Fix the Wallabies
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<p>Matt Burke wades in <a class="bbc_url" href="http://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/opinion/83880026/Bledisloe-Cup-2016-All-Blacks-master-the-grey-areas">http://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/opinion/83880026/Bledisloe-Cup-2016-All-Blacks-master-the-grey-areas</a><br><br>
I love the sound of Aussie whinging in the morning, it sounds like victory.....</p>
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<p>Lol, he's whinging about a marginal forward pass now. Didn't hear squat from him in 07.</p>
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<p>"Referees, touch judges and the governing bodies are making weak calls in games involving the All Blacks."<br>
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<p>He's essentially calling the refs cheats. It always makes me laugh when opposition fans raise this. Why wold a neutral referee deliberately go out to favour the All Blacks, when we all know that the rest of the rugby world including World Rugby would prefer not to have such a dominant team for the betterment of the game. That accusation makes no sense at all. I see he decided to conveniently not mention Moore's elbow to Whitelock's head. If ever there was a red card offence....</p> -
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Franks really should have been given a break for a few weeks (imo). <br>
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For what?<br>
2 weeks for doing no harm but looking like you could do harm?<br><br>
The new Aussie lock would have to get 2 weeks for the same thing against Read<br><br>
Rougerie gets no ban for actually gouging and people want Franks banned for not doing any damage.<br><br>
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<p>For what?<br>
2 weeks for doing no harm but looking like you could do harm?<br><br>
The new Aussie lock would have to get 2 weeks for the same thing against Read<br><br>
Rougerie gets no ban for actually gouging and people want Franks banned for not doing any damage.<br><br>
Franks looks worse than it actually is, big deal</p>
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<p>For intentionally giving a 'face rub' that made contact with the eye area (actually looks like thumb makes contact with the eye). </p>
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There is a picture of the Aussie doing the same thing in the natch thread...the fact the media haven't jumped on this one shows bias
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This would explain the unexpected D lapses: http://www.theroar.com.au/2016/09/07/has-the-pooper-run-its-course/
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Not sure whether this is the thread to post this ...
ARU, schools in historic talks as major reforms loom for grassroots of rugby
ARU, schools in historic talks as major reforms loom for grassroots of rugby
Safety issues, longer seasons, more links with clubs and changes to traditional competitions are all on the table as leading schools and the ARU discuss the future of the game.
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That can only be a positive thing. Its not that people outside the GPS never get into rugby, its just that the level of competition drops off a cliff outside a few select schools, particularly outside First XV, and there is no real incentive to get better.
Its comforting to hear that the schools themselves want a bit of help in streamlining everything, too. Sometimes those organisations can be a bit self-serving.
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@antipodean How the ABs do it: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=11703616
But Marshall notes (in second half) that despite a strong NPC Kiwi club rugby is also under pressure: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/Justin-Marshall/news/article.cfm?a_id=916&objectid=11703650
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@NTA said in Fix the Wallabies:
Bottom line already hurting from player salaries!
Although I just heard the players union will be asking for our Women's 7s to get paid the same as the men. Good move. Women's might be the only silver lining moving forward, and bring Olympic will help get it into schoolsThe last contracts signed by Sir Richie and Dan Carter a couple of years ago were for about $600,000 to $650,000 pa.
Two years before then the ARU had at least four players on at least $750,000 pa, three of whom had played about three weeks of Club rugby, and didn't know how to tackle, and were arguably, on paper, don't get me wrong unquestionably best-in- the-world, most exciting talents to ever take the field.
As it happened their superb outstandingness didn't come to pass but everyone involved kept their jobs.
