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He’s in World Cup u20s squad this week. Have heard he’s on one of those shared contracts next year and will be spending portions of the year with the 7s squad in lead up to the Olympics. Perhaps shared contract wrong wording but believe will spend some time with 7s team.

Will have a stab. Tim Nanai-Williams. Would fill the 10/15 depth issue and might be tempted down here to retire as he’s 34. Prob way off the mark tho

Pretty sure Tucker is eligible via residency, grew up in Aus before moving back and also had a stint at Brums. Would be a solid 3rd, 4th option if willing to come on not much. Although I don’t think the locks are shockingly bad. The issue is the high end quality not the depth. Maiava is a solid...

Happy to say have been a Kemeny fan for a few years now and mentioned on the Rebels thread he’s a wallaby in waiting. However I’m not sure if he’s there yet. I think Eddie could be lured in because athletically he’s the ideal no.6. He’s big, fast, explosive and has a good motor. South African...

You’d say so, there will still be guys in this team that will start in 5 days time because of the small squad size but suspect it will only be a handful of guys in same spots.

He has been injured a lot, but I agree with the point. Experience wise he’s only 2 French seasons into his career

2 years, how good

Giddy up. Another outside back or centre option and things looking pretty good

Never understood the love for RSA. Their win percentage isn’t great in recent years and although a World Cup win is a great achievement they managed it by beating t2 teams, an injury ravaged Wales and a good England team. I think they are better than Aus, but are closer to Aus standard than Fra...

Didn’t Foley play his first season at 15? Haha I could just imagine the outrage.

I really hate the tackle percentage stat in rugby. Especially for a tight 5 player who largely defends a meter or 2 from the ruck, where the majority of contact is gang tackles on players from a standing start. It should just be thrown in the bin. On saying that Neville I’m on board with for...

Would have hoped it would have got packaged in with the RWC rights. Kinda how all olympic affiliated content is with those rights and NZR rugby with NPC etc.

Anybody know where these games will be televised?

Think we will see Dickie in Japan. He’s a bit of a low key homebody, hence he’s stayed in Aus longer than others might of. Japan might suit lifestyle needs and spend considerable amounts of time back in Aus.

Add in Wales the mess that is happening there, so many issues up north. The Force and Rebels would prob put 50 on the Welsh domestic sides for next season. The entire game is close to a massive Super League type shake up. In a decade it will be open boarders everywhere.

Ili is fine if he’s the depth option. But seriously need a starter in the centres to improve quality

First 3 names here will be what needs to be replaced as they all quality.

I think some people are getting confused with the draft. It isn’t about Ardie Savea been selected by the Waratahs, that just wouldn’t happen. He would have an existing contract with his own team and free to negotiate under his own terms. It would be putting the current 17-18yr old future Ardie...

I don’t believe it will happen but there is ways around making it happen. Tanking is easily solved with fines for teams deliberately not selecting full strength squads. This already happens in other sports, some ignore it because they are so cashed up and don’t worry about the fine but rugby...

100% your interest has to start somewhere. I wasn’t a baseball fan until I purchased the video game for some strange reason. Now it’s constantly on in the corner while I’m working. Majority of footballs following these days is from kids playing Fifa, not the actual sport on the weekends. Most 20...