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#1 Tah must have some very good inside info because the players don't know anything about this. Foley is still very much the scrum coach and is very highly regarded by all at the tahs. Can't imagine them shifting him. On the contrary, they think he gives them a competitive edge.

Uni have announced their coaching staff for next year. Todd Louden and Daniel Manu in 1st grade with Mark Bell as scrum coach.

Can't find a spot for Al Campbell among the locks?

Palmer has played LHP when required and actually started there for the tahs against the Highlanders on that memorable shocker this year. He did OK against Newlands from memory but looked a whole lot more comfortable when he moved to THP when Tilse came on. I gather Sam Carter has been going...

Was that the game where the ref pulled Waugh and Croft aside to try to stop them fighting? They both had bleeding head wounds and Waugh looked at the ref and said "Oh come on, we're just having a bit of fun"

1. Boydy didn't pick Bill Young, he played 3s 2. He is a converted breakaway

Expect better from a Joeys boy.

Looks like Hux needs to give some of those guys a few style lessons. Starting with you, Laurie!

Yeah, nice work Reg. All the best to you and yours.

I am not sure this is a done deal. All the Fiji RU guy says is that he is "willing to play for Fiji". That hardly sounds signed sealed and delivered to me. I suspect the impact on his Brumbies deal will have something to do with the final outcome. Having said that, though, I would like to see...

Greg Mumm is coaching Fiji for the RWC next year and is not available for Uni. I have heard whispers of Todd Louden taking over.

Not quite, that was his second year out of school, 2008, but your point is still valid.

I've heard from a couple of the tahs boys that he's the one to avoid in opposed contact work as well.

Very similar players with similar strengths and weaknesses. Kepu has the distinct advantage of not having a broken ankle, though, so I think we'll keep him

As pure scrummagers: THP I'd have Baxter at 1 and Weeks at 2 then Palmer, Fairbrother, BA, Slipper and Salesi for THPs Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of Palmer and have been watching him since he was a runt of a 12 yo, but he hasn't had enough game time against top quality opposition yet...

Haven't heard that, Albert. I'll check with my sources. He's a good player and they could do a lot worse. Still has one of the best and longest passes going around.

I gather he was a pretty good league player out Mt Druitt way as a youngster. When he started at Joeys in year 7 he was in a team with Steve Williams' (ex Wallaby 2nd rower) kid, Tom. Horse saw him play under 12s and recognised he was special. I gather it was Horse Williams who put Glen Ella...

They had a thing going where a bunch of props (mostly the signed and academy guys but not regular Super Rugby starters) got together every Wednesday at Victoria Barracks for some scrum work with Pato. From what I heard it was OK, the biggest benefit being a bunch of good props having to pack...

1984 Grand Slam tour at Cardiff Arms park. Rodriguez, Lawton and McIntyre in the front row. Horse Williams and Cutler in the 2nd row. The thing I love about that try is that the Wallabies were going nuts and jumping up and down about scoring a pushover try at the Arms Park but Rodriguez...

While we are on the Kurtley love.... I was fortunate enough to have a son in the same year as him and they played in a lot of teams together. Kurtley was elevated to the 1st XV as a 15yo in year 10 in 2004 which is almost unheard of at Joeys. A lot of people were worried about how he would...