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Can Smith play for the Wallabies? Isn't he still contracted to his Japanese club?

It was backwards, so it's ok.

George Smith is only 32, he's far from finished. Maybe over there in Australia, 32 is considered "old" (you do have an exceptionally young Wallaby side, and we're all quite jealous), but the guy is pure class. After a few seasons in Toulon, we got to see him play for Stade Français as a medical...

Hello all, I think that "what would have happened if the offender was not there" is not as crazy as it sounds. First, we have to look at the alternative methods of assessment. If they try to evaluate whether, had the offending player taken a legal option, the try would have been prevented, is...

Sergio Parisse may miss the remaining of the Six Nations. He received a red card on Saturday playing for Stade Français, for having alledgedly insulted the referee. If found guilty, the minimum ban is six weeks. So far, no audio evidence of the incident exists, so it's just opposing testimonies...

Well, pretty much every back three player is injured. Palisson, Malzieu and Médard are coming back from injury and really out of form, Clerc and Dulin are injured, and Buttin and Poitrenaud seem not to be PSA's cup of tea ("yet" and "anymore" respectively). There are others like Andreu...

For many years France had a top level lineout with no lock as lead jumper. Harinordoquy and Bonnaire + 1 lock at the front (Papé as of late) more than did the job, and you had the other lock (Nallet at the RWC) + Dusautoir as fourth and fifth. Anyway, french team confirmed to face Italy. Main...

Plus french internationals Alexis Palisson, Vincent Martin and All Black Rudi Wulf... And Delon Armitage to complete the back three positions.

That is actually possible. Still, he shouldn't have been nominated. I agree with everything that's been said here.

I've heard that since 2009, the award is given by a points system, not unlike the John Eales medal. The IRB website is not very clear, but there is a panel who vote for the award, and is composed by: John Eales, Will Greenwood, Gavin Hastings, François Pienaar, Paul Wallace, Scott Quinnell...

France named the following 23 players for Saturday: Domingo, Forestier, Szarzewski, Kayser, Mas, Debaty, Maestri, Papé, Suta, Ouedraogo, Nyanga, Picamoles, Chouly, Parra, Machenaud, Michalak, Trinh-Duc, Mermoz, Fofana, Fritz, Clerc, Huget and Dulin. The backrow, hich had been the main talking...

With the 23-player matchday sheets, most teams will be seleting 6 props (both France and Wales have, at least), I think, three specialists on each side. Five could do, but you'd need two specialists on each side and one who can play both.

LG's favourite premiership side Exeter Chiefs were leading Clermont 12-10 at oranges. Clermont proved too much class an scored 36 unanswered points in the second half, to earn a 46-12 bonus point win.

A couple from tonight's European Cup matchday. In the Treviso against Toulouse game, just before a scrum is played, we can hear the referee saying: "David... David... David!!" (I suppose he was talking to the TMO) "I can hear what you're saying, please keep it quiet". In the Stade Français...

The teams: Argentina: 15 Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino, 14 Gonzalo Camacho, 13 Marcelo Bosch, 12 Santiago Fernandez, 11 Horacio Agulla, 10 Juan Martin Hernandez, 9 Martin Landajo, 8 Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe (c), 7 Juan Manuel Leguizamon, 6 Julio Farias Cabello, 5 Patricio Albacete, 4 Manuel...

LOS PUMAS: 1- Rodrigo Roncero, 2- Eusebio Guiñazú, 3- Juan Figallo, 4- Manuel Carizza, 5- Patricio Albacete, 6- Julio Farías Cabello, 7- Juan Manuel Leguizamón, 8- Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe, 9- Martín Landajo, 10- Juan Martín Hernández, 11- Horacio Agulla, 12- Santiago Fernández, 13- Marcelo...

Figallo is usually a loosehead for his club. Argentina don't really have a lot of depth at tighthead. Nahuel Tetaz is second or third choice at Stade Français, Maxi Bustos is second choice at Montpellier (though no shame in being behind Jgenti, tbf), and Orlandi alternates starts and benches for...

You weren't far off in the end. Only 12 minutes in, but a lot of kicking so far.

Just announced: XV PUMA: 1- Rodrigo Roncero, 2- Eusebio Guiñazú, 3- Juan Figallo, 4- Manuel Carizza, 5- Patricio Albacete, 6- Julio Farías, 7- Álvaro Galindo, 8- Juan Fernández Lobbe (c), 9- Nicolás Vergallo, 10- Juan Martín Hernández, 11- Gonzalo Camacho, 12- Santiago Fernández, 13- Marcelo...

I think this game won't be even close. Creevy and Leguizamon are too relevant a loss, so SA will be the ones dominating up front. If Meyer has seen any of the Argentina backs play, the Boks will avoid kicking too much. They should just keep it simple: a few phases with the forwards/centres...