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Cant agree with that. The game had a yellow card that ruined the contest. Whether it be the refs or players fault the game was basically a mismatch at that point. Especially that late in the game when the bodies have run out of energy and then needing to cover off all that extra space. The contest was ruined and the game (like many others) became a non spectacle. It was finals rugby where the intensity is in the upper level and the yellow card decided the game. Whether you enjoy those type of games or not is a matter of oppinion, I certainly dont.
Schalk Burger's take on the dying comp
http://www.sarugbymag.co.za/super-ru...ost-its-magic/
Of course the Kiwis stick up for their AB trial season in the comments.
'I may be a Senator but I am not stupid'
https://omny.fm/shows/the-alan-jones-breakfast-show/cameron-clyne
Link to Senate Report http://www.aph.gov.au/senate_ca
https://www.change.org/p/rugby-australia-petition-for-cameron-clyne-to-resign-as-chairman-of-the-rugby-australia-board
Maybe you're right about the yellow card deciding the game but one fact is certain the tool hit the player high twice in 2 phases! Yellow card material! And correct if I'm wrong but the landers still had 15 minutes left in the game after naholo came back but couldn't get another point on the board! Please stop looking for excuses! The Waratahs aimed up on the weekend and got across the line whether we like or not! Just bloody childish arguing!
[QUOTE=Bakkies;457672]Schalk Burger's take on the dying comp
[url]http://www.sarugbymag.co.za/super-rugby-has-lost-its-magic/[/url
Maybe SARU will step in and ‘“ help “ the Stormers/Western Province and then chop them to “improve ” results against NZ teams and benefit SA rugby ?????
It’s a Tried and Tested fix
Japan and the Pacific Islands for Aussie Super 9's!
Let's have one of these in WA! Click this link: Saitama Super Arena - New Perth Stadium?
Some good pics of the Force vs Tonga crowd stuck up beneath the eastern stand during the game. This was the keen crowd who braved it out and stayed. There was an enormous crowd of people standing underneath the eastern stand watching in the undercover parts and getting drinks regularly from the bar. A heap of people left at half time. Overall a really good effort by those who braved out the "2nd" worst conditions (i hear apparently only topped by the infamous stormers game)
There was also a good crowd in the Western stands and huge crowds beneath both North and South stands watching on the concrete hardstands and sitting in the rows underneath the stadia above, and in the North, the roof.
The cameras during the broadcasts could not look up so absolutely none of the crowd is showing throughout the feed because the weather conditions destroyed the cameras focus and clarity as seen from these shots done from the sidelines where they sacrificed a few cameras to get a higher angle which they couldnt do from the main cameras in the stands without writing them off for a few minutes each time and having to clean and refocus them. Absolute nightmare for the TV crew.
Overall a better crowd and more than what NSW gets.
And look at the Twitter views, 142,300 people watching the feed. That absolutely smashes most Australian rugby ratings and doesnt even include the delayed Free to air feed. It just shows how far ahead of super rugby( i mean East Coast rugby) WA and Forrest are already and they have only played exhibition games.
Really loving the direction the game and comp is heading here in WA
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Come on inforcer you talk a good game. I am a westy, working class not some silver spoon brooky boy.as for carlton great team great beer and great supporters.
'I may be a Senator but I am not stupid'
https://omny.fm/shows/the-alan-jones-breakfast-show/cameron-clyne
Link to Senate Report http://www.aph.gov.au/senate_ca
https://www.change.org/p/rugby-australia-petition-for-cameron-clyne-to-resign-as-chairman-of-the-rugby-australia-board
Wonder how the SR teams did financially with all the super-low prices for membership and the non-attendances.
"12 Years aSupporter" starring the #SeaOfBlue
Next years financial report will be the most interesting.
They threw the kitchen sink at the Rebels this year and it amounted to exactly the same performance as the Force managed last year in the Australian conference. Actually, I take that back, the Force actually finished 1st equal on wins so were far better and didnt have the easy beats, the Sunwolves to help manipulate their points on the ladder
Should be another loss why:
- The Reds have had their annual funding forwarded as I expected last year to cover cash flow issues, payouts and problems with their sponsors. They still have to finish paying Knuckles off
- The Rabble are still getting incremental payments from the Clown College above their annual funding
- They have to increase Community Rugby funding
- One less Bledisloe test in Australia this year
- The RA will struggle to sell out the Argentina and Springbok home games
- They did not save money from cutting the Force
- Raelene's salary will be on the report
- They are still paying out overseas clubs to bring back on injury prone on contract players. Toomua is the latest case
In regards to the states the Brumbies are tipped to make a profit again this year. I suspect the Force will as they don't have to fork out huge overheads to travel overseas and they don't have a bloated front office.
'I may be a Senator but I am not stupid'
https://omny.fm/shows/the-alan-jones-breakfast-show/cameron-clyne
Link to Senate Report http://www.aph.gov.au/senate_ca
https://www.change.org/p/rugby-australia-petition-for-cameron-clyne-to-resign-as-chairman-of-the-rugby-australia-board
However, the Force may be paying travel costs for invited teams. IIRC, in Super Rugby pre-season there was an issue with the Force getting home games against other SR sides, as we had to pay all the other side's travel costs and they wanted to come with a full squad and all hangers-on. That's why our home pre-season games always seemed to be against Asia Pacific Dragons, and the like.
Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon
Which should still be less than sending a team over to South Africa and Argentina than at least two trips to NZ as was the case last year. Internal travel within Australia ain't cheap either. The airfares are exorbitant. That's another advantage the European teams have cheaper airfares. Leinster can travel with Ryanair to Paris for €30 a ticket return whereas for the Brumbies to go to Brisbane on a flight for the same duration it would cost at least $300 return on each ticketHowever, the Force may be paying travel costs for invited teams.
'I may be a Senator but I am not stupid'
https://omny.fm/shows/the-alan-jones-breakfast-show/cameron-clyne
Link to Senate Report http://www.aph.gov.au/senate_ca
https://www.change.org/p/rugby-australia-petition-for-cameron-clyne-to-resign-as-chairman-of-the-rugby-australia-board