Originally Posted by
Jamie Puddlejumper, Chief Sporting Gossip Monger, The Sydney Telegraph
ARU release criteria for identifying Super Rugby team to be axed
A startling admission from ARU CEO Bull Pulldover from the witness chair today as the 17th day of Arbitration between RugbyWA and the Australian Rugby Union.
Pulldover was being cross examined by the Legal team from WA when the questions of what criteria was used to identify the Team to be axed from the Super Rugby competition was revealed under oath.
Here is the transcript;
RugbyWA Lawyer: Mr Pulldover was there a method of selecting which team was to be cut?
Pulldover: Yes.
RugbyWA: Did you drawer the name of the team out of a hat? Was there a vote.
Pulldover: No of course not.
RugbyWA: How did you identify which team to cut Sir?
Pulldover: Camo and I created the criteria. We matched all the teams against that Criteria. After that it was obvious there was only one team that could be cut.
RugbyWA: I'm sorry Sir, for the record. Who is Camo?
Pulldover: Cameron Crone - he is the Chairman of Australian Rugby and my bestest buddy. He is sitting right over there. Hey dude! **Pulldover waves in the direction of Crone.
RugbyWA: Mr Pulldover can you please state the criteria for the record.
Pulldover: Nope, its a secret.
RugbyWA: Mr Pulldover you are under oath.
Pulldover: yeah, but I had my fingers crossed.
RugbyWA: Your Honor?
Judge: Mr Pulldover you will answer the question.
Pulldover: Oh, OK. Each of the teams had to answer the following questions. Only one team got all the answers right. All of the other teams got everyone of the answers wrong.
RugbyWA: The Questions Mr Pulldover?
Pulldover: OK OK,
Question 1. Does your home Jersey consist of the colors Blue and black, but not that awesome baby blue of the Tahs?
Question 2. Is your home ground on the West Coast of Australia?
Question 3. Are your annoying fans called the Sea of Blue?
Question 4. Is your team based in Western Australia?
Question 5. Is your team based in the city of Perth?
Question 6. Is your team the Western Force?
Aren't they great questions? We were so clever.
Transcript ends......
As you can see - A startling revelation from Pulldover. But like I told you it was going to be the Western Force back in April. See I was right all along.
I will report any further news as it comes to mind. This is Jamie Puddlejumper signing off.