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Yes, weird. I thought Wilson was being dropped to the A team to get some minutes, and perhaps build his connection with Harrison - but I would have thought this was the time to bring him back.

Players unavailable for selection: David Porecki - Achillies (TBC) Thomas Lambert - Knee (Season) Archer Holz - Shoulder (Round 8) Mesu Kunavula – Knee (Season) Ned Slack-Smith - Concussion (TBC) Daniel Botha - Neck (Round 7+)

Because Tahs will be overloaded with Sua'ali'i and Kellaway arriving?

I love the stability in team selection. I hate the font.

Harrison should definitely be the next option, he has the runs on the board from previously. But let's not rush him if we can possibly avoid it, he needs miles back in the legs, and confidence.

I've only watched the highlights of the England-France game so far, but it sounded like he was just begging the English to close the game out after their late try. I assume it was him you could hear exulting in the background of the comm box as they scored.

Great summary @Sword of Justice . There's been so much good watching this year. Some years it feels like the whole comp would come down to one game you could predict from months away, but this year has been so unpredictable. So much passion throughout.

Yes, that's where I'm at. I like the calmness and the toughness he seems to have instilled in the team. But I do think they need to look at the assistant coaches, especially around the forwards. Our best 8 are a high-quality group, but they don't seem to be great in scrum or maul. The lineout is...

So, four rounds in, that’s when the administrators are supposed to be making a decision on Darren Coleman - which way should they go?

Not sure why Teddy's been dropped, perhaps Grant gives greater flexibility on a 6:2 bench. But yeah, Harrison should get several more weeks in the A team or Shute Shield as part of his rehab, it would be crazy to bring him straight back after such a long layoff. Edit - got my Wilsons mixed up.

Who's the "expert" commentator for England games on Stan? I mean, it can be hard to watch England do well at the best of times, but his commentary is an absolute punish.

I don't think the top Shute Shield clubs would appreciate losing their Tahs squad talent for the whole season. They'd rather whinge about Super Rugby, all whilst the Tahs take the responsibility for training some of their best young talent.

Triston Reilly, back with the Tahs this year after playing NRL last year, reinforces the point that our squad players need more footy: “I had one my favourite years, even though the main team at Tigers only won a few games. But I played a lot of games, I played 20-odd games,” Reilly said. “In...

Not mentioned in the injury list, so presumably that means he is available but not selected - which is good if true. He can't be rushed back, hopefully he can run up some minutes in an A game or Shute Shield first. I think Eastwood are playing Tahs A this weekend?

It's a small investment for creating a lot of positive attention at home, as well as any benefits they pick up from the US. It did seem to generate a lot of fans travelling from Australia. I'm guessing next year they'll be pushing the "NRL-approved travel packages" much harder.

Yes, I like the new administration, but even with making good decisions around coaching, etc, a $22 million debt from one team could derail everything.

And News Corp had been talking down Australian rugby even before the rights negotiation started. Let's not get all Stockholm Syndrome on this, we're better without Fox.

The worst time to be a Waratahs supporter is 7 days after a great performance.

Note for all future restart receipts - Joey Walton to make every exit kick. His second half exit from a kick-off that ended up with a Crusaders line-out 30 m from their line? Amazing.

I've always been shocked how many players don't wear a mouthguard, and Tupou chews gum on the field!! But I thought the requirement was now that all would have to wear one, once each team has had access to them for two weeks, so we will see some changes on the field in the next week or two.