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Fair points, but is it realistic to think any ref will be able to rule correctly on scrums 100% of the time? Black arts and all that. How would you improve their accuracy. Keen to know for my own watching as well.

Given what we've seen with Hooper, Meg Lanning, etc, I'd hate for a sacking to be dressed up as "personal reasons". But I certainly imagine the second Argentina game brought everything to a head.

Probably being selfish as a Tahs fan, but I'd like to see some stability in their coaching group for the next couple of years, including Gilmore. He's done great work with Aus A as well. Bring back Les Kiss.

I know coaches may hold back some players outside the 23 where there's a concern a player in the 23 might drop out late, but especially for younger players well outside the 23, I think they're playing pretty much every weekend.

This is exactly what happens. Players in the Super squads that aren't in the 23 for that weekend's game, go back to club footy. The young blokes who are well back in the depth chart play club rugby every weekend - the club just gets the bonus that they are training part-time or full-time with...

Need @wamberal input here, for an Eastwood player. And I don't think the initial post was suggesting that this signing was an outrageous oversight by the Tahs, just a request for information.

For those raging about our development process for 10s, when exactly has Australian rugby done this better? Seems to me it's been rare for us to have more than one top-class flyhalf available, going back as far as you like. Even in our glory years, Nathan Grey once had to front up in the 10...

Sounds like it's not the view within the team, DP: From Cully in the SMH:

When Rennie was the coach of the Chiefs, they were the competition benchmark for hard work off the ball. I don't think the Wallabies have been in contention for that award any time in the last 15 years, so I'm happy for him to demand more hard work.

Yes, I'm fully Team Edmed after the Tahs season, and the Australia A games, and I'm not even Ben Batger. He's not flashy but seems to just keep stepping up when required. Given his age and inexperience, I thought he'd tail off after a few big Super Rugby games, but he just keeps delivering. Donaldson's...

Possibly eight players returning from injury for Sth Africa!

I'm not sure about the conventional wisdom of spreading out the talent to ensure playing minutes. We've had too many good young players move for opportunity, and their development stalls. Especially when these blokes are very young, I don't think there's any harm in 3 young 10s developing...

He might be doing the S&C for the Wallabies soon - credited with setting up the Womens 7s for their Comm Games win, and Dean Benton not too popular right now.

Yes, I can tell the difference, it’s noticeable.

As in, no commentators at the grounds outside Melbourne? Or just that the "host studio" for pre-game/post-game stuff is in Melbourne?

Pleasing to see Stan make the effort to have their own commentators for the Aus v Arg Test, even if they were calling it off the TV. And Matt To'omua seems like a natural for the job.

Seems it's been a while since we had a "NRL player X has been offered twice his current salary to play rugby in France" controversy. Are the French becoming smarter about who they chase? I can't imagine that NRL agents are getting any smarter.

But World Rugby takes a different view - they believe that if the team suffers, that if coaches realise there's a chance they'll lose a Test match because a lazy tackle, there's a stronger incentive to coach better technique. I get that version, but it places too much pressure on referees and...

It'll be the same as the SCG - what was that like at the England test match?

New ground looks nice: https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/bread-and-circuses-the-first-sneak-peek-at-the-new-allianz-stadium-20220802-p5b6nc.html