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Mate, chill-out. Reg made a joke. It's the kind of thing that happens around here when a poster's praise for a player is disproportionate to what most people think is reasonable. It can and should be laughed off. It isn't anything malicious.

I don't know what you Tahs fans are worried about. You get destroyed by the Crusaders in 2002. Twelve years later you are Super Rugby champions! You'll be killing it again in 2033.

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I don't like the idea of a resurgent Wales. England have been pretty poor this year. I wonder if Eddie's head would be on the chopping block if they lose to Ireland or France. The team is a far cry from 2019.

The Force will be keen, but I would expect the Tahs to be very different next week. The Force won't be exerting the same pressure on the Tahs, and they will be at home. I reckon the Force will sneak a close one.

With Hooper coming back, the Force really need to bring Tizzano home. The kid is excellent. Could use Pasitoa too.

Yeah the graph isn't great, is it? I'd put money on South Africa to top the pool and bump either France or NZ. Their side of the draw is tough.

I have never enjoyed watching rugby more than the Reds 2011 campaign, but here and now, the right attitude with the wrong skills and execution is straight up boring. There is no entertainment value in up tempo rugby if you can't string 3 phases together. You can still play attacking, expansive...

The Rebels didn't lose their calm. They continued to play to the weaknesses of their opposition. That is smart rugby. It wasn't pretty and it wasn't exactly skillful and it was like watching mud dry, but it very nearly won them a game they shouldn't've have. If the Rebels played the same way and...

No. If we top the pool and win the quarter, we face the winner of QF2. By seeding that would be either RSA or France.

Not having a go at the Rebels because they generally played a smart game plan, but did they at any point in time have possession of the ball in the Reds 22?

Given the constraints, it is the most reasonable thing to do in my eyes. Might be a different story come 2037 though....

Rebels3, I think your team is pretty much in line with mine.

Give the test to Brisbane. Have an Australia A fixture in Perth along with the Force game. Everyone gets something. West Australians would prefer the test, but we'd probably still sell-out sn Australia A game.

In tough times like these, you have to look on the bright side. For Rebels fans the bright side is this: At least you don't have to be Tahs fans. It could be worse..............

I thought it was still 2, but that non-capped foreigners don't count. Makes me think- if Hooper came on, did he replace Read or had Le Roux already come off?

See that is where I reckon we could get more creative. A lock in rugby doesn't need the same athleticism that an AFL or basketball player needs, but it certainly doesn't hurt. It couldn't hurt to try scouting out a few guys who might not be able to push on in AFL or basketball in their early 20s...

All I am saying is that for minimal expense we could improve what we already do by being a bit more strategic. It should increase depth. It might decrease attrition. No team can retain all its best players, and we might not be able to match NZ, but we can always do better. This isn't about...

I think seeing money as the solution is the same thinking that created the problem in the first place. The Brumbies recruit and retain incredibly well it's not like they are rolling in money. Develop enough guys and some are bound to want to stay for whatever reason despite the big money on...

I'm a huge fan of the NRC, but I don't see it coming back. The optimist in me would like to see some form of GRR resurrected where the Asia Pacific can play Australian NRC standard sides in the Wallaby windows with player development in mind. I just don't see that being supported over east and I...