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Welcome to the penultimate edition of the Tuesday Top 5. This week we try and lift our spirits by reminding ourselves that we won, but then let them fall again once we realise that it wasn’t exactly a convincing win against a weaker opposition. Anyway, the good, bad and ugly is back, we sort of recap the game and raise a few discussion points, check in with our old mate Stats, spy on the competition and fantasise about the perfect scrum. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Good – We finally recorded a W. I don’t think I really…

So welcome to the first of the final three instalments of the Tuesdays Top 5 for 2018. These three instalments are looking at things that really have no real bearing on anything, like how the run up to the RWC is tracking (according to verse 7, part IV, the Gospel of Cheika). Unfortunately, episode one seems to have us headed down the track of the Star Wars prequels- they offered so much but one is forgettable and the others were a real comedown from the past. So, let’s get to it, short sharp and to the point. How did we…

Well what an emotional rollercoaster of a weekend it was. Downs, ups, over and unders and no one really seems to know how to feel about it all. But it’s Tuesday now, the weekend is behind us and it’s top 5 time. This week we bring you the good, bad and ugly, talk Wallabies, rugby IQ and NRC (and how all those three things are related!) and check in on a minor league game from the UK. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Good – This round for the NRC was one of the best so far. The Vikings…

After a week off last week, just like our National Team, we’re back. But unlike them, this week we got the job done. In the Top 5 this week we give you our good, bad and ugly, jump on the Poey is rubbish bandwagon, fall off that one and get on the Poey is a legend bandwagon, punish ourselves by examining some of the Wallabies game in detail and throw a quick look at the NRC. The Good, The Bad and the Ugly Oh God, Please No Good – Watching the Drua carve it up in the rain. I love…

Hello again. Well what a gut wrenching weekend that was. Here’s our take on some of the events of the past few days. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Good – The Boks beating the All Blacks was the highlight of the weekend. Not just because the All Blacks lost, but because it was a great game to watch. Real edge of the seat stuff. There was some really good rugby from both teams, the South Africans turned it up about a dozen notches from their game against the Wallabies. Bad – I am so sick of reading (insert…

Welcome to a weird feeling top 5 this week. A win for the Wallabies, but not the usual celebrations. We spend a bit of this week’s edition digging into why that is. We also choose our good, bad and ugly moments from the weekend for you, talk necks and watch highlights of the other test from the weekend. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Good – There has been some fantastic rugby being played in the NRC. I know I’ve said it before, but how awesome are Fiji to watch when they are in full flight? Not so much…

This week we look at some of the familiar and not so familiar faces in the NRC and see how they fared, check out whats gong on with NZRU and SARU and throw a heap of videos at you to check out. Enjoy! Player’s Corner So first up. Let’s answer the question many have been wondering. How did he go? As for James Slipper, he had a belter of a game. It turns out while he was in Canberra he had a hot date with Dan McKellar about future opportunities. His performance (flirting) was all about impressing McKellar and taking…

It’s Tuesday. It’s the Top 5. Not much more to say really. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Good – The Pumas coming out firing against the Spring Boks. 3 tries in an 8 minute period, they were just electric! Bad – Bledisloe gone for another year. Before both matches I watched the comments turn from doubting to hopefully optimistic. But deep down, are we really surprised? Ugly – The Wallabies defence. We could be playing against the best in the world or a tier 3 nation. You still have to make tackles!!! Speaking of making tackles … Honestly,…

Welcome to the post Bledisloe, what the hell was that we just watched, edition of the Top 5. This week the Good, Bad and Ugly is back – yes there really was some good on the weekend,  we praise the Wallaroos, look at a range of numbers, go for a ride on a magic carpet and hand more things over to New Zealand. Sadly there is no Badger Bachelor update, I haven’t had time to watch it yet :(  Anyone want to fill me in? Do I hate the stalker chick? Anyway, back to the rugby – enjoy! The Good, The…

We’re back this week after our self-imposed one-week ban, and this week thought we’d do something a little different. This week we have looked to our teams to give us the top 5. One from each team. We looked back at what we thought was the ‘highlight’ match of the season for the team – one that either defined their season or was just bloody enjoyable for their fans. We’re sure you have your own ideas about this, feel free to let us know! Brumbies For any Brumbies fan it’s hard to go past beating the Tahs. The final game…

Right. Straight into it this week. No mumbly pumbly intro which is usually only written to take up a bit of space on the page. Here’s the Tuesday Top 5. The Good The Bad and The Ugly Good – At the start of the year, while people were predicting a better year than 2017 (let’s face it, it would be hard to have a worse one), I don’t know that many really believed with deep conviction that we would have an Aussie team in the Semi finals. So I think on the whole 2018 has been better than we believed…

It’s Tuesday! It’s the Top 5! Do I really need to tell you how this works? No? Good Enjoy. The Good The Bad and The Ugly Good – An Aussie team making the semi finals! At the end of last season that seemed like an impossible task, but here we are. And you never know, if all the cards fall the right way Sydney could be hosting another final. Bad Another Good – It was good to see limited use of the TMO in the first week of the finals. Given the recent spate of referrals, interruptions and cards, it…

So the regular season is done and dusted, but that doesn’t mean we’re going anywhere. This week in the top 5 we give out grades, go through the good, bad and ugly from the weekend, talk smarts (or dumbs depending on how you want to look at it), review where our teams got it right or maybe not so right and check out some of the great action from the weekend. Report card Reds B The Reds looked pretty good against the Sunwolves, who were once again left playing with just 14. But even at full strength, they didn’t really…

Welcome to the Top 5 for this week, thanks for joining us. This week we return to a more familiar format with the good, Bad and Ugly, grade our teams, look at what (if any) impact the changes to Super Rugby have made to the Aussie teams and ponder popularity. Plus there are some highlights. We like highlights. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Good – How good is it to have a season where the top 8 aren’t decided weeks out from the finals? Going into the last round only 2 matches really don’t have anything riding on…

Welcome back to Super Rugby. During the Wallabies series we found out there actually was an interest in the game – huge crowds and high TV ratings. Then we come back to Super Rugby and it seems that people turn off again. The crowd attendances are back down and ratings poor.  Do people just not find the game interesting? Well they don’t know what they are missing. We have cut back all the peripheral garbage and focused on the rugby. The 30 (at times 29 or 28) guys out on the field playing actual rugby. And you know what? It’s pretty…

Welcome to our post test match/pre Super Rugby return edition of the Tuesday Top 5. This week we look at the good, bad and ugly from the weekend, check out the world rankings, dive head first into some stats, have highlights of the various test matches over the weekend  and look at the parenting habits of rugby players. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Good – Say what you want about the series, but it was definitely entertaining. Three tight games and if you look at the aggregate scores of all three games, it comes out at 55 apiece. See,…

Yes, we’re back after an unscheduled bye week due to the plague infecting the MST residence. This week we go through the good, bad and ugly from the  past weekend, study some stats from our matches against Ireland and see how our Southern Hemisphere counterparts are faring in their own tests, give you some quick one liners from around the place and throw in some highlights from a few tests you may or may not have seen. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Good – Although we may not have come out on top in the last test, it…

Yes, yes I know. We’re late today. Well I’m sorry, but we were caught up in negotiations and were only able to agree to a settlement with the other party at the last minute. She drove a hard bargain, but the sick and cranky toddler finally relented to our demands and went to sleep. So …. anyway, it’s (finally) Top 5 time!! This week we dive right into the good, bad and ugly, grade the weekend’s performances, talk unity, scrutinise our attacking rugby and check out some Irish stats. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Good – The Rebels getting…

Welcome to a bit of a cheerier Top 5. Yep, this week I’m in a good mood, and not just because it was a public holiday in Canberra yesterday. But I’m feeling more positive about things. On the weekend we saw some good rugby. Some surprisingly good rugby actually. Here’s hoping it continues! So this week we delve into the good bad and ugly, give out what I believe are the best grades of the season so far, talk stats, continue to give the nipple more press than it has had since Janet Jackson performed at the Superbowl, visit our…

Hello again, and welcome to this week’s edition of the Top 5. This week we are on a bit of a high after the performances we saw from our teams on the weekend. As a result, we have gone into more depth with the report card. Instead of lumping all the teams together in one of the 5, each team gets their own Top 5 section! We have still stuck with the usual good, bad and ugly and are calling in on some old friends to see what they are up to on the weekend. Nothing too important I hear…