Author: Hoss

Now, where was I? Oh yeah that’s right, 今日は. rugby loversI am back and so is Test match Rugby, so you win twice, how good is that! Today’s let’s preview the Orange ones v The Brave Blossoms (I mean really, ‘Brave Blossoms’ is the best you can do from a nation that gave us the Samurai, The Kamikaze and the Sony Walkman…..really). I’ll cast an eye northwards as we travel to the arse-end of the world, the United (snigger) Kingdom and even have a peak as the Yanks as they take on the side from a country they’ve never heard…

Welcome to Friday’s GAGRs!Today you get to play selector for the northern tour and pick your touring 36 for the tests ahead against the Nippon XXIII October 23, McScotland Nov 8, ‘The Soap Dodgers’, The Poms on Nov 14 and round it out against ‘The Northern Kiwis’, the Welsh on Nov 21. We take a look back at the unexpected success of the orange ones TRC campaign. What stood out, where are the areas, positions or opportunities to improve on and what did the team score on my patented ‘Hossometer’ to improve on.We then round it all out with Friday’s…

G’day GAGR’s,Is it Friday already!Not only is it Friday but a long weekend to boot in god’s country AND another double header for our consumption – how good has Rugby been in Oz during The Wuhan Shit Storm (proudly bought to you by the Chinese government, pacifists, honest and nice guys to boot)!!Today let’s dive head long into the rugby stories that matter most, a possible return of John Holmes to the orange Jersey, the stupidity of the Argentinian ‘Gypsy 8’, take a look at the rejigged Cadbury XXIII to take on the FISM’s & take a peak at the…

Welcome to Townsville, putting the ‘F’ into ‘FNQ’.Hello Shaggers, it’s Friday again and my med’s still ain’t working.This week we jump on the travelling caravan that is RC Down Under, we take a look back at the stunning SECOND CONSECUTIVE WIN (does that make us World Champions now?) against the World Chumps Champs, run the rule over my dislike of bikes and the Orange team to face the FISM’s this weekend and even dip our toe into the darkness and preview the mouth-watering game that awaits between The Catholics and the side perpetually offside, The Nearlies, in the 100th clash…

Happy Friday Earthlings.WOW! What a week in the revisionist Quade Cooper history of Australian Rugby and possibly best Wallaby ever, certainly best #10 in the history of the code comments section! There would appear to be some serious scar tissue developed over a year or two amongst many of the GAGR faithful, that’s for sure.Today let’s dive head long into a look at our Rugby Saviours performance against the Boks, the ‘Roman Catholics’ of World Rugby, as the Saffa’s are completely opposed to having the pill. Preview a possible Boks rebound and get inside camp Wallaby with player in’s &…

‘Oh Lord, it’s hard to be happy. When you’re watchin the Wallabies play. I can’t bare to look at the LG. Cause they’re gettin’ more stupid each game. To follow them is exhausting, I must be a hell of a fan. Oh Lord, it’s hard to be happy. We’ll be lucky to win one outta ten’Welcome to Friday GAGR’s. Today let’s revisit B3. Take a look at Moses’ record thus far, bunker down for the ‘Bokskrieg’ aerial assault coming Sunday and round it all out with The Friday Fast 5 Bonus, clinically proven to be marginally safer in the fight…

Welcome to Friday GAGR’s and what a Friday it is!Is there anything more exciting than the immediate days leading up to a Wallabies test on home soil? The prelude to and the anticipation of a stunning Wallabies victory verse a depleted Nearlies side? Not only a just victory, but a victory on Fathers Day to boot & on a Sunday afternoon & at a ground where the team from Sheep Island have NEVER won. I tells ya people, the omens for us Gold fans are good for this one, I can feel it in my water.Today let’s offer thanks that…

‘Good Neighbours’ My Arse! Neighbours. Everybody needs good neighbours. With a little understanding, You can find the perfect blend.Neighbours. Should be there for one another. But with these neighbours, they’ll stick you in the end.  G’day from lockdown 3.0 from the Hunter to all our Friday GAGR faithful. What a rugby news week!! It’s the sporting code ‘du jour’ at present with a steady stream of fascinating machinations, sub-plots, schemes, intrigue, drama and controversy and all this wrapped in a blanket of fog caused by the Wuhan Wonder Bug! What’s not to like !!!! This week let’s dive deeper into…

Welcome to Friday GAGR’s. This week we dive head long into Seinfeld and becoming masters of one’s domain. My take on the rules around French pastry and a look at the Australian Steelers in their quest for a historic THIRD consecutive Paralympic Gold Medal. You also get to play Wallaby Selector with GAGR’s own ‘Supercoach’ for Bledisloe # 3. All this AND Australia’s #1 ranked Friday Fast 5 rugby bonus section, scientifically proven to happen predominately on Fridays. Masters of their own cerebral domain So. It’s the 81st minute, the final hooter is a distant memory. You’ve already conceded 50 points and scored less than half that.…

‘There can be only one!’ Happy Friday to all. I come to you live from the gulag formerly known as The Hunter Valley, as we enter week #2 of enhanced drinking-at-home protocols. The second Bledisloe is soon upon us and I say there is nothing to fear but fear itself. All is not lost. Now is not a time of doom & gloom, but of daring to believe and of dreaming the impossible dream. As verily I say to thee I witness a faint light o’er the eastern horizon. Perchance is it a beacon of hope, or perhaps a bonfire of warning,…

Your GAGR Wallabies XXIII (& their nicknames) – Bledisloe 2. The ballots have closed and over 70 GAGR’s wise and true and Yowie, have cast their vote. Just who’s in and who’s out of the GAGR team for test #2 is revealed below, with it all to play for, this is the Wallabies team you’ve entrusted on the journey, Bound for Glory GAGR Wallaby XXIII James ‘Jimmy Slips’ Slipper Brandon ‘Lightning’ Paenga-Amosa Allan ‘7A’s’ Alaalatoa Darcy ‘Lurch’ Swain (tied with) Matt ‘The Bull-shitter’ Philips. Lukhan ‘FKA’ Salakaia-Loto Rob ‘Sideshow-Bob’ Valentini Michael ‘Lee Majors’ Hooper © Isi ‘The Other One’ Naisarani…

Afternoon all, Back by popular demand (Briz texted me), once again it’s your chance to vote for your Golden (with an orange tinge – well, a very orange tinge)  XXIII to take on the Nearlies this Saturday again at Eden Park in the 2021 Groundhog Day Test Series. Who shone for you in test #1? Who didn’t? What changes do you see to the XXIII for this weekend – it’s all over to you – simply click the link and vote away. The reserves split remains at 6 forwards / 2 backs. https://forms.gle/7cKonUdzAW3D38j77 Please share with fellow Rugby lovers and…

Wallaby Hoodoo Gurus? And another thing, I’ve been wondering lately, oh victories, tell me where have you been? Now the stage is set, where’s my Bledisloe baby? Is it maybe just my Eden Park dreeeeaaaammmmm? Greetings from lockdown earthlings! It’s THAT time of year again, when a young fan’s fancy turns eastward to a small, obscure, poxy little outcrop on the arse of the pacific. Where men are ‘real men’ and livestock are perpetually nervous. Yep, it’s Bledisloe time and where else would you hold it twice but at the graveyard of ambition, the ‘hoodoo’ of Oz Rugby – Eden Bloody Park. This…

Your GAGR Wallabies XXIII (& their nicknames) – Bledisloe 1. The GAGR faithful have voted and what a response. With over 110 votes received my sincere thanks for your time and considerable consideration. Below is the team as voted by you to take on the ‘Nearlies’ this Saturday. I have included the actual vote results for your illumination as well (they look a bit blurry on screen, but if you click on them they are completely legible – unlike Yowie after two ‘shandy’s’ at The Gresham…….) *** Now edited to allow for the actions of the Wallabies ‘Beer Bandits’. GAGR…

Jehovah for a Day! Afternoon All, With Big Dance number #1 live from Eden Park this Saturday, now is your chance to become an officially unofficial GAGR selector. Simply click on the link to go the GAGR Super Coach page and pick your XXIII brave & true in gold to help rattle ‘The Nearlies’ this weekend. Voting Closes 8pm Wednesday night & I will post the results Thursday morning prior to the Wallabies team official announcement. Last time round GAGR ‘s selectors were 83% v the actual side, so not a bad result by Moses & co to get so close to our…

LORD’S OF THE RINGS Happy Friday Shaggers! That time of the week to look closely at the facts, dive deep into issues & details that really matter in rugby – so click here for The Roar but for those six viewers still with us on GAGR – read on This week we run the slide rule over the return of a fallen Red, celebrate everyone’s favourite 7’s side – the Flying Fijians and check on the progress of our Golden Girls as Day #2 of the Women’s 7’s gets underway. All this AND Australia’s highest rating, Friday bonus piece (based on bonus…

Embed from Getty Images    Doth birdsong sound sweeter? Doth thy sun sit more gently on thy cheek? Doth the wind embrace you warmly like an old friend? Shit-yeah it does. Their is pride & steel back in the gold jersey. Hoop’s best ever as captain, stars from 1-23 and the tantalising promise of of better days ahead. But as the Pom’s say ‘Boris is a dickhead toff’  ‘it’s the hope that kill’s you’…… Sorry for no cover picture, but the platform we use for creating this crap stuff has gremlins in it – so no cover picture today -…

‘Cadbury Flakes Crumble’. Morning GAGR’s. By the time you read this I will be dead! Well brain-dead anyhow, I will have arrived in the land free of dentist’s, coincidentally also the world capital for unsolved homicides & banjo shops per capita, Brisbane in the Queensland Peoples Republic of Queensland (QPRQ) to ‘enjoy’ the decider v The Frogs on Saturday night. This week I take a look at our second test player ratings, your Wallaby XXIII for Brisbane, I respond as a ‘fickle’ supporter and look into the deep dark recesses of the known rugby universe for the Platinum Edition of ‘Friday’s Fast…

It’s the morning after the mourning after and time for reflections, player ratings, the French’s Benny Hill impersonation & your ‘Fast 5 Bonus’ plus the usual dose of complete and utter Friday gibberish – enjoy, or not.  Wallabies. (Apologies to the Swedish super group – the three ‘plain’ looking ones and the smoking hot blonde, Bjorn I think it is?) My, my To the Wallabies, the Tadpoles did surrenderOh, yeah And I bet Dave Rennie nearly walked away With no trophies on the shelf us fans are shitting ourselves Wallabies You should be defeated, but won the warWallabies Were trying to love you forever more Wallabies Why is it you always…

Afternoon learned. The polls have closed and the results are in. 59 wise & true GAGR faithful contributed to the poll, my thanks for your contributions – and YOUR Wallaby XXIII is listed below. Having gone through each respondents team may I suggest seven of you urgently seek psychological assistance and a further eleven nameless GAGR’s  (Yowie) owe me a written apology – yikes.  Your GAGR Wallaby XXIII Starting XV 1. James Slipper 34 votes (57.60%) 2. Brandon Paenga-Amosa 42 (71.20%) 3. Taniela Toupou 43 votes (72.90%) 4. Mat Philip 48 votes (81.40%) 5. Lukhan Salakaio-Loto 46 votes (78.00%) 6. Rob Valetini…