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He barely got a game despite impressing whenever he did get a chance, constantly beating his first man. Great attitude, positive and humble. Then went to Japan to find confidence before earning a chance in Glasgow. "He wanted a pay rise but at the time it didn’t make sense to give him a...

Scott Sio?

How many of those 100 would command a SRP (Super Rugby Pacific) starting spot or bench spot though? The number has been as high as 200 in the past but if it's only 20-30 who would get a gig - especially with 4 teams - the overall number is kind of irrelevant.

I believe in rewarding incumbents if performance is good, Nasser and Faessler have earnt that. I'd also look at Flook as an alternative for either 14 or 23 if a change is being made.

They've both been very good and should stay in their roles.

He's Irish.

So you're a Brumbies fan and you think the Brumbies have a weaker squad than this year, and therefore you have forced yourself to find reasons to think every other team will be worse year on year?

I'd like to see Flook in the 23 jersey to cover centre and wing.

Why not add Jeremy Paul, Phil Kearns and Josh Mann-Rea while you're at it? Hard to argue that anybody outside of Faessler, Nasser & Pollard deserved a call-up for this series. FF (Folau Fainga'a), Uelese, Latu, Mafi all signed overseas beyond this year. LL and Porecki injured. None of the three put a foot...

Is Phil Kite still at Vannes too?

Thank you Rebels. I'd rather have had and lost you, than never had you at all.

There were rumours that the Sevens Series is seriously crippling WR (World Rugby) financially. Can somebody smarter than me tell me if this is the case?

I take your point - and semi agree - but having games with finals ramifications all the way to the end does also make it interesting as well.

Thought Whittaker played more than once from memory.

Jamie is actually a rugby fan. I know him well. His job isn't to promote rugby. It's to write about rugby, good, bad and otherwise. This is an interesting story. The late Wayne Smith was as critical of rugby as anybody, but was an outstanding journo. The 'news hates rugby' narrative is so skewed...

Great summary - keep 'em coming, pls do the whole finals series!

Great list Scott. No Higgers?

The inability to capitalise on the Rio gold, and the fast-paced and fun game of sevens in the 'snackable' era - alongside the rise of women's sports - is one of the more disappointing things Rugby AU have overseen over the last decade. Tell me you really want to watch NRLW, AFLW or SRW ahead of...

My favourites (on and off the field): T.Smith, S.Horie, L.Weeks, H.Pyle, C.Neville, R.Leota, S.McMahon, S.Higginbotham, N.Phipps, J.Debreczenbi, S.Naivalu, T.Ellison, T.English, L.Mitchell, R.Hodge N.Henderson, J.Hanson, S.Talakai, L.Jones, G.Delve, N.Stirzaker, B.Hegarty, M.Koroibete With...

I don't, only that Lily, Demi & Madison won't be as they all did ACLs