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Impressive 1st half from the Tahs. Just got to keep the momentum going. The Coleman factor being brought to bear.

Why go for the backup's backup if you can talk to the backup? So, ... gamble on Gamble.

A successful pro comp, with sufficient Aus control, is fundamental. We don't have it with Soup and it's not fitting the bill. If it doesn't work, stop doing it. Simple. The fork in the road is coming and TBH, splitting (the bulk of) the pro season away from NZ could be RA's best move in 25...

Good win for the Rebels. The Force played like they're the worst team in the comp. I'm wondering maybe if the 'moving day' news over the past few weeks had an impact - Sampson gone, F.L.W. gone, F.F. arriving, etc ...

That's actually a good question - for a couple of reasons. First, as you say, it's about moving the onus back on to players and coaches to change their ways to avoid cards (more so suspensions ... and even moreso - increasing instances of head trauma). Then you can also put the question to...

Maybe. Other thing is he's 70+ minutes in. That's a good thing in that he's on track for the full 80... But earlier in the year he'd be cramping up. If physically not 100% going the distance, the basic skills can also fade toward the back end

Deserved try. Massive scrum!

Yep

Brums good at blowing Reds off the ball.

Box kicking is not the best.

It's filthy!

Best benefit would be if we could jag an U20 world title. Be a great boost. France got that - against us - and their rugby is flying high these days. IIRC too, we'd scored more tries in that final, ... goddammit. Home field might've got us over the line?

Dumb cleanout, deserved result. 20 min RC is a good law though.

Yeah, all those guys are the sort of players RA should be trying to retain domestically, for the sake of maintaining a professional tier. To your opening comment about the purpose of the RA top up, though, the payments -- by necessity -- have to tail off below the top 15 or so players for the...

Easy Rugby™ or not, I think it's clearer Coleman being in the driver's seat for those. That's particularly in regard to the recruitment strategy being mentioned today, and his taking teams from zero to hero multiple times. Add in several more runners-up placings and it builds the picture of that...

These words, particularly the first. What has he actually run? Norths. A few months with an U20 side... I don't rate the JRL1 as highly as you, but let's say you're right and it's already the real deal... Did Cron shape the Verblitz team his own way, in his own style? I'd say not. Coleman...

Interesting signing. A guy with promise, for sure. I don't put him at Coleman's level of coaching yards gained in his career ... but he is a younger man. Coleman's little black book is gold. Cron's may be all black. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

He has Niuean heritage from his father Tongia, and from his mother Alexandra, German heritage. Born (or at least raised) in WA, he played his junior rugby with Perth-Bayswater (I believe his mum also took up playing women's club rugby to learn about her son's sport). He got a three-year...

Just looked this one up (an article from 10 years back). The owners were absolutely laughing! ... https://www.wbur.org/onlyagame/2012/09/15/silna-brothers-nba

You know it makes sense, people.