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James, Blake and Richard blaze away after the second round of the Rugby Championship in their Rugby Report Card. WARNING – May contain explicit language.

Posted by Bobas. Written by D. Mitchell. Aside from taking the points early on, the Wallabies kicked high and persisted with overhead lineout throws. Obviously, they didn’t take my last round of harebrain ideas for some lower risk rugby to heart. But their game wasn’t as bad as many people think. While many saw a Wallaby performance that seemed to lack a game plan, I saw left-field tactics disguised as incompetence. They were just playing high risk rugby and unfortunately it didn’t pay off. And what can you expect playing under two full moons? So if you want to play risky…

Podcast 228 – Rispuct WITH SPECIAL GUEST PETER PLAYFORD After first round disaster in the Rugby Championship the Green and Gold Rugby Show regulars are joined by ex-Waratah player and NRC head-coach Peter Playford for a chat and to help out on this week’s five burning questions:  Was Saturday the worst Wallabies game ever & what was the most worrying aspect? Should “Giteaus Law” be scrapped? What’s the most achievable change we can make to somewhat turn the tide? *What’s the NRC’s place in Australian Rugby? *Which star will the NRC unearth this time round? * Peter Playford specific questions. We hope you enjoy…

Starters [one_third last=”no”] 1. Scott Sio Scrum was ‘okay’ but Sio was quiet elsewhere, except for when he gave away two uncharacteristic penalties. 5 run for 11m, 5 tackles and 1 missed. 4[/one_third][one_third last=”no”] 2. Stephen Moore The captain is going down with his shit ship. 3 missed tackles and 6 made, 2 runs behind the advantage line. Also needs to shoulder some of the blame for our below par line-out, but his throwing wasn’t terrible. He also rushed off a player he was marking to double teamed a winger to make an All Black try look even softer. 3[/one_third][one_third last=”yes”] 3. Sekope Kepu Scrummed…

Wallabies All Blacks 1. Scott Sio (18) 2. Stephen Moore – captain (105) 3. Sekope Kepu (66) 4. Kane Douglas (23) 5. Rob Simmons (62) 6. Ben McCalman (48) 7. Michael Hooper (54) 8. David Pocock (56) 9. Will Genia (66) 10. Bernard Foley (30) 11. Dane Haylett-Petty (3) 12. Matt Giteau (102) 13. Tevita Kuridrani (34) 14. Adam Ashley-Cooper (114) 15. Israel Folau (41)  1. Wyatt Crockett (48) 2. Nathan Harris (4) 3. Owen Franks (80) 4. Brodie Retallick (50) 5. Samuel Whitelock (75) 6. Jerome Kaino (69) 7. Sam Cane (34) 8. Kieran Read – captain (87) 9.…

Podcast 227 – Negative Jonah Leading up to the Rugby Championship, but more importantly Bledisloe I, Matt “Gagger” Rowley, Hugh “Barbarian” Cavill and host Rugby-football “Rugby Reg” Reginald go through this week’s five burning questions: How do we beat the All Blacks this weekend? Which Wallaby is under the most pressure to deliver? What’s your favourite Bledisloe Cup moment? Should heads roll after the Aussie 7s team’s performance at the Olympics (need to work in a mention of Fiji’s win somewhere). True or False: In 2028 7s will be bigger globally than 15s. We hope you enjoy these as much as…

Only posted by Bobas – actual writer D.Mitchell RUGBY WITH LESS RISK I like teams chancing their arm and playing ball-in-hand rugby. But I’d rather they win. A whitewash from the English at home in the middle of a lacklustre Super-rugby season for the Aussie teams drives me to think outside the box and float a few ideas for how can you might take a bit of risk of out of your game. I promise that they aren’t all tested, and will probably annoy some people. CONSISTENTLY TAKE THREE POINTS There have been a stack of times this season when…

Podcast 226 – GOLD GOLD GOLD After the first ever rugby sevens gold medal got awarded to Australia’s Pearls, Matt “Gagger” Rowley, Hugh “Barbarian” Cavill and host Rugby-football “Rugby Reg” Reginald go through this week’s five burning questions: The Aussies Gold – How Good!? What would you trade for the men to take home the gold? On the back of two ripper club rugby GF match days, should the ARU should be investing more into it or leaving it be? Do the recent Chiefs scandal allegations taint the glow of the silver fern? How would you grade the Super Rugby season? We hope you…

Podcast 225 – When my baby smiles at me Leading into the first SuperXVIII grand final, Matt “Gagger” Rowley, Hugh “Barbarian” Cavill and host Rugby-football “Rugby Reg” Reginald go through this week’s five burning questions: Do we all have egg on our face regarding the SuperXVIII conference system? What’s the biggest surprise in the 36 man Wallaby Squad? Who will win sevens gold in Rio? Is Stiles’ signing as Reds coach part of some ARU NZ-like master coach plan, or simply jobs for the boys? Should we actually feel sorry for the French rugby clubs? We hope you enjoy…

Podcast 223 – Bullet Backline Coming into the first round of super rugby finals, Matt “Gagger” Rowley, Hugh “Barbarian” Cavill and host Rugby-football “Rugby Reg” Reginald go through this week’s five burning questions: Were the Waratahs a better chance than the Brumbies of advancing in the finals? Will it be an all NZ Semi Final series and (if so) will this benefit the Wallabies? The Rebels have had their best ever season – should Rebels fans be happy with it? The Sunwolves and Kings were both terrible – does their presence in respective pools give the Stormers and Lions false…

Podcast 222 – In Case of Emergency Break Glass Coming into the last round of super rugby, Matt “Gagger” Rowley, Hugh “Barbarian” Cavill and Rugby-football “Rugby Reg” Reginald go through this week’s five burning questions: Which was the least impressive/most disappointing Aussie performance of the weekend? 2016 was meant to be a massive year for Australian Rugby following on from the ‘success’ of the RWC. Where did it all go wrong? Is it time for the ARU to take control of all the franchises a la NZ and impose a coherent style across all franchises? There seems to be a…

Podcast 221 – Penultimate Zazzle Coming into the penultimate round of super rugby, Matt “Gagger” Rowley, Hugh “Barbarian” Cavill and Rob “Bobas” Mitchell go through this week’s five burning questions: More teams, less viewers, is Super-rugby diluted past the point of no return? The Brumbies are losing Tomane, Toomua, Pocock and Moore. How far down the conference will they fall next year? Should Israel Folau take the 13 jersey for the Wallabies this year? What’s better for Aussie rugby – Quade at the Rebels or Reds? Recently we’ve seen Jarryd Hayne and Tongan Thor debut, who has been the most hyped…

Due to contractual agreements Matt and Hugh have to catch up JB, Phil and Tim from the Eggchasers to discuss the latest English win. WARNING: EXTREMELY SMUG POMMIES Sponsored by Sporple.com

Podcast 218 – Live from Baghdad With the 3rd Wallabies v England test this weekend host, Sir Rugby-football “Rugby-Reg” Reginald, Hugh “Barbarian” Cavill and Matt “Gagger” Rowley go through this week’s five burning questions: Will we stick with the game plan from previous weeks and just hope it works? Will Toomua make a difference to the backs? Will Skelton (pun intended) make a difference to the forwards?  Does Cheika have an selection strategy or is he just making stuff up? Has Hansen won the mind games? We hope you enjoy these as much as we do making them and love…

Podcast 216 – The English Boycott With the 2nd English test upon us host Rugby-football “Rugby-Reg” Reginald , Hugh “Barbarian” Cavill and Rob “Bobas” Mitchell go through this week’s five burning questions: What’s the biggest thing that needs to change for us to win? Who should you expect a big match from? What’s the Wallabies biggest concern? Can England do it again? Who will make up the bench? Match preview: https://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/match-preview-australia-v-england-2nd-test/ We hope you enjoy these as much as we do making them and love hearing feedback, reviews or suggestions. So get in touch via: itunes, facebook, twitter, discuss(below this article),…

Podcast 212 – ULTIMATE MIND GAMES with Bob Dwyer Catching up with us again with an exclusive interview is GaGR favourite, the one and only 1991 RWC winning coach, Bob Dwyer! With Super Rugby on a month long hiatus and the first England test still more than a week away the questions are only getting hotter and Matt “Gagger” Rowley, Hugh “Barbarian” Cavill and Rob “Bobas” Mitchell go through this week’s five burning questions: Did Gagger write off the Aussie super rugby season too early? Who will be cut from the squad, whose name isn’t Joe Powell? Who’ll win the mind…

Podcast 210 – As likeable as a Pom with Tim Walsh Featuring an interview with the Aussie Womens’ 7s Coach, Tim Walsh! With the England series almost upon us usual crew: Matt “Gagger” Rowley, Rugby Reg and Hugh “Barbarian” Cavill go through this week’s five burning questions: Who is the most important player to this Wallaby squad v England? What will be the biggest talking point on GAGR after the squad is announced? Andy Friend rested a heap of players for London 7s, whilst Tim Walsh has picked his full strength squad. Which is the right approach? Do Aussie fans…

Podcast 210 – Holloway or the Highway This week stalwarts Matt “Gagger” Rowley, Rugby Reg and Hugh “Barbarian” Cavill tear through the five burning questions of the week. Giving us an exclusive interview and helping out with burning question 3 they are joined by very special guest, future Wallaby and current NSW Waratah rookie, Jed Holloway. This week’s five burning questions: With Kurtley Beale out, who should be 12 for the Wallabies? Where does the Rugby 7s landscape sit now? Are we moving to a place where the number on the back of your jersey doesn’t matter? – with special…

Instead of the usual preview format I’m going to give the Brumbies fans something to get behind in what has been a dire week for the club. We still have boardroom shenanigans ongoing, injuries to key players and we’ve just been walloped consecutively in Canberra by visiting kiwi teams. Regardless, here are five reasons why the boys from the nation’s capital will get up on Saturday. 1. Historical Advantage The Highlanders and Brumbies have played 19 times in competition history, the Brumbies have only lost seven of those encounters. More recently, the Highlanders have lost seven of their last eight…

Green and Gold Rugby Podcast Episode 205 – Facts, Figures and Fights Podcast Host: Rugby Reg Guests: Matt “Gagger” Rowley, Hugh Cavill and Ben Yeates* *Run on Debut, special guest for burning question 1. Burning Questions: Do the Force deserve a right of reply? What does the ARU annual report (released today) mean? Did that Reds win prove things were getting better (1st half) or not (2nd half)? How are our Rio prospects looking after the weekend (Men and Women)? Gagger is upset about foreigners, why?