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The PRL is the umbrella organisation that governs the top tier of English clubs, they are responsible for negotiating player release with the RFU, the Premierships TV rights etc. I don't think that the Rabo teams will suffer a massive drop in funding, they have a shiny new TV deal with Sky for...

Tahs to play the Blues at the SFS on 7th February in a trial game: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/benji-marshall-to-return-to-sydney-for-waratahs-blues-match-20131007-2v46b.html

After nearly a week of silence the PRL have decided to raise their heads again The WRUs response was very interesting, in relation to what would happen to their regions if they broke away and played in the Super Duper Rugby "Champions" Cup

3 Sunday afternoon games in 2014, it should help bump up the attendance for 3 teams who otherwise may not have been massive draws. Also is there much better than sitting in the afternoon sun with a few cold beers watching rugby?

Worried about Leinsters trip to the Ospreys, they need to get SOB and Heaslip back in top form, worried about our front 5 as well their ability to generate quick ball and disrupt the opposition has been key to the way Leinsters success in recent years. Jonno Gibbes will have a long week to get...

Strauss has a concussion apparently, haven't hear anything on BOD. Both sides will probably be targetting the 13's in defence, delighted to see Luke Fitz back hopefully he can get a run at 13 at some stage in the game

If the Pumas are devouring the Wallabies front row Horwill should badger the referee saying the scrums are unsafe and someone could be seriously hurt and ,there you go, unopposed scrums.

Munster team to face Leinster at the weekend announced: Munster team to face Leinster: (15-9) Felix Jones; Keith Earls, Casey Laulala, James Downey, Simon Zebo; Ian Keatley, Duncan Williams; (1-8)Dave Kilycoyne, Mike Sherry, Stephen Archer; Donncha Ryan, Paul O'Connell; Peter O'Mahony Capt...

Their mouthpiece in the Guardian Paul Rees said in The Breakdown this week that the Celtic nations needed to stop doing their negotiating in public. Nearly spat my coffee out this morning reading it, a ridiculous statement if their ever was one

Until we have machines referring the games referees will make mistakes, in fairness to Bismarks first yellow card the touchies and the video referee all had multiple replays and angles shown one of them should have had the cop on to tell Poite it was lucky to even be a penalty against DC. There...

What should be a 5 minute process took me nearly half an hour a couple of days ago, although I have to say I wasn't surprised at the inefficiency of the whole process.

TRP I think its a good idea in theory but I'd prefer the IRB to give the referees explicit clear instructions of what is and what isn't a yellow/red card and also back their referees publicly to the hilt by giving them the next available big game. An example of this would be if an defending...

Red cards don't ruin the game, the idiot who commit a dangerous offense ruined the game, putting people on report and letting them finish the game is a cop out also it means the team that experienced the foul play don't benefit (if thats the correct word).

Should this stat not be a complete red flag given the "off field issues" facing the NRL this year? If any team in our code was going to take a chance on him he'd need to be thoroughly drug tested.

Some more information coming out about the French plans, the FFR could be planning to enter regional teams into next years comp http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/erc-say-door-is-still-open-to-resolve-european-impasse-1.1545438

Orange would be used as a cop out for red cards IMO, wouldn't be a fan of that at all

Cardiff wouldn't be too disappointed to lose him I think, he rarely plays due to injury and when he does he holds himself back at the best of times and mostly looks like he couldn't be bothered. The pundits call it "turning up on the big occasion" apparently. Halfpenny is the one they need to...

There seems to be some social media whispers that the French are going to perform a spectacular about turn on the PRL this week, could be an interesting week in the whole dispute.

No one in the English press can comprehend that Leinster are a branch of the IRFU therefore they can't sign up to the Super Duper Rugby "Champions" Cup. The coverage of this whole affair in the UK press is an absolute joke

Good wins for Leinster and Ulster last night. Ian Henderson has apparently picked up a nasty hand injury which could be a big blow from an Irish perspective. This was looking like it could have been his breakthrough season.