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http://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/75295265/mick-byrne-moves-on-in-one-of-two-changes-to-all-blacks-management-for-2016 Mick Byrne has returned to Brisbane...would someone from the QRU please shoot him an email "G'day Mick, hearing that you've up and returned to God's country. Well...

He had a knee injury when away with 20's, made it back for NRC but it may be related

I heard the opposite. That Chris's favorite position is right wing so they want to give him a chance to develop there

Even though the nominal best team on paper is not the be all and end all, that makes for tough reading when prior to Rd 1 2015 a lot of us were expecting the Reds to put out 1. Slipper 2. Hanson 3. Holmes 4. Simmons 5. Horwill 6. Thomson 7. Gill 8. Schatz 9. Genia 10. QC (Quade Cooper) 11. Sautia 12. Tapuai...

How many of our boys aren't going to be available for Rio? Having had a look at the Blitzbokke squad, we'll need to cherry pick the best players to compete. Must have Forwards would include Parahi, Jenkins, Wells, Gill and/or McMahon and maybe Con Foley? Maybe Hooper? Anyone else? Who aside...

I'm not sure what the nest answer is for 12/13. I'm pretty sure I'd prefer Hunt at 15. So is it Kerevi 12 and FTA 13? That's probably how I'd prefer those two arranged even though Samu has been more effective at 13. Could it be 12 Duncan P and 13 Kerevi? 12 Kerevi, 13 Magnay? It's a puzzler

So is the update 35 man squad; Props Slipper Holmes Daley Talakai Fa'agase Hookers Fainga'a Ready Longbacks Douglas (injured) Simmons LLT (the big young lock) Neville Back Row Tui Gill Schatz Browning Fakaosilea Korzcyk Gunn Halfbacks Frisby Tuttle 10's Jake Mac Centres Kerevi Magnay...

^ That might be true but the available evidence would suggest that Hunt is at his most effective on attack when joining the line from 15 and getting to pick and choose his times to strike a bit more than he can at 13. Kerevi is the bulldozer, he takes 1 centre spot and realistically Ant Fainga'a...

Current Super Rugby talent that may possibly earn squad representation and/or a debut (if the haven't already) in 2016 Reds Frisby Kerevi Hunt Tahs Holloway Kellaway Force Cottrell Coleman Godwin Rebels Timani Reid? Stirzacker Debreczeni Inman? Brumbies Arnold Vaea Butler Anyone else?

The Reds made a mistake running Turner out the door. He's the kind of player who has both the experience at Super Rugby level as well as something to offer on the field (finishing, defensive organization). Goromaru is a nice story but given the choice I would have stuck with Turner

Hunt has probably shown that when allowed to roam around and make the play he is a better 15. We don't have the cattle with the handling ability to play a ridiculously expansive game. A better approach might be a high paced but direct game with (offloads encouraged) with the occasional kick...

I see the Argies being in the Top 3-4 sides every year for next 5 years

Simmons, Douglas, Mumm, Skelton, Coleman, Arnold and Carter is not a bad crop at all if we can hang onto them all for 4 years. If I was Jones and Timani I would probably be looking for opportunities to play 6 or 8 but how likely is that at the Rebels really?. Hopefully one or more of the lower...

A better role model right now might be Santiago Cordero. Same age, same size but the Argentine 14 is absolutely electric. Hell of a player. Jr will either be strong enough and brave enough or not. Only time will tell. But personally I think it's a good punt by the Reds (The first nice thing...

Coming into the semi's I reckon the Wallabies will be praying they end up with Wayne Barnes as a ref going forward. Given how heavily he allows teams to compete at the breakdown without sanction I'd back us to win a final refereed by hin Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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The teams that make the finals usually have around 8 or so players who would be solid internationals and the teams that win often have 10+ in my observation. Historically, Teams chock full of talented players under the age of 25 don't win as much as teams with some young talent sprinkled on...

Bullshit, James O'Connor signed with Toulon when he couldn't get a Super Rugby side to pick up the phone. Then a miracle happened and he ended up at the Reds with a hope of making it to the RWC (with Toulon's blessing), tried to play on with an unstable knee, couldn't regain his form but he was not...

Hynesie is exactly right. The Reds have a potentially good forward pack (though thin on depth) but will be outgunned by almost everyone in the backs. It would take fucking exceptional coaching to take the our highly inexperienced crop of backs, however much potential they might be, and get...