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Hey, c'mon. The league media's not nearly as bad as the AFL press in Melbourne. I do have grudging respect for the ability of the NRL to thrive on the weekly petty scandals of who said what, who pissed where or crapped in what shoe. I guess when your game's so dull and provincial, gotta find...

Is there space for the details of the final - date, location, score? Otherwise, excellent.

Wanting to drink in everything to do with that glorious game, I did listen to the Cheika/Hooper press conference, and it was fascinating. Cheika's description of how he viewed Foley's kick was most interesting - basically, very pleased that Foley immediately took responsibility for taking the...

Congrats Tahs. What a heartstopper of a game. That penalty from Foley barely scraped over the crossbar. But the skills shown by both sides - barely a knock-on or pass astray despite both teams hurling themselves at it for the full 80. Not sure when my voice will come back.

Yep. I got through to Ticketek eventually, after fighting their brilliant speech recognition system - no joke, this was the exchange: "What event are you interested in?" "Super Rugby Final." "Did you mean "Pseudo Echo?" "No" "What event are you interested in?" "Waratahs" "I'm sorry, I don't...

Password now working. Tickets bought. Only 126 hours to go!

Yes, also having problems - Ticketek are referring people to the Tahs, and their system is obviously flooded with calls, can't get through.

The junior clubs march-past is also on prior to this game, which will be good for few thousand extra. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That sentence is just wack. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The changes have generally been positive, but the time taken to set a scrum still frustrates me. The Eng v Aus game from 2002 was on TV the other day - the speed with which the scrums were set (from the time of the refs whistle) was impressively fast. Now, the delays are interminable, and no...

Did the Tahs have any kicking coach last year? They've had Mehrtens there part-time this year, so they are at least doing something - it's not something that can be changed overnight, or even over a season or two. As others have said, it's about valuing place-kicking right through the junior...

And any move to include either Japan or the US realistically means dumping Sth Africa. Where most of the broadcast revenue comes from. Big gamble. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yes, I think it's been very strongly implied that the lack of media access is not the media team's shortcomings, but a direction of the head coach. Which is very surprising, as he clearly understands the importance of good media, and always gives very interesting interviews himself.

Well, there's a Thermos flask just out of picture. Perfect for staying warm on those chilly Saturday afternoons.

Well, not sure I consider myself an "old-school" supporter but yes, I think the MLB missed cross-promotion was a non-issue. Firstly, because how could it have been fixed by either the Tahs or the ARU? Tell Izzy to break his sponsor commitment? That would have been more counter-productive than...

I doubt this would be a money-spinner for any team that doesn't have a big American sponsor. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

No doubt because their American sponsor wants them to do a local game. It's good for rugby, I'm happier that it's NZ doing it rather than us - the rugby calendar is too full already. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Those average viewer figures from the article about the BBL are strange. From the TV ratings thread, the Super rugby ratings have consistently been higher than the A League, and yet both Sydney FC and WSW have higher average figures. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Parramatta stadium is floating the idea of redevelopment - it would be a much better, rectangular, stadium servicing the same area as Homebush, and perhaps keen for extra games to pay for the redevelopment. At worst, the threat might force Homebush to improve their offer. Sent from my iPhone...

If Jones is suggesting that all passes that end up closer to opponents goal line than where they started be ruled forward, he's setting himself up for disaster. Most passes fall into this category when the attacking back line is in motion.