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Genuine question. Name me one Tahs player with ‘mongrel’.
just one...
The Reds have plenty.
The Brumbies have chippy blokes, which is nearly as good
we’ve got Tarquin Pemberton-Smythe from Scots
FMD
That duck a l’orange advert is still one of the funniest things I‘ve seen. The drop bear one was gold as well.
Aahh, the golden era of Aussie rugby being on primetime ads. Seems like a lifetime ago.
I read somewhere Schmidt plans that he’ll bring new players in if the skills/players he has available aren’t up to it.
i’m assuming Bundee aki is up for another go-around?
Ostensibly two divisions but the 2nd division is a bit scratch, with basketball scores.
St Augs vs St Paul’s is the highlight of the cup, with club mates bashing the shit out of each other.
The whole thing relies on teachers organising after school. Has been patchy in recent years
FWIW, they probably did have it in writing, in some form (perhaps a standard, template 'participation agreement') with a standard match fee and standard terms.
Then Laporte and Hammer (mostly likely) varied it via handshake, with the amount we were getting increased.
The French claimed it...
I’m just stunned that the Wallabies get on a plane and play in a foreign country without a whole nailed-down ‘playing agreement’ between the Unions.
Things like insurance, accomodation, travel, match fees. They seem like things that get put into a formal agreement, don’t they?
it’s not like...
Yes
in my experience and recollection they are not regular and were a bit of a one-off. Usually one for metro and one for country.
I recall a couple of lads making the CHS team but the CHS team is (anyway) usually jammed-full of leaguies moonlighting to union to get a rep jersey and boost their...