The ARU started a national championship in 07 but it failed.
In Australia, a new national club competition called the Mazda Australian Rugby Championship was launched in 2007. It was intended to bridge the gap between Super 14 and club rugby, and was similar to the Currie Cup and Air New Zealand Cup. It consisted of eight teams: Sydney Fleet, Central Coast Rays, Western Sydney Rams (from New South Wales), Ballymore Tornadoes, East Coast Aces (from Queensland), Perth Spirit (from Western Australia), Melbourne Rebels (from Victoria) and the Canberra Vikings (from ACT)
The competition began on 10 August, played in a round-robin format, with the Grand Final played on 14 October. Western Sydney were the minor premiers (i.e., finished atop the league table before the playoffs), but lost in the semifinals. Central Coast won the inaugural and ultimately only Grand Final. The ARU scrapped the competition after its inaugural season, citing larger-than-expected financial losses of $4.7 million
Elson isnt a good leader - and alot of ppl are saying that now but honestly who else is there lol - I do see Pocock as a future captain though.
If the Wallabies peaked for the tri-nations Id hate to see them when they dont peak lol - at the end of the day this year is a write off and will just need to do a really quick re-build for the world cup - they are saying this is the worst Wallaby team ever.....
This game V France - I honestly have no idea how it will go - I think France will get up by 10-12....but then saying that France are one of the form teams in the world so it could be 15-20 points....see what happens!
All Blacks play Wales - I have a feeling All Blacks will play there best game to date on tour this weekend and get up by 30-40 points - the All Blacks have already said that all there players need to be 1st 15 ready and no players will be "2nd string"....
South Africa V England - this will be a GREAT game - Id say England by 2-3 points - SA will be fired up after they lost to Scotland and England will still be on a high from the Wallaby win.
Looking forward to see how he goes playing for Melb next yr.
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