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Having both Campbell and Hegarty is so unnecessary though.. Start Filipo 11, Campbell/Hegarty 15, Petaia 14, with the added firepower of Ilaisa Droasese on the bench. Only 1 of Hegarty or Campbell should be in the match-day 23! They've named what appears to be the least threatening backline of...

Jim McKay has a big influence on the Reds selections I've heard, as much as Thorn apparently. Maybe they're worried about Brumbies kicking game & went with dual fullbacks in Hegarty/Campbell for high ball security and their added kicking game.

Reds backline is too lightweight & lacks physicality esp. with Paisami missing from the centres. Flook, Campbell, Hegarty, etc.. are all 89kg or under & they aren't particularly strong defenders. I would even have Ilaisa Droasese on one wing, with Petaia at 13, providing more size for the...

I'm kind of surprised no one has mentioned yet, but the obvious outstanding candidate for the Tahs job has to be (in my opinion) the current Western Force assistant coach John McKee. Won the NRC title in 2007 with Sydney Rays, previously coached the Australian U20s & is the most successful...

Maybe, but he probably shouldn't be top of the list though as Wallabies aren't lacking depth at hooker. Priority should be Skelton, Arnold, Kerevi, possibly McMahon. Kerevi should be the top priority, as Australia teams have no decent sized line-bending centres other than Simone. Paisami...

So it's looking possible for Less Kiss to coach the Waratahs and Darren Coleman to the Rebels. How would people feel about this? Don't know anything about these guys to be honest, but they are pretty highly regarded coaches apparently?

The Waratahs’ plans to rebuild could be halted at the first stop, with the Melbourne Rebels courting coach Darren Coleman and General Manager Adam Freier from the LA Giltinis...

It sounds like a bloody scandal ever since Penney took over! those double-agent Cantabrian coaches man.. agent Deans did a great job for them, agent Gibson started work on the Tahs and agent Penney finished it!

How about.. 11 Koro, 15 Wright, Petaia 14? 23: Vunivalu.

Could you have coached Australia to a near 70% win-record over arguably the most stacked & experienced Springbok outfit (between 2008-2011) in history?

You're looking at it the wrong way mate. Robbo was an exceptional coach, he was simply an unfortunate victim of considerably average cattle & a severe lack of alignment between the Australian franchises at the time. If he'd been given the keys to that All Black machine in 2008, he would've...

Sounds like Robbo is quite enjoying himself sitting back & watching the whole joint crash n' burn since being unceremoniously sacked 6 years ago for a respectable 59% win-ratio. I wonder what he thought of Wallabies' 16.17% winning success in 2020??

a former Wallabies coach stripping Australia's rugby talent? Riley was playing with Brisbane City in the NRC in 2017 with no Super Rugby contract on the horizon when the Panasonic Wild Knights, with former Wallabies coach Robbie Deans as head coach, came calling. While he went overseas for...

Interesting reading how this talented Australian midfielder Dylan Riley left for Japan in 2017. He's now turned his back on his homeland & is instead targeting selection for Japan for the 2023 World Cup. It's kind of ironic how Robbie Deans is now draining a huge amount of young Australian...

Is it time to lure Simon Cron back from Japan - time to extend an olive branch his way?

I thought you were referring to the Brumbies for a second before I realized I'd confused Michael with Allan again. I mean the Brumbies are good, but not 11 titles good..

If I was Rennie, I'd be targeting one of (Tom Wright, Mark Nawaqanitawase, and Jordan Petaia) as the long-term fullback/s. Every other back-three winger/2nd fullback in the country looks bang average. But these guys have it all: Size, height, long-levers, flair, athleticism, speed. The...

“It was a great contest. It’d be nice to be sitting in the stands as a neutral ’cause that’s what rugby needs: 78 points, five tries to four,” McKellar said. “A really strong rivalry is developing between us and the Reds. I know it’s always been there but between these two teams in particular...

I think in an ideal world, Rennie leaves after 2023 (as planned) and McKellar takes over in 2024. By then Dan will have wracked-up 6 years of experience coaching at the top-level in Super Rugby. He's currently only 44, which is pretty young for a coach. I think that is the plan anyway. The reason...

Rennie has stated that he probably won't stay beyond 2023 anyway (the caretaker!).. https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/rugby-union/wallabies-coach-dave-rennie-might-go-after-2023-rugby-world-cup/news-story/934b6e3ac751654834a6f1a107f90773