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A great read! Suddenly my 50 year old back feels a bit looser this morning after reading that article.
Start training for game a rugby? nah. Heading for a surf or a wing foil.

If Australia is looking for big men, let's not neglect the old and the fat

The old warhorse JOC could have something left in him yet! L

'Like a Scud missile': World Cup reject leads rout, but Reds suffer fresh blow with Petaia's season in jeopardy

That sucks to hear about the league swap. Rugby here in Japan is doing well but it has to compete against baseball, soccer and Judo as other options for kids.

CONFIRMED: Wallabies land final piece of coaching puzzle as ex-Lion signs on ahead of showpiece event

Daungunu has to be back in there doesn’t he? He’s been the form 13 this year in my eyes

'Kid wonder': Lancaster, Gordon shine as Rebels take one giant step in locking in maiden Super Rugby finals berth

Is Will Harrison related to Justin Harrison?
Just few things Justin said about helping him through the bad times made me think maybe they are.

'Last few years have been hell': Iceman 2.0 Harrison gets 'dream come true' in Tahs' stunning golden point win

Same here Reds Harry!
Good stuff and stoked for Harrison.

'Last few years have been hell': Iceman 2.0 Harrison gets 'dream come true' in Tahs' stunning golden point win

Wow! Who SOARR that coming! Good to see some pressure being put on the current administration. We all want improvement in rugby in Australia and if that’s what we get then it’s a good thing!

COMMENT: Australian rugby is a depressing picture - the RA board must be axed and the constitution changed

Nice one Jez. What costume am I looking to see you in? Have a good one and go the Aussies! I’ll be watching on my big screen in Japan.

'Hung in there': Aussie men and women set up Hong Kong Sevens semi-finals against New Zealand

Yep, I hear ya! I thought the big fella Icely did really well and can move around the park too.
Hooper has a lot of work and at 32 years old maybe it’s not the right time to be doing this experiment. He has the rugby nous but maybe not the speed. I wouldn’t be confident having him on the field in the dying minutes if the scores are level in finals matches. I hope he proves me wrong.

'Hung in there': Aussie men and women set up Hong Kong Sevens semi-finals against New Zealand

Yep, hopefully with Ashby being another playmaker and if Terita plays, her being a flyer will help the team a lot too. I think they’ve missed Fakasilia as she gives them some straight powerful running and play making options.
A blessing in disguise with all the injuries and suspensions to some experienced players is that they have played a lot of young and comers recently and that can only bode well come crowning a champion at the pointy end of the season and the Olympics.

'Hung in there': Aussie men and women set up Hong Kong Sevens semi-finals against New Zealand

Great news!!! All the best for rugby in Victoria!

PE backed consortium 'in final stages' to save Melbourne Rebels with $30m injection and link with A-League club

I also liked what Rennie was doing. Injuries cost him though.
Eddie ‘s selections and other crazy stuff blew the whole few years up. The non selections of Michael Hooper, Quade Cooper or Bernard Foley, Lenny Ikitau , Vunivalu for Tom Wright and not playing Kellaway for Donaldson were crazy.
I hope Schmit and his coaches can get them back on track.

How Schmidt landed All Blacks icon at Wallabies - and why '80 per cent of coaching is selection'

Geez, I’d love to see Corey Toole’s name joining Hoops on that list come Olympics!
Go well Hooper.

'Not the fastest, not the fittest': Wallaby legend's brutal self-own after Hong Kong Sevens call up

Is one of many reasons I love living in an almost drug free society in Japan!

Albanese asked to intervene as former Dees doctor drops bombshell over players dodging drug tests

Good to see Jorgo staying.
Issac Lucas next signing please.
He had a blinder of a game last week against Richie Maunga’s Toshiba in Japan.
He’s a beauty!

'Best place for me': Wallaby-in-waiting Jorgensen commits to Aussie rugby in boost ahead of Lions series

Also Bienne Terita is sorely missed. The Aussie women have had to play a few inexperienced players of late and I think that tells. In the long run it’ll hopefully pay off though and they can kick in to gear again in the second half of the season.

France, Canada stun Aussie women in Vancouver despite Levi heroics, Dupont shines on debut in Olympics statement

I could happily add that to the tour

Six Nations: 'Can't believe it' - Scotland break 128-year drought with win over England, Irish streak away from Wales

Yep! I’m a Reds supporter and I agree with you.

'Tough call': Reds too good for Tahs in cracking Aussie derby, as controversial penalty try, yellow to Jorgo proves telling

As the son of Scottish parents who migrated and met in Australia at 16 years of age, the only thing that would bring me to go and visit there would be if I could watch a couple of Scotland games like last game against France and this one against England.
Listening to those bagpipes and the anthem is spine tingling stuff… and the rugby to top it off!

Six Nations: 'Can't believe it' - Scotland break 128-year drought with win over England, Irish streak away from Wales

I hope he can play the Olympics this year. The Aus sevens team miss him dearly

'Own worst enemy': Rebels' month from hell continues as Brumbies smash Aussie rivals, Lolesio's timely reminder

I thought Daugunu played well.
Apart from his tip tackle(yellow card), I thought he played with great effort and pilfered some good ball and ran well. I thought the Rebels played pretty good in patches and Tupo proved why he should be on the pitch. Fingers crossed his hand is ok. (No pun intended) Hopefully the Rebels can improve and get a W soon.

'Own worst enemy': Rebels' month from hell continues as Brumbies smash Aussie rivals, Lolesio's timely reminder

Well, when you leave some of our tougher physically and mentally players out like Hooper, Cooper and the injuries to some of our hardest players, that’s what you’re gonna get with what Eddie chose.

'Stands out like dog's balls', 'set up for failure': Wretched Eddie-Slips moment that explains World Cup disaster

Exactly !! @ Shoreman.
Eddie didn’t have enough balls to back Carter Gordon’s goalkicking but I think he should’ve.
That’s when it all started backfiring and Kellaway was sacrificed along with Carter Gordon.

'I want to be a Wallaby great': The World Cup heartache driving one of Eddie's bolters forward

I’m pretty sure he was selected at 15 a few times there!

'I want to be a Wallaby great': The World Cup heartache driving one of Eddie's bolters forward

Maybe my bitterness of Donaldson’s World Cup selection over Kellaway and others is still flowing through my veins, but I think he should concentrate on being a Western Force great first !
All the best to him though!

'I want to be a Wallaby great': The World Cup heartache driving one of Eddie's bolters forward

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