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Jake Ball was in Japan iirc ... where retiring players often go. Seemingly he chose to go there ahead of WA?

Even Hodge would be better.

Linesmen are short changin' us

Low key finish but hey it's meat!

On the poach? :)

Also bulky units. Heavy looking team.

Good try to Sinclair. Been hard going for this A team gaining ground until now.

Nup. You don't understand NZ's priority which is the ABs and (now) Sliverlake. Covid was different. It will be 6 or 7 teams instead of 5 and they will be wanting to play Jpn and Au teams, etc as well Obviously they wanted to control the Au teams in their comp first of all, but that's become...

NZ won't do that. They will stay at 6 (incl Moana) or 7 (if they get Fiji) and look to play Champs as well. BTW, that can be interleaved.

No, you can't... :) But it's always a matter of degree (how far and how fast). The standard is a valid concern but increasing teams does more than impact standard. It also increases financial risk. Add Fiji first. Once there is an Au comp then there's control over when (and if) to expand. Wait...

They possibly are. But the follow up questions of whether the extra teams are: (a) Needed, (b) Wanted, (c) Funded... should be answered before getting too far into the where, when, and how. The goal is to have competitive pro rugby here that is viable, watchable and of good standard. Super...

Right now, that may be the case. ... Or not. But my point is general, i.e. - No blanket ban on more than one pro team. For me, the Reds should remain as a pro team. The idea of (a) being reduced to a few Templeton Cup rep games v NSW only; and/or (b) rebranding as something else like 'City'...

Seems strange to be agreeing more with BH today over Reg. The degree to which the Reds have represented the whole state has waxed and waned. In the pro era it's been on the wane. Peak "Queenslander" would probably have been in the 1980s and 90s. Those who have some rugby history (most don't...

They are somewhat reliant, to the tune of a couple mill. Fiji govt - via a separate entity - stumps up a bit more again, per season. https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rugby-union/the-pros-and-cons-of-rugby-australia-walking-away-from-new-zealand-20220617-p5aufn.html Paul Cully, who always needs to...

Yeah, even 2 would be tough in the timeframe. Fiji would be desirable but resources would be needed to get them in as they have an option. Possibly not. Although he has funded more than two before - outside Australia. Others have also funded rugby o/s.

Thought it was Petaia

The Tarquins only invented the question mark. Outrageous but true! Numbers were invented in Queensland

That also depends on your definition of unconsciousness. Does judging that depend on whether or not they're moving? ... How long would be needed to stop moving? In this case it seemed like the player was running headlong, head down into head contact. Intent is to keep body height low ... but it...

It is but to a lesser degree. As the man said, because: * The incentive to switch AU teams is very low ... so Brums (and, to lesser extent, Reds) keep most of their best AU-based players, including RA top-ups. * hope that the culture and coaching of a Club convinces them that they can improve...

Think so. But if they can jag one test win against mastercoach Fozzie it will be an <ahem> deposit in belief. Just can't see them winning two. Not after seeing Skelton bullying some of their blokes...