| Two city rugby on 16:48 - Oct 8 with 1709 views | SullutaCreturned |
| Two city rugby on 14:29 - Oct 8 by ReslovenSwan1 |
I watched an English wing forward in his prime in the 1990s and apart from one or two Samoans never seen such a committed player. Crunching tackles and total bravery.
We marvelled as his attitude. Sadly he has recently been diagnosed with a serious brain injury. All of us cheering him on sticks in my mind and make me dislike myself in retrospect. I do not want to name himbour of respect. |
If you're talking about Lewis Moody, he's been all over the news, I think he wants it talked about to bring it to the attention of the masses. Raising awareness they call it. |  | |  |
| Two city rugby on 16:54 - Oct 8 with 1695 views | max936 |
| Two city rugby on 10:06 - Oct 8 by Whiterockin |
The repercussions of possibly going down to two regions are starting to emerge and could cripple Welsh club rugby. The good players are not prepared to play in any proposed two region structure. They are saying if their current team no longer exists they will move outside Wales to play. There is also talk of players down through the regional age groups and academies looking to further their education away from Wales in English Universities and tie in with English clubs. Welsh club rugby could actually be much weaker if we went to two regions not stronger. |
Like I said when it was first proposed that those at the WRU are totally clueless, they have caused the mess that Welsh Rugby finds itself in, need proper intelligent business and rugby people at the helm, it's a total shitshow at the moment. |  |
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| Two city rugby on 17:01 - Oct 8 with 1685 views | SullutaCreturned |
| Two city rugby on 15:26 - Oct 8 by ReslovenSwan1 |
The WRU if they cannot get a consensus will just have to let market forces make decisions for them. Cardiff should survive but one or two of Ospreys Scarlets and Newport will be allowed to go into administration.
If Swansea people with a population of 350,000 cannot economically out muscle and outlast the Scarlets in a city of 50,000 then Swansea does not deserve a team. |
Cardiff will survive because the WRI now owns them, if market forces were allowed then Cardiff would already cease to exist. Cardiff being the largets city in Wales, it disproves the rest of your post.
All clubs need is a money man willing to dig deep.
Now the size of the towns. do I need to point out to you that it's the number of people who turn out to watch that matters which is why towns with smaller populations than Swansea get bigger football crowds. | | | |
| Two city rugby on 17:17 - Oct 8 with 1664 views | Whiterockin |
| Two city rugby on 16:47 - Oct 8 by max936 |
Probably lose our best players to this new R360 alliance assuming that they are chosen of course, LRZ, Tomas Williams and Jack are probably nailed on, I'm struggling to think of any others Wainwright perhaps. |
I think Welsh players are looking at spaces coming available in the English Premiership if English based players join the R360. |  | | |
| Two city rugby on 17:25 - Oct 8 with 1648 views | max936 |
| Two city rugby on 17:17 - Oct 8 by Whiterockin |
I think Welsh players are looking at spaces coming available in the English Premiership if English based players join the R360. |
Don't blame them it's a short career and they need to play where the money is, I'm slowly but surely resigning myself to the distinct possibility that I'm unlikely to see another era like the Gatland era which was littered with World class rugby players again in what's left of my lifetime.
It's not a great feeling. | |
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| Two city rugby on 18:18 - Oct 8 with 1614 views | JACKMANANDBOY |
| Two city rugby on 17:17 - Oct 8 by Whiterockin |
I think Welsh players are looking at spaces coming available in the English Premiership if English based players join the R360. |
The R360 has a whiff of Packer and cricket about it. Very attractive to those towards the end of their career and could well lead to a reset in the wider professional game. [Post edited 8 Oct 18:31]
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| Two city rugby on 17:26 - Dec 1 with 1161 views | Dr_Winston |
Strong rumours that the owners of the Ospreys have been talked into buying Cardiff from the WRU and therefore the Ospreys will be no more. |  |
| Pain or damage don't end the world. Or despair, or f*cking beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man... and give some back. |
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| Two city rugby on 17:30 - Dec 1 with 1151 views | Whiterockin |
| Two city rugby on 17:26 - Dec 1 by Dr_Winston |
Strong rumours that the owners of the Ospreys have been talked into buying Cardiff from the WRU and therefore the Ospreys will be no more. |
Cardiff rugby supporters trust have opposed the move. | | | |
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| Two city rugby on 17:58 - Dec 1 with 1103 views | onehunglow |
| Two city rugby on 17:30 - Dec 1 by Whiterockin |
Cardiff rugby supporters trust have opposed the move. |
Civil war really and after Saturdays humiliation
God help us | |
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| Two city rugby on 18:04 - Dec 1 with 1095 views | Whiterockin |
| Two city rugby on 17:58 - Dec 1 by onehunglow |
Civil war really and after Saturdays humiliation
God help us |
It was well before Saturday's game. | | | |
| Two city rugby on 21:06 - Dec 1 with 1004 views | max936 |
| Two city rugby on 18:04 - Dec 1 by Whiterockin |
It was well before Saturday's game. |
Yep, was told about that ages ago and I was shocked and from what I've been told there's much more to come, Welsh rugby is looking lost, if not doomed. | |
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| Two city rugby on 21:18 - Dec 1 with 987 views | Whiterockin |
| Two city rugby on 21:06 - Dec 1 by max936 |
Yep, was told about that ages ago and I was shocked and from what I've been told there's much more to come, Welsh rugby is looking lost, if not doomed. |
The WRU are more interested in making money than putting together a structured development plan for the benefit of clubs and the national team. | | | |
| Two city rugby on 22:52 - Dec 1 with 929 views | majorraglan |
If I owned the Ospreys and loved my team, if the WRU offered me the chance to buy a new franchise at the expense of the team I loved I’d tell them to do one!
Where does that leave St Helens redevelopment? The whole thing is a mess. | | | |
| Two city rugby on 05:59 - Dec 2 with 875 views | Whiterockin |
| Two city rugby on 22:52 - Dec 1 by majorraglan |
If I owned the Ospreys and loved my team, if the WRU offered me the chance to buy a new franchise at the expense of the team I loved I’d tell them to do one!
Where does that leave St Helens redevelopment? The whole thing is a mess. |
Particularly as the cricket has moved out, possibly for no reason. | | | |
| Two city rugby on 21:29 - Dec 2 with 757 views | max936 |
| Two city rugby on 05:59 - Dec 2 by Whiterockin |
Particularly as the cricket has moved out, possibly for no reason. |
Prime building land that. | |
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| Two city rugby on 21:43 - Dec 2 with 735 views | Whiterockin |
| Two city rugby on 21:29 - Dec 2 by max936 |
Prime building land that. |
Personally I hope that if the Ospreys are no more there is a Swansea University/Swansea Rugby/Swansea Council development. | | | |
| Two city rugby on 23:32 - Dec 3 with 568 views | felixstowe_jack |
| Two city rugby on 15:01 - Aug 10 by Dr_Winston |
Despite the Ospreys being more successful the city of Swansea doesn't seem all that interested in them. Bigger crowds and more interest in Llanelli. From a business standpoint it's the obvious call. |
Since the inception of the United Rugby Championship and it its predecessors the Ospreys have consistently been the best supported Welsh team followed by Scarlets, Cardiff and dragons. Only is the last two seasons has the Ospreys attendance fallen below the Scarlets.
The Cardiff and Dragons attendances are very accurate. When they played the 2 matches at the National Stadium if 40,000 attended both Cardiff and dragons were credited with a home attendance of 40,000 which is clear nonsense.
Interest in Welsh Rugby has certainly slumped
In 2012 the Ospreys averaged over 10,000 and has fallen season by season to just over 5000. | |
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| Two city rugby on 17:10 - Dec 10 with 318 views | Whiterockin |
It looks like Jac Morgan and Dewi Lake are moving to Gloucester at the end of the season. The beginning of the end for the Ospreys? | | | |
| Two city rugby on 17:43 - Dec 10 with 281 views | EagleEye |
| Two city rugby on 17:10 - Dec 10 by Whiterockin |
It looks like Jac Morgan and Dewi Lake are moving to Gloucester at the end of the season. The beginning of the end for the Ospreys? |
No-one could blame them. They both seem quite injury prone & their careers could be over very quickly if they carry on accumulating regular injuries. I don’t see any incentive for them to stay with the ongoing shambles. They just need to work out the best financial deals for themselves & go for it. Loyalty & pats on the back won’t be paying their bills in ten years time |  | | |
| Two city rugby on 18:27 - Dec 10 with 256 views | Whiterockin |
| Two city rugby on 17:43 - Dec 10 by EagleEye |
No-one could blame them. They both seem quite injury prone & their careers could be over very quickly if they carry on accumulating regular injuries. I don’t see any incentive for them to stay with the ongoing shambles. They just need to work out the best financial deals for themselves & go for it. Loyalty & pats on the back won’t be paying their bills in ten years time |
How can the Ospreys offer contracts to anyone if they don't know if they will be around to honour it. What player will sign a season by season contract. | | | |
| Two city rugby on 19:27 - Dec 10 with 230 views | oldtownjack |
It's absolutely disgraceful management by the WRU. Top notch incompetence. They should be looking to increase revenue to properly fund 4 regions and grow the game not manage its decline. Even once they decided to go to 3, the way t's been handled has been atrocious leading to the 2 teams in the west in a civil war and top players leaving. It doesn't look good for the Ospreys although their links to the University, number of clubs in the region and the sheer potential catchment area might save them as Reddin loved his data. Surely you can't leave a region comprising of Swansea, Neath, Port Talbot, Pencoed, Porthcawl, Bridgend, Maesteg etc with no team to follow? It would be a particular kick in the teeth for Ospreys fans having had to swallow one merger of rivals. If they were to go a lot of fans would call it a day on Welsh Rugby, me included. | |
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| Two city rugby on 19:29 - Dec 10 with 229 views | sons_of_omri |
| Two city rugby on 18:27 - Dec 10 by Whiterockin |
How can the Ospreys offer contracts to anyone if they don't know if they will be around to honour it. What player will sign a season by season contract. |
They simply must forget Wales and apply to join the English rugby championship. It will be a far better course of action than waiting to be the next team culled. And how on earth could any Ospreys officials ever trust the WRU again? | | | |
| Two city rugby on 22:04 - Dec 10 with 185 views | max936 |
| Two city rugby on 19:27 - Dec 10 by oldtownjack |
It's absolutely disgraceful management by the WRU. Top notch incompetence. They should be looking to increase revenue to properly fund 4 regions and grow the game not manage its decline. Even once they decided to go to 3, the way t's been handled has been atrocious leading to the 2 teams in the west in a civil war and top players leaving. It doesn't look good for the Ospreys although their links to the University, number of clubs in the region and the sheer potential catchment area might save them as Reddin loved his data. Surely you can't leave a region comprising of Swansea, Neath, Port Talbot, Pencoed, Porthcawl, Bridgend, Maesteg etc with no team to follow? It would be a particular kick in the teeth for Ospreys fans having had to swallow one merger of rivals. If they were to go a lot of fans would call it a day on Welsh Rugby, me included. |
I won't give up on Wales, but I won't support another region of watch any regional games that's for sure, perish the thought. | |
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| Two city rugby on 14:54 - Dec 11 with 82 views | EagleEye |
| Two city rugby on 18:27 - Dec 10 by Whiterockin |
How can the Ospreys offer contracts to anyone if they don't know if they will be around to honour it. What player will sign a season by season contract. |
They can’t for obvious reasons at least not any lucrative multi year deals. That’s why they have so many players that will be out contract at the end of the season including Lake & Morgan. They are both in a strong position to negotiate hard with any French or English club as they know that they will both be offered a WRU contract but will have to play where they are told | | | |
| Two city rugby on 15:05 - Dec 11 with 68 views | Whiterockin |
| Two city rugby on 14:54 - Dec 11 by EagleEye |
They can’t for obvious reasons at least not any lucrative multi year deals. That’s why they have so many players that will be out contract at the end of the season including Lake & Morgan. They are both in a strong position to negotiate hard with any French or English club as they know that they will both be offered a WRU contract but will have to play where they are told |
Lake and Morgan are going to Gloucester apparently. | | | |
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