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No one thought the Reds were lacking in tribalism or fan connection in the early 2010's. Or the Waratahs in 2014. As I understand, the Brumbies used to pull decent crowds back in the day.

That's exactly the same feeling everyone had when he hadn't won it for 20+ years so nothing's changed. :)

I think a lot of us AB fans have learnt from the heartache of past RWC losses LOL

Does it though? I would put at least 3 of the RWC quarter-finals up against any AFL game and that NRL GF. The NRL Final was boring until the last 30mins or so. I'm not gonna see any great hits or tackles watching AFL. I'd rather watch the U16 and U19 Super Rugby games over AFL. Rugby is a...

Why is it in SA colours? :D :D

Aaron Smith is easily the best half back in Aotearoa and at worst, 2nd best in the world. His energy and enthusiasm is another level.

30mins in before the first scrum….wow

What ‘elite athletes’ are gonna train to be props? The elite athletes all want to be backs and maybe back-rowers. At 14yrs old, the tight 5 don’t get enough props - excuse the pun lol. Slow fat kids go to prop and either tall or easy-to-lift kids get put in at lock. There aren’t a lot of the...

I think the article makes a good point in saying that Australia needs to stop looking over at the NRL and thinking that all of the rugby talent has gone there. For at least the last 10yrs, the Wallabies have struggled with having a world class forward pack. You won’t find great props and locks...

They are on Stan as well. If you go to 'SPORT' and the 'RUGBY', scroll along the top bar, it has all the different rugby competitions and the Super U16's and U19's is in there including replays.

Interesting question and I think there are probably pros and cons both ways. It would be a good question to put to some of the ex-players and coaches etc who have these podcasts and youtube channels etc.

There is also no concern of getting isolated and having the ball turned over.

A few of us were shouted down for saying that EJ (Eddie Jones) had the benefit of not focusing on this RWC and make selections based on the future rather than wholeheartedly trying to win now. Eddie has confirmed this The problem is, we don’t actually know if it will have favourable results down the track...

EJ (Eddie Jones) stuffed the whole year. He said that the Wallabies would win this year, talked about Foster heading down to CentreLink, talked about a smash-and-grab job etc and belittled anyone who questioned his plan or his selections and called them all 'negative' for daring to ask legitimate questions...

I’ve heard people say things like ‘I feel for Ireland’ and ‘That should have been the final’ etc but I don’t feel for Ireland or its supporters at all. No-one felt for the ABs or it’s supporters for all those years we were labelled chokers and laughed at and mocked. Certainly no-one felt for...

I don’t necessarily think this is true. 1. The RWC has been a tremendous showpiece of our game regardless of how the Wallabies went. Not only has the product been awesome but it should highlight the opportunities that exist all over the world for young players. 2. Younger players will get...

The NZ public have short memories. 1998 was probably the worst season I have personally seen the ABs have. I'm sure fans more mature than I would be able to comment on other teams. Yes - we lost to Ireland at home, lost to Argentina etc etc but the fact is that the international rugby...

That is some cool analysis…

I don’t what other people think but this RWC has thrown up some great games. SA v Ireland, Ireland v ABs, Samoa v England, Aus v Fiji to name a few. IMO, this morning’s game (ABs v Ire) was heaps better than the NRL GF. Rugby is a fantastic sport with so much to offer and a load more...