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I think the phrase "skin folds" would have a different connotation with this lad. .

I was referring to the University of Queensland and the University of Sydney, Iltw. Over the years clubs representing those two universities have provided many players to the Wallabies and to the Super franchises. .

Weird stuff indeed, RF. I was sceptical about this until I read: 02 May 2013 Australian Rugby Union and Bond University today announced a new four-year partnership that will see the Gold Coast-based University become the Official Education Partner of the Qantas Wallabies. I can think of a...

TWaS, you are using a system of logical inference with which I am totally unfamiliar, although I note that something very similar has pervaded Federal politics. .

The foundation for rational debate, TWaS, is that each side actually comprehends what the other side is saying and then uses that as a basis for reply. I defy you to show how anything that I have written could in any way be interpreted as claiming that "the clubs 'own' the players." Not just...

I'm pleased for you, cg26, but surely I'm not the only one who feels "stupefying" might be a more appropriate adjective. .

An extremely dismissive view of the years of work usually put in by dedicated, capable volunteers to assist young players to learn their craft, TWaS. I am in profound disagreement with you on this. .

Or perhaps in this instance the unpaid interns being preoccupied with their exams. .

Dave, I agree with you about Quick Hands and the quality of his contributions. I was not really having a shot at him but his post triggered a reaction. I don't speak on behalf of Sydney Uni Rugby Club although I have a lot of involvement with mentoring and advising more than a few of their...

If only, Quick Hands, if only ... This will be remembered for generations as New South Wales rugby's - indeed Australian rugby's - great lost opportunity to correct all that was wrong with the code. And rugby administrators were in an incredibly powerful negotiating position to force young...

Let the deranged old bastard go on counting his money. Pay wall or no pay wall is a matter of indifference to me. He has polluted journalism and tried to subvert the democratic process in at least three continents. .

Brilliant!

That's a big ask, Richo. I have long had the impression that the principal reason why many people go to/watch games is to gather evidence that satisfies them that their team has been cheated by referees and their assistants, often irrespective of the match result. You feel left out of things if...

A scrum is an exercise in the complex interaction of coordinated strength application. Get them strong! And I'm not talking just about the front rowers, but also the second rowers and the back rowers. And, while you're at it, get the backs strong too. Rugby is the strength oriented code of...

I'm astonished, Ignoto, although I believe the world would be a better place if there were more who were so innocently naïve. What I understand you to mean is that as a matter of fact there are "people" i.e., more than one person, who "expect the Wallabies to put on a flawless win week in week...

I know that I continue to have a very illuminating dialogue with myself, but I believe that the problems with the scrum and at the breakdown could be resolved if we went back to focussing on serious, as in heavy, strength training. In the years when we were consistently competitive we had a very...

Freudian slip, Bh. I'm embarrassed as I try to proof read my posts before and after submitting, and I took the trouble to Google him to find when he was appointed. It is particularly galling given that I try to never miss TV and print coverage of his weekly press conferences. .

I totally agree with you, Iltw, that CEO Roger Jason Allen "shouldn't take all the blame", and that the board should be included among the miscreants. But I would also be very critical of the unpaid interns who have been tasked with keeping the joint going for the past couple of seasons. Lift...

Thus far the "tahs turn around" away from "the boring style of rugby ... employed in the 5 or so years before" hasn't been reflected in ground attendances. Here's the stats on average crowd size: 2008 25,494 2009 23,872 2010 24,204 2011 20,493 2012 20,937 2013 16,651 2013 was a...

Rod Cutler to coach the Two Blues? Nothing on the Club website yet but I hear it's on. If so he's a great get. Rod has spent the past two seasons coaching Sydney Uni Women and of course previously coached the Manly Marlins among other gigs. A quality bloke who knows his rugby. .