I actually think it's abit of a Myth that the games faster now.

I think the players are bigger and fitter now certainly. But some of the rule changes and lack of regarding the ruck have slowed it down.
Plus from vague memories there was less one man rugby, more offloads. But I could be wrong.

Weren't Canberra one of the big Australian teams back then?

Adelaide had the Rams back in the early days of the franchises.

I was there a month ago and there was no interest in bringing them back or on RL at all. Seems a daft move.

Hopefully the SOO game will help revive Rugby League in SA

Would be good if one SOO game a year was rotated round Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne. Rugby League needs massive changes to keep itself afloat. Even the NRL has seen a decline in crowds. The sport can't keep plodding along.

We (Salford) played the Rams home and away in the 1997 WCC. For some reason I had us down as battering them at home before getting drubbed away but having Googled it we only beat them 14-12 at The Willows! They subsequently stuck 50 points on us in the return game.

A certain Michael Maguire was playing in the centres for them at the time and I remember they had a SH/SO that was about 2ft tall and 4ft wide like Ram Man off He-Man!