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I certainly didn't interpret your post as being negative, Highlander. Jerry has a deep respect for Northern Hemisphere scrummaging, as I do, and he realises he has much to learn. He was schooled in the most cerebral dimension of our sport by Trevor Woodman when Trevor was scrum coach at Sydney...

Welcome aboard, turnover; you have been quite busy making new friends in the 11 days you've been with us. As well as describing one member as "the joker who was trumpeting Gordon" and another as "empire u pissant", you have shown a deep historical knowledge of club rugby as in, "all of us at one...

I think he's still got plenty of potential for development, Highlander. At the Brumbies he was not encouraged to train really heavily, and in fact in his initial years he had Bill Young trying to teach him the fine art of cheating in scrums. In my opinion the reason why Young cheated was to try...

Jerry Yanuyanutawa came from Fiji to Adelaide with his family when his father was studying there. After playing there he was referred to Sydney Uni where he eventually switched from the back row to front row. That led to the Brumbies, then Glasgow Warriors and the Fijian national side. .

Do you really think that would stop the hate and the jealousy, QH? If Uni expanded its catchment area it would be accused of expansionism. You have a club that produces more professional rugby players than any club in the world; that almost never recruits Grade players from other Sydney clubs...

That's right, Stands. It is scheduled to be completed in time for the 2015 football season. .

I expect that Sydney Uni will field a competitive side composed of players who took just a few weeks off after the Grand Final and will have been in serious training ever since, TT. As has happened previously, if they are beaten there will be no excuses, nor should there be. There are 9 of the...

God save us. It's worse than I thought: "The ARU is planning to stage a social media campaign in the new year where it will invite fans to submit ideas on what ruled [We used to spend a lot on sub editors] could be tweaked, removed or added to make the games more interesting. "The ARU will...

No, sfr, not angry. I'm just being forthright. As for your suggestion, being an avid follower of your tweets I get the impression that you might prescribe "a glass or two of wine" for most things apart from perhaps tinea and hair loss. .

There is another issue, sfr. AS CEO isn't his primary responsibility the management, administration and finances of Australian rugby? Or has he got all that under control and now has spare time to indulge in dilettantish tinkering with the Laws of the game - and not just with the Laws but with...

I don't have footage of games, JT, but the incident was replayed and commented on during the TV coverage on the day. .

He'll play a lot of Tests. .

He also gave a very convincing impersonation of a stun puncher when his opposite number tried to intimidate the young bloke. .

I write how I choose, TOCC, but it is not my intention to insult you or any other fellow-G&GR member, just as I don't indulge in bagging players. What I was taking issue with was what I interpreted as your view that people should necessarily be supportive of whatever the ARU chooses to put...

Perhaps big Nathan might like to sponsor the team, although I'd be inclined to try to get his money upfront. .

Surely not; I'm disappointed to read that. We should be like Voltaire's Dr. Pangloss who sagely observed, "Tout est pour le mieux dans le meilleur des mondes." (All is for the best in the best of all possible worlds.) Have faith. This is not the time for doubting the superior wisdom and...

The alternative possibility, Jets, is that "they have been deliberately vague" because they are clueless. The timelines specified for submission of EoIs and announcement of the teams participating lend credence to the probability of a continuation of adherence to the headless chook model of...

It's a hard life being a satirist. How can you send these blokes up? They leave you virtually nothing to work with. Here, I kid you not, is the full content of the "Expression of Interest Application" form: EXPRESSION OF INTEREST APPLICATION Return to nrc@rugby.com.au by 13 January 2014 Club...

Perhaps we could have a sweep on how long it takes him to mention "smart, creative running rugby".

That LG can come up with something that he feels merits us doffing our caps "to Pulver and the ARU" is a reflection of just how keenly he monitors Australian rugby. I would have been scratching my head for days trying to think of anything positive. I'm all for trying new approaches but I think...