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There's no reason to think the best backline will be anything but very strong regardless of which two player occupy the 14 & 15 Jerseys (notwithstanding that they come from that group of 3 or 4 strong performers rather than, idk Vunivalu & C. Gordon for some crazy reason) I'm curious as to what...

Wonder if Isaac Lucas would be keen to come back to Aus.

If Carter goes down we're fucked anyway lmao I think if we're recruiting a backup we need someone who we're confident can produce more than Jooste based on track record (Hegarty perhaps, Sam Greene if he's interested in playing domestically again?), otherwise I think we'd be better off trying...

As previously suggested, the AFL state leagues (VFL/SANFL/WAFL/TSL/NTFL & apparently the NEAFL as well) were all dropped from the ABC in 2014 as well. it's been forever since I've watched broadcast television so have no idea what's actually being covered now, but at the time they were moving to...

I'd imagine so too, but it doesn't make me happy about it! I don't mind Louwrens as a rugby player, but I can't help but feel the physicality and speed from the base of the ruck that he plays with suits the style that we would ideally be playing with Gordon.

Ray Nu'u is missing from the front page entirely. There were rumours he was off somewhere I think? Guess we'll wait for NPC and see if he's fronting up for Otago again. EDIT: Off to Colomiers https://colomiers-rugby.com/officiel-raymond-nuu-sengage-avec-colomiers-rugby/

Club marketing strategy is obviously not for us on the forums in the middle of the work day then :) Still, I would have much rather known that Phillip, Hosea, Dickie etc. are gone going into the last couple of rounds (yes, making a big deal of Hodge was important, but still) rather than having...

Out of Hardwick's and into Rob's ;)

If one or more of Smith, Tualima and maybe Maiava (I think we probably see him as a 6 at this level) can step up, then even if Uelese and Pone are moved on I think we've got a first string forward pack (including bench) that should be able to really take it to any team in the comp. Just need a...

Salakaia-Loto confirmed on a two season deal via members email. Josh Canham the only second row name dropped in the email, more or less confirms the departures of Phillip and Hosea in so many words.

What value is seen in this sort of fixture for the U20s out of curiosity? Is it seen as simply a "a combinations warm up" or is it meant as a genuine exposure to a higher level of physicality? And there doesn't seem to be any prestige involved in it for the Barbarians side.

I thought Fines had committed to Fiji?

In less than 10 years the PRL have lost 5 historically important sides from across the Premiership and Championship: Wasps, Worcester, Irish, Welsh and Leeds. The former four have all been formally expelled or suspended, and Leeds were relegated from National 1 this season: they'll be spending...

Unless there's some game changing (formal elevation of 7-12 clubs across Sydney/Brisbane with maybe one or two fly ins to a national setup?) or serious whackadoodle stuff (block players from signing for Super Teams out of School/During U20 years?) going on behind the scenes, I'm not certain how...

While I have no opinion one way or another on Gleeson, you conventionally see a lot of players play roles at lower levels that you would not have them play conventionally at higher ones, because of a variety of reasons: internal team balance, player availability, reduced requirement to fit to...

Surely if he did get released you chuck him on the sevens circuit with maybe a token appearance at a tahs game like Moana Pasifika if fixtures don't get flipped automatically (as a sensible format would, hence no guarantee). Not because they're easybeats as the tahs proved on the weekend, but...

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In the most literal sense of the question, I think Josh Canham continued to confirm that he's a good option for '24 onwards even if he can still be a sloppy baby giraffe, particularly in defence. In a more generalist sense, no. Nothing this round has been particularly positive for the Wallabies...

Tahs getting NZ style benefit of the doubt there

HJH (Harry Johnson-Holmes) getting absolutely worked over: I'd start to be worried about the tighthead side if AAA and Tupou remain up in the air.