who culturally would be more familiar with union than league … but we dropped the ball massively

Oh absolutely