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Harry Wilson, you legend

It was way too telegraphed for the short blindside. A few more metres to move and a quieter call might have worked ok

That's on Gordon, he called the blindside 8 run

Really well worked attack there. All off some great work from Bell

Koroibete is going to be cooked at half time, he has picked up most of Paisami's workload on the carry

Really well placed kick from Lolesio,. particularly with the short in goal

It looks pretty clear that Paisami is Schmidt's first choice 12 when fit, he hasn't even chosen coverage on the bench when Paisami is there. If he had any doubt about that one of the others would've got a look in earlier. I'd say the biggest question is still what Schmidt wants to do with his...

I think he probably added that because the team @Dctarget posted didn't have a (c) listed next to anyone's name, so this thread only had Doran's leak, not official confirmation.

There are similarities, but the crucial difference is Ireland only have one professional competitor for talent in soccer, and it's not that close in terms of the athletes they are looking for. As popular as GAA is it's not going to dump money into pathways and talent acquisition in contest with...

Even then, the centralised model Nucifora put into place in Ireland doesn't suit Australian conditions. There are some similarities but, population dynamics, competition in the sporting market, asset base and even tax law are all different enough here to require a pretty different, custom...

Probably depends on the rest of the bench and if we're running a 5-3 or 6-2. The only time Valetini and Wilson have started together under Schmidt and not played 80 was against Georgia when Valetini was subbed off at the 70 minute mark, but the other two games have seen a horror run of...

Legal fees just got very expensive....

Great to see Harry take over the captaincy, he has always a really positive effect on the guys around him.

Doran has Stewart at 12: https://www.theroar.com.au/2024/08/28/exclusive-stewart-poised-to-make-wallabies-debut-six-years-after-dodging-cheikas-calls/

Above board, he was always on a set contract, part time and the role he's in has no reason to have a non-compete/gardening leave/stand down - he didn't have it for his Irish role before coming here for example. I think the reason there has been a bit of a blow up here is that RA were happy to...

Schmidt's two year deal is all about sufficient time to make the change over before the World cup if he isn't continuing on, not necessarily that he absolutely won't. There's a decent chance he will, though the most likely might be that he moves into an assistant/advisor/DoR sort of role to help...

They were looking at it before he got injured. Different coaching team but it seems likely they'll continue with it.

For the 7s side? I expect they want him for one of them, though I'm not sure if it'll be Men's or Women's.

Manenti has officially finished up with the Men's 7s side: Looks like he's headed overseas, hopefully someone at RA keeps in touch, he could be a very good option down the track for a super side.

I don't see Kiss demanding he be rested if he's ok to play - next announced match for the Reds isn't until November 4. That is assuming there's no challenger series, but I doubt they'd be resting players to have them fit for it anyway. Also, big game experience is vital for these young guys...