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Good signings from the Force. I personally prefer Pasitoa than Donaldson in the talent stakes. The back row options are good but a lot of them, so suspect a few might leave. There has been rumors around Anstee looking at the 7s. Also wouldn’t surprise me to see Koteka, Wells or Vosayaco in...

From what I can read of it. He has been working with the kiwi franchises for 12 months now, which is fine, but adds to the suspicion. RA proposed another candidate, which unsurprisingly was Australian, but they have conceded defeat in that situation. It sounds like there wasn’t any unified...

So we have a little more info on the commission coming out. Hamish has refuted suggestions Aus was walking back on the agreement but they remain in dispute over how things are expected to be implemented. NZ based marketer Kevin Molloy will be Chairman. Hamish did mention that he’s been...

Personally can’t think of a big picture decision McLennan has got wrong yet. We are in a better spot than arguably before Covid. Some might not like the way he’s going about things but can’t argue with the results. Not saying this will last forever but can only judge on what’s been achieved...

Taukei’aho, Aidan Ross Don’t mind been called a whinge but the Force have had a serious leg up every time an opposition have travelled West by not bothering to bring their best players. Reds, Brums, Tahs and Rebels could of had several more wins at home this season if teams treated them...

Don’t know what the Brumbies are doing here, they could possibly slip to 5th and have no home final.

Perhaps tongue in cheek from Eddie? Would have to listen to the context. Tony Harper is the editor at The Roar. Pretty sure he’s the head guy across all genres on the site. I think the Roar is operated and owned by ARN.

I have thought this for a lot of time. It annoys me when people say cheating ref etc. because no ref deliberately cheats. But it’s as clear as day that an unconscious bias happens. In rugby that’s especially concerning because of the influence a ref has over the game compared to other sports. It...

The game as a whole other than France and Ireland isn’t in a good condition. The international component is competitive and still doing well, but domestically it’s a shambles in almost every country. The URC just had healthy finals crowds but regular season outside of Ireland is shocking...

I believe we just need to pick our best players, be it impact players or not and pray that injuries don’t happen. We don’t have the depth to pick safe picks as our 4th choice isn’t going to win us a World Cup. So would rather we run the risk and pick guys that could cause damage to other teams...

I don’t think Parkes is on any informant list. I’d be surprised if he had enough personal contacts to engage in in-depth conversations from either side to generate juicy information. I think he just formulates a position (as he mentioned in article recently) based on what he’s read.

Parkes hasn’t been a fan of McLennan. He is an ABs fan having grown up and coming from NZ. This is one of the issues, it’s who ever you support is the good guys and the opposition is the bad guys.

They played their biggest gun in Lakai (who was a weapon in contact) so don’t think it would be far off their best.

Looks like Gordon taken over from Bowen with kicking duties

Wilson again with some magic. Been best player on the field

Even if we lose, it’s already safe to say this is a better team than last year.

That was ridiculously good play from Teddy Wilson. Good try

Penalty try which is a little harsh on the no.8 who actually grounded the ball on the back of the scrum. Would of been a gimmie conversion as well

Aussie scrum bulldozing atm which is a massive change from last year’s calamity

Between 2 unions with a combined worth in the hundreds of millions. We are served a non commentary fixed camera view. It’s a disgrace, there is schools that offer a better service