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Lonergan brothers sign long term deals

By Kim Ekin
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Brothers Lachlan and Ryan Lonergan have re-signed with the Brumbies until the end of season 2025.

The pair are the first players of interest to the Wallabies who have signed through to 2025, when Australia will welcome the British and Irish Lions for the first time since 2013.

Both have come through the Australian Rugby pathways and were representatives of the Junior Wallabies, with Ryan having captained the side in 2018, while Lachlan started in the 2019 side that fell short in the U20 World Championship Final against France in Argentina.

The pair grew up just across the border from Canberra, in Williamsdale and graduated through the Brumbies pathways program, with Ryan making his Super Rugby debut as a teenager in 2017 against the Chiefs in Hamilton.

Lachlan’s debut would come at the same ground three years later, the dynamic hooker coming on to help seal a drought-breaking win on New Zealand soil victory over the Chiefs.

Both would go on to be selected in Dave Rennie’s Wallabies squad in 2021, with Lachlan, 22, making his Test debut in the victorious France Series, earning four caps in his first international season.

Ryan is yet to debut for his country, but both earned a call-up in the Wallabies camp squad earlier this month.

Wallabies and Brumbies hooker Lachlan Lonergan said: “I’m grateful to have this opportunity to stay at the Brumbies and in Australian rugby.”

“Achieving some of my goals, like playing for the Wallabies in the first few years of my career has been great but I know I’ve got more work to do to continue to earn opportunities and I think the Brumbies and Australian rugby is the best place for me to do that.

“Playing with Ryan and a bunch of boys I’ve come through the ranks with at Brumbies is awesome.”

Scrumhalf Ryan Lonergan said: “I’m really pleased to have my future sorted and to know I’ll be playing my rugby here in Australia and at the Brumbies.”

“Playing for the team I supported growing up and coming into work every day with Noss (Lachlan) and a great bunch of boys is a dream come true and something I’m very grateful for.

“I’m excited about the direction of the club and it’s great so now that I can just focus on my rugby and hopefully push for more opportunities at the Brumbies and with the Wallabies.”

Brumbies head coach Dan McKellar said: “It’s fantastic to have Lonners and Noss commit their future to the Brumbies, and for the club, retaining two top-quality players and men for the future is very important.

“The whole ACT rugby community will be delighted to see the boys stay at the Brumbies. They’ve come through the ranks, earned their opportunities and will be important players for the Brumbies for many years to come.”

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Jake White: Are modern rugby players actually better?

Of the rugby I’ve born witness to in my lifetime - 1990 to date - I recognize great players throughout those years. But I have no doubt the game and the players are on average better today. So I doubt going back further is going to prove me wrong. The technical components of the game, set pieces, scrums, kicks, kicks at goal. And in general tactics employed are far more efficient, accurate and polished. Professional athletes that have invested countless hours on being accurate. There is one nation though that may be fairly competitive in any era - and that for me is the all blacks. And New Zealand players in general. NZ produces startling athletes who have fantastic ball skills. And then the odd phenomenon like Brooke. Lomu. Mcaw. Carter. Better than comparing players and teams across eras - I’ve often had this thought - that it would be very interesting to have a version of the game that is closer to its original form. What would the game look like today if the rules were rolled back. Not rules that promote safety obviously - but rules like: - a try being worth 1 point and conversion 2 points. Hence the term “try”. Earning a try at goals. Would we see more attacking play? - no lifting in the lineouts. - rucks and break down laws in general. They looked like wrestling matches in bygone eras. I wonder what a game applying 1995 rules would look like with modern players. It may be a daft exercise, but it would make for an interesting spectacle celebrating “purer” forms of the game that roll back the rules dramatically by a few versions. Would we come to learn that some of the rules/combinations of the rules we see today have actually made the game less attractive? I’d love to see an exhibition match like that.

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