The green hornet has been busy on the weekend. Being privy to many social circles I have learnt that former NHRU club Eastern Districts will have a major advantage in regaining entry into the competition next year. The club, who were ingloriously rubbed out of the competition is hoping to find the support of a big player in the local sporting scene.
According to extremely good sources on both sides of this union, Easts will be merging with phoenix sports to create a super club. Rugby Union is the only piece missing in the jigsaw for the West Leagues Group. Sources close to Eastern Districts say they are unperturbed by the fact that they will be owned and managed by Wests and will not change their name to the East West district phoenix's. The phoenix, coincidentally will remain the emblem of the team.
The club who is owned by Wests Leagues, an organisation who have been buying premierships since the 50's will be transparent in the fact they will be paying players to compete in the competition. An unnamed source is quoted as saying "We know many clubs in the NHRU have participated in under the table payments for quite a few years, clubs like Waratah, Wanderers, Hamilton and even the club we are looking to merge with Easts. However, Rugby is professional now and we want to make a commitment to make the game elite in the area."
If the merger eventuates, Easts may be forced to play against themselves in a midweek sevens competition because there is still no guarantee that they will regain entry into the NHRU competition. A club official has said, "If that is the case we will be running a Wednesday night seven a side competition. all clubs except Wanderers will be invited to enter a team. There will be a strict criteria which is impossible for all to meet. Unlike the board we will see fit to make some leniency to these stipulations. We believe everyone needs a fair go. Even if they have proven to be grubs in the past."
The Easts board are also quite impressed with the facilities at the phoenix sports club and will no doubt be impressed by the fact that they will be bringing back the all you can eat buffet. A move which will surely lure back Trent Considine form the Greens and Des Tufi from Lake Macquarie. All eyes will now be waiting to see if this merger does eventuate and Easts get back into the competition.
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Green hornet the club will need the support of the west group just to feed those two. Green hornet could you find out if there is any fact of the Reynolds boys changing codes now they will be getting the same wage for playing rugby or league. Also will west league be using the club as a feeder club for the knights.
ReplyDeleteIts only early days yet but I'll be organising an interview with stalwart Gary Considine to address these issues
ReplyDeletehawthawn cup is ours
ReplyDeleteHornet, there has been speculation in the Courier mail that East's are going to leapfrog Melbourne as the Australian 5th super 15 team. That the Western Suburbs leagues club would now like to buy a Super 15 comp, what do you know about this? Another thing I heard is the the Beauford is getting heavily involved financially but want nothing mentioned in the media about it.
ReplyDeleteGood idea if there is any truth to it. I presume they will play out of harker oval. Maybee they will have guys playing union and League on different days. Good luck to them!
ReplyDeleteHornet, we haven't met but I feel as if I know you . Viscount Wilberforce Bentbottom reporting for duty , Sir.
ReplyDeleteDisappointed that the parsimonious crowd at the NMH even restrict the length of comments available let alone colourful language.
Anyway thought you might like to know that I had a bit of a scare the other day. Woke up with my pet sheep Nathan next to me.
Nathan is a complex character. I first came across him (figuratively speaking) years ago back in the Old Dart where those cold winter nights encourage you to snuggle up to the herd in the shed.
Nathan's real name is Joshua Foreskin but for some strange reason his mother called him Nathan. Now Nathan turned out to be the black sheep of the family because he developed a stutter and he was finally banished from the family flock when he would stand on the bleak hillsides bleating "..you bbbaaastards ..."
But Hornet I have digressed.
The Hawks are in crisis.
Dan is on the outer. O'Brien is on the outer.
Muss or is it muff is on the outer. (pass me my specs ,Jimmy) mind you I don't mind a bit of Muff on the outer and do you know what? The old boys at the Hawks are calling for Blubba's head!! Super coach on the slippery dip?
Another G&T please Young James