Aussie Super 14 teams, head-to-head

[Moses]

I'll look into getting a cup made up. We could work out a standard set of trophy protocols as well, some suggestions to start with:

- Trophy transportation across the Nullabor to be paid for by team losing it (this will even out when it comes back). Maybe we can get an idea of a courier for it.

- Trophy to be cleaned before transportation

- any trophy damage will be repaired or replaced with any costs incurred by the team who has custody of the trophy. Any damage in transit to be covered by the team sending the trophy.

- Team holding the trophy retains it in the case of a drawn series.

- The Cannon Cup Challenge is contested at the annual Super Rugby match.

- The implications on the Cannon Cup of any changes to the Super Rugby Competition will need to be agreed by the commencement of the season. I'm sure that Coach and I can come to a reasonable agreement in these cases. Perhaps we should have a neutral arbitrator for deadlocked decisions - I'd nominate Rodney Blake who's a registered referee and Queenslander.

[Swee_82]

Re: Couriering

Surely (assuming you don't organise a cup the size of the Bledisloe) the handover could be made at the games- well at least ones played in Sydney- How many GTT types made it to Perth this year??? If Qantas were happy to carry a framed jersey over here from Sydney for me, surely the could manage a little trophy.

Also- is the Cannon cup to be contested in the H&A seasons only, or is it up for grabs again should the teams meet in a semi?

[jargan83]

i know i'm comming to sydney next year so i will carry it back
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[KenyaQuin]

Cannon Cup sounds like a plan, love the concept.

[BLR]

Also- is the Cannon cup to be contested in the H&A seasons only, or is it up for grabs again should the teams meet in a semi?

Semi's don't count, I mean, surely you can't engrave, 2009-Tahs 2009a-Force, for example...

[beige]

Cannon Cup sounds like a plan, love the concept.

See? It wasn't so bad KQ

[Moses]

I'd say just regular season matches - when we met the Saders in the final the Rotomahana wasn't on the line, we won that at the agreed pre-season match.

I like the idea of handing it over at the final siren if there is a representative present.

[jargan83]

there will be plenty of reps in sydney next year i think
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[chook]

I'd nominate Rodney Blake who's a registered referee and Queenslander.

Rodney Blake is a dickhead though. And he can't drink beer through a mask

[Burgs]

After a wobbly TEF had yet again 'dropped and badly damaged' the Cannon Cup at after yet another Force victory: "It will now have to be called the Cannon Shield."

With apologies to John Jeffrey, the Calcutta Cup & Bob Munro (1988)

[AndyS]

aunite rob-dog (thats my newest nickname)?

Really? Sure they aren't suggesting an abbreviation of robbers dog? You should just opt for Bob.

As for the cup, why not a globe (the Cannon ball?).

[laura]

A little miniture model cannon...then it can just named THE CANNON

Moses; you could fire stuff out of it like little water balloons filled with beer!

[Moses]

Really? Sure they aren't suggesting an abbreviation of robbers dog? You should just opt for Bob.

As for the cup, why not a globe (the Cannon ball?).

Can't drink out of a globe.

[Moses]

A little miniture model cannon...then it can just named THE CANNON

miniture? how bout full sized with a tow-ball attachment?

[AndyS]

Mate, if we are going for drinking utensils we'll need sponsorship from Rail Australia to shift it.

Hmmm, an inscribed cannon fitting for a beer keg...