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God you have no idea at all do you? You would just prefer to play junior sides you can win against and not try to improve. Why do you think the set piece was so crap? I would give you a tip that the players are quite capable of performing to the required level if they are prepared properly and...

I don't think the Wallabies would win any tournament with the skills they have if they had Barrett, Mackenzie, Mo'aga or Dan Carter at 10. Fundamentally across the board the skills are poor, the team play is non existent and they are very poorly coached. I don't think the Wallabies can win with...

Chieka "got to stay in the contest" - you sir are an idiot. The only time this team was in the contest was when they walked onto the field. Apart from that they were not prepared, they have very poor skills, and do not play as a team. For 3 years you have masqueraded as a Rugby coach. Its time...

Have you noticed that they do not make a team? None of them have very good skills. Picking on one bloke is a bit redundant when 23 of them were poor. Tell me again which 10 in Oz has better skills, I'm sure you will say To'omua or Beale, and both have shown exactly the same in tests at 10 if not...

So tonight the set piece in all apsects was below poor. In fact the Wallabies in all aspects excepting defence for 40 minutes were poor. They looked under prepared and lacking any sort of combination in the pack and the attack continues to be some form of endless league like lateral passes with...

How's this for an idea, how about Chieka resign and take Larkham you heir apparent with you. You blokes have absolutely no idea. Since 2015 have the Wallabies won a series at home or had what can be called a successful EOYT. The set piece being so absolutely woeful just proves how poorly...

So much for the ABs being under dogs. Hansen you are a fool, at least you can coach rugby, unlike Michael Chieka and the myth of an attack coach at the Wallabies. What a disgrace.

How do you know they do not suffer concussive symptoms from these impacts? Looking back when I played the game I certainly did.

I actually went old school and typed them directly from my 2018 RA Referees Handbook. As suggested by your post I went to the World Rugby Website and had a look and they have been further updated. Whilst this question has been made moot by the update, which has indeed simplified the...

I don't think you can make that assertion from the quoted research. The fact that there is no statistically significant reduction (in other words no definitive yes or no) with headgear makes the argument hard to support one way or the other in terms of concussion. That said other research I saw...

Jantes always carries on. He should have been a halfback. When I saw it I thought if it rolled onto the line and then off a good argument can be made to rule as 21.15. I put in 21.12 which is more about attacking players, just to spice the discussion and show that picking the ball up is...

Said players may well feel some positive reinforcement for themselves after having so many knocks, regardless of the actual research, a placebo effect if you will for the risk of further concussions. Given the nature of the physical/fluid dynamics of the Skull/Brain wearing head gear and even...

I think this is a very interesting point of General Discussion at the moment given the decision in the final RE:- Jantes picking up the ball and grounding it in his in goal. 21.14 - "If a player who is in goal picks up a stationary ball within the field of play, that player has taken the ball...

@ Half. Wow. It took me until about 2007-8 to come to that realisation that Super Rugby was killing the game, not with money, but by actually reducing the skills of those selected to be "elite" players, and people drifted from the game because the top end simply didn't perform not only to...

Just proves why he isn't a Captain. Crazy stuff to do that 5 metres out, follow-up with a nothing kick in general play and not 5 minutes later to take a 40M penalty shot. Absolutely the Carlos Spencer of Australian Rugby. Certainly exciting to watch but never in a pink fit would I have him as...

@ Dan54 - It would be silly to expect the NZRU to "hurt itself" to keep the game afloat in Aus. Bloody stupid in fact. I'd go further and state that without some serious re-structuring and a clear out of the old boys network at all levels they would and should avoid hitching their wagon...

Many of these blokes don't get a run at any level because the system is such that those with contracts get the run first because the cash has been spent on them. A bit like the argument about leaving the investment to rot by not selecting Cooper for Qld even though there has been no offences...

IMHO the biggest issue with Australian Super teams is the skill deficit in basic skill execution in game. We have players, superstars who cannot execute the basic skills for their positions. The NRC does F^%$^% all to address that, it is not a development competition, it simply does not have a...

A big MUST that is being overlooked is the signing/development of a THP to replace Kepu in 2020 or in addition to him if he kicks on.

The statistics sort of back up the statement that players improve greatly away from not just the Tahs, but AUstralian Rugby. Is it a cultural thing or just getting young people away from home and actually into the world like us older people did in their teens and actually having to look after...