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I get that, but your complaint isn't that you can't bet on rugby, it's you can't do a specific type of bet on rugby. I enjoy the occasional same game multi, but it's not like I am bereft of gambling options if that feature isn't there.

Jeez I think that's pretty tenuous. I've heard many reasons why people aren't invested in rugby, but I've never heard 'not enough gambling options'.

I think that says more about rugby fans than anything. Punting has never been a big part of the game, for whatever reason. I actually quite like it, means our games aren't filled with tedious betting ads.

To be fair, I can't remember him having a genuinely bad game, only a number of 'unremarkable' games. But I can recall at least three big games against New Zealand where he has stepped up in a major way and delivered a performance that helped us win the game. That counts for a lot in my eyes...

We have this sort of debate every year, as Hodge looks so-so at Super level. But every year he gets picked in the Wallabies, and every year he lifts his game the moment he pulls on a gold jersey. He won a Bledisloe match playing 10 last year, somehow. He's one of a rare breed who seem to save...

I'm enjoying Super AU, but there's no 'must watch' games for me. But Reds vs Crusaders is a genuine must watch, and I'd expect the ratings to reflect that.

Man I hope the latest Queensland outbreak doesn't do anything to hurt the chances of a TT Super comp getting up this year.

Dreaming if you think Link is coming back to Australian rugby.

I'm not sure. I think Rennie showed last season a reluctance to pick both Daugunu and Koriebete in the same side, and I think we will see the same with Vunivalu and Koro. He'll get a run at some point but I think I'd prefer a kicking winger like Wright or even Petaia to partner Marika. So...

Wow that's an odd take on both fronts. I think this year the 'it helps if you are a Waratah' theory may have been put to bed, but that aside the guy was clearly picked on potential and showed enough in his runs off the bench that his selection was entirely justified. And we'll also have to...

I do wonder whether they deliberately leave a guy or two out of these wider squads every year. I'd be pretty surprised if we don't see Sio in a gold jersey at some point this year. And given this camp seems to be less about training and more about general organisation, media, photos, fittings...

That's waaay higher than I thought it would be.

It's an interesting point, but I don't think it's a double standard. It is an interesting comparison though. I think the bar is much lower for a winger than a position like blindside. Realistically test wingers can get by (and indeed excel) with only a couple of key skills - catch, run...

Does Anstee have the physical presence we need, given he's likely to partner Wilson and Hooper in the back row? I like the bloke but outside of one decent game against the Tahs his resume is still pretty thin.

I don't need him to be flat stick, but he's just trudging. It wasn't a certain try by any means, and while he couldn't make a covering tackle he could at least be there for a breakdown if one develops. I'm picking him in the Wallabies, but it's plays like that that tempers my excitement and...

Putting a fresh convert in at 13 for the Wallabies is a little too ambitious for my liking. Let him get his feet on the wing for at least a season. That said I really like what I'm seeing from Vunivalu. He already has a few dimensions to his game, he's a lot more than just a speedy battering...

But I would have said that last year as well, but then he was our best player for 25-odd minutes in Brisbane. You wonder how far that performance will take him. You'd think they would give him another chance at some point this year, though I agree Valetini seems to have the inside track at the...

Swapping in Shute players would change....... not much. Which says something in and of itself, but you'd be a bit silly to think that such a move would see any improvement in on-field results.

Oh yes, I bloody love him. He could, maybe, become something close to Ma'a Nonu, the best 12 of the modern era. Like Nonu he came onto the scene as a physical tyro, but is slowly adding the deft touches that set Ma'a apart from the rest - the grubber against the Brumbies in the 79th springs to...

I think the glimpse we had of JOC (James O'Connor)-To'omua as a 10/12 was really enticing and I think it's the option Rennie will go with if both are fit. Experienced, skilful, good defenders, good kicking games. Combine that with White and you've got a really experienced backline taking shape.