Investigation · Australia
From Junior Club to Senior Club: The Broken Rugby Continuum
The pathway as an institution, not a brochure.
Rugby Sentinel · 2026-09-08 · 6 min read
This investigation is commissioned. The question is live. The numbers are not invented while we wait for sources.
The pathway as an institution, not a brochure.
What would count as evidence
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Evidence behind this story
Sources, datasets, confidence, methods and related Sentinel indicators. This is a trust feature, not a bibliography dumped at the end.
Sources
- No source connected yet. Dataset pending.
Methods
- One Club Continuity Index
Dimensions: governance integration, shared identity, shared facilities, junior-to-senior conversion, senior involvement in junior rugby, pathway visibility, volunteer return, alumni connection.
- Rugby Player Balance
Closing active player stock = opening stock + new entrants + returning players + inbound transfers − dropouts − outbound transfers.