Author: Hoss

Greetings from the invigorating and soul cleansing air of the Blue Mountains. Home to artisans, writers of skill, insight, wisdom and me for a few days as well. Today we are bulging with Rugby News, so let’s hook in. Let’s cast off the yolk of despair from last weeks shite-show in Saffaville and instead look for signs of life with ‘Mr Jones & Me’. Preview this weekends test against the Argies in ‘No Prize for you Argentina!’ . Cast our eyes east, across the dutch and the upcoming NZ v SA match with ‘When Two Tribes’. Look at our Wallaroos…

Greetings one, greetings all and welcome to Friday’s Rugby Odhossy on rugbydownunder.com. A site that caters for the obnoxious, crass, sporting bogan in us all: kinda like MCC memberships dontcha think? Today as the Wallabies Rugby Championship season is about to kick off, let’s all take knee and seek guidance from above, or below, with ‘The Forwards Prayer’. Look at selection methodology of The Catholics with ‘R-E-S-T-E-Z-E’. Look at the teams, tactics & fearless predictions in ‘Like Donkey Kong’. Check out our Wallaroos as they prepare for game two of the Pacific 4 in ‘Brawn in the USA’. And wrap…

Eddie Jones first Wallaby squad is out. What do you think? 1. James Slipper (c) (127 Tests) 2. David Porecki (10 Tests) 3. Allan Alaalatoa (64 Tests) 4. Nick Frost (9 Tests) 5. Will Skelton (24 Tests) 6. Tom Hooper* 7. Michael Hooper (124 Tests) 8. Rob Valetini (30 Tests) 9. Nic White (59 Tests) 10. Quade Cooper (76 Tests) 11. Marika Koroibete (51 Tests) 12. Reece Hodge (62 Tests) 13. Len Ikitau (26 Tests) 14. Suliasi Vunivalu (1 Test) 15. Tom Wright (23 Tests) Finishers 16. Jordan Uelese (15 Tests) 17. Matt Gibbon (5 Tests) 18. Zane Nonggorr* 19.…

Today I am a poor man’s Nutta & step in to fill the masters shoes. Read on for what’s new, what’s old, what’s happening and what may not actually be remotely true. ‘Bring it on’ 7A’s A-OK News from everybody’s favourite cadet journo, the one, the only, Nathan Williamson of rugby.com.au fame that Mr 7A’s Allan Alaalatoa could be a likely starter for this weekends test against The Cathoilcs in the per capita crime capital of the world, Jo’Burg this Sunday morning 1.05am AEST. 7A’s also reports with some enthusiasm that Taniela ‘The Abattoir’ Tupou & Angus ‘The Bull’ Bell…

What is it that two Wallabies coaches don’t like about ‘Dirty’ Harry Wilson? First it was former coach & Kiwi resident, Dwight Renby, who continually snubbed Big H & now our very own Eddie ‘Brian’ (‘I’m not the messiah) Jones has also cast him aside to ‘training squad status’ Apart from the fact Dirty Harry is a NSW born & bred player who chooses to play for the Queensland Peoples Republic of Queensland or QPRQ, something I will never understand, he’s surely big enough, skilled enough, fit enough, aggressive enough, willing enough and by my reckoning if that aint enough…

Thu, 29 Jun 6:30pm Kick off 7:00pm AEST on STAN Sports Our Wallaroos side kicks off their Pacific 4 campaign tonight against a familiar foe when they face the Black Ferns at Kayo Stadium in Brisbane. Now I know we can all probably agree that ‘yes’ New Zealand Rugby sides are generally fair-to-middling when it comes to consistent delivery of top notch rugby. There’s that side down the arse end of The Poxy Isles that wins a few trophies in Super Rugby. Their national side that are Nearly All in Black, ‘the Nearlies’, also go ok (more so when Nigel…

Get the tissues reader folks, today we look at those players departing the most successful Australian Super Rugby side circa-2014, the NSW Waratahs. Let’s be honest, 2023 was entirely underwhelming on every front for Tahs fans. Sure there were injuries, every club has injuries, sure there was setbacks and hurdles, but again, which side didn’t? So if it wasn’t already tough enough, take a look at who has abandoned the good ship Waratah: Michael Hooper Ben Donaldosn Te Tera Faulkner Harrison Goddard Tolu Latu Will Harris Taleni Seu Zane Marolt Nephi Leatigaga Tiaan Tauakipulu Zac Von Appen. Iliseva Batibasaga SRW…

Welcome, greetings, salutations and a hearty ‘hello’ from the Ponderosa for another Friday’s Rugby News. Today, let’s take a closer look at Kiwi fauna in ‘Cheetahs Prosper?’ Cast a withered eye over your sides chances for round 14 in ‘Rebel Yell?’ Hop straight into the likely week one finals matches via ‘The Finals Prophossy’. Then opportunity comes a knockin’ with ‘Position Vacant’. And take us out with ‘Friday’s Goss with Hoss’, for a limited time, selling commemorative prosthetic leg shot glasses. NZ Referees Association Mascot? CHEETAHS PROSPER? ‘Cheating’ is such a strong word huh! So perhaps, when it comes to…

Welcome one, welcome all, good morning, good evening and just plain ol’ g’day from the Ponderosa! It’s Friday Rugby News time once again, where last week’s delusions are this week’s confusions. Today I pay homage to International Jackie Chiles day and kick off with ‘Outrageous: The King is Dead, Nearly’. Get the Prozac ready with ‘Egregious: The Sky is Falling Again for the First Time’. Put the Akubra to one side & ponder this week’s winners & losers in SRP Round #14 with ‘Prephossterous: Money for Nuthin’ & Your Tips for Free’. And say goodbye to this week’s mundania with…

Welcome one, welcome all to yet another Friday rugby free for all. Fresh from our complete pounding of Kiwi teams last week we kick off today with the question of ‘Breaking Bad?’ Jump aboard round #13 SRP news with ‘Hosstradamus again, as predicted’. Then let’s converge at that most prickliest of intersections where sport & politics collide, in ‘Splitters?’. Celebrate a 7’s sensation with ‘Levi Grouse!’ and preview the Wallaroos v Fijiana & Shannon Parry’s last test in ‘Bloody Legend’. Before heading to your rugby ‘happy place’ with ‘Friday’s Goss with Hoss’, the proven friend to the criminally insane. ‘Yeah…

Happy Friday Gagarians and welcome to Friday’s Rugby News, the home for all things rugby on a Friday on G&GR. Much to discuss today and first up we mess about upstairs with ‘Brain Gains?’. Look at round XII of SRP in ‘Tantahlising Prospects’. Revisit the battle of the 10s from last week’s Puppy Killers v Rebels game with ‘Flash in the Pan?’ and bid the week farethewell with a budget deficit sized ‘Friday’s Goss with Hoss’, although now fully funded as ‘critical rugby infrastructure’ by Albo’s mob for $1.6m per episode. Thanks Comrades. ‘Normal’ brains are blue! Naturally. BRAIN GAINS?…

‘Hear ye, hear ye, by royal decree Friday’s Rugby News special ‘Coronation Edition’ hath arrived & from now until perpetuity, to be heralded across the Commonwealth as the best G&GR Friday Rugby News in the world. Welcome commoners, peasants & general rugby riff-raff to Friday’s Rugby News. In a week with so much happening I can barely keep up. ‘Star Wars Day’ yesterday, King Chuck’s anointment tomorrow and enough rugby news to keep even Prince ‘Randy Andy’ otherwise preoccupied. Today let’s put our focus squarely on the clash of the season to date, the Blue Bloods of NSW v the…

G’day, good morning, good evening & welcome to another Friday in the Green & Gold Rugby universe. Could it be a week since we were last here? My how time flies when your team’s getting dusted, again. Much to dissect today so let’s kick off with topic du jour in ‘Raiders of the Loig Park’? Dive into round #10 SRP tips in ‘Culture Clubs’. It’s semi-final time in SRW in ‘Then there were Two’. Get a FRN exclusive* interview with super dope RA homeboy, Hamish McLennan in ‘Hammer Time’! And all aboard the insanity express with this week’s ‘Friday’s Goss…

Greetings, earthlings and welcome to the most sacred day of the rugby week. A day to suspend work, free yourself of the shackles and unbearable weight of others’ expectations and just ‘be’ in the warm bosom of fellow like minded Fridarians. Let’s start today with the appointing of blame in ‘You, You let the Dog Out’. Then I provide some Friday ‘Yang’ to Happy’s Thursday ‘Ying’ with ‘Rugby Sucks’. Take a gander at SRP#9 in ‘Trial by Wombat’. Look at the battle for SRW final places in ‘The Final Countdown’. And slide into the weekend with ‘Friday’s Goss with Hoss’,…

Hello rugby lovers, and welcome to Friday’s rugby news, or as they say in Japan, 最も名誉あるホスとの金曜日のラグビーニュースへようこそ. Back and feeling refreshed, relaxed and reloaded after a break in the nation’s capital, it’s time to hook back into all things rugby. So let’s take a look at Eddie’s first Wallaby camp of the year in ‘Sh!t Scared’. Then polish up your dentures and practise your limp as we head north of the border in ‘Bring out ya Red’. Preview round #8 of SRP in ‘From Little things Big Things Grow’. Drop in on RWC discussions with ‘Orange is the New Yellow’. Preview…

The tribe has spoken! Thanks to all who took the time to be participate, including a few long term Gaggers who are quiet in the ‘comments’ sections these days, but still linger in the shadows. It’s good to have you McBack. Some interesting calls by some and clearly many of you had been heavily drinking prior to your votes, but such is the pitfalls of any democracy. Even idiots get to vote. Over to you Eddie. Props Allan Alaalatoa 30 votes (93.58%) Angus Bell 27 votes (84.40%) James Slipper 31 votes (96.90%) Matt Gibbon 22 votes (68.80%) Pone Fa’amausili 27…

Good afternoon, good, evening, good morning & g’day and welcome to another Friday’s Rugby News. Let’s do a ‘Hoppa’ and just get stuck right in there today with ‘A Crack in Rubga Loig?’. Preview Round #6 of SRP in ‘Hosstradamus’. The G&GR faithful get to play Wallaby Selector for a day in ‘Ponderous Proposition’. Take a look at week two of SRP W in ‘Girls Just Wanna Have Fun’. And farewell the working week with ‘Friday’s Goss with Hoss’ Credited with swinging the NSW election and helping Australia become a wall-to-wall Communist stronghold. You’re welcome comrades. ‘His temperature seems fine?’…

TGIF peoples, and welcome back to the only day that truly matters in the rugby week. Where last week’s rugby failings are a distant memory and this weekend’s rugby deeds are yet to unfold. Another bumper week in the world of rugby, with sackings, backings and slacking all to discuss. So let’s hop onboard the insanity express and kick off with ‘Tahragedy’. Dive into Super Rugby Round 5 with ‘Hosstradamus’. Say thank you to the NZR for the gift of ‘Dead Bear Walking’. Wrap up Six Nations in ‘When Oirish Eyes are Fading’. And the cherry on top, ‘Friday’s Goss…

Whale, oil, beef, hooked (quickly now). Dia duit agus fáilte romhat chuig an Aoine & the holiest drinking day in an otherwise pretty full Oirish drinking calendar, St Patrick’s Day. Today, let’s all kiss the Blarney Stone, embrace our inner leprechaun and jump into a greenish tinged Friday’s Rugby News. Abruptly awoken from my sky blue hallucinations last week, let’s look at the weight of great expectations in ‘Back Off – Not Cool People!’. I take no pleasure at all in revisiting le massacre de Twonham in ‘Swung Low’. Preview round ‘ceathair’ of SRP in ‘Sláinte’. And drop the Jägermeister…

Good evening, good morning, g’day and welcome one, welcome all to another episode of Friday’s Rugby News on Australia’s best green and gold themed rugby site. Let’s be like Labor with a new tax (not on ‘Super!’) and just rip straight into it and to hell with the consequences. Today, I have my two bob on the Ardie Savea tiff with ‘R-E-S-P-E-C-T – Find out what it means to Ardie’. Preview Round #3 of the SRP in ‘ Le Troisieme Tour’. See who makes your early Wallaby RWC touring party of 31 in ‘Swindler’s List’. Read the first of this…