National Rugby Championship 2014

[WorkingClassRugger]

Most of the ACT games for the Pacific Cup are being played at RMC - thinking this maybe ACT's home ground when the 3rd tier starts considering Vikings are not touching it..?

Thought the ACT bid was a combined Brumbies/Vikings bid or am I mistaken?

 

[No.8]

Thought the ACT bid was a combined Brumbies/Vikings bid or am I mistaken?

Thats what I heard also at the start - but have heard more recently that Vikings are not keen anymore - not sure the truth behind it - but would sort of explain why these ACT games are being played at RMC.

 

[RugbyFuture]

Act rugby had two options and I think for political reasons they might be going it alone. Hence rather tab resurrecting the Vikings brand they're investigating bringing the kookaburras back. I think...

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[Dave Beat]

Act rugby had two options and I think for political reasons they might be going it alone. Hence rather tab resurrecting the Vikings brand they're investigating bringing the kookaburras back. I think.

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Hope it runs as the kookaburra, adds a bit of history to the comp

 

[djeff]

well its March, so whatever's going on we should be a little clearer soon. Apparently the approved clubs were to announced in early March. I will give them till the end of the week to get their act together.

 

[Dave Beat]

well its March, so whatever's going on we should be a little clearer soon. Apparently the approved clubs were to announced in early March. I will give them till the end of the week to get their act together.

So it has all been approved then, and the teams have the green light?

 

[RugbyFuture]

nothing i've heard has had the teams approved. deadline was in actuality 28 feb. mid march i was then told by others. would expect things friday week.

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[Dave Beat]

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nothing i've heard has had the teams approved. deadline was in actuality 28 feb. mid march i was then told by others. would expect things friday week.

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I was sure it was the 28th, wondering if it's the 29th Feb

 

[Slim 293]

Most of the ACT games for the Pacific Cup are being played at RMC - thinking this maybe ACT's home ground when the 3rd tier starts considering Vikings are not touching it..?

I highly doubt it......... it's not enclosed...........

 

[MACCA]

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I was sure it was the 28th, wondering if it's the 29th Feb

Maybe delayed until April 1 I think

 

[Dave Beat]

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Maybe delayed until April 1 I think

When Gordon announce they are standing alone hey?

 

[Dave Beat]

When Gordon announce they are standing alone hey?

Maybe, and the bolter on that day Drummoyne and Balmain merge and Uni doesn't make it.

 

[Battalion]

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I was sure it was the 28th, wondering if it's the 29th Feb

that's almost as funny as a fart in a space suite

 

[Dave Beat]

that's almost as funny as a fart in a space suite

Good one

 

[p.Tah]

From a recent ruggamatrix podcast with Whittaker:

14th Feb tenders all submitted
NRC commission featuring: ARU, external consultants, RUPA, Foxtel, Foxsports, Super Rugby take three weeks to review tenders by 7th March. Announcement shortly after that.

 

[Battalion]

From a recent ruggamatrix podcast with Whittaker:

14th Feb tenders all submitted
NRC commission featuring: ARU, external consultants, RUPA, Foxtel, Foxsports, Super Rugby take three weeks to review tenders by 7th March. Announcement shortly after that.

found it

 

[Dave Beat]

found it

Well done - I had thought rugga matrix had pulled up stumps mid last year. There use to be weekly wrap ups inclusive of the Shute then nothing.

 

[Lee Grant]

found it

Thanks for posting that Batt.

It's a few weeks out of date now but there is some good stuff in it.

As I wrote in a blog, nearly two months ago now:

The official announcement was made five weeks before this deadline; one wonders why it was not more like five months before.​

This lack of adequate notice and the short bid preparation period are the major criticisms of the handling of the NRC matter by the ARU, but I think Whitaker touched on it by indicating that they had to get Foxtel and Fox Sports on board first, and this took time.

I still think that this competition startup is a coup (if the NRC does, indeed, get up); and still think that the Baldric cunning plan of involving the broadcaster and offloading competition cost to them was because the Fox people wanted to forestall a bid from Free To Air TV when the renewal of the next SANZAR TV deal is done.

And I still think that there is a threat to the whole comp if the broadcaster exercises its option not to renew its participation after two years.

This matter and a few others are fraught with danger signs. Perhaps the NRC had better been delayed until 2015; but, like starting to climb a monster tree as a lad, there is the thrill of achieving something and you have to give it a go, dangerous or not.
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[Dave Beat]

Thanks for posting that Batt.

It's a few weeks out of date now but there is some good stuff in it.

As I wrote in a blog, nearly two months ago now:

The official announcement was made five weeks before this deadline; one wonders why it was not more like five months before.​

This lack of adequate notice and the short bid preparation period are the major criticisms of the handling of the NRC matter by the ARU, but I think Whitaker touched on it by indicating that they had to get Foxtel and Fox Sports on board first, and this took time.

I still think that this competition startup is a coup (if the NRC does, indeed, get up); and still think that the Baldric cunning plan of involving the broadcaster and offloading competition cost to them was because the Fox people wanted to forestall a bid from Free To Air TV when the renewal of the next SANZAR TV deal is done.

And I still think that there is a threat to the whole comp if the broadcaster exercises its option not to renew its participation after two years.

This matter and a few others are fraught with danger signs. Perhaps the NRC had better been delayed until 2015; but, like starting to climb a monster tree as a lad, there is the thrill of achieving something and you have to give it a go, dangerous or not.
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I'm not the only one that has mentioned the AFL and their Auskick program. I only hope when the NRC kicks off the ARU suggests / ensures respective NRC teams try a program targeting the mini's at schools.

AFL / League will have finished and it would be great seeing these young kids nagging to take mum and dad to watch rugby.

 

[RugbyFuture]

There's two things here which are great.

one is that they mentioned more than just players in terms of development pathways but also administrators, staff, managers and coaches. It means that they are looking at innovative ideas at the base of it I think. This will serve rugby in the future.

second to the comments made I was talking to a school teacher friend of mine and she was talking about the swans support to coming into the schools and providing the kids with opportunities and what a great thing it was and how the new team being formed we were talking about could help rugby in doing a similar thing. So obviously there's cohesion and acceptance about that sort of idea of getting more involved with smaller kids and the schools from both sides.