GoulburnThe ARC presents: The Wallabies of Tomorrow
August 3rd 2007 02:00
Please read this post to read what The Australian Rugby Championship is.
However, if your index finger is sufering RCI (Repetitive Click Injury), in summary, here are the...
- Bridge the widening gap between Club Rugby and Super 14 (in terms of experience and stamina)
- Give aspiring Club Rugby players who are not in a Super 14 squad a clear pathway to representative selection (more depth)
- Give Super 14 players who miss out on Wallaby selection the chance to play their way into the Wallaby squad (highly unlikely but sounds good)
- Develop a deep pool of experienced, battle-hardened players (grrrrr) who are ready to step up to Super 14 and Wallaby level.
- Provide fans with high quality matches, featuring The Best v The Best (Larkham v Larkham?)
- Further expand Rugby in the non-traditional Rugby states and make Rugby a truly national game (...funny how The Wallabies are revered more outside of their country.)
- Minimal disruption to the Club Rugby season
- Allow National Competition players to return to Club Rugby the next year, thereby increasing the standard of play in the Club Rugby competitions
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This is who they are. Well, the Captains.
- l-r:
Lloyd Johansson (East Coast Aces); Tom McVerry (Ballymore Tornadoes); Ben Hand (Western Sydney Rams); Al Campbell (Canberra Vikings); Cameron Treloar (Central Coast Rays); Tim Davidson (Sydney Fleet); David Croft (Melbourne Rebels); Matt Henjak (Perth Spirit)
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There are 8 teams.
3 from New South Wales:-
2 from Queensland:-
Australian Capital Territory:-
Western Australia:-
Victoria:-
Please click on individual teams for more information.
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The Players:
There are many 'stars' of Australian Rugby in the ARC teams...sure, they'd rather be part of the RWC team but...better luck next time boys and by the time the next World Cup rolls around, they'll be more than ready.
Some of the big names;
Peter Hewat (*), Matt Henjak, David Croft, Kutley Beale (the wannabe Larkham. pfft) Morgan Turunui, Sam Norton-Knight (the other wannabee Larkham. haxinfinity), Greg Holmes, Sean Hardman, Gene Fairbanks (the Huxley tackler), Adam Wallace-Harrisson, Jone Tawake, Scott Fava, Cameron Shephard...many more.
The above players (excepting Hewat) have been and/or will be Wallabies. All are major Super 14 stars.
*Poor Peter. What does he have to do to prove his worth? Apparently being the highest Australian Super 14 point scorer is just not enough. Destined to never be a Wallaby.
This timeframe of the season ensures the availability of Super 14 players (excluding Wallabies).
Players were free to choose their team (although a salary cap is in place, which ensures that a Giteau like mad auction won't happen).
Players come from local clubs/competitions (which includes Super 14 players).
Each Super 14 team is aligned with the respective ARC teams, except for Melbourne, as Victoria has no Super 14 team (though they have in the past bid for one)...so the Victorian team has 2 players from each Super 14 team plus NSW, Qld and ACT Club Rugby teams.
The ARU has shown that although 35 footballers will be on international duty for the Wallabies (some have already been called up), over 90 Super 14 players will go into the national competition, which leaves way for over 120 footballers to step up from first grade club competitions.
No...I don't really know what that means either. A player with a big tent?
I'm going to go with, a "marquee" player being a top name...the Big Top...the TeePee (Top Player)...and....I'm done.
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Ticketing info:
Ticket prices range from:
Adult $15 - $20
Concession $10 - $15
Junior $9
Children 4-15 years Free
Family $49 2 Adults 2 Juniors (1 junior free)
For tickets visit Ticketek or Ticketmaster
(depending on which State you are in...geographical not mental...)
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August Fixtures:
10-08-2007 7:00pm
Sydney Fleet v Central Coast Rays North Sydney Oval, Sydney
10-08-2007 7:00pm
Perth Spirit v Western Sydney Rams Members Equity Stadium, Perth
11-08-2007 2:30pm
Canberra Vikings v Melbourne Rebels Manuka Oval, Canberra
12-08-2007 4:00pm
East Coast Aces v Ballymore Tornadoes Carrara Stadium Gold Coast
17-08-2007 7:00pm
Perth Spirit v Canberra Vikings Members Equity Stadium, Perth
18-08-2007 3:00pm
Central Coast Rays v Western Sydney Rams Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
18-08-2007 7:30pm
Melbourne Rebels v East Coast Aces Olympic Park, Melbourne
19-08-2007 4:00pm
Ballymore Tornadoes v Sydney Fleet Ballymore, Brisbane
25-08-2007 3:00pm
Sydney Fleet v Perth Spirit North Sydney Oval, Sydney
26-08-2007 2:30pm
Canberra Vikings v Ballymore Tornadoes Manuka Oval, Canberra
26-08-2007 4:00pm
East Coast Aces v Central Coast Rays Carrara Stadium Gold Coast
26-08-2007 4:00pm
Western Sydney Rams v Melbourne Rebels Parramatta Stadium
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ARC Telecast:
The championship will be broadcast on free to air television during its inaugural season.
The Australian Broadcasting Commission has committed to covering 19 Australian Rugby Championship matches during the season on ABC, ABC2 and through their website via web streaming video.
One Saturday game and one Sunday game will be telecast by the ABC each week (two matches from each round) plus the semi-finals and the final.
Please click here to see telecast details.
What is worrying is that the ABC "secured" the rights to exclusively televise the competition from 2007 through to 2009 by;
from our pal Wiki
This is quite a provocative statement but I won't deny the truths in it.
It's not the code...it's the level.
Plus Rugby's elitist 'ra-ra' reputation that goes against the image of the 'working class Aussie battler'.
Rugby is working class.
With the emphasis on class.
This has been compiled with the help of ARU (image and info)
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As I am currently in training for the Rugby World Cup (being a ferventLarkham Wallabies Rugby spectatator aka rabid fan is hard work), I am unable to answer comments.
Rather than leave you waiting (or obliged), I have disabled the comments section.
Orblers...Please know that I very much appreciate your support. And your vote. However you are under no obligation to vote. But I do know where you live.
I'm kidding! Sort of.
Thank you for reading.
However, if your index finger is sufering RCI (Repetitive Click Injury), in summary, here are the...
Primary Objectives of ARC:
- Bridge the widening gap between Club Rugby and Super 14 (in terms of experience and stamina)
- Give aspiring Club Rugby players who are not in a Super 14 squad a clear pathway to representative selection (more depth)
- Give Super 14 players who miss out on Wallaby selection the chance to play their way into the Wallaby squad (highly unlikely but sounds good)
- Develop a deep pool of experienced, battle-hardened players (grrrrr) who are ready to step up to Super 14 and Wallaby level.
- Provide fans with high quality matches, featuring The Best v The Best (Larkham v Larkham?)
- Further expand Rugby in the non-traditional Rugby states and make Rugby a truly national game (...funny how The Wallabies are revered more outside of their country.)
- Minimal disruption to the Club Rugby season
- Allow National Competition players to return to Club Rugby the next year, thereby increasing the standard of play in the Club Rugby competitions
**************
This is who they are. Well, the Captains.
- l-r:
Lloyd Johansson (East Coast Aces); Tom McVerry (Ballymore Tornadoes); Ben Hand (Western Sydney Rams); Al Campbell (Canberra Vikings); Cameron Treloar (Central Coast Rays); Tim Davidson (Sydney Fleet); David Croft (Melbourne Rebels); Matt Henjak (Perth Spirit)
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...You don't know them. Yet...
THE ARC AD
There are 8 teams.
3 from New South Wales:-
2 from Queensland:-
Australian Capital Territory:-
Western Australia:-
Victoria:-
Please click on individual teams for more information.
***********************
The Players:
There are many 'stars' of Australian Rugby in the ARC teams...sure, they'd rather be part of the RWC team but...better luck next time boys and by the time the next World Cup rolls around, they'll be more than ready.
Some of the big names;
Peter Hewat (*), Matt Henjak, David Croft, Kutley Beale (the wannabe Larkham. pfft) Morgan Turunui, Sam Norton-Knight (the other wannabee Larkham. haxinfinity), Greg Holmes, Sean Hardman, Gene Fairbanks (the Huxley tackler), Adam Wallace-Harrisson, Jone Tawake, Scott Fava, Cameron Shephard...many more.
The above players (excepting Hewat) have been and/or will be Wallabies. All are major Super 14 stars.
*Poor Peter. What does he have to do to prove his worth? Apparently being the highest Australian Super 14 point scorer is just not enough. Destined to never be a Wallaby.
This timeframe of the season ensures the availability of Super 14 players (excluding Wallabies).
Players were free to choose their team (although a salary cap is in place, which ensures that a Giteau like mad auction won't happen).
Players come from local clubs/competitions (which includes Super 14 players).
Each Super 14 team is aligned with the respective ARC teams, except for Melbourne, as Victoria has no Super 14 team (though they have in the past bid for one)...so the Victorian team has 2 players from each Super 14 team plus NSW, Qld and ACT Club Rugby teams.
The ARU has shown that although 35 footballers will be on international duty for the Wallabies (some have already been called up), over 90 Super 14 players will go into the national competition, which leaves way for over 120 footballers to step up from first grade club competitions.
The ARU said that they had received numerous Expressions of Interest from uncontracted footballers who would like to be considered for selection.
It is understood that each team may have the provision for one "*marquee" player who will not be subject to financial restrictions of the player contracting protocol.
It is understood that each team may have the provision for one "*marquee" player who will not be subject to financial restrictions of the player contracting protocol.
No...I don't really know what that means either. A player with a big tent?
The player can be either foreign or a non-contracted domestic player.
If a team signs an Australian as their marquee footballer, they would still be able to sign up a foreign footballer, though they would have to fit within the contract restrictions.
If a team signs an Australian as their marquee footballer, they would still be able to sign up a foreign footballer, though they would have to fit within the contract restrictions.
I'm going to go with, a "marquee" player being a top name...the Big Top...the TeePee (Top Player)...and....I'm done.
**************
Ticketing info:
Ticket prices range from:
Adult $15 - $20
Concession $10 - $15
Junior $9
Children 4-15 years Free
Family $49 2 Adults 2 Juniors (1 junior free)
For tickets visit Ticketek or Ticketmaster
(depending on which State you are in...geographical not mental...)
***********************
August Fixtures:
10-08-2007 7:00pm
Sydney Fleet v Central Coast Rays North Sydney Oval, Sydney
10-08-2007 7:00pm
Perth Spirit v Western Sydney Rams Members Equity Stadium, Perth
11-08-2007 2:30pm
Canberra Vikings v Melbourne Rebels Manuka Oval, Canberra
12-08-2007 4:00pm
East Coast Aces v Ballymore Tornadoes Carrara Stadium Gold Coast
17-08-2007 7:00pm
Perth Spirit v Canberra Vikings Members Equity Stadium, Perth
18-08-2007 3:00pm
Central Coast Rays v Western Sydney Rams Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
18-08-2007 7:30pm
Melbourne Rebels v East Coast Aces Olympic Park, Melbourne
19-08-2007 4:00pm
Ballymore Tornadoes v Sydney Fleet Ballymore, Brisbane
25-08-2007 3:00pm
Sydney Fleet v Perth Spirit North Sydney Oval, Sydney
26-08-2007 2:30pm
Canberra Vikings v Ballymore Tornadoes Manuka Oval, Canberra
26-08-2007 4:00pm
East Coast Aces v Central Coast Rays Carrara Stadium Gold Coast
26-08-2007 4:00pm
Western Sydney Rams v Melbourne Rebels Parramatta Stadium
********************
ARC Telecast:
The championship will be broadcast on free to air television during its inaugural season.
The Australian Broadcasting Commission has committed to covering 19 Australian Rugby Championship matches during the season on ABC, ABC2 and through their website via web streaming video.
One Saturday game and one Sunday game will be telecast by the ABC each week (two matches from each round) plus the semi-finals and the final.
Please click here to see telecast details.
What is worrying is that the ABC "secured" the rights to exclusively televise the competition from 2007 through to 2009 by;
agreeing to accept a substantial fee from the ARU in order to cover the matches.
from our pal Wiki
The fact that the sport's governing organisation has to pay a television station to broadcast the game arguably has worrying implications for a code struggling to attract mainstream interest in Australia.
This is quite a provocative statement but I won't deny the truths in it.
It's not the code...it's the level.
Plus Rugby's elitist 'ra-ra' reputation that goes against the image of the 'working class Aussie battler'.
Rugby is working class.
With the emphasis on class.
This has been compiled with the help of ARU (image and info)
*****************
As I am currently in training for the Rugby World Cup (being a fervent
Rather than leave you waiting (or obliged), I have disabled the comments section.
Orblers...Please know that I very much appreciate your support. And your vote. However you are under no obligation to vote. But I do know where you live.
I'm kidding! Sort of.
Thank you for reading.
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