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15/29 Australian U20s this year have come through the GPS. Interestingly, no Harry Hoopert? Stiles said in the post-Hurricanes press conference that if any more props went down, Hoopert would get his Super Rugby debut next. Clearly Simon Cron doesn't share Stiles' opinion Edit: Turns out he's...

Digby is right - Conrad tells me that his operation was a success, though he doesn't think he'll be back in time for First XV. He's working hard to try get back before the end of the season but will need some luck to go his way for that to happen.

Conrad Green needed a second shoulder reconstruction to repair a labrum tear. It appears to be a potential career-ender if he can't get it fixed, so missing 2017 is a definite. It sounds like money is tight at home so Conrad is asking for donations to help out with the cost of an expensive...

Cut Dane Coles, freeing up the cap room to bring in some high scoring backs and keep Jaco Kriel.

What's amazing is that even with so many kids flying south chasing opportunities - not just in Sydney but in Melbourne and Canberra too - the Reds U20s program still goes undefeated, winning back-to-back National Championships. There's going to be some great talent filtering back into the club...

I really miss the wildcard option of previous years. I really need to make more than three trades this week, but I was stuck. Two starters didn't even play and there was nothing I could do

UQ beat Souths 57-17. Lead 19-17 at halftime and trailer by as much as 17-5 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Bold recruitment from the Tahs. I rate Pilz highly but he's only just been able to crack the Reds U20s bench this week, in his final year of eligibility. Meanwhile they have Phipps, Gordon and Matty Lucas and Theo Strang as their squad 9s. Adding Pilz to that mix doesn't make a whole lot of sense

Ratu Niumataiwalu (IGS 2016) will make his Reds U20s debut this weekend. Good on him, a kid who I feel wasn't as talked about as he should have been.

A great article in the Gold Coast Bulletin about the pulling power of Schoolboy rugby on Johnny Come Lately's. Tipene Mavoa cane from a League background and fell in love with Rugby at TSS. Fast forward two months and he's starting for a finalist contender. That's a big win for Rugby...

Owners of Israel Folau rejoice - the week I cut him, he explodes for 70. I finished a full 150 pts under the average as my captain and vice captain went down injured within 15 minutes of taking the park. Those injuries to Tamanivalu and Naholo allowed me to bring in Lukhanyo Am (Shorks) and...

I'm not convinced and I'd like to think of myself as not particularly guileless or dewy-eyed. Those you might call "failed investments" do play Second XV. It's happened in the past three years at BBC, TSS, NC, IGS and BGS - those being the cases I can remember off the top of my head. First...

Just 8,647 at GIO Stadium in Canberra last night. I imagine viewing figures would be similarly dire in the face of the Broncos v Cowboys epic?

Here's the transcript for Stiles' press conference. Needed to make these changes? - It says we’ve got depth in the squad and performances like we put out against the Force weren’t good enough. - If we do play like that it means we’ve got to look at improving and what changes we can make. -...

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Still haven't been added to this convo @WOB @Lee Grant

It's well past his bedtime so I'm sure it'll happen tomorrow. Looking forward to it!

Hey Waiopehu oldboy, sign me up for this conversation. I'm trying my best to watch every game of every round this year so I'm sure I'll come in handy eventually!

I'm thinking of ditching Israel Folau and Liam Squire for Joaquin Tuculet and Sam Cane. The Jaguares expansive backline play (of which Tuculet is the focal point) will keep Tuculet scoring points all year even when the results don't go their way, whereas Folau has already had a down game -...

Really not loving Malakai Fekitoa at the moment. I'm thinking Lionel Mapoe but he hasn't being putting up big numbers. He's going cheap but has potential to explode