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On an important day in the history of Australian rugby, as it is the 100th anniversary of the first Wallabies leaving for the 1908-09 northern hemisphere tour, it is sad to announce that out in the provinces they carry on as if it is still a shamateur game. The latest antics in paranoid Waratahland defy belief. There are constant complaints in the heartland that the NSW Rugby Union is rudderless, especially in its inability to handle any pressing issue. One Sydney premiership club has developed a dreadful reputation of boasting about racist supporters, who take delight in targeting non-Anglo Saxon opposition players. The club is now known as the KKK. Despite four official complaints and high-ranking NSWRU officials being alerted, nothing has been done to rectify the problem. R&M has also been told of a dangerous off-field altercation involving two other clubs at a recent Colts match, which the NSWRU is aware of but again appears to have wiped its hands of it. And out at Randwick, they are unimpressed the NSWRU has thwarted their plan to get Test centre Morgan Turinui eligible for the semi-finals. As Turinui has been committed to Australia A and the Queensland club scene, Randwick asked for permission for the long-time Wick to play in a lower-grade midweek match, so he could play the three games required to be part of the semis. NSW knocked them back, saying running Turinui on in the lower grades was "not in the right spirit". So Turinui will miss the semis. Adding to the Galloping Greens' angst towards NSW is that they have lost promising winger Ratu Nasiganiyavi for several weeks with a calf injury. Randwick claim he has been "flogged" at training since joining the Waratahs.
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The McCarthy era has hit Waratahland. Certain NSW Rugby Union staff members have been given a hit list of naughty boys they are barred from dealing with. We've seen the list, which is hilarious reading, and, oh no, R&M is on it! How are we going to survive? Zzzz.
Is it true an underachieving official wanted the NSWRU to pay his way so he could attend the Australia-South Africa Test in Durban, but for a multitude of reasons was knocked back?
One of NSWRU's best on-the-ground scouts is soon expected to join the steady exodus of talent leaving wayward Waratahland. In the meantime, the other three Australian provinces continue "cherry-picking" the best talent in the Sydney clubs.
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Originally Posted by slomo
...nice flame....couldn't have put it better myself.
