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Dave McDuling - the next Brad Thorn - Deo Patriae Tibi!

Very impressive first hit up by an almost full strength squad - I am now very nervous about how the Tahs will go against them. Some of the younger players stepped up to the mark well and Dan Palmer must be giving Robbie Deans food for thought (especially after his beloved Ma'afu gave away some...

3. Palmer 2. Coleman 1. Giteau

Most enlightened and well enunciated set of comments I have ever seen after an Economist article - which probably reflects the majority of USA rugby fraternity are college graduates.

ARU should have asked Qld and NSW to submit bids to host the game - huge inflow of revenue for whomever has it.

Agree - there are significant numbers of boys at Uni, particularly those at the somewhat unfairly maligned colleges, a big part of USyd's heart and soul, who have given the game away because they have no chance of getting a run at Uni. The point being that Uni has more than enough natural...

I am all for athletes wanting a USyd degree being given some assistance. However, maybe they should change their name and omit the Uni part if the links with University are increasingly tenuous - how many players in the current setup are either grads or actual full time students at "Sydney Uni"...

Sydney Uni has gone too far across the board - boys with sub 60 ATARs are being offered non-degree course so they can join the sports programme. Sorry but this should be restricted to the guys and girls who but for their sporting commitments would have done better in the ATAR.

Knox rates as having too many stars burnt out at an early age than most schools in Sydney - the local talent base was/is immense. Very few (if none) imports.

Sorry - but the defensive requirements of a union 12/13 are huge (ie one miss = game gone) that he needs to hone his skills in Top 14 before he can be considered (aka SBW)

Watched Munster v Ospreys last night (great game). Christophe Berdos had a very positive influence on the game - seemingly picked up on the prop's tomfoolery (especially Adam Jones).

And I miss an Australian XI that used to win games - my interest here is players still in the game that are genuine 1st 22 test players. I also miss David Croft (as well as Tony Shaw, David Codey, Simon Poidevin, Steve Finnane, et al) - we are longing for men who have a degree in "rugby"...

Disagree - most schools (with one very notable exception) see it as an extra-curricular activity for everyone other than A team players. One school recently had an ex-3rd's tight five boy playing wing for a first grade SS team and had 2 16E boys playing reps two year later (achieved through...

Excerpts: It is very important for those involved in the organisation of Junior Rugby (at any level) to keep in mind that the game is for the boys not the parents. I believe that the majority of clubs accepted that the competition in 2010 was well run and would be prepared to continue in a...

Careful. SMH have a Mole here. Grumbles may get wind of the fact that Gaggerlanders are generally less than impressed with his contributions. My guess is if the online petition to get rid of Grumbles from 4 years ago didn't get the message through then nothing will.

"Sydney Morning Herald sport department. Judged best overall coverage of sport (print media) by the Australian Sports Commission." Seemingly based on a belief they will continue to use GAGR as their source for informed rugby commentary rather than rely on Grumbles (aka ARU Press Liaison Officer)

And Nick Farr-Jones was less talented than his brother Peter - something called true grit comes to the for every time.

Blake, Muggleton, and Kiss may not have been great defenders but they may have insight into the techniques required from their observations. A great player does not always equal great coach - seriously do you think Trevor the Axe or Ryan have a deep understanding of why they are good defenders.

Until the opposition teams start to watch for them (aka what happened to Jason Taylor's cut out pass in League) and take the easy intercept and try.

Moore was in his prime against the Poms style of play - horses for courses - lets see some intuition in our selections going forward.