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Rebels fans, I'm going to be in your fair city this weekend. Will any of the venues on this thread be showing the Tahs Bulls game?

I was very impressed with your firsts on Saturday. In ideal conditions for the Irish your pack really stood up and the backs were so clinical, every time Irish made a small mistake it was capitalized on and we ended up under the sticks!

They were listed at the start of the season as withdrawn from the comp, maybe that was a mix up on the Subbies website with Canterbury. Irish lost a narrow one to Redfield 3rds, had a pretty convincing win in 2nds with a couple of late ROBs tries putting a gloss on the scoreboard. The firsts...

The flip side of having ARU top ups I guess, they get a say in any fitness concerns given they're picking up the tab as well. Tahs staff will be a bit miffed that their ability to diagnose and treat injuries is being called into question

Not a chance any of the NH teams will let an exhibition match eat into their World Cup preparations. As much as the ANZAC centenary will be special for Australians and Kiwis this is one commemoration which won't be going ahead.

Very early days but looks like first and second grade in Division 4 will be a four horse race between Irish, Quins, Redfield and Blacktown. Third grade looking a bit more unpredictable at this early stage. GF rematch this week between Redfield and Irish, should be a few cracking games in all...

If Izzy is good to go I'd be reasonably confident against the Force, going to to some game the turnaround in the Force since we smacked them in the first game has been very impressive.

Disappointed but not surprised by Leinster this morning. Heaviest defeat in nearly 5 years in the Heineken Cup by my count. They looked to have regressed this season under MOC, they'll need a big pre season and a smart SH signing or two to get back to challenging for Europe.

Big weekend of rugby, I'm forecasting wins for Ulster, Munster, Clermont and Toulon. If Schmidt was in charge of Leinster I'd be backing them but really not convinced by MOC yet, I think he just doesn't seem to be sure of how he wants the team to play.If Leinster are to win Madigan needs to...

Best of luck to all the blokes on here taking part! Its shaping up to be another cracking season, only one sleep to go

If he carries like a league player in rugby he'll be turned over with choke tackles 9 times out 10. How you approach contact is radically different IMO and would require a fair deal of coaching even if he has previously played rugby as defense has changed a hell of a lot since he last played.

Would he be able to carry as effectively off a standing start without the 10 metre run up for momentum against tacklers going both low and high which, I assume, isn’t a feature of 5 kick.

Ever since he correctly sent of St Sam his standards have been dropping. The Welsh must have a few voodoo dolls with his face on it or something. Would love to see 3 Irish teams in the quarters but I think we'll only see two, so long as Globo Gym can put their passports away for the season...

If its money he's after make it very clear that he can set himself up for life by playing 6 months of the year in Japan, after a couple of stellar years in Super Rugby of course, if the ARU can't match whatever dollars the loig people throw at him. Although he wants to remain close to home if...

They could increase space by taking two players off each team, and only give teams 6 phases to score this would make the game more open and entertain.......wait a second....

Same problems as last year in SA, poor set piece and goal kicking although the second was only really relevant when we were in the game early on. Looked a bit predictable iin attack as well, without Izzy defenders were happy to go one on one. Folaus mere presence in the backline just seems to...

Jayus I hope Ulster smash Globo Gym next week, everything about that soulless club annoys me

Will this team be based out of Concord Oval or Leichhardt Oval? Sydney Stars/Coves will be my NRC team due to the proximity of being closest to my house, looking forward to getting to rugby in late September/October.

He is only flying out today, will hopefully be back in the 15 next week

Division 4 is confirmed and the draws are up on the Subbies website, although I see that Rouse Hill have already withdrawn from 3rd grade. It will be interesting to see how the 3rd grade works out numbers wise. Sydney Irish, Redfield OB, Sydney Convicts, Sydney Harlequins, Blacktown, Rouse...