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The pools at the trophy are definitely slightly more of a toss up with a Host and 6 regional qualifiers rather than an explicit year to year continuation that the Cup does. Theoretically, I think the teams have been seeded like this: 1 - Japan - Relegated 2 - Netherlands - Spain Promoted in...

If anyone is interested, these are the Pool A results at the Trophy so far...

Probably don't have to go back quite as far as that: first ever Vern Cotter squad in 2014, Canada came within a penalty of knocking over a much closer to full strength Scotland team. Deep into Scottish Banter years yes, but a stark difference.

Something of a 2nd or 3rd XV for Scotland ran out 73-12 winners against Canada in the first of their 4 game Americas tour, with the USA, Chile and Uruguay (Non-Window game) coming up over the next few weeks. Not too much of note: the game felt much like an opposed training run for both sides...

Without a VPN, things are tough. You'd have to be a VIP to get something going nowadays. Makes you long for the day every Brit Pub in Southern Europe had some some sort of dodgy pay TV box that got you everything broadcast from Lisbon to Cyprus.

Leafi Talataina

Could very well be. Might depend on whether they wanted commitment to playing Super in 2024 before Wallaby selection got finalised.

Remains an interesting decision from Uelese to me. He was caught in 3 minds before the Rebels Quarter final and still very invested in getting revenge on Wales. The offer must have been serious.

Yeah Blyth has 2 inches on Smith, no? The one thing EJ (Eddie Jones) was probably right about was you can't teach being fuck off ugly giant of a bloke. If he's decided that neither is going to play substantial minutes against Wales then keeping the one that's 18 months younger and probably has room to grow...

Mon the Victorians (fuck the Quins)

Asia as a confederation is the silliest thing. The West, Central and South Regional Confederation should really be one "Continental" Confederation, and the East & South East Confederation should join with Oceania to become another.

wow

Seen nothing heard nothing. Would be shocked if overseas offers hadn't come.

With nothing else to do the VRU have got some serious work to do getting the local scene up to scratch again. Half the clubs struggle to pull together a 3rds for away trips or colts at all, Souths have been on hiatus for years, there's doesn't appear to be any formal/natural linking of VSRU and...

It's a good pickup for the Brumbs. Provides cover to a lot of positions, without necessarily disrupt the established starting group in 4-8. Could see Feliuai and the Vaihu brothers being pretty reasonable pickups for them. Maybe Maiava or Angelo Smith too.

Isn't this just a function of the websites being build from the same databases? https://brumbies.rugby/players/angus-blyth/2038

I don't think anyone who has direct, first hand information from people with skin in the game would feel appropriate posting it here. Everything you get here will come at least 2nd hand, from families, schoolmates, clubmates etc. At best, it'll be something the individual involved will chat...

I can see why there was talk of rushing Talataina back from his ACL if he met fitness markers.

Start of school holidays too. Family getaways, weddings, catch ups whatever.

Oh no Nick phipps is back