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As I understand it, tc, and I may be wrong, the concept of "spare weekends for catch up games" is no longer relevant. Doesn't the SRU now require that postponed games be played during the following week? I have no brief for rugby officialdom - certainly not in this State - but I'm wondering...

I like Huge's approach of the Clubs seizing the initiative. I sense there is little or no confidence among the Clubs in the way the SRU is running things. .

As well as "sapping out the energy out of your pack", USAR, I imagine it would also be a bit tiring for the poor bastards doing the tackling. .

"Under 4", eh, Rassie? That's a maximum of 3 phases. And what do you recommend they do with it if they haven't scored on the third phase? .

I know I'm going to come across as a Neanderthal, IS, but I could watch scrums indefinitely. .

Am I missing something by just focussing on watching the rugby and neglecting to score the referee's performance? Referee = Random Decision Generator. .

Given the suggestion that Hilly will in all probability be staying on but not as Head Coach, and given the very large contingent of Sydney Uni players, the choice for the top job should be an absolute no-brainer - Todd Louden. He had a major role in developing the majority of those players and...

I think the air has been cleared with Gunner's explanation. I was probably not the only one who misinterpreted what he meant. Could I make a couple of observations? Firstly, in its last three matches Uni has returned to its traditional style which I labelled "physical imposition" some years...

Tom Kingston had an outstanding second-half cameo performance for Sydney Uni against Gordon. He came on at 15 but basically played as an extra 13. The Waratahs must be seriously strong if they have no use for him. But then again they've only played him on the wing and 13 is definitely his go...

Confirmed.

I'm at a loss for words - almost. Sammy Talakai? "off the ball cr@p and the petty niggling that he continuously does during a game"!! I have watched the young bloke since he came to Uni Colts and observed him very closely. The more so because I am so addicted to scrummaging that I watch scrums...

This sort of "below the belt" rumour mongering is out of step with the usual standards of this forum. .

I seem to remember that Uni got caught out in the early years of the points system when a player whose name I've forgotten took sick in the Colts I warm up and Luke Jones was substituted in. IIRC if the enfeebled player had taken the field and then called for a replacement immediately after the...

I'll have a go. As I understand it, it is only fresh reserves that have to be taken into account when calculating points for a team. Jeremy Tilse and Tom Kingston were the only fresh reserves. To the best of my knowledge 16 of the 17 players used to calculate Uni's points have never played for...

You had a perfectly valid point, though, TSR, with the punctuation. I think the problem of lack of clarity of meaning will become more and more of a problem given the fact that a huge number of people now do most of their writing dashing off text messages. .

I can't quite see how spell check would have helped in this instance.

My sympathies are very much with the young bloke. Somewhat at odds with those who are salivating at the chance to put the slipper in. .

Is the standard of ITM Cup rugby notably higher than Shute Shield rugby, LG? I doubt it. Over the years I have heard a number of senior New Zealand rugby men who have attended Sydney club games willingly concede that our top teams would be very competitive in their county level competition. I...

Good point, Huge. If it had been a winger kicking I doubt there would have been an apostrophe. .

Thank you, 2bf, for the opportunity to shed some light on this seemingly straightforward issue. I speak from the perspective of a very undersized front rower who believed that the main reason for playing rugby was that it enabled you to participate in the absorbing sport of scrums. You seem to...