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Must admit - was more of an observation - I like Bowen, and was hoping to see more of him.

You can run that shop ('that is only open 7 times a year') - but only into the ground. The point of the quote, of course.

No Bowen on the bench this week?

Oh how Waratahs could do with him this season in their back row.

Luckily it was only a trial.

Think it says a lot (or not a lot) for the Super Rugby Academies / Pathways systems - similar happened to NSW Waratahs B Team vs two Shute Shield Teams; they should win those easily, but too often they don't even have the best Colts in their pathways or academies. I think it also says a lot that the...

Have to wonder if Reds should play at Ballymore - given they own it, more money to them in a season where cashflow will be King.

Agreed - MJ borderline saved a try vs giving away YC/PT...narrow margins.

Lucky that was just a trial game? Seriously - the back row were simply awful - imo Gamble is nowhere near a genuine #7 - Reds Back Row really showed how to play the game. Must be some positives to take away, but struggling to find any :-(

NRL can make it an all year business then, and players can move around - Rugby Union is doing very well in Europe (England and France in particular), but there are English teams under financial duress who could go under (in England - Newcastle are lucky there is no relegation this year).

Can you explain (briefly) what Super Rugby round means? Was this round last night not part of Super Rugby?

5000 at Rebels tonight (which is ok given tix were only available Mon), and 8000 at Force? These numbers are similar to the smaller English Clubs which have small grounds. The OZ franchises will have to reduce their cost base to sustain at these crowd levels.

Let's hope TT hasn't cracked a bone in his wrist - he looked uncomfortable.

There looked to be no discernible game plan from the Rebels - and CG needs to go back to kicking school. That said, Brumbies #7 and #8 were outstanding.

Reimer was outstanding tonight....I'll keep an eye on him.

Super Rugby will be over by the time this is resolved!

Yes - RA are paying running costs for 2024 - numbers reported by AFR were around $5M to cover the Rebels for this Super Rugby Season.

Seems to be a fascination with Australia (bar MH) to play oversized #7s - MH himself was overlooked a few times in favour of bigger 7s. England did the same for a while (Chris Robshaw famously wore a 6.5 shirt after one game). Bar FM in the Reds, the other 7s mostly look over-sized /...

That is excellent news for The Rebels - might not be such great (financial) news for RA. If they get the $8m claimed to be owed from RA, then the ATO (as long as a payment plan is agreed) will be less aggressive. Still not convinced by the Rebels board as a unit going forward though.

If RA get done for that $8M, and with the $5M to keep the Rebels in 2024, and the $5+M for the NRL recruit, that takes them very close to topping out their drawdown.