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    A Fox article ...... Luke Jones coming back to the Rebels but tight lipped on Quade Cooper ..... wonder why ?? On a different note Waratahs are going to play some SR matches in Western Sydney....wonder why ??

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    Quote Originally Posted by bootsetal06 View Post
    ...... On a different note Waratahs are going to play some SR matches in Western Sydney....wonder why ??
    Allianz Stadium (or whatever Moore Park calls itself these days) is being rebuilt, so the Waratahs need a home.

    The Olympic stadium is probably a bit expensive (plus, 75,000 capacity will make their sub-10,000 crowds look very sparse), and the SCG probably refused point-blank. There's then a whole group of stadia with capacities of 20-25k (all the rugby league grounds), and Penrith is one of the newer ones.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sheikh View Post
    Allianz Stadium (or whatever Moore Park calls itself these days) is being rebuilt, so the Waratahs need a home.

    The Olympic stadium is probably a bit expensive (plus, 75,000 capacity will make their sub-10,000 crowds look very sparse), and the SCG probably refused point-blank. There's then a whole group of stadia with capacities of 20-25k (all the rugby league grounds), and Penrith is one of the newer ones.
    What about 10k-15k capacity stadiums? Let's be realistic.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BLR View Post
    What about 10k-15k capacity stadiums? Let's be realistic.
    https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rugby-u...08-p4zkf8.html

    Lets not forget the handout RA are getting from the NSW state government. $60m over 12years to compensate them for (wait for it) low seating capacity whilst the stadiums are re-built.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sheikh View Post
    The Olympic stadium is probably a bit expensive (plus, 75,000 capacity will make their sub-10,000 crowds look very sparse), and the SCG probably refused point-blank. There's then a whole group of stadia with capacities of 20-25k (all the rugby league grounds), and Penrith is one of the newer ones.
    The current plan for the Tahs in 2019 has 8 home games (according to people in Lindfield):
    • three matches at the new Western Sydney Stadium (the old Parramatta Stadium)
    • three matches at the SCG (TBC)
    • one at a suburban Sydney ground, e.g. Brookie or Concord or North Sydney or Leichhardt (TBC)
    • one at a regional NSW stadium (TBC)

    Apparently, the SCG Trust wanted to hold the Waratahs to the letter of their hire agreement and play as many Waratahs matches as possible at the SCG in 2019, while the Allianz Stadium is being rebuilt; perhaps not surprising as the SCG Trust pays the NSWRU $2M per year to play at Allianz Stadium and the Trust has to keep its Gold and Platinum members happy.

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    Would love to know on what date the possibility of playing in Western Sydney was first raised....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Alison View Post
    Would love to know on what date the possibility of playing in Western Sydney was first raised....
    Apparently, discussions between NSWRU and the SCG Trust over where the Waratahs will play their home games in 2019, 2020 and 2021 have been going on since early this year (and perhaps earlier).

    The SCG Trust wants the home games played at the SCG unless other scheduling gets in the way, and the discussions were becoming a little heated. Originally, NSWRU was thinking about games at other Sydney venues such as North Sydney and Brookvale (in spite of accessibility and parking issues there) and at regional venues in NSW.

    Specific ideas about playing one or more games at Western Sydney Stadium appear to have crystallized in the past month or two.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sittingbison View Post
    Speaking of bright and shiny things, Samu is out, Dempsey and Holloway are in. Two Tahrds that haven't played any Stupor rugby for a couple of years but played amazingly poorly for the two worst by a mile NRC teams - NSW Rays and NSW Eagles. The new yardstick for national honours.

    You couldn't make this shit up
    You'd rather he'd called the Force front row into camp ahead of the weekend...?

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    Quote Originally Posted by AndyS View Post
    You'd rather he'd called the Force front row into camp ahead of the weekend...?
    I'd rather he called up Stander and Alcock for Tokyo, but not travel until after the game. Same deal as Valenti is getting.

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    not on the correct thread at all, but wondering if you think the John Eales medal still carries the cachet it once did. Or should it be called the Bloke who didn't stand up for WF medal? I know it's supposed to be an honour, and no doubting Pocock is every one's darling, but do you think the name has been tarnished somewhat since last year?

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    Quote Originally Posted by lou View Post
    not on the correct thread at all, but wondering if you think the John Eales medal still carries the cachet it once did. Or should it be called the Bloke who didn't stand up for WF medal? I know it's supposed to be an honour, and no doubting Pocock is every one's darling, but do you think the name has been tarnished somewhat since last year?
    I agree 100%. Change it to the Hodgo medal in honour of a real legend.

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    Despite Pocock's performance, given the Wallabies recent performance, it's weight is not what it once was

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    Seeing as he did not play all the games sums up the standard of the rest of the players

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    Quote Originally Posted by lou View Post
    do you think the name has been tarnished somewhat since last year?
    I respect him for what he did on the field, not what he's done off it. The award is, I presume, for on-field performance.

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    It feels like an empty hollow award tarnished by the reputation of a man out of touch with the Australian Rugby public. Eales symbolises RA evil in many ways. In saying that it's good to see Pocock take it out again in a landslide, just shows how shit the rest of the team is.

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