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Can't answer your question about if he played or not, but it seemed to me that it was his confidence rather than anything physical that got bashed up at the RWC. Like you, I hope he is good for 2024. One of the really big hopes for the Wallabies to come.

Bloody stinking hot during the women's game and at the start of the men's, but mellowed into a perfect evening for a rugby match by the end. Agree on Charlie Cale. Hope to see him at 6 for some game time this year. Drua have destructive runners across the park and will be more than a match for...

Yep, watched the replay and noticed Tom out there. Live at the game, I thought it was Lachlan Shaw back on the ground. With the hammy injury to Neville, I think Tom can look forward to a bit more time back in the second row. Charlie Cale looks to be someone out of the box, but has to make it...

Back to square one will certainly be an improvement. I'd say square one is where Dave Rennie left us and then Jones took us a long way down from there.

It was a comment in contrast to your black and white statement that trial results don't matter. A close result certainly can be immaterial, where the important aspects, as you say, are that the coaches' structures are being implemented etc. and it might just be a dropped ball here or there that...

That has always been the case Wilson, but this year most sides are going in with close to their top side at the start. I would start to feel uneasy if the top side was being beaten even in trials. Not so much a comment on the Reds who only went down by a point, but not a good sign say for the RA...

Len only had about half the second half on the field, but had a couple of good runs, including to score the last try. As a unit, he and Ollie Sapsford at 12 provided a lot of go forward in the midfield as well as strengthening the midfield defence. But that would be expected after the starting...

Pity the action here doesn't match the action on the ground today. Plenty of attacking play from both sides with a final score of 43 - 40 to the Brumbies. The Drua will cause teams in Super a whole lot of headaches this year with exciting runners all over the park. They had the better of the...

OLthers missing from the likely Super starting XX111 are Allan Ala'alatoa (injury recovery), Darcy Swain, Ryan Lonergan, Noah Lolesio, Jack Debreczini and Tamati Tua. Haven't heard of any injuries among this lot, except for AA, but probably likely some niggles.

Looks like Slipper, Frost, Valetini and Wright are being rested. Otherwise, it is mainly a team of development players with most of the experienced players coming off the bench. A few from last year's U19s and U20s included - Wilcox (exciting No 15), Bowron (hooker), Alatini (most exciting No...

With the Brumbies in 2022/23. Not a starter, but played some games off the bench as I recall.

I think he was well behind Gamble at the Tahs and I don't personally see him overtaking the others mentioned for a Wallaby spot.

Definitely a couple of years or more from Super, I think. In the meantime, Brumbies are pretty well served with Sefo Kautai and Rhys Van Nek while Allan is recovering.

Insignificant differences between McReight, Gamble, Wilkin and Jahrome Brown (Wallaby eligible in March, I think), ranging between 1.84m (McReight) and 1.89m (Brown) and 104kg (McReight) and 106kg (Brown).

I really don't know Wilson. But Staniforth looks to be a good one for the future. I'd also like to see Tevita Alatini (No 3) get a run in due course. What he did to the Tahs scrum in the u19s final was outstanding.

In the men's game, I think it's likely those players who participated in the RWC will miss the first trial, (probably true for all teams). That would see Slipper, Frost, Hooper and Valetini sitting out this game along with Allan Ala'alatoa who is still recovering from injury. Blake Schoupp was...

Vikings Park is set to launch the Safeguard Global ACT Brumbies 2024 Super Rugby Pacific and Super W campaigns with both squads featuring in a double header on Saturday, February 3. The Super W squad will kick off the day when they face Hong Kong China Women at 4:00PM AEDT. Led by Head Coach...

But it would be interesting to know where the money is coming from given their current debt of something more than $5m.

KOB, I think having a catchment area for a professional sporting team these days is more about capturing, attracting and keeping fans rather than players. Professional sporting teams will source their players from wherever they are available and certainly won't restrict themselves to, nor...

I have been quite optimistic about Aussie rugby, essentially the Wallabies, up to this point, but I fear if the Rebels go under it could herald in the lowest point since the evolution of the professional game in this country. In that scenario, I think either RA will take on the licence and...