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Living in London where I have no local rugby team now bar Barnes u12 Girls, but my heart resides with Warringah, Wallabies and the Waratahs. Oh, and the NSW and Australian cricket teams
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Having kicked off the World Cup with a fun weekend in a buoyant Paris with my good wife, I binned the trip to Saint-Etienne…
Ah, Paris in late summer. Just the wife and I, kid at home and a pair of tickets to Australia vs Georgia. What speaks…
Forwards need to want to dominate. Scrum will be a challenge but our lineout is elite and we should be targeting smashing them at the breakdown.
For the Rebs, scrum them into the dirt. Smash the breakdown. Take points
The Roar's Super Rugby expert tips and predictions, Round 10: No love for Tahs, Crusaders and Rebels split the panel
I fancy the Tahs causing an upset. Rebels should win and Force a chance. Whilst I’d love to see the Reds and Brums (probably our best two teams) winning, I don’t see it
The Roar's Super Rugby expert tips and predictions, Round 10: No love for Tahs, Crusaders and Rebels split the panel
My WhatsApp group chat with mates in Sydney has been going mad today. The boys all ventured down to Manly Oval for an ANZAC Day derby in the sun. Huge crowd, Rats win, perfect day.
That the people in charge of SR and SANZAAR, the supposed professional arms of our game here, failed to grasp the opportunity to play a game on this day beggars belief.
The Roar's Super Rugby expert tips and predictions, Round 10: No love for Tahs, Crusaders and Rebels split the panel
Excellent post
Wallabies in danger of losing Hanigan to ambitious French club just as forward enters his prime
What a mess. Easy to see why RA, who must be culpable to some extent, wouldn’t want to continue a relationship with a group of directors who presided over this disaster.
Five years trading whilst insolvent? How can the directors not be liable?
UPDATE: RA say they were blindsided over Rebels' finances, reject private consortium claim as administrator backs club's survival
I thought we paid over 500k but if wrong then maybe OK. Hope you’re right.
Regardless, the need for fiscal discipline is real and it’s going to cost us a few players on the short term
Wallabies in danger of losing Hanigan to ambitious French club just as forward enters his prime
The Blues are a very good defensive outfit under Cotter. Could take them all the way
ANALYSIS: Single biggest issue causing Brumbies headaches - and why it can be traced back to Fisher's departure
Loads of noise of fiscal discipline coming out of Rugby HQ but we still paid overs to keep Max. I don’t envy the job but we can’t roll the dice like that.
Wallabies in danger of losing Hanigan to ambitious French club just as forward enters his prime
Pone isn’t in the Rebels 23 at all. More than a month without a game. Force and Tahs have club players getting stuffed at the same time.
I don’t see a simple way to swap him but it’s frustrating for Australian rugby that he’s not improving whilst clubs are losing games for want of a prop
Wallabies in danger of losing Hanigan to ambitious French club just as forward enters his prime
Amen to that
Wallabies in danger of losing Hanigan to ambitious French club just as forward enters his prime
We don’t have SA depth but we have enough quality if the net is cast wide enough
If Australia is looking for big men, let's not neglect the old and the fat
Sad news about Ned. We can’t keep everybody though and we need financial discipline when making calls. Less money to keep him after we topped up Jorgensen of course.
Wallabies in danger of losing Hanigan to ambitious French club just as forward enters his prime
The stats on our front-row injuries are ridiculous. 8 out of 10 contracted front rowers long term injured is just crazy. I hope that is taken into consideration when looking at DC’s performance. Nobody wins games consistently with their front row made up of guys coming out of amateur club rugby
Wallabies in danger of losing Hanigan to ambitious French club just as forward enters his prime
Skelton clearly isn’t a flat track bully. Winning MoM awards in the biggest European club games against a side that is basically Ireland tells you how ridiculous that comment is. Frankly though, I’m sick of defending him here and will leave people to swim in their ignorance.
You may be right about Holloway for test level but he still competes happily at SR level at 195cm
If Australia is looking for big men, let's not neglect the old and the fat
Interesting that he made a point of saying he wanted more from Holloway and Gleeson. Strong message from the coach
Super Rugby teams round 10: Marky Mark replaces Pietsch, Rebels' LSL blow, Flook boost for Reds, Alaalatoa to start
Maybe mention that to the guys he’s stealing lineout throws from and those who’s mauls he’s breaking up
If Australia is looking for big men, let's not neglect the old and the fat
And was excellent but I’m excluding him for the same reason I’m excluding Simmons and Douglas. Still playing great footy for club sides but north of 35 and not substantially better than guys who are younger.
I actually watched a European knockout match Simmons played recently and he still runs a top quality set piece at Clermont. Game on the line he caught a misthrown lineout one-handed brought it down and led the drive. When they moved it away, on the second phase he ran a beautiful angle to break through and score. He improves set piece wherever he goes.
If Australia is looking for big men, let's not neglect the old and the fat
Canham. Good point. Also Hocking and Philip are worth a look if needed.
If Australia is looking for big men, let's not neglect the old and the fat
I think the way I added his name showed he’s just a prospect. Big body, starting to show some form. I would have him behind 6/7 others.
If Australia is looking for big men, let's not neglect the old and the fat
Ambitious, but if you don’t ask you don’t get.
I fancy between Rodda, Skelton, Holloway, LSL and Frost, we might be OK (maybe Chuck in Amatosero) but that’s me being narrow minded
If Australia is looking for big men, let's not neglect the old and the fat
OK so playing well against Kiwi teams is no longer a sign of something good. You’re entitled to your opinion
Brumbies to welcome back Wallabies duo for 'Canes clash after week of soul-searching, Tahs to tweak side for Chiefs
He made a couple of clean busts against the Saders
Brumbies to welcome back Wallabies duo for 'Canes clash after week of soul-searching, Tahs to tweak side for Chiefs
He’s been working hard of late. Playing long minutes, very involved
Brumbies to welcome back Wallabies duo for 'Canes clash after week of soul-searching, Tahs to tweak side for Chiefs
Exactly. Nobody can offer his quality across the outside backs. Our best bench option by far
'It's disappointing': Petaia's Super season over - and it could end his Reds career
Yes it did. Fingers crossed that continues
The Roar's Super Rugby expert tips and predictions, Round 10: No love for Tahs, Crusaders and Rebels split the panel