From Grumbles Growden column - I wonder who has been bodgieing up memberships figures? Maybe he has been reading here of the Brumbies blatant grab at country members in Darwin using Grandstand and Corporate tickets??

Nonetheless, the ARU is eager to formulate a ''memorandum of understanding'' between themselves and the five provinces, where they at least agree they are pursuing similar goals. Don't be surprised if this includes rigid rules over how official provincial membership figures are formulated, following concerns that some recent numbers may have been inflated

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