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You think Woodcock has been that bad? He's won a couple of scrum penalties, and has generally been reasonably active.

That's a really good point.

Particularly when Izzy suggested he was already feeling a bit jaded at the beginning of this season. I suppose it might be different to go live in an entirely new culture and see a whole range of entirely new things, though.

Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

Check out this Malaysian Lomu: Bloke's apparently 6'6".

Is there any surprise in South Africa that Jacpot didn't get a look, or is that hype restricted to Sydney?

I'd say they're about the same as the percentage of league stuff on here. When I had more free time I used to watch a bit more NRL and Superleague, so I would lurk on TotalRL and the Front Row, which both had entire cross-code forums (fora?) that were just huge troll-fests, from both sides...

Yeah, they just proved their credentials.

Real shame about Montero - he deserves to play on the biggest stage.

Couldn't find a better place to put this (if there's a general re-signing/positivity thread, feel free to chuck it in there). My sources are saying Folau has re-signed for three more years (to the Tahs with a Japan sabbatical option). Can anyone confirm?

Random question - did the semi last year sell out? I couldn't make it.

Congrats to Will Houston - who has been appointed to ref the final. http://www.rugby.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1699/ArticleID/15550/Houston-we-Have-an-answer.aspx

It's going to be weird when Sydney stops getting to host home finals. I'm starting to get used to it.

Yeah I've always had a soft spot for them too. Tony Brown was a helluva player, and they used to have a factory-line of really erudite but tough as nails forwards, back when most of their team was made up of ex-Otago Uni students (like Anton Oliver, et al). Good stuff.

Out of interest, why do you support the highlanders?

Side-bar: I'm actually coming to Rouse Hill with Harlequins this weekend, following a storming mid-season return to 3rd grade 4th division subbies rugby after a lengthy retirement in order to provide depth to the ABs in a world cup year. I'm the balding, doughy flanker if you fancy a beer.

God there are some good players in that list.

Glad to hear he's doing well - I quite like the guy. How is his ruck work?

A mate just sent me through his responses - every possible answer involved banning the box-kick.

It was a slightly tricky survey to answer. All of the elements are interrelated. Schools/junior rugby needs to grow as that's where players are initially generated, then club rugby and NRC need to give talented players a pathway to professionalism, then super rugby and the Wallabies need to be...