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England have named their 23 for the weekend, they've included George Ford on the bench. This means that there back cover is a 10 and a 10/15. If we can get an early lead their plan B of kick, kick and kick again won't work, looks like they are set up to try and get a lead by a score and pin us...

I'd be shocked if that was true, Schmidt has been reluctant to bring players straight back in from injury unless it has been SOB or BOD.

To be honest 6 English sides is 4 too much IMO, they have been poor for a long time and the competition and seem to place to much of the blame on everyone but themselves. If we were going to reduce numbers I'd have gone for 16, top 6 Rabo and top 5 in France and England with 1 place guaranteed...

Simple answer, yes. If Cheika doesn't trust Beale to defend his channel he shouldn't be in the team, his form doesn't warrant special treatment.

Zebo won't be the winning or losing of the game, it would have been incredibly harsh to drop Kearney Jr or Trimble who are part of an Ireland side that has finally put together a few decent performances on the bounce. In an ideal world I'd have Zebo in the 23, he adds a bit of attacking flair...

I stand corrected, but there is probably a long way from an exhibition sport to being officially part of the games. As 7sPHD said there is a lot of work to be done before they should even be considered, as far as I know adding sports usually means another sport losing it status and given the...

Worried about our defense in the backline, the Force will be looking to test Bread, Beale and Betham. That said there are tries galore in the backline, just wonder if we have enough blokes who will run straight and take on crap ball. I'd like to see Hooper take some off the top line out ball to...

This has to be media spin, this was the first nines tournament. Rugby 7's had a long history of running successful amateur and professional comps before it even got considered for the Commonwealth Games let alone the Olympics. Maybe in some weird wet dream situation of the Daily Telegraph and...

I doubt he'll pick up the position to be an international class flanker, he could become a passable 12 although I have my doubts but there is so much more to being a 6 than running into people and tackling someone running at you which is pretty much the height of his transferable skills. Even...

Good to see someone coming through the ranks who looks like they take place kicking as seriously as all other facets of the game. Australian rugby has been crying out for a dead eye kicker from anywhere within 50 metres. I'll be watching with interest.

Burgess is being lined up as a 6 by Bath according to media reports from England, that probably kills any chance of him playing in 2015 World Cup. He'll have penalty machine written all over him for his first couple of years if he plays in the forwards.

Yeah, Cian Healy and Jack McGrath will be chomping at the bit to attack Henry Thomas or David Wilson, this is a massive swing in Irelands favour. The bigger loss though will be his contribution at the breakdown, he is one of Englands key men there.

Rugby is a long way from a $40M TV deal in the states, although growing it is still very much an college elite niche sport from my understanding. It would require the USA to get stronger and capitalise on the exposure of Rugby 7's through the Olympics. There would also need to be a US...

I had planned to go but got stuck in work, Mrs JSRF was upset that she missed out on chatting to Izzy although it might have worked out better for our relationship.

One thing I noticed in Pulvers interview on the news is that he is refreshingly honest about the state of Australian rugby. Its in comparison to the NRL, FFA and AFL policy of brushing over negative incidents and always pushing a positive message even though all 3 codes have issues far more...

Just got sent a transcript (well kind of) of a talk Joe Schmidt gave before the 6 Nations in Dublin, makes very interesting reading. Thought I'd share

If you translate Treviso's press release it actually just says that they will play in whatever comp the FIR want them to play in next year, no new news there. A few weeks ago they had apparently said they'd play in the Pro 12 whether the FIR supported them or not.

CMC Markets is the bottom of the jersey sponsor this year http://www.waratahs.com.au/Waratahs/News/NewsArticle/tabid/157/ArticleID/10845/NSW-Waratahs-team-up-with-CMC-Markets.aspx

England like Wales have a predictable yet effective game plan if it gets going. England are trying to broaden their attack but their game is still based around a rock solid defence, an accurate goal kicker and a great kicking game in open play. Schmidt, Plumtree and Kiss will have a plan for...

Could Cheika be thinking about Beale, Horne, AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) as his 12,13,14 until Crawford is fit enough to come back in? I with the all the above that Horne, AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) should be the centre combination if all our backline is fit but in Crawfords absence and a stubborn defensively orientated side in the Force...