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Oh, sorry, I didn't realise the Blues won in 1998. Or the Reds won in 1999. Or the Brumbies won in 2000. Or the Sharks won in 2007. Or the Stormers won in 2012. Or the Hurricanes won in 2015. Or the Lions won in 2017. More fool me! Next you'll be saying you have to host the final to win it...

Odds weren't that bad when we were talking about cancelling three games: Run the same numbers again. Now we can probably get away with winning seven on the following games and probably finishing 2nd or 3rd: Tahs home, Blues away, Reds away, Canes home, Jags home, Shorks away, Bulls away...

I'm just thinking that if they're able to relocate the game, they really should be swapping the Home/Away fixture. I get that if it's too much work and they have to cancel, then the end of season game in Canberra shouldn't be affected. But if they feel like they can move the game between...

Within Japan, or somewhere else (e.g. Singapore)?

Sorry mate, my main point was thank you Hoff for penalising the Force about ten times more than was justified and giving us the win which got us a finals spot I'll acknowledge that Aussie refs aren't great, and I think it's a shit call to say "get your own house in order" to fans who already...

Please, I've seen Aussie refs shit on the Brumbies more than I've ever seen them support them (though cheers to the Hoff for that game against the Force a few years ago, jeez you must have hated that Force team, you whistled us to victory there). And screw that "stones in glass houses" fallacy...

Reverse the fixtures? Brumbies host Sunwolves next weekend, then play in Osaka end of the regular season?

Brumbies using three stooges syndrome to their advantage!

Tactical kicking and using it as an exit strategy is a key part of rugby. It has the risk-reward element in your own half which balances pretty well: kick it away and gain territory at the cost of possession, or keep the ball in hand and risk losing territory and possession. There's a lot of...

Giving people more home games could help to get more people to the stadium. People like being members, and members like to buy products with a lot of value. $300 for 12 home games sounds a heap better than $200 for 8 home games. The overseas tours would be nightmares. It would take a...

There aren't enough starting midfielders even when there are 14 teams playing, haha.

More than 20 games of being brilliant is worth acknowledgement. He's brilliant at the core duties of the role, and then he does all the extras on top. If Kuridrani wasn't so damn good at his role, Petaia would be the Wallaby 13.

I'll invoke rule 10 and agree to disagree. I think it's really clear.

Come on mate, 170 minutes, let's be accurate with our shittalk. Compare to 92 for Paisami if you'd like to go on to say "but starting minutes in Argentina!". Also yes, he's the third best. Because he can defend his channel and make his tackles, and then he makes runs and releases supporting...

Naaaaah. Paisami was fine for the Reds, but he has less than 10 games of playing time in the NRC and has been fine, but nothing special. I'll also say that the defensive collapse at the start of the second half notibly included his failure to defend his channel. Watch Ikitau in the NRC...

Kuridrani and Ikitau. We have a paucity of genuine 13s in Aus.

Petaia is a natural 13 and should definitely play there. Only two other guys in Aussie rugby have as much defensive awareness in the 13 channel. However, this is the risk with Petaia. We're trading a lot on his potential, and, while injuries shouldn't hurt his cognative abilities, a 13 needs...

I wonder how much is competence. Do the same refs who result in a 3.46 penalty advantage for South Africans do the same for any team? Always for the home team? Always for the team higher on the table? We've seen a heap of games this weekend of refs in the perfect position to see something and...

Tate is the standout scrumhalf this season, and probably would have been our reserve scrumhalf at the world cup if not for his injury at the end of last season. He deserves a jersey for his continued form. We probably have to accept that the 10 we have for the next couple of years will not go...

If former Reds want to leave, they can leave. Wage limits are the biggest barrier to large squads, not having kids in the set up. The kids at the Brumbies aren't on massive wages. We can all see their potential and hope that they get there. Rugby dies in this country if we ignore the young...