Author: Nutta

Gudday Cobbers,Welcome to the match pre/review for the 3rd Test of the Wobblies 2024 Autumn Nations Series. Our recently somewhat less wobbly Wobblies will take to the hallowed turf of the famous Murrayfield Stadium, a wee bit to the south west of Edinburgh Castle, at 1340hrs (Haggis time) on Sunday, 24 November, along with the ever-accommodating local bearers of the Sgian Dubh (literally ‘the faeries sword’) and wearers of the Scots Thistle, to frolic about and butt some heads in the bracing and salubrious Scottish sunshine.I’ll publish this first iteration on Friday, 22 November (Sydney time) and then come back…

Hey Cobbers, KARL did a great referee’s assessment of the rugby scrum engagement sequence in his Wednesday spiel HERE. Read it if you haven’t already, I thoroughly recommend it.In the comments section to his article, some thoughts were expressed by the readership about scrum collapses straight after the engage sequence and particularly about props finishing up flat out on the ground – often termed ‘pancaking’ – and whose fault such events are. So, I started typing a response. But, given my response was rapidly becoming a brain-dump to rival War and Peace, I thought to reshape it into an article…

To the Wallabies of 28 September 2024, I’d like to share a quiet word if I may.As you sit in that Wellington dressing shed, with the tacking of studs beating a drum roll on the concrete as hands clap on the backs of teammates, as the Deep Heat and strapping tape pique tension in the air you breathe, I would beg you take just a moment, to sit with your jersey, look at it and roll its fabric between your fingers. For I want you to stare into that jersey, in the moments before the Wallabies play the All Blacks…

Gudday Cobbers,On the eve of the Australia versus Georgia rugby test, after deep reflection, and with full awareness that by my choosing to expose such matters from the bowels of the Scrum Illuminati, that this may be the last time anyone ever hears from me, I feel nonetheless compelled to share a secret. What I share now marks me as The Betrayer. What I disclose below has been, up until now, knowledge buried and sanctified beyond the realms of ordinary men. While known to a chosen few, its details have historically been a closely guarded secret, with any written discourse…

Hail and well met all you Cobbers and other friends I haven’t met yet, welcome to the Chewsday Chew. With Super Rugby effectively over for we Aussies last Saturday, I’ll make a few comments about the Brumbies semi-final loss in ‘Was that Super?’, then discuss some ‘Big Dollar News’ that arose this week, have a look across country footy in ‘Around the campfires’ and finish with some news of my own. So without further ado…Was that Super?Notwithstanding Brissy’s artfully crafted offering yesterday (HERE), with the ACT Brumbies losing to the Auckland Blues by 34-20 on Friday night, the curtain fell…

Hello Cobbers. I hope this week finds you rested, fat, happy and a little silly as we roll into the Super semi-finals. The weekend’s results were well covered by Brissy HERE, so I won’t rehash. I will instead launch into a continuation of Nutta’s Aussie Team of the Super series and name a Nutta’s Wobblies, all the while having a general chat about some positional selections within it, and perhaps dip some toes into country footy as it played out over the weekend at the NSW Country Rugby Championships. So without further ado…Nutta’s WobbliesNow, to refresh a few folk, here…

Manuia le taeao Cobbers!I hope all is well in your world and here’s hoping this missive makes it a wee bit better on this fine June Tuesday with the last ‘Team of the Week’ of Super 2024, the Team of the Tourney that comes out of it, some ‘Random Super Comments’ and we will then close it out with the now usual ‘Around the Campfires’ country-footy section.But I’ll start this week with a massive congratulations to our Women’s 7’s outfit, taking both the Madrid tournament late Sunday night /Monday morning (our time) and in doing so also securing the 2024…

Konnichiwa Cobbers!Lead pic – massive congratulations to Murrumburrah Public School who won the ACT 10s gala day recently.I hope all is well in your world and here’s hoping this missive makes it a wee bit better on this fine May Tuesday with a ‘Team of the Week’, some ‘Random Super Comments’ and we will then close it out with the now usual ‘Around the Campfires’ section.Before I launch into my musings, I’ll insert here that this is a fan-run site and contributions are more than welcome. Please feel free to reach out to me (HERE) be it with an article, an idea,…

Hola. Como estas? I hope our fellow Gagger audience (all six of us) are Pizza Pockets, revved-up, fighting fit and primed to tackle whatever is coming our way today. There’s a bit to get through this week (as ever), and I have a management review due in 2hrs, so let’s get cracking and rip through the menu.Before I launch into my musings, I’ll insert here that this is a fan-run site and contributions are more than welcome. Please feel free to reach out to me (HERE) be it with an article, an idea, or an opinion piece, and barring the merest check…

Mālō e lelei. I hope we’re all fighting fit and ready to fill our boots this fine autumn morning. There’s a bit to get through this week (as ever), and according to feedback from our friends at Meta, my window to your brain is somewhat less than the average goldfish attention span, so without further ado, let’s rip in.But, as ever, before I launch into my musings, I’ll insert here that this is a fan-run site and contributions are more than welcome. Please feel free to reach out to me (HERE) be it with an article, an idea, or an opinion piece,…

Good morrow to you all, and a nice pic there of my mate Oli and his boy.Wasn’t that an interesting weekend of rugby? But before I launch into my musings, I’ll insert here that this is a fan-run site and contributions are more than welcome. Barring the merest check for decency and decorum, feel free to reach out to me at HERE be it with an article an idea, or an opinion piece. And there’s also the ‘Submit a Story’ option on the home page if you want to do your own thing. So feel free to have a crack as the more opinions…

Ohayou gozaimasu. I hope this missive finds you happy, fit, punching well above your weight and swimming in a vat of either bacon fat or your favourite liquid refreshment.Well it was an interesting weekend of rugby to say the least. But before I launch into my musings, I’ll insert here that this is a fan-run site and contributions are more than welcome. Barring the merest check for decency and decorum, feel free to reach out to me at HERE be it with an article an idea, or an opinion piece. And there’s also the ‘Submit a Story’ option on the home page if you…

Nǐ hǎo Cobbers,Well wasn’t that a strange weekend? The Drua getting beaten at home, the Reds pulling a nudie win, the Force beating the Cru and the Donkeys not even showing up against the Blues. So without further ado, let’s step straight into it.As always, I’ll insert here that this is a fan-run site and contributions are more than welcome. Barring the merest check for decency and decorum, feel free to reach out to me at HERE be it with an article an idea, or an opinion piece. And there’s also the ‘Submit a Story’ option on the home page. So feel free to…

Konichiwa you pack of besmirched rugger-luvvers the world over.I hope this missive from the depths of my somewhat morbid consciousness finds you well, fit, fat, happy and contented in your daily lives. As always, I’ll insert here that this is a fan-run site and contributions are more than welcome. Barring the merest check for decency and decorum, feel free to reach out to me at HERE be it with an article an idea, or an opinion piece. And there’s also the ‘Submit a Story’ option on the home page. So feel free to have a crack as the more opinions and ideas and folk…

Guten Morgen, gut geschlafen?Well, it was a funny ol’ weekend with the shortened Super round, the Honkers Sevens and daylight saving reverting to standard time and baffling the cows. But here we are and off we go into a another week of ramblings from a less than rational guy.As always, I’ll insert here that this is a fan-run site and contributions are more than welcome. Barring the merest check for decency and decorum, feel free to reach out to me at HERE be it with an article an idea, or an opinion piece. And there’s also the ‘Submit a Story’ option on the Home…

Hey to all ye faithful out there. I hope your Easter was chocofied, electrified and justified even if it was a little stupified by some of the footy we watched and results we saw. Who saw the Cru bouncing back? Who picked the Rebs over the Tahs? Who was silly enough to tip against the Drua with that weather inbound?As always, I’ll insert here that this is a fan-run site and contributions are more than welcome. Barring the merest check for decency and decorum, feel free to reach out to me at HERE be it with an article an idea, or an…

Top of the morning to you all Cobbers.I hope all is good in your world, that your donkey walks on palm fronds and flowers, that the crowds are cheering you and that you all trust your mates. It’s that sort of week. As always, I’ll insert here that this is a fan-run site and contributions are more than welcome. Barring the merest check for decency and decorum, feel free to reach out to me at HERE be it with an article an idea, or an opinion piece. And there’s also the ‘Submit a Story’ option on the Home Page. So feel free to have…

Hola AmigosAnd a cracking Good Morning Vietnam to all you bright, sparkling rays of sunshine and happiness out there in Commuterville from somewhere in sunny suburbia, or wherever you may be. I hope you’re coffeeed, croissanted, sprinkled with bacon and smelling the cinnamon of another week of frantabulous, brutiful, idyllic and completely unbiased diatribe from yours truly.As always, now is the time and here is the moment to drop the reminder that this is a fan-run site and any contribution is welcome. So feel free to reach out to me directly with an article, an idea or opinion piece. Or…

Ramadan Mubarak,I hope you’re all fighting fit and blasting into the new week, just like the Italians are into their new national dish of Haggis. I mean, following up from Brissy yesterday, just how was that weekend for a spell of surprises eh? As always, now is the time and here is the moment to drop the reminder that this is a fan-run site and any contribution is welcome. So feel free to reach out to me t nutta@greenandgoldrugby.com.au with an article, an idea or opinion piece. Or even a spot of constructive criticism if you feel it’s needed. I promise to…

Gudday Cobbers. Again, here’s the usual reminder that we are a fan-run volunteer site and all are welcome to make a contribution. You can email me directly if you wish at nutta@greenandgoldrugby.com.au or you can use this LINK from the homepage to give us your contribution. We genuinely welcome it as fresh voices and perspectives are so valuable to our game.I’m a bit pushed for time this week, so I’ll make it short(ish) and sweet(ish):Nutta’s Aussie Rugby Team of the Week:As long as you played for an Aussie side this weekend gone, you can get picked.Other player chat/observations from the weekend:And while…