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I thought this was a bit extreme when I first read it but after having watched the game it is maybe an understatement. For all their possession and territory, Fiji only scored one try all day. They got treated very leniently at the offside line while we got absolutely caned. Reaction to the...

Hope so, he can drop a few more sitters. That'll help enormously.

This round has one notionally close game and all the rest are blowouts. How do you pick which player(s) is/are going over for 3+tries?

So do I, but what I want and what I get are often two different things. I am expecting that we'll win with a margin around 12-15.

The natural move would have been to start Vaa'i at lock and Barrett at 6. He has played there often before. Foster has got a touch of the Eddies.

Yep, but reporting and misinformation are often deliberately synonymous. Its very hard to find a reason for Kellaway's relegation or to discern some plan behind what Jones is doing with the backs. If we don't select Kellaway on the bench, which is our strongest option if Donaldson starts, then...

I think Foster wants to run the French off their feet with quick ball movement off the rucks. I think it would work against most of the northern hemisphere teams except for Ireland and France. Its the right strategy for the wrong opponent.

Not what I would have gone with but... 1. Eddie thinks that Georgia is going to be a step down from Fiji and Wales, providing that we can counter their tight five. So he's picked our biggest, meanest tight five, but not necessarily our most skillful. Frost is held back till next week. 2...

It was fun strategising, especially as I'm not the coach. White will be leading them from the bench mostly. Only starts against Georgia because of the style they play and to ensure McDermott isn't overcooked.

Like any good coach, Eddie will have a plan on how he wants selection to go over the tournament. Like any war, plans have to change as soon as contact with the enemy occurs, but making the plan informs your strategy and individual tactics, training intensity day to day, injury rehab etc. Here's...

This is one possible scenario. But how likely is it? NZ comfortably accounted for Australia twice, though one was relatively close, France comfortably accounted for Australia once. NZ thrashed SA once in the RC and then got thrashed by SA in the lead up game. SA thrashed Australia in the RC. NZ...

Its Georgia. They're good, but not top tier. We need to present our strongest pack but make sure that we go to the bench early so that we don't fatigue people out by the time we get to the Wales game. We could pick some of our best backs as finishers if they need to be eased back in after injury...

Depends on injuries. Seven games is a lot to not lose a prop or a hooker somewhere along the line.

We are six weeks away from the quarter finals and we have four games against opponents during that time who are not rated in the top four. There is ample time for us to hone our game between now and then and be really competitive in the knockout stages. My chief fears are injuries in positions...

While everyone is dissing on the Brumbies, I think we have lost sight of the original RA press release. It was so full of marketing blather that it was basically meaningless. McLennan would be proud to stand behind it because his career is in marketing. It basically allows him to do whatever he...

As I understand it they can make any changes they want up till the 29th. After that it is problematic.

Would it be naive to suggest that this is what the Wallabies have been doing all season???

That would mean he misses the Argentina and Japan games, I think. Not the end of the world. Do England have another trial game? That would effectively reduce the ban to just Argentina.

This is the role of every Jones' assistant coach. The master coach directs and the assistants carry it out. Collaborative coaching teams don't work for Eddie.

Given that, if you sit on the eastern side of the stadium, an afternoon game can be a misery due to the sun (heat and visibility), I think it is very wise that they have gone for all night games. Now, if the stadium was fully roofed, that would be another matter.