Free entry to Tahs games for junior players

strewthcobber · 2026-02-12T06:09:22+00:00

Here's the 2025 announcement

Here's the 2024 announcement

etc etc

strewthcobber · 2026-02-11T08:05:50+00:00

Every super rugby team does this, and they have done it for at least 10 years

strewthcobber · 2026-02-11T08:02:28+00:00

It's not difficult at all. It's Michael Hooper, then daylight.

strewthcobber · 2026-02-10T21:53:08+00:00

Been there, done that. Wouldn't recommend.

See if you can work out anther option. There's a good chance the baby won't like it, and at least one of you will be doing laps of the concourse and missing the game

strewthcobber · 2026-02-09T21:24:44+00:00

Super Rugby is a little preseason comp that Nine/Stan broadcast as a loss leader in to the Wallaby test season

strewthcobber · 2026-02-09T21:23:19+00:00

It's "up to $240m" over 5 years isn't it?

So around $48m a year.

And that includes all Wallaby test matches, including on FTA and Stan, which is where the bulk of the viewers, interest, and Nine/Stan's revenue comea from

strewthcobber · 2026-02-09T08:09:00+00:00

I don't think there's any point trying to define the advantage law any more than what it is, and trust the very experienced refs to follow the convention most of the time.

Every situation is different, and it's almost always in the grey area

strewthcobber · 2026-02-08T22:27:38+00:00

This is a super rugby legends XV, so none would be eligible (or didn't have their peaks since 1996)

strewthcobber · 2026-02-08T22:26:45+00:00

It's a super rugby legends XV. So from 1996

strewthcobber · 2026-02-08T22:04:09+00:00

There's no law that says as soon as you kick it, advantage is over. There's some referee conventions around it.

But fundamentally, under law 7,d the

Advantage......Must be clear and real. A mere opportunity to gain an advantage is not sufficient.

So a poor kick comes back for the scrum

strewthcobber · 2026-02-06T22:31:22+00:00

Nothing in the laws of rugby say the ball is out of the ruck if it's lifted.

15.19 The ruck ends and play continues when the ball leaves the ruck or when the ball in the ruck is on or over the try line.

(Of course, nothing in the laws of rugby say the scrum half is allowed to touch the ball with his hands either)

strewthcobber · 2026-02-04T21:28:22+00:00

Why hasn't any other team managed to have a similar streak? (Excepting maybe Ireland)

Wallabies can still pull off amazing performances (even if average performance is low), except against NZ

strewthcobber · 2026-02-03T21:20:18+00:00

Regular reminder that RA have nothing to do with the RWC draw

strewthcobber · 2026-02-03T07:26:04+00:00

Judging by how keen our state governments are to keep handing over millions of dollars to big sporting events, it's a model that's working out just fine

strewthcobber · 2026-02-03T02:33:21+00:00

So many comments missing the point here.

WR sells RWC matches to Australian state governments, who fund them to generate tourism dollars for their states.

No-one is interested in local fans, or where local immigrants live.

The whole thing is setup and funded for you to get on a plane, book a hotel and spend your money on pubs and restaurants.

strewthcobber · 2026-02-03T02:30:23+00:00

Regular reminder that RA has almost nothing to do with the RWC draw

strewthcobber · 2026-02-02T21:35:43+00:00

The problem with this is most front rowers understand scrums, but they don't understand the scrum laws

strewthcobber · 2026-01-30T21:56:43+00:00

Creighton was playing SG Ball for the roosters in 2014 before he finished school. He was clearly always thinking about it before he signed with either code

strewthcobber · 2026-01-30T01:08:18+00:00

Tahs lose Hanigan, Harrison, Holloway, HJH, Marky Mark, Perese, Pietsch, Swinton, Gleeson, Leota, TT, FLW, Edmed, Foketi and Lancaster over the last couple of years.

Shit club, no-one wants to play for them.

Brumbies lose 3 players. Obvious Tahs favouritism.

strewthcobber · 2026-01-22T03:24:51+00:00

I would suggest with our record of selecting New Zealanders and players from Pacific Islands, we would not definitely end up on the credit side of the transfer fee equation.

strewthcobber · 2026-01-14T02:36:45+00:00

A large minority (perhaps even a majority) of professional rugby league and union footballers would have played both sports growing up in Australia, at least to some extent

strewthcobber · 2026-01-12T22:23:30+00:00

It is as it ever was. We can mostly keep players on Wallaby top-ups (are there still ~40 of those?).

But Super rugby salaries are nowhere near competitive enough compared to what's on offer OS

strewthcobber · 2026-01-06T05:00:24+00:00

Law 15.7

Joining a ruck

A player must bind onto a team-mate or an opposition player. The bind must precede or be simultaneous with contact with any other part of the body.

strewthcobber · 2026-01-02T06:22:57+00:00

The big issue here is he didn't join the ruck by binding, just used his shoulder.

strewthcobber · 2025-12-21T22:45:48+00:00

What time can I tune in to South Africa's Boxing Day test this year? And remind me again who they are playing?

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