” He was accused of using racial slurs against the South African winger Chumani Booi in 2005.”

So what. It’s between Harrison and the alleged recipient of the insult

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“Then he joined Ulster and earned a reputation as a sledger”

He’d be an asset to the Oz cricket team

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“after he admitted taking cocaine and fighting with a member of the Harlequins playing staff.”

Oh dear. Of course both those things should be frowned upon. Surely this should not stand in the way of his career. He’s a wonderful player

I would say, after recent revelations, Tiger Woods is morally worse, but bloody lucky too

I understand the circumstances – and surely that’s pretty good contingency planning?

Plenty of good young locks coming through at the Reds.

Anoying little twat he was!

Meanwhile Harrison has escaped any examination by the Australian media and not been punished anywhere near as severely.

He deserves no sympathy.

Plank as rightly pointed out above is not a complimentary nickname, it was about his workrate and contribution to the team being about the level put in by a piece of wood. He was an excellent lineout option but his open field and ruck/maul play was sub-standard and I always thought his lack of weight was adding to our scrum woes. (although the front row needs to take the major blame – see Wallaby and Tahs scrums going forward with Mumm in them this year).

As to who is right or wrong – not sure. If the IRB says he is eligible then the Brumbies can seemingly pick him but the ARU has built a track record of removing people from the professional game that bring it into disrepute. Personally I fall on the side of the ARU.

Have the two guys plucked from the club ranks for the second row on this tour got S14 spots yet? I know one of them was let go by the Tahs. They should be signed up first.

Geez, the Canberra paranoia…

KO – but in the Australian context – that’s saying a lot!!

Still – it’s a pity about Kimlin. he was looking good towards the end of last season.

This is a quote from Eddie Jones.
“Justin is a bright footballer. One of the brightest, I reckon. It’s just that he had a pretty tough upbringing out there in the middle of nowhere and drew on it in his rugby. They’re the best players, the hungry ones. People like Justin make a team what it is.” http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/club-rugby/justin-harrison-younger-players-arent-always-better-than-the-older-ones-1667223.html‘

Justin Harrison is a player who had a few years in the spotlight. He was a solid performer for ACT and Australia but never world class, or anywhere near it for that matter. He never was an enforcer. Never. During his period of enforcement Australia had their weakest pack in decades. That he gained so many caps speaks volumes for the depth of Australian forward play at the point. He was solid at Ulster, which is no great recognition given how woeful they were during his time there, and he was a complete non-entity at Bath. He had neither the skill to prosper at 5, nor the strength to prosper at 4.

N.B. Realistically, the only team he has been in that has done well is ACT.

This is a quote from Eddie Jones.
“Justin is a bright footballer. One of the brightest, I reckon. It’s just that he had a pretty tough upbringing out there in the middle of nowhere and drew on it in his rugby. They’re the best players, the hungry ones. People like Justin make a team what it is.” http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/club-rugby/justin-harrison-younger-players-arent-always-better-than-the-older-ones-1667223.html

Incidentally, Bath did not win the 2008 ECC with Harrison in the side.