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TJ what a donkey.

I'll have to eat my hat. Pietsch has been fabulous.

He needs to watch his tackling and he frequently hits the ruck and maul from the side or close to it.

This is looking far stronger from the WBs

So a random google on US basketball gives average income at US$12m. 15 player roster comes with a much higher level of elite in order to be successful in the US. Yes ofc Australia A is of benefit to Aus rugby. Is that the point though? We surely are looking to the comparative merit of Aus A vs...

This conversation is sounding sadly familiar.

I find it utterly repugnant. "It" being NZ pushing an "agreement" that dictates Wallaby selection. Repugnant.

Now that was a worthwhile beer!

"On the training paddock, the chooks still had their heads."

I completely missed the D structure in that first 30min. Impossible to point fingers without getting a feel for what is meant to be happening. Headless chooks is what I saw. OTOH Valetini was part of the resurgence in the last 20-30 mins. Surely we would need to know what was coached to...

World Rugby site takes a few days before it is updated. Check some of the calculator pages. We are #10

3. McReight 2. LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) 1. Wright

So Ireland have gone to #1 (while not playing). It isn't irrelevant. You play games across a season where you play more games in one part of the year than the other. It's a global sport. It is irritating to see your team drop when you are not playing, but it is not irrelevant. Right now though...

Seriously, you don't think that occasionally favours the southern hemisphere? That is highly presumptive. How did we go against Italy the last time we met? We seem as Wallaby fans to be struggling with our fall. This shit has been building over many, many years. We are where we are.

The excellent performance of Fiji over Japan; and the AB test: Australia drops to #10. Ranking shifts

I love the scrum so much, perhaps I am getting to overdo it tonight? Mayhaps. But there are some basics not mentioned until now: 1. The LHP pushes against one individual, the opposing THP. This gives room for mischief. 2. The THP pushes against two individuals, the opposing LHP and hooker. He...

<initially this post was responding to the difference between hinging and losing your feet> OK. I never played front row, never coached, completely couch coach. Still. Generally losing your feet is because you've gone in to the hit with your body too low, your feet too far behind you, so you...

This thread is inspired by a Derpus query on the referee thread - starting with my response. I'm expecting that the guys who actually know dig in quickly to correct my lack of experience. Here is one thing though. Every Reds or Wallaby scrum on the screen is supported by my grunts as I get my...

This. Could not give a toss on selection changes, we seem to have our 23 largely together now, and it is close to good enough. I'm not bothered by changes, but it is just not where the focus is required.

Edit: I started a separate thread. My post here had little to do with refs.