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"adjust your contribution accordingly". I like that. It reminds me of the injunction that used to be displayed at the exits of public toilets, to wit: "Gentlemen, please adjust your dress before leaving". Well done, wj, on maintaining standards and focus. I know that moderators like to work in...

One real positive for the 'Tahs this season has been the recent emergence of Paddy Ryan as a quite competent tight head scrummager. For years Paddy had a technical problem seemingly caused by very limited dorsiflexion of the ankle joint, i.e., he had trouble narrowing the angle between his foot...

Maybe. We'll see. .

Interesting that newspaper journos and now the TV commentators are suggesting that the Waratahs lack fitness with the evidence for this being their inability to play out 80 minutes. Who would have thought? .

Although - or maybe because - the image is out of focus, it's actually not a bad likeness, so well spotted, Gagger. There are two giveaways though. Firstly the reverend Brother has hair. Secondly, he has his hands clasped in supplication. Micks will do whatever it takes to get an edge in rugby...

You are correct, Charger. wj has shown us the way forward. Angry negativity is the province of the lesser provinces. If we continue to follow his lead, we will indeed all be "languidly wholesome" but only rarely will we be soberly wholesome. .

You're in good form, IS. .

Given that they've been playing 3 grades in the 'Gong for over 40 years it might be almost time to expand. .

Thank you, HJ, for unearthing this information. As a former Federal Treasurer famously said: "What a beautiful set of numbers." Anyone of a statistical bent would appreciate the symmetry of such monotonically declining player registrations from Under 11s to Under 18s. Extrapolating from these...

Is that you, Julian? This information which you have so indiscreetly disclosed, Iiwii, is potentially much more damaging to our national interest than Wikileaking cables sent by drunken diplomats making observations about foreign government officials. What if this got into the hands of the...

You've picked up on our grand strategy, HJ. No wonder the other codes are always looking over their shoulders at us. It's a modern variant of the old fable which can be titled, "The Tortoise and the Three Hares." Of course we have more than a few nervous nellies who think our tortoise is...

You must have very long arms, Gnostic. That's a very long bow you're drawing. .

I'm impressed by the fact that the NSWJRU does not rush to post unaudited figures on its website. I would far sooner wait a while to see accurate numbers that I have confidence in than prematurely released ones. This refusal to be rushed is what distinguishes rugby in this state at all levels...

Very wise restriction in my opinion. Anyone in their late 80s should be in a rocking chair instead of packing into scrums. Of course I could be wrong. Teams representing retirement homes could be a source of numbers growth for JO'N. .

Brilliant, Lindommer.

Hopefully that's Michael, not Bernard, rif. .

And how did that go, rif? ,

One of the great frustrations for the beginning practitioner in satire is being totally misunderstood, people assuming that you are actually arguing for the propositions you are trying to lampoon. One of the great joys for the ancient practitioner in satire is being totally misunderstood...

Far be it for me to criticise a relatively new franchise, Sir Arthur, but in my opinion the Rebels are characterised by mediocrity. You rightly concede: "you guys must well and truely be run by the worst managers in the game, probably globally." But can you tell me in what respect your mob...

I have a contrarian view on Berrick Barnes. I see him as a very gifted footballer who does not really understand rugby union. He is a poor decision maker who can, however, at times do quite brilliant things which can earn him "man of the match" awards from people who evaluate on the basis of...