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SMH says 7,400

I think that's harsh, though the Tahs put plenty of pressure on themselves in that second half with poor clearances. Their defence was really solid, though, throughout. It seems they have a real emphasis on slowing the ruck by holding the ball carrier up, even if momentarily. And they were...

callow. love it.

Yeah, Roberts not so flexible, and his role should be the 100% consistent player who can be plugged in when required. The plan from the coaches would be that he's used less and less, as other, younger, squad members step up. I'm sure Coleman would enjoy pointing to Roberts on the training...

Overall, great to see such consistency in the Tahs team, it's been a while since that's been the case. Excited to see how the Donaldson-Harrison 10-15 axis works out as a starting combo. I wonder how Jamie Roberts feels about being dropped for Mark N (Nawaqanitawase)?

Makes sense. The Argentinian RU could never have sacked the coach that gave them victory over the All Blacks, he could have been coach for life after that.

Has Mario Ledesma been sacked? Or just moving on? Seemed like he and Cheika had a good thing going as it was.

Thanks Reg. Watching Perese's highlights from his re-signing announcement, it's remarkable how many of his breaks start from broken play - not necessarily the turnover/kick-return type of broken play, but where he's cleaning up after a play goes wrong. Such an impressive option in that...

Les Kiss has been a good option for Super Rugby for several years. I really hope RA keep in touch with overseas coaching talent on a regular basis, undoubtedly he's a better coach now than when he was an assistant with Ireland, or an assistant in AU. We need to be capturing the overseas coaching...

The Great Northern at Chatswood had a sign out advertising Super Rugby when I drove past the other day...

Yeah, that was my plan, but then I kept it for the RC games, then the Spring tour (I don't have Fox), and only disconnected it for about 2 months between the Spring tour and the start of the six nations. The extra content definitely kept me on board for longer in the year

Also, the junior membership pack comes with a personalised TahMan pencil case. 10/10.

Members pack arrived. I'm giving the 2022 cap a 7/10, a point down on last year's effort, but still pretty nice. ISC seem to make good stuff.

He'll play just the 2023 season for the Tahs, correct? You'd hope the other blokes mentioned would be able to see the bigger picture, and that one year behind Beale on the depth chart - or challenging him for a position - is worthwhile for their development. Most of these blokes are just a...

Ramm not in the 23, which seems a surprise. Happy to see Newsome take the opportunity at 15, he'll need to be more than solid to beat off the challenge from Ramm and maybe Marky Mark (Nawaqanitawase) later in the season.

It’s still a 5 m scrum if the defending team takes it back over the try line, assuming it’s the same variation as the rest of the world is using.

Must be close, but some of those games last year after Gordon was injured would have to be the trough value for Wallabies caps.

Finally! Enjoying the possibilities of the new season, we're equal with the leaders on the points table, who knows where it could go from here! (Kick-off is 7:45pm Sydney time).

I thought there was a short mention in one article about how Coleman was laying down the law at training, he name-checked Tizzano as someone who'd complained about the temporary facilities they're in - but I can't find the link now. EDIT: Too fast for me, Wilson.

Satire? Sounds like a documentary to me - Amazon Prime will be calling. I mean, the Brumbies might have moved out of home more than 25 years ago, but they're still expecting the parents to clean up after them.