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Les Kiss seems to be keeping the entire back line in the dark, referencing a recent articale about Patia.

'We've moved to a more mental realm': JOC reveals the change from Thorn to Kiss - and his 2024 ambitions

I think that comment was based on the fact that Ireland basically is Leinster with the best of the other Irish province’s added in as required. So yes, Brumbies would be a a starting point in this case.

Chasing stability over pipedreams and rent-a-quotes - why RA chose an 'Ordinary Joe' to move on from Eddie as Wallabies coach

LOL, why these journo’s don’t have the Grammarly app on all devices they use to write content boggles my mind.

Chasing stability over pipedreams and rent-a-quotes - why RA chose an 'Ordinary Joe' to move on from Eddie as Wallabies coach

Peter Hewett who is HC of a team in Japan could make a good attack coach, wonder who else he is planning on getting on board!

Nobody Goes For Pints with Joe: 'Cult-like figure' with an 'exhausting' style who might just restore pride to a rabble

Thompson-Stringer Is a loose head prop when we really need a Tight Head 🙁

Pressure Points: Now or never for Coleman at Waratahs after 'forgetting about the rugby', key signings give hope

Hence the previous & correctly derogatory comment that adding bulk for the sake of it & he didnt add functional strength to help with speed and power!

Pressure Points: Now or never for Coleman at Waratahs after 'forgetting about the rugby', key signings give hope

I’d actually prefer Nick Farr Jones TBH

'No longer have any trust or faith': Rugby Australia chairman told to resign by SIX states, EGM looms with 'gloves off'

The current U16 & U19 SR comp is a good start, but where do they go once that’s done?

'Game has spent more than we can afford': RA rules out any more Suaalii-like raids on NRL in major U-turn

I reckon the Rebels & Brumbies will merge & share games between Melb & CBR with high performance based in CBR. Western Force will be safe this time around as RA has both of the Forests in the tent, it’s no a secret that Twiggy’s ex Mrs has said she will kick the can, she might end up being the savior for rugby in Australia.

Key hire that must happen BEFORE Wallabies can recruit new coach, why Brumbies are stalling on RA plan

A la Stade De France! World Rugby would have noted the constant complaints from visiting fans about getting to & from that stadium in Paris, nightmare.

The battle of the rugby World Cup 2027 Final: Sydney or Melbourne?

Do you mean the Australia A School team & the Schools/U18 team?

From memory, so don’t hold me 100% accountable.

The A team is the team that’s picked predominately without Queensland kids as they play there school rep comps at a different time to the rest of the country, so there is something that can be “aligned for starters”.

Schools & U18 team is made up of school players and age eligible players from the various club comp colts teams.

Do any young New South Welshmen actually want to play for the Waratahs?

Carrying a knee injury, apparently.

SPIRO ZAVOS: England's bully boy, no rugby display against Boks is the game they play in hell. Now for the salvation

I don’t think they will to bothered, the South American rugby association (not 100% sure what the real name is) stated a while back that they wanted to keep all the SA teams playing in their own two comps, a version of super rugby & an international version as well.

'Evolution for the game': McLennan hails Nations Cup, World Cup expansion as 'massive win' for Australia

True, but be interesting to watch what happens to Tom Decent, Michael Atkinson & Sam Worthington @ EJ’s first Wallabies press conference of 2024, if he is still there.

If he isn’t then the trio will have been vindicated, if he’s there it’ll be a blood bath!

Forget Eddie's Coogee circus, the biggest questions Australian rugby must answer were revealed in Paris

Plus not a lot of rugby where something is on the line, like a quarterfinal, that French coach in the Wallaby setup mentioned a few times that our boys just don’t play enough games under duress.

Forget Eddie's Coogee circus, the biggest questions Australian rugby must answer were revealed in Paris

Interesting to see you mention “The War” 9Entertainment writers across three stables (SMH, 9WWOS & Stan social) are waging against EJ.

They are doubling down on this Japan interview thing & maybe for all the wrong reasons.

Why, I don’t know; maybe they are now scared of a defamation case being brought against them if it is indeed not true – Tom Decent, Michael Atkinson & now Sam Worthington.

Negotiation tactic perhaps, given the broadcast rights are up for grabs again?

News Limited are starting to be milder in their reporting at the moment as well!

Forget Eddie's Coogee circus, the biggest questions Australian rugby must answer were revealed in Paris

Watch the current crop of youngsters in the new Super Rugby U16 & U19 comp, not sure about other states, but NSW have U15 & U17 teams as well.

'Right people in right roles': QRU break silence on RA's reform hopes, back review into Wallabies' RWC flop

Regarding your comment about NRL scholarships at private schools, that might be the case for a minority, have a look at the new Dolphin teams younger group, half of the 2022 Barker 1sr XV are up there & I highly doubt they were all NRL scholarship kids.

The three contenders to take over the Wallabies if Eddie Jones walks

Eddies brain farts at the press conference were directly linked to his long time media adviser David Pembroke not being around, he’s been erratically erratic!
Pembroke had been coaching him on what to say and not say for over a decade but the seemed to have split after the podcast they were doing together finished.
I don’t think Eddie always stuck to the script but he was aligned on big picture strategy.
If EJ stays he needs to bring Pemby back into the fold, if only to keep EJ on the straight & narrow.

The three contenders to take over the Wallabies if Eddie Jones walks

Ollie Cummins may make a better 12, just saying

'Is there any light on the horizon?' - what the Super Rugby franchises are up to in the off season

RSA ain’t coming back 😡

'Is there any light on the horizon?' - what the Super Rugby franchises are up to in the off season

Probably don’t care as mugs like me will buy a membership of some sort just to have access to pre sale Lions tickets instead of having to pay RA $1800 for the privilege! Go Ireland BTW 🙂

'Is there any light on the horizon?' - what the Super Rugby franchises are up to in the off season

Ireland have shown in the last few weeks that that can play multiple games plans, running rugby like what was on show against Scotland (reminded me of 90’s era Wallabies) & 10 man rugby like when they played the Boks earlier in the RWC.
AB’s well beaten by both Boks & France in the lead up to this game & really only faced T2 teams in the run up – Uruguay, Italy & Namibia are hardly ever going to get past them, not a solid lead up to a quarter final with the worlds #1.
All Blacks team analysts must be working 24/7 to work out what’s coming at them this weekend.
Go Ireland 😁

'S--t Richie': Ireland embracing 'biggest challenge in rugby' against 'hurting' All Blacks in RWC QF after THAT sledge

Maybe a version of this could be the new second tier played after all city/regional comps have finished.

Players from said comps should be asked to put hands up at the beginning of their comp to say they will play in the T2 comp, most of the issues with the last NRC was that the Tahs in particular had closed recruiting before it started, so none of the player in the Syd/NSW NRC teams had any chance of making the Tahs.

Fix that issue and then it might work.

Exclusive: 'Seismic shift' as Waratahs to hand over keys to RA in boost to reform push - others to follow

Maybe the outlying two clubs will at least buy into the S&C component & keep a watchful eye on what RA does with the three aligned clubs?

Best possible outcome in the short term.

Exclusive: 'Seismic shift' as Waratahs to hand over keys to RA in boost to reform push - others to follow

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