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The camp was for two days - started on the Monday and continued on the Tuesday. Following are some articles for confirmation: "... players who assembled in Sydney on Monday for the camp ..." -...

Okay guys - the purpose of the forum is not for people to make all sorts of allegations about the character of another person. That will not be tolerated further and if it continues people will get a rest.

What happened to this investigation? Anyone heard any news?

But if the ARU insist on Alexander starting at THP then Palmer is in the same boat and he may actually be the one we really need - we need him starting to find out.

Off topic for this Waratahs thread but I'll give a quick answer here - I agree that NZ used the 2nd playmaker at #12 model up until Nonu and the change appears to be a move to accommodate him. I'd be surprised if Deans went the 'crash' baller at 12 as a result of NZ using Nonu there - we don't...

I've said in articles I've written and in comments on the forum that Ben Alexander is not up to the standard required of an international tighthead. But I've also said (and agree with your comments Braveheart) that Alexander was the best tighthead the Wallabies had in 2012. Alexander needs to...

Here's a video showing what the SARU have done in 2013 to reduce the hit - covers schoolboy and senior up to reserve grade Front row must bind and be 'ear to ear' before there is an engage call so a very limited hit. This is in response to the studies released late in 2012 which showed the...

Have to agree with most people's thoughts on AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) at #13 - should also be first choice in that role for the Wallabies - here's why http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/who-should-be-the-wallabies-number-13/

Think you can safely assume there will never be two academies anywhere. The cost factor of having four academies was the big issue, hence the reduction to two. I can't see how any CEO coming into an organisation that is losing money will reverse that previous decision AND and add the costs of...

Having just read the article posted by Reds Happy there are two figures that I find particularly alarming. First is the free to air viewers of only 550,000 for the highest rating Bledisloe Cup game last year compared to 1.58 million in 2001 for the corresponding match - that is down 65%! If I...

There's been plenty of discussion (and I'm sure there'll be more) on the Who Should Be The New CEO thread but the decision's been made - it's Bill Pulver as the new CEO, hence this new thread. Start date of February 1 - let's allow him a day to get his feet under the desk but what should be on...

Robbie's contract was always through until the end of 2013, not until the end of the Lions series. Pulver's comments in the article referenced by IS in post 251 above seem appropriate to me. No CEO would make an announcement three weeks before he starts a job that he intends to look at...

According to the Shore School website Bill Pulver has a son Angus who finished last year. Is that the same Angus Pulver who was Aussie schools #9 and according to the Colts post is going to be playing at Sydney Uni this year?

So who are the hookers in the squad - Robinson, Shota Horie and ???

Nice - it's a beautiful game when played with intent to attack! That Gear try v Ireland was fantastic.

Scoey - at 2m tall, you were never a chance at anything but lock. A tall bloke walks into any club and he doesn't need to talk to anyone - they are already talking about him "who's the big bloke?" "wonder if he can play" "gees, we need some tall timber in the second row" etc. etc.

Playing both sides is one thing - being good at it is another. The timing and techniques are vastly different, particularly if you have to change sides during a match. At club level, props are the hardest position to fill so those that can play both sides are gold. At Super level, given the...

Here's his interview with Gordon Bray before his first test as Wallabies coach - similar sort of responses to recent interviews and not as expansive as the radio interview. He may not like being interviewed on camera.

Steve Hansen recently said he thought Robbie Deans might not have really wanted the All Blacks job and had probably already accepted the Wallabies position by the time of his interview with the NZRU. I stumbled across this radio interview with Robbie Deans recorded shortly after the NZRU had...

Anyone can call a lineout but it is a real art to call well - not just a matter of learning what to do. For every lineout the caller needs to consider where the ball is required for the 1st phase play that's called, how the opposition is defending and where the space is in the particular...