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Pietsch looked upset he was taken off and certainly didn't look in Disneyland. I reckon it was close to time to bring on Jorgo anyway but I don't think we heard if he failed his HIA or not.

Well that's no surprise. Mark Geyer on MMM this morning said something like 'you have to be concerned about the state of Australian rugby when a player from who has never played a minute of pro rugby gets named MOTM'. Never mind the result of the game, or that he is equally a rugby product...

That one was Pietsch I think you are referring to, when he was shouldered into the sideline chasing a kick where he may well have scored if he regathered. The Kellaway one was where he perfectly executed a kick chase, smashed the receiver, stood up and went for the jackal and got penalized for...

TBH I'm content with the Saffa's beating them and then they give Eddie's Japan a hiding.

Would have liked this but I couldnt split out the bold part

I thought after I wrote that that perhaps leaving them as they are I.e switching in defense might actually be the answer:. the poms were doing the same thing. Wasn’t thinking of him as a crash baller, more an offloading role like SBW

That was incredible! Mods, we might need more numbers than 3-2-1 for the voting. Pretty sure we have found our centre pairing although JAS will probably end up at 12 once he settles in.

His first ever gig for the Lions 11 years ago wasn't great, but I actually don't mind Matt Burke as a presenter and he has a good rugby head plus a bit of wit. I've had a beer and chat with him on the odd occassion, seems a pretty genuine bloke. He finishes up at 10 at the end of the year, I...

It doesn't say - based on their current national sides I'm guessing one of France, Ireland or Scotland.

There was a global talent scout on the sidelines at Scots College on July 27, 2019, watching play unfold in a Sydney schoolboys rugby game. Scots were leading Kings 15-0 at halftime. Then Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i decided something needed to happen. The Kings player stopped waiting for the ball...

Good, Ireland drop to 3rd in the world rankings. The pundits can now officially cease referring to the side that has still never made it out of the RWC quarters as ‘the best team in the world’. Well done ABs, I don’t own a jersey so was donning a black T shirt

So our (effectively) national 3rd XV managed a draw against a club side.

Similarly, I'm sure there is a more complex structure to it than what was reported.

That was a bit different, Bernard defended at 15 off scrums and in the 5m channel on lineouts, plus there were a multitude of other movements that had to be facilitated around that. Also the rationale, wasn't as clear as it seemed - the general view was that it was to hide him in defense, but I...

Bad wording on my part - I meant 2nd grade by international standards, not club level. He's good player, like most of the players in the A team, but he is not international standard. He was tried out and found out. Maybe JAS will be also, but I can see the logic behind selecting him, at least...

Has he though? The incumbent 12 is unavailable and all the other options are 2nd graders, and Pietsch has arguably looked the best of all the players vying for the now open 11 jersey. Outside those it’s pretty much the same team he has been rolling out so I’m guessing it’s all about building...

And Panda's take was just that Sua'ali'i would be in the centres. So maybe Doran is just assuming that 13 is where he'll be, but he's actually at 12, with Kerevi covering in case it goes pear.

If the mail is correct you would assume JAS will go on for Kerevi, but which of him or Ikitau will be 12?

Panda has it that Sua'ali'i will be on the bench this weekend, but as a reserve centre, not winger.

Have at it.