Terms of Reference for a Senate Inquiry into the Future of Rugby Union in Australia

[jackster]

Submission number 8 is up. Mr Gary Gleeson. Very good submission. He mentions that the ARU should be referred to WA Worksafe.

that is an awesome submission

[Bakkies]

Twiggy was interviewed today by Steve Price, Alan Jones' fill in

http://www.2gb.com/podcast/aborigina...d-rugby-union/

[JSJ]

Submission number 8 is up. Mr Gary Gleeson. Very good submission. He mentions that the ARU should be referred to WA Worksafe.

Great submission. Loved the bit about the impact the Force visit to Albany had on rugby down there and on his sons.

[SinBin]

Found it on there SinBin..wasn't hard at all

Good stuff. Was on the move when I posted that, so threw a pass for someone to pick it up

Thanks. It sure is an interesting read, in hindsight. So are the comments at the foot.

Just got time to read it - wow! Powerful stuff. Except a bit generous on Nucifora maybe

His article being pulled just goes to show how much control the ARU and their cronies have on the press. We can only hope that Linda's findings are so damning that they'll have no choice but to publish something - no doubt with plenty of spin.

[Bakkies]

Good stuff. Was on the move when I posted that, so threw a pass for someone to pick it up



Just got time to read it - wow! Powerful stuff. Except a bit generous on Nucifora maybe

His article being pulled just goes to show how much control the ARU and their cronies have on the press. We can only hope that Linda's findings are so damning that they'll have no choice but to publish something - no doubt with plenty of spin.

I think even Clarke himself was posting on the Roar. I haven't seen Spiro put the boot in to the ARU for months

[sittingbison]

Spiro has been an ARU lapdog since this was pulled. In fact the whole Roar has (owned by Spiro??)

I can't be bothered with them, gagr, rugby.com.au etc anymore totally over run with trolls and shills. Might have to go back to cyclingnews where I used to be a mod in the clinic...at least cycling is a clean sport, no trolls there

[Bakkies]

Alan Jones said that there are now twice as many boys playing Basketball than Rugby at Brisbane Grammar School. Well done ARU

http://www.rugby.com.au/news/2017/10...s-cheika-jones

[UAUdiver1959]

Just read a post regarding the Rebels ticket sales for 2018.
Rebel Army season ticket (8 games) for a family of 4 (2 kids and 2 adults) $216
General Admission tickets, Child $6, Adult $15 and Family of 4 $37

How to go broke BUT to give the impression you have bigger crowds and more members. I think the Melbourne public will continue to stay away in drove and the only thing that will change will be the reduced revenue from ticket sales.

[Bakkies]

Just read a post regarding the Rebels ticket sales for 2018.
Rebel Army season ticket (8 games) for a family of 4 (2 kids and 2 adults) $216
General Admission tickets, Child $6, Adult $15 and Family of 4 $37

How to go broke BUT to give the impression you have bigger crowds and more members. I think the Melbourne public will continue to stay away in drove and the only thing that will change will be the reduced revenue from ticket sales.

Have they paid the printing company?

[UAUdiver1959]

Have they paid the printing company?

The printing company invoices the ARU direct, same as last year.

[shasta]

AAMI Park is owned by the Vic Government and operated by the Melbourne & Olympic Parks Trust. That is a statutory body of the Vic Government which operates a lot of the facilities in the precinct. Maybe the ARU/Rabble got a good rental deal. Commercial in confidence, of course.

[Jules]

From the Australian- The Victorian government today will announce a massive rugby union deal that will bring Test matches to Melbourne on an almost yearly basis, but which also targets grassroots rugby, in particular the Pacific Islander community.

This was the deal that helped swing the Australian Rugby Union to support the Melbourne Rebels, leaving the Western Force to wither on the vine after being cut loose from Super Rugby. Annoyingly, though, the Victorian government is keeping the dollar value of the deal a secret, deeming it to be commercial in confidence.

Certainly the Western Australia government, which previously had volunteered to fast-track a $5 million commitment to the ARU for the 2019 Bledisloe Cup Test in Perth in order to save the Force, would surely have been highly interested in the Victorian figure.

Initially, it was understood the Victorian government intended steering around $20 million into rugby to secure the Rebels’ safety, but this figure is understood to have been dramatically downgraded. Some reports have indicated the figure is around $14 million.

The high point of the new deal is the securing of six Melbourne Tests over the next eight years, starting with Ireland during the next June window. As well, Victoria has also secured the 2020 Bledisloe Cup match and a Test against the British and Irish Lions when next they tour Australia in 2025.

But it is at the grassroots level that the money is most needed, and the Victorian Minister for Sport John Eren joined local MP Luke Donnellan at the Fountain Gate Secondary College to announce a $500,000 upgrade of one of its rugby pitches. The college’s academy has more than 100 students in its rugby program and today’s announcement will build on the $200,000 the Labor government has already spent on the academy’s strength and conditioning room.

“We’re proud to back the talent of tomorrow and will continue to bring the big games to town, because we know that without the grassroots we will never be home to the greats,” Eren said.

The college has a large Pacific Islander population and it is hoped that rugby can play a key role in reducing some of the problems in that community. Pacific Islanders make up only two per cent of Victoria’s population but 11 per cent of its crime statistics.

“The sort of programs that we run in Victoria are to assist in making sure that kids are playing rugby and are not hanging around car parks,” said Victorian Rugby Union president Tim North. “We also have dedicated programs working with the Minister for Women and a domestic program called the Quilt Program. What it does it makes sure there is a proper recognition of women’s place in the sport, no vilification and of course zero tolerance for domestic violence, let alone around rugby.”


Indeed, World Rugby is studying the pilot program in Victoria and, if it succeeds, will help spread it throughout the rugby world.

On a related theme, Liz Broderick, the former Australian Sex Discrimination Commissioner, is to stand down from the ARU board after agreeing to assist the United Nations in the sex discrimination field. The board met yesterday in Sydney to consider a range of matters, including discussing potential replacements for former director Geoff Stooke, who resigned in protest at the ARU’s decision to cull the Western Force.

More than 150 applications have been received for the ARU chief executive’s position and the intention is to fill the position — currently held by Bill Pulver — before Christmas. It may not be until the New Year that the new CEO will be free to start, which means Pulver might well see out his contract, which expires in February.

The ARU will launch both its new $20 million Moore Park headquarters and its rebranding package, as RugbyAU, in Sydney today.

Almost at the same time, Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest, who briefed the ARU on his innovative India Pacific Rugby Championship, will hold a press briefing to announce what progress he has made in getting his competition up and running.

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[chrisk]

Seriously, the sooner we can have nothing to do with the ARU ever again, the better.

[Alison]

Seriously, the sooner we can have nothing to do with the ARU ever again, the better.

Hear hear!! Bunch of scumbags. Hope Twiggy doesn't give the buggers a single cent!!

[Bakkies]

From the Australian- The Victorian government today will announce a massive rugby union deal that will bring Test matches to Melbourne on an almost yearly basis, but which also targets grassroots rugby, in particular the Pacific Islander community.

This was the deal that helped swing the Australian Rugby Union to support the Melbourne Rebels, leaving the Western Force to wither on the vine after being cut loose from Super Rugby. Annoyingly, though, the Victorian government is keeping the dollar value of the deal a secret, deeming it to be commercial in confidence.

Certainly the Western Australia government, which previously had volunteered to fast-track a $5 million commitment to the ARU for the 2019 Bledisloe Cup Test in Perth in order to save the Force, would surely have been highly interested in the Victorian figure.

Initially, it was understood the Victorian government intended steering around $20 million into rugby to secure the Rebels’ safety, but this figure is understood to have been dramatically downgraded. Some reports have indicated the figure is around $14 million.

The high point of the new deal is the securing of six Melbourne Tests over the next eight years, starting with Ireland during the next June window. As well, Victoria has also secured the 2020 Bledisloe Cup match and a Test against the British and Irish Lions when next they tour Australia in 2025.

But it is at the grassroots level that the money is most needed, and the Victorian Minister for Sport John Eren joined local MP Luke Donnellan at the Fountain Gate Secondary College to announce a $500,000 upgrade of one of its rugby pitches. The college’s academy has more than 100 students in its rugby program and today’s announcement will build on the $200,000 the Labor government has already spent on the academy’s strength and conditioning room.

“We’re proud to back the talent of tomorrow and will continue to bring the big games to town, because we know that without the grassroots we will never be home to the greats,” Eren said.

The college has a large Pacific Islander population and it is hoped that rugby can play a key role in reducing some of the problems in that community. Pacific Islanders make up only two per cent of Victoria’s population but 11 per cent of its crime statistics.

“The sort of programs that we run in Victoria are to assist in making sure that kids are playing rugby and are not hanging around car parks,” said Victorian Rugby Union president Tim North. “We also have dedicated programs working with the Minister for Women and a domestic program called the Quilt Program. What it does it makes sure there is a proper recognition of women’s place in the sport, no vilification and of course zero tolerance for domestic violence, let alone around rugby.”


Indeed, World Rugby is studying the pilot program in Victoria and, if it succeeds, will help spread it throughout the rugby world.

On a related theme, Liz Broderick, the former Australian Sex Discrimination Commissioner, is to stand down from the ARU board after agreeing to assist the United Nations in the sex discrimination field. The board met yesterday in Sydney to consider a range of matters, including discussing potential replacements for former director Geoff Stooke, who resigned in protest at the ARU’s decision to cull the Western Force.

More than 150 applications have been received for the ARU chief executive’s position and the intention is to fill the position — currently held by Bill Pulver — before Christmas. It may not be until the New Year that the new CEO will be free to start, which means Pulver might well see out his contract, which expires in February.

The ARU will launch both its new $20 million Moore Park headquarters and its rebranding package, as RugbyAU, in Sydney today.

Almost at the same time, Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest, who briefed the ARU on his innovative India Pacific Rugby Championship, will hold a press briefing to announce what progress he has made in getting his competition up and running.

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I am sure the Victorian taxpayers will be delighted that their Government is doing lies in confidence deals with a corrupt sporting organisation.

As for the 150 applications how many of those are piss takes?