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Another one of those classic wallabies games where they are their own worst enemy. I thought we were the better side for about 60 minutes but it all fell apart in the final 20. The home town refereeing on this tour is going to be hard to overcome. TBH we probably win that game if Tupou doesn't...

i really hope the refereeing in the nz/italy and sa/wales games isnt a sign of things to come for the next few weeks. The benefit of the doubt seems to be given to the defending side way more often than the attacking side. My biggest gripe is the apparent abandoning of any attempt to police...

The way I see it, you only get one chance to make a big splash to grow the game in the United States. Anyone who's spent any time in the US will know that Americans are extremely insular when it comes to their sports. If it's not NFL,NBA,MLB, etc, by and large they don't want to know about it...

I know next to nothing about the state of rugby in the States, but if this weekend was anything to go by I can't imagine World Rugby would be considering them to be a genuine option for 2027. I tuned in to the game to see what fanfare they might muster to give their WC bid some momentum, but the...

Me too. But i do like rennie "underperform or your out" mentality to selection. Wilson is another example of a guy they clearly see value in but hasnt really performed to his abilities this test season. Im sure the like of uelese and wilson have been told they needs to do more when they gets...

Yeh the "soon to be 7" was a reference to Latu's impending arrival. I'm hoping (expecting) next year Rennie will just cut bait on a couple of these blokes and move ahead with a chosen few. It looks to me that lonergan isnt quite ready for test rugby. And id be really surprised if mcinerney...

Rennie's sure got a hard-on for rotating hookers. Is that 6 different hookers in one season (soon to be 7)? Honestly it's getting a bit annoying / concerning. He doesn't seem overly confident in any of our options, other than maybe Fainga'a. I presume BDA is only out of the squad for personal...

I get not wanting to underestimate the Japanese, but if there's any game to give some of your fringe team members a good run, this seems like the game. I'm certainly not calling for wholesale changes but I think you could safely give a fair blokes a chance in the 23 without hurting the team to...

Personally I'd like to be happy enough if Hooper sat on the bench for a rest (with a break glass in case of a emergency approach). Give McMahon a run at 7. I'd otherwise keep things as they are.

Wat a great day of footy. Something for everyone...i thought the boks v all blacks was, as i expected, the best game of the weekend (including all codes), but the wallabies win was the perfect cherry on top. I'll let others, that are more sober than me, critique our performance. But im not going...

Well leota's selection is surprising but honestly im still giving Rennie the benefit of the doubt at this stage of his tenure, particularly after selecting cooper 2 weeks ago, which i thought was lunacy. I do hope, and expect, we will get a good look at mcmahon next week. I assume rennie wants...

i have no interest in a biannual world cup. Having it every 4 years makes it special. Id prefer to see japan and maybe fiji added to the rugby championship

They viewership figures are interesting. They do seem to suggest that a lot of aussie fans are a bit over watching us lose back to back games against the all blacks. The fact that the 3rd test against france was by far the most popular doesnt surprise me. Fans are clearly more engaged when the...

Re the maul, i like it and if i had to choose between neutering it or keeping it as is, id choose the latter. That said, i think the laws could use some tweaking..as others have said i think the attacking side should be given much less leeway if the maul becomes stationary even momentarily

I think we can all agree that Banks' time at 15 is numbered. He's more rocks than diamonds at the moment.

Yeh I honestly think Swinton is built for test rugby. Super hard nosed. Mind you he could have been pinged more than once for tackling with his head/ shoulder with little or no arms. He'll inevitably get himself in trouble, but you do need a hard c*nt like him at test level. I like his pairing...

It'll be interesting to see who Rennie selects at 10 moving forward. It’s nice to know that cooper is still a genuine option, although I'm not yet sold he should be our first choice 10 moving forward. He has certainly had the benefit of avoiding the all blacks; I suspect people wouldn't be so...

Not the most exciting rugby game ull ever see but the nailbiting finish was enough to make it interesting. Any day you can get a win over the world champions is a good one. I honestly thought we looked sloppy and tactically naive at crucial times throughout the game. But the effort was there and...

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Wasnt the best performance but i thought we played some decent footy at times...honestly they exceeded my expectations. we've been embarrassed more than a few times at eden park in recent years. We werent embarrassed tonight. We looked like a talented footy side outplayed by a better side and...