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Just pick a 20's team and a 20's A team and let them play in the Pacific Nations Cup like the Academies did this year. just means the team is picked in January

I definitely think preparation is a problem. We lost by 4 points, 4 points and 7points. Maybe more game time will see us being able to win these close games

Depending on how the first test goes this week I wouldn't be surprised to see him play a test before the end of July

Grand Slam tours[edit] A Grand Slam tour is one in which a touring national team from New Zealand, South Africa or Australia plays Test matches against all four home nations (England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland). If the tourists win all four of these games, they are said to have achieved a...

I don't think you need a Southern Hemisphere "lions" team. I believe that Grand Slam tours undertaken by any of the major Southern Hemisphere nations will prove a very profitable exercise in the Old Dart. Run them only every 4 years like the Lions. You could even throw a "Lions" game in at the...

You mean something like a Lions tour of Australia? I would imagine that the excitment and feeling that this tour generates "over there" would be the same as that here. I for one wish these "long" tours were more frequent but given the full schedule that exists with Super Rugby and Rugby...

Why a player is playing colts and not grade may depend on the club he is playing with. If the club has a very good and established first and second grade side then a very good 20 year old may be left in Colts. He may be given opportunities during the year in grade and he may not. The club may...

I do understand that Saturday night was a big night for all involved. Just hope that they are not getting too far ahead of themselves. Long way to go starting with Randwick next week - no easy game there. The next time they play Uni hopefully will be in the GF - a completely different kettle...

Thanks Dave. It was a very good effort by the team and a win they definitely enjoyed

As for Hodge playing grade this year I believe Manly sees this colts team as a team to progress with next year they may want to keep them together this year and bring them into grade next year as agroup

Uni have one player coming back from 20's Pulver and one that played grade yesterday Stewart. Manly have 4 players to come back Tame prop who was injured and ruled out of 20's, Phillips a lock who was the same as Tame, hodge and Lalakai. The Uni side that took the field yesterday will not...

Remember it's now a grand slam tour. I would imagine all players would want to go. We should send the best available and not an OZ A side

The 1st grade colts game at Uni yesterday promised to be the game of the year so far in Colts and it certainly delivered yesterday. 1v2, best 2 attacking and defensive records, one undefeated and one with a very close loss earlier in the year. It was also the only time these two sides would meet...

The 1st grade colts game at Uni yesterday promised to be the game of the year so far in Colts and it certainly delivered yesterday. 1v2, best 2 attacking and defensive records, one undefeated and one with a very close loss earlier in the year. It was also the only time these two sides would meet...

Manly 43 Uni 28. Very good game.

I have read twice now on this thread that the best that OZ can do is 6th. They are in the pool playing off for spots 5-8. So the best that they can do is 5th. They play Argentina first and the winner plays the winner of the Ireland France game for spots 5 and 6. The 2 losers play off for 7 and 8

The only problem I have found with the show in the past two weeks is the ignoring of the U20's JWC. Surely 5 minutes could be spent on it

Time to get back on the field. Looking forward to the Manly - Uni game this weekend in Colts 1. Even though Manly have a few out on OZ 20's duty they should still have enough cattle to give Uni a fight over the points. The big question is whether Manly's midfiled can handle the Uni centres and...

Can someone help - I'm a little confused? When Folau signed with UNi there was a lot of grinding of teeth about how he should have signed with parramatta or Penrith to promote the game out west. Now JOC (James O'Connor), arguably one of the highest profile players in OZ Rugby, has done just that (signing with a...

Geez that was close :) Was at the game and the country boys really stuck tot heir guns. A little awestruck in the first half but came out and competed very well against the Lions in the second. I wish that more tours like the Lions one took place (month long tour with plenty of mid-week...