Search results

Reckon Pat Carrigan will be the next Kangaroo’s captain after Teddy. Would also love to see how he would go playing 6/8 in rugby. Was both the school captain and First XV captain at Terrace in his day there, where he played lock.

And there’s room on the back for more…

The GC Bulletin still writes about rugby, couple of stories in this weekend about the local comp. The Sunshine Coast local papers and regional TV news also do quite a few pieces on local rugby. It’s Brisbane that misses out with the 9/ Stan link one of the few that give rugby some air time...

The chat from a few pages ago about win/loss under different coaches got me interested to see who we have played recently. Since 2020 the Wallabies have played 34 tests against the following teams: NZ 9 times Argentina 6 times SA 4 times France 4 times England 4 times Wales twice Scotland...

The catch for RWC 2023 selection is how few Test matches get played between now and then. Super Rugby form would need to be through the roof for blokes like Wilson. Rennie has given him work ons , picked him to start one Bledisloe, then wiped him from the EOY squad, selecting a rookie to tour...

Probably fortunate for both the Brumbies and the Wallabies that the Reds are such a shit show, otherwise you would have very little talent to develop.

Wests 2nd Grade finished in 7th spot this year, don’t think that argument stacks up.

Seems bizarre . Any halfbacks in the Colts system showing promise at Wests? It’s a real balancing act keeping the developing talent when you have a Super Rugby Club filling up First Grade. Not sure how I would feel about it I was 19/20 years of age and looking at what the next opportunity (or...

The Wests move has been brought up here before, get the connection with the Rebels , but why would they want three of their contracted halfbacks all at the one club? Surely the Rebels would want them all playing first grade , not warming the pine for one another?

Think with the Wilson conversation, where people who support him can see an issue with selections is that the alternatives are really being selected on performances at anywhere near the same level as what Wilson is being judged by. To say Gleeson had a good Super Season and then looked good for...

Yeah , Easts hosted Gordon in 2021 for a rare win over the SS champions. Sydney Uni hosted UQ in 2020 just before the initial Covid lockdown. Guessing that means this year’s game would have been in Sydney had it taken place, so maybe Wests are hosting Sydney Uni early next year?

Is Van Nek still with the Rebels?

The two players at UQ with Super Rugby experience that would be most suited to a swap to league would be Wallis and Ripley. Doesn’t look like Sam has picked a Super Rugby contract for 2023, don’t know what Ripley’s contract is with the Rebels.

Guess if he's moving it would be for a starting spot somewhere, which is somewhat understandable. He always had McDermott in front of him at UQ, but he rarely played QPR. Then Thomas came across from Souths and he was behind another Reds' player who would be playing a fair chunk of QPR...

That will be Heeno trying to make them look like the Red Heavies ….

Yeah, Townsville has been good for the Reds in both game day results and community engagement. Why wouldn’t you keep going back there? Reds to regions has been a strength under Thorn, probably his biggest initiative regarding fans. Take games there if it means we win and grow a fan base. This...

Think more this year was a late start, first time I can remember it starting after Easter. Realise Easter isn’t a fixed date , but normally at least a few rounds by then.

Think McReight, Bell and McDermott would be the top contenders for captain post 2023. If Slipper isn’t staring next year I’d give it to Kerevi if fit.

Did he ever have a full contract? Thought it was just a development contract, if so wouldn’t be part of the squad announcement.

Yep , ankle sideways after a rolling maul that lead to a try.