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I notice a couple of members responding who seem to have taken this article far too seriously. I have always thought of Taine Randall as a taciturn and rather humourless individual - he is a Kiwi after all. But now we see a glimpse of rather subtle wit, namely his description of John O'Neill as...

I've been struggling to put my finger on just what it is that Totality Tony has brought to this Wallabies team. Now, having watched the Test against the Pumas, I think I've figured it out. Australia have always been the great innovators of world rugby and once again we're showing the way. It is...

This reads like sour grapes, KevinO. Your mob let Totality slip through their fingers. You acknowledge that he achieved a couple of historic milestones: "the only coach to fail to get them through to the knock out stages of the Heineken Cup" "the first coach to lose a home game in the Heineken...

wj, as someone who regards himself as a mate of yours and a great admirer of your passion and unwavering commitment, can I suggest that this thread has just about run its race? .

Eh? I must have been nodding off whenever this tactic has been deployed, en_force_er. Trying "to only get 1 foot over the advantage line" you say, then surrendering? A very modest if somewhat precise objective. It wouldn't exactly be wearing the defence down or causing them to commit many men to...

Cynics of the world unite. As our patron saint, Desiderius Erasmus, was given to saying: "In the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king." .

Those of you who are so devout that you are prepared to give up a perfectly good Sunday morning to go to church - at least you miss the Mormons when they come knocking - should consider going to early mass this coming Sunday. Our boys in Argentina need you to go before the game not after. They...

So far no one seems to have realised why JO'N has abundant time to handle both a seven-figure CEO's job and a second position as "an executive chairman" as mentioned above. Doesn't anyone here read the Irish Times? When Totality Tony McGahan told the Dublin publication he would be handling...

Point taken, fp. Who are we to question the wisdom of our betters, particularly someone who needs 18 lines just to list his positions held? .

A spot of lateral thinking is called for here, Scotty. During the O'Neill-Deans era the winning of Tests by the Wallabies has become a real game of chance, with the exception of course of Trans-Tasman Tests where the results are eminently predictable. .

I'm struggling to see the relevance of your example, fp. What I'm reading is that he hasn't been a CEO for the past 11 years. Would IAG have been relaxed about him filling a similar after-work role to that which he presumably approved for the ARU's CEO? .

Let's try an experiment. Why don't some of you who are still in the workforce go to your current boss and tell them you've been offered the chairmanship of a public company run by one of the Packers, where you'll be expected to play a central role in helping him to take over the casino industry...

The coffers have been bone dry for so long they're layered in dust. .

Despite my mortification, thanks for the correction, Iiwii. As my penance I'll leave my glaring error unedited for all to see. My lame excuse is that I have been on the computer since 4 am. I am very much aware in my lucid moments of the geographical positions of the Irish counties. Bruce is...

On another thread yesterday I stated that Iain Payten was my favourite journalist. I lied. For generating belly-laughs and bewilderment as to whether he's thick-as-a-brick or pulling-our-collective-chains I can't go past Matthew Burke. There is a school of thought that the phrase, "You couldn't...

There has been some very unfair sniping in this thread at my favorite journalist, Iain Payten. He is the only member of his profession to have taken an interest in what I write. I would like to reciprocate but can never quite bring myself to do it. In this article whose length must surely have...

Is it entirely coincidental that those who are celebrated for big hits tend to spend an inordinate amount of time on the injured list? .

There are two very different reasons why we might not "need a Waratahs-Positivity Thread", Braveheart. I'm hoping it's not because there is precious little to post there. In any case, the decision as to whether to persevere with the thread or re-launch it is not for the likes of you and me...

I obviously didn't make myself clear, Scarfie. I intended "bending the line and setting up phase" to be read together. I certainly agree that AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) is one of our most effective line-benders and in fact line-penetrators. .

Perhaps all except me know who I'd pick then, Scarfie. My focus on Tom Carter has been on the fact that he has never been given the opportunity to show what he could or could not do at a higher level, even for Australia A or the Australian Barbarians as they are now badged. It would be an...