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The problem with Hobart is it is so small. It would be a similar prospect to playing in Townsville without the state population to support the fee to RA to get the game. It would be a great weekend though.

We had a trial down there many, many years ago.

Reece hadn't played Super Rugby the year before he made the Wallabies.

The Rebels want to put themselves on here to engage with the fans, it's fair to ask a question of them. The Rebels do appoint their suppliers. Also the questioning seems to be getting some results. Club knows about something it may not be aware of, members satisfaction increases. Win win. Lucky...

I got a 50kg towing hitch shipped overnight from Queensland for $15 the other day. How can it cost $25 to ship a gym towel? @MelbourneRebels you're here - care to explain?

If the right deal was put up though, RA could look to cut some of their cost by letting him go. They probably end up paying some of the shortfall between the Fiji and Wallaby contract though. There is that whole coaching another team in your pool aspect though, perhaps even part paying them to...

Also it’s Melbourne. Everyone here wears black anyway, so anyone not deliberately wearing gold was going to look like they supported NZ.

CVC taking a dividend of £27m on their 27% share suggests that the other owners (the clubs) have taken a dividend of around £73m pounds between them over the same period. A £29m debt seems serviceable if that is the case. Doesn’t line up nicely for a sensationalist tweet though.

Why does all our merch and marketing have burn city all over it? I’m north of 40 (just) - what is the target audience? Is it actually a thing outside of the Rebels marketing department and I’m just too old to know? I’ve always wondered - it’s great you guys are here to ask.

Something that interests me from your analysis @RugbyReg is how the each of the coaches may have made their own fortune over time. For example Robbie Deans has a high upset rate, but a low favourites win rate. Dave Rennie has the same. Have they had early losses as favourites that inflates their...

We’ve finally found what’s held us back from success the past 12 years. We weren’t French looking enough! Victorian rugby, and Victorian sporting teams more generally, wear navy blue. It’s our state colour. The pink on the away jersey and training kit comes from our states floral emblem. Fuck...

I think that’s the thing. It’s another level of distillation of talent. You aren’t a top level athlete without being ruthlessly competitive - it’s another chance to test yourself at an arguably higher level (albeit without the time together as a team to be as potent as possible).

From start of run to strike. Also it's 3 seconds if I'm being pedantic.

Wobs first penalty 19:09 to 20:06 on spidercam feed. Some guesswork on this so used the camera cutaway from Slipper as the indication to kick. Wallabies first try 25:03, kicked 25:56. Who was wasting time?

Had to check the spdercam for the next score. Cane indicates for the sticks at 8:06 on the feed time, Barrett makes contact at 9:09 after starting his run at 9:07. Law 8:21. The kick must be taken within 60 seconds (playing time) from the time the team indicated their intention to do so, even...

AB first try whistled at 3:10, Mounga starts conversion kick at 4:47 and hits it at 4:49. Law 8.8.d The kicker: Takes the kick within 90 seconds (playing time) from the time the try was awarded, even if the ball rolls over and has to be placed again. Sanction: Kick is disallowed.

Maybe if they give us some more arvo games. I want to bring the kids and get them into it more, but we normally get one game a year I can bring them to. The scheduling isn't great for people with young families. I know the afternoon games aren't great for other groups, but it's not like it's...

One thing I noticed that made a difference in this test was that the ABs didnt score in the lead up to half time - I dont have stats to back this up, but my recollection is that they are very dangerous from 30-50 minutes and pretty much always put points on us either side of the break. They went...

I noticed at the ground that it looked like they didnt sell the restricted view seats next to the level three scoreboards. That's probably twenty or so seats at each side of the two scoreboards. The roar after Barrett scored the final try was the loudest thing I can recall hearing at a sports...

I try to ration my disappointment over the year.