Author: Hoss

‘It’s just a ruck to the left, then a ruck to the riiiiiigggghhhht. You put your hand on your hips, cause our kicking is shhhhhiiiiiitttte. It’s the lack of a brains trust, that really, drives you insaaaaaannnnnne. The Orange get hammered again. Please let this team grow a brain.G’day Gaggers and welcome to another Friday!Today the kid gloves are off (why are people hitting kids with gloves for? That’s just horrible! It’s called ‘slapping’ for a reason people, the name is derived from the noise – get rid of the gloves) and I ask the hard questions in my riposte…

Hello world, welcome to Friday, or as they say in Europe, ‘Thursday evening’.Come down the rabbit hole of rugby fandom with me today as we kick off with ‘Like a Version’. With NZ & SA playing so shite we dive into the s-bends of RC Round #4 with ‘Game of Thrones’. Take a look at some wheelin’ & dealin’ by RA in ‘R.E.S.P.E.C.T’. Cast a withering eye at finances in the Oz women’s game with ‘Show me some money – please!’. And put the cherry on top with ‘Friday’s Goss with Hoss’, recently signed with LIV Rugby. Sure the Saudi’s…

G’day Gaggers & welcome to Friday.Today let’s visit The City of Churches, so called as residents of SA are the walking dead. With much to discuss let’s start with words straight from the horse’s mouth with ‘Talk is Cheap’. Preview this week’s second Wallaroos test & round #3 of TRC in ‘Forsake us not’. I let you in on a pet hate of mine in ‘Just Sing It Already’. Then we go deep into the bowels of RA, out the back past the toilet block, the janitors cupboard, the shanty lean-to of Nathan Williamson’s office to the Marketing Pigeon with…

G’day & welcome to yet another Friday, G&GRs.What on this rotating bluey-green orb was that last weekend? Was it a rugby test or the Rennie Hill show? For sure as shite as I watched the coverage, I swear all I heard was this.I’ve witnessed some god-awful calamities in my time. Wars, pestilence, natural disasters, Labor governments, ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ to name a few, but I ain’t never seen anything like the inane drivel masquerading as rugby trotted out by the Wallabies last week.Today, let’s take a deep breath and look at the bigger picture with ‘Come Again?’. Run an eye…

G’day G&GRs and welcome to Friday.Let’s hook straight in. With injuries and events depleting orange reserves, yet the team still overcoming adversary, let’s approach a Wallaby future with ‘Greater Expectations’. Put our mirth and merriment on hold a fraction surrounding current NZ suffering with ‘Careful what you wush for’. Look at ‘What’s on the box’ for weekend teams, times, coverage & fearless predictions. Isolate for a while and ponder ‘COVID Positives’ and slam it home with Friday’s Goss with Hoss, 76% of the time proven to be 49% accurate.GREATER EXPECTATIONS.I have been trying ways to avoid saying just four words…

Hola & Bienvenido a el viernes.FINALLY! Rugby is back baby and this weekend there’s a lot to play for: redemption, injury return, pride, careers, RC points, old scores to settle, reputations on the line and throw in the battle for a nation’s rugby soul for good measure. What’s not to like!So, coffee’s ready, morning schedules cleared? Great, let’s go. Today we’ll start with ‘The Game within the Game’. Look at what’s at stake for Kiwi players & fans alike with ‘Ahhh, Souls’. Continue with matters surrounding player welfare with ‘The Brain Pain Part#2’. Look at teams, times, coverage & fearless…

G’day Gaggers & welcome to Friday.No rugby being played? No worries, there’s still plenty of rugby news floating around the ether to dissect. Today, let’s look at updating TRC with ‘It’s Time’. Cross over the Dutch with ‘The Ski uz Fulling’. Head up north and look at the pending legal action with ‘The Brain Pain’. Take a trip down memory lane with ‘Do you remember the time?’. And wrap up the week with ‘Friday’s Goss with Hoss’, now ranked #1 on the Goulburn Supermax ‘must read’ for the criminally insane.It’s Time.Good read from SMH’s Paul Cully about the state of…

Well that certainly blew chunks!Hello rugby luvvas and welcome to Friday again. That time of the week to suspend common sense, turn off any ‘fact check’ apps you may use and dive head first into all things rugby.With no rugby this weekend it’s time for some personal reflection on recent Orange performances with ‘The Effort Illusion’. Take a look at the Wallaby squad for Argentina in ‘Los Wallabies para jaguar FISMs’. Time to update & publish the ‘2022 Hossary’ to confuse a new generation of Friday rugby fans (yep, both of you) & bring it home with ‘Friday’s Goss with…

Good morning and hello from the warm bosom of the Blue Mountains. Home of artisans, writers, artists and all that crap.How good has this week been for Rugby fans! The cut & thrust of North v South, the anticipation of team selections, injuries, recoveries, suspension and the theatre surrounding it all. Honestly, outside a World Cup year does it get any better than this?Today, let’s start with a first hand account of the second test directly from behind the Aussie reserves bench with ‘A Mug’s View’. Look at the implications for Moses and his team with ‘The Meatloaf Prophecies’. Quickly…

‘Lookout Queensland, here I come’ (said no dentist ever).G’day G&GRs and welcome to Friday.I have my bags packed, Wallaby supporters kit ready, drinks at the airport lounge to hook into and on my way north. So let’s get it on today and revisit Test #1 v the artful Soap Dodgers with ‘You’re Welcome Australia’. Preview Test #2 with the ‘The Battle of Brisbane’. Look at this weekend’s other tests involving the big four SH sides in ‘Southern Sweep’. Plus your exclusive invite to a pre-test, G&GR member only soiree with ‘Friends in Low Places’ and bring it all home with…

Now, where was I?Happy Friday G&GRs. I am back from a week of absolute crushing, soul-destroying, boredom from COVID isolation. I got to stare into an abyss of ‘nothingness’, watching my will-to-live slowly slip away. At least now I can empathise with those who live in South Australia. My thanks to Yowie for covering at short notice and for clearly not trying to be entertaining or informative in any way – mission accomplished Mr Y.Test footy is back baby and what a weekend we have, wall-to-wall international rugby. Today we kick off with a G&GR EXCLUSIVE as I get to…

Konnichiwa G&GRs. Today let’s brush up on classic Aussie literature with ‘Dan from Snowy River’. Let’s preview some game on this weekend in ‘Once upon a time in NuZullund’. Look at Trans Tasman negotiation tactics with ‘Show me the money’. Embrace our cultural cringe with ‘Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, A, A, A’. Go north of the border and look at Red rumbles in ‘Thorny Relations’ and have just enough electricity left over to take us home with ‘Friday’s Goss with Hoss’, now facial recognition free.DAN FROM SNOWY RIVER’There was movement at the presser, for the word had passed aroundCoach Dan had…

Welcome to Friday Gaggers and all the Rugby News fit for publishing. Today let’s recap the Tahs season with Renew 2022 Review. Put on your Kevlar vest and visit Stateside with ‘Torn in the USA’. Preview this weekend’s SF match-ups with ‘The Weight of a Nation’. Take a look at a possible Wallabies squad announced this weekend with ‘Sunday. Bloody Sunday’. And wrap it all up with ‘Friday’s Goss with Hoss’ now touring an RSL club near you.RENEW 22 REVIEW.I must admit only a small part of me can be disappointed with the Tahs crashing out last week, in what…

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to talk all things Rugby.G’day G&GRs and welcome to Friday, the one day a week where you can abandon all reason and logic and be among rugby friends, even if you’re from WA.Today let’s revisit last week’s controversial Brumbies loss with ‘You Tankers’, take a deep dive preview for this weeks QFs with ‘It’s Showtime’. Hear from Australia’s first ever foreign coach in ‘Dingo Barks’. Look at the candidates for the Orange #15 jersey with ‘Banks banks Yen’ and round it all out with ‘Friday’s Goss with Hoss’ the perfect aperitif to this…

G’day G&GRs and welcome to the first Friday Rugby News under Chairman Albo. Big shout out to new Leader of the Skeleton, sorry Liberal Party, P Dutton, who I am reliably informed is a huge reader of Friday’s Rugby News. You have nothing else to do for the next 6 years (at least) ‘Dutto’, so enjoy.Today let’s go full throttle ahead with the demise of NZ Rugby & ‘Once were warriors’. Go full 80s and get the curling iron ready, big-up your hair and squeeze into those faux leather pants (you know you still got em Yowie) with ‘The Finals…

My fellow Hosstralians.You have a decision to make this weekend and the choice is clear: Vote #1 G&GR Friday’s Rugby News!Today there’s so much rugby news it’s still barely enough. Come down the rabbit hole of insanity with me as we look at Word Rugby’s new ‘Waterboy’ Trial Laws, dive into the penultimate round of SRP with Round #14 Previews, take a spin on the judiciary chocolate wheel of sanctions in ‘refs are wrong’, look at the official Wallaroo Selections for ‘Pacific Four’ and round it all out with Friday’s Goss with Hoss – tipped to hold the balance of…

Hello humans & welcome to a packed G&GR Friday’s Rugby News!Let’s start with Destiny Fulfilled and the return of the contest for the William Webb Ellis cup to our shores. Preview The Ponies & Crusaders in ‘There can be only one’. Look at Round #13 of SRP. Be King for a Day and play Wallaby selector and round it all out with Friday’s Goss with Hoss, currently subject of a Four Corners investigation.Destiny Fulfilled.You bloody beauty!It’s official ladies and gents, Bring Back Bill #2 has been confirmed. The announcement was made late Thursday evening (AEST) after a vote by World…

Now that’s what I call a ‘Super Round’!Greetings & salutations rugby diehards & welcome to Friday!Today let’s jump into all the rugby news that matter. Take a look at some farming advice with ‘Grow Some Nuts’. Dive headlong into SRP Round #12 Previews. Look at The Art of being Kiwi with Roy & HG. Drop in unannounced to Camp Wallaroo as they prepare for their first test of the year and pay more for Friday’s Goss with Hoss, mentioned by the Reserve Bank as a ‘contributing factor’ in the recent interest rate rises.GROW SOME NUTS.What is it with those NRL…

G’day Gaggers and welcome to Friday. It’s hard to believe another Friday has rolled around so quick. Today let’s revisit a less than Super Round in Melbourne. Look at SRP Round #11 and a much needed product review in Total Recall and rinse it out with Friday’s Goss with Hoss, now with new improved flavour.Super Round?Hmmmm.For the record, I didn’t fly down to Mexico to attend the rugby festival last week. I only get one Rugby ‘hall pass’ a year and I wasn’t wasting mine to walk among the the dregs of the human gene pool that are residents of…

Hola!Welcome to Friday and the start of ‘Festival of the Gilbert’ in the Mexico of Australia – Melbourne.Seven Six games held over three glorious days and a long weekend to boot. Even as a staunch NS-Welshman I must admit that playing host to five SRP matches and the final of Super W certainly reinforces Melbourne’s reputation as the Sporting Capital of Victoria.Today, let’s start with a cry for help from our teams as they face the Kiwis for the first time this year, with ‘The Forward’s Prayer’. Look into teams, times, coverage and predictions for SRP Round #10 – ‘Super…