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It isn't about money really, that's an aside. Its about power and control of the game. Yes the argument can be made that the ARU/Australian Rugby cannot support 5 sides, but an argument that is just as valid can be made that none of the Australian sides are sustainable. I would also say that...

I'm in fairy land then, and there is evidence to support the view.

Apparently Genia and Folau et al are the best available and they cannot execute the basic skills properly for their position and its been that way for 5 years. I say if they and their ilk want to go, fine C'est La Vie, as I said the results may get a little worse but the fact is we won't be...

Go back about 6 years on this site and you will see I posted those exact concerns. It is sustainable if the players want to live and play in Australia. If they do not and just want the dollars in the short term then they will opt for the overseas contracts, but they will have a very short...

So much more goes into being professional than the end game. That is 5 minutes in the sun compared to the endless toil away from the bright lights ensuring the skills and fitness are there to allow the "best of your ability" to shine at the big moment. As it is I will say with any other...

So lets look at the situation if it becomes apparent that the Force cannot be cut. 1) The ARU is essentially broke, it cannot afford to fund the current teams, and I'd argue in the medium term they cannot fund 4 teams, perhaps any teams as support is collapsing for them, even in NSW and Qld. The...

You make the assumption that they care about the ARU, in fact I am positive that there are some in the NZRU who would happily see the ARU burnt to the ground to gain their satisfaction after the 2003 RWC and Japan for 2011 RWC vote issues.

Larkham - how many clichés can you fit in a couple of paragraphs. What a laugh. If there was ever a couple of coaches who didn't deserve their promotions it has been him and Grey. Couldn't replicate the pressure of the Abs at training. WHAT A F%$#$ JOKE. Maybe if you played some games they...

Integrity is non-negotiable. People with conflicts of interest are compromised and invariably end up compromising their integrity and wind up unable to do any job as they become rightly view to have no ethical standing. I have argued for years that Horan, former ARU employee, Eales, Robinson and...

You have a fairly narrow experience of Wallaby 2s. Love TPN don't get me wrong, best Wallaby 2 ever, not by a long way.

Interesting in last night's game he forgot to mute the mike and when the ABs walked through literally for one of their tries he was fairly dripping with contempt when he said, "You've got to be kidding me" Pity very few of them are honest enough to express their true feelings on the mike and...

Wallaby (and ARU) tactics and strategy. I can very easily imaging Chieka, Grey as Melchett and Larkham as Darling.

Shiggins - Cyclo may need to warm up his ban hammer for me, but are you serious or are you just an idiot.

Ah maybe the problem is it doesn't fix the defensive issue of having weak defenders at 10 and 12. Also as others have said Beale has played maybe one or two games at 10 at senior level where he'd be regarded as achieving passable results. He is not a 10. He is an individualistic player...

You have been into the metho at some stage if you believe that winning the game is the only valid metric of judging performance.

I know what you are saying, perhaps Larkham wants Kerevi for his attack? Whatever that is supposed to be, shuffle it sidesways to one out runners to bash into the defence on the gain line for 10-12 times or until dropped/turned over.

You are not supposed to drink Metho.

Except it wasn't just a one off. They ran them close in the next game as well, even with injury issues.

I don't see it that way, the system is all over the place and poor strategic defenders like Kerevi, Foley and Beale need to be helped with some clear strong systems, not fluid all over the place rubbish that chops and changes and exposes the lack of pace on the wings. FFS Squires outpaced the...

Eddie flogged the skills component and the NH sides have improved out of sight in terms of skills over the past few years. I agree Re:- the Reds, but not really the same players, post 2011 QC (Quade Cooper) injured and has never looked the same. Ioane gone, Higgers gone, Chmabers..... so many gone left...