But I hope some sort of compromise with SANZAAR can be found quickly in which Australian rugby can be allowed to flourish again.There's also been a lot of press about the potential sacking of Raelene Castle, with former Wallabies and Waratah Phil Kearns the favoured replacement.Or will he only further divide the Australian rugby public?But now is not the time for an election, as Ms Castle and the RA board have urgent work to do, and shouldn't have to deal with this distraction.At a time when they have hard decisions to make, they should be given the time and space to focus on those they're responsible for.People with families, careers and livelihoods that will be impacted by what happens over the coming weeks and months. Ben Alexander is the most experienced prop in Australian rugby history. Please check your email to receive the magic link. Ben Alexander (born 13 November 1984) is an Australian Rugby Union and Finska player.wikipedia.

An incredible stat for our humble bush capital! Last year, when my grandmother was diagnosed with terminal cancer and given only weeks to live, she advised me to quit while I was ahead with my rugby.A few weeks later, I was able to tell her that I did, right before she died.She never wanted me to play rugby as a child (let alone play professionally), and for her to know I made it to the end of my career in "one piece" made her smile.Grandma was the matriarch our of family, and with both my parents working long hours, I spent a fair whack of my childhood under her care.So with her life and my rugby career both ending within weeks, it's fair to say that it knocked me for six. It's only become clear to me since retiring from the professional game that there is a massive divide between the professional and amateur rugby communities. promote your clubs sponsors and connect I ran/walked my way to a 25:01, and 11 months later my PB is now at 19:23, and I've only missed a couple of parkruns since (forgot my barcode once! In part two, we followed on from our discussion around one thing we could change about rugby, and began to discuss rugby culture in Australia. I'm very keen to hear what other people think about how "wide of the mark" I am!For a very long time, both while I was playing and in retirement, I always thought one of rugby's biggest issues was an over-reliance on the money from the broadcast deal with Foxtel.Similar conversations are currently being had regarding how many western economies are over-reliant on China for the production and cheap manufacturing of all things, from face-masks to pharmaceuticals.And while I'm well aware that I'm not an economist, I do see comparisons between both scenarios; how allowing a possible rival to gain too much leverage can lead to trouble in the long run.Foxtel itself is facing a huge transition as customers choose to consume content via the Internet, scrapping Pay TV subscriptions in droves.By simply continuing to be dependent on Foxtel for a large part of its revenue, it's not too dissimilar situation to having "tea and scones in the 1st class cabin of the Titanic".I also think she's copped a lot of unfair blame for the current state of the game.“When somebody … congratulates Amazon on a good quarter … I say thank you. #DFYB). Ben Alexander (13 September 1971 – 21 June 1992) was an Australian rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership. FORMER Wallabies prop Ben Alexander has announced his retirement. Alexander made his Brumbies debut in 2008 where he came off the bench in round three against the Queensland Reds, scoring a try to the delight of the Brumbies home crowd, in particular the punters. And have rugby fans from around the world pay a monthly subscription to get all the great Aussie rugby content?

What is clear is that there is so much good about rugby, and the people in it. You can share sports stories, experiences, match reports,

He was the younger brother of Australian Rugby League international Greg Alexander. One in which travel costs are manageable and games are played in Aussie fan-friendly time-zones?Who knows what the best way to prepare our Wallabies and Wallaroos is going forward?

Along with producing content for broadcasters.But with all the travel costs associated with playing so many games all around the Southern Hemisphere, is Super Rugby no longer providing value for money? Two of the things I'd grown to depend on most were no longer in my life.

Ben Alexander Brumbies Last year, when my grandmother was diagnosed with terminal cancer and given only weeks to live, she advised me to quit while I was ahead with my rugby. We attended the Burley Griffin parkrun on a fresh Saturday morning, and I was hooked! Ben Alexander has decided to retire from professional rugby.