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The main job of an international rugby captain is to turn up to every press conference, which is probably why the likes of McReight don't want to do it!

The Cheika conundrum continues. What a record he has

I reckon this just shows how little Schmidt worries about any of this stuff, and probably how minor he thinks the role of test captain is, especially compared to most of us mugs.

Have any of the players made their 5th semi-final, along with 2 super rugby au GFs?

Those solutions to reduce the box kick.....what's the actual issue? Teams kicking too much, or that teams use a box kick now instead of the 5/8 spiral?

I do think the lineout issues (eg against the Force) have mostly disappeared once LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) got injured, which is actually pretty concerning! I don't really see the maul problem? The Reds are probably the best in the comp at it, and are in fact getting most metres per maul in all of World Rugby and...

Zane Nonggorr match high 18 tackles last night

Third failed HIA for Lynagh this year? That's really hard to watch and I'm pretty disappointed for him

Australian rugby has always had a revenue problem. There has never been anything I've heard that would realistically change that problem

If you take the Australia-wide view, the NBL is massively more popular than Super Rugby already isn't it? Edit - Obviously depends on what you mean by "sporting landscape", but Ausplay has nearly 5% of Australians participating in basketball, well over 1 million people, nearly twice as many as...

All it takes is an injury and an HIA and then you need a third option

Do we have a list of notable players who won't be part of Super Rugby 2026 yet? Anyone else? Tom Hooper Noah Lolesio Len Ikitau Ryan Smith Angus Bell Rob Leota Langi Gleeson Sam Carter

Angus Chrichton played SG Ball....

He's posted 4 times on Instagram in the last year as far as I can see. Does he even have another online presence? It's just bizarre