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Who has come back from the NH better players than what they left? Is anyone think Burgess is better than when he left? How average was Epsom when he came back? Does anyone remember how much crap Gits was getting here on this forum for his play before he left? Do you guys think he's much better...

I don't think so. A torn bicep in a game could happen to any player. He did have a sore toe for at least one game where he said after the game it was pretty embarrassing but I don't think any of his injury time off was due to being over worked or playing too much. In saying that, he was...

Only because of injury. Previous to that he was killing it.....

You guys have such little faith in the Hurricanes. As a staunch kiwi rugby supporter, I know that the Hurricane collapse is just around the corner. It really should have happened a few weeks back but I know the Canes just won't let us down. I spose next thing you'll be saying is 'The...

Dunno if this is the right thread but pretty interesting.... http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/benji-marshall-dragons-how-rugby-union-turned-st-george-illawarra-recruit-into-tackling-machine/story-e6frf3vc-1227304665727

So imagine how those 'Pocock-blinder' games may have turned out without him. Wallabies possibly lose and Blues possibly run away with it in the first half. I don't think the 'Hooper-blinder' games stand-out as much in terms of Hooper's overall influence on the game. The 2nd thing is that...

Who was the 2nd best 5/8? Slade?!? And us getting Brett was a bloody trojan horse. You guys never taught him to tackle and then sent up to us without his cover - McCaw. LOL

Riiiight - so comparing the Herald to the Telegrapgh was complimentary not disparaging?! My mistake. In answer to your numbered points: 1. Michael Cheika approached Jaco Peyper at half time - YES. He went into the refs room. This is understood to have already been a big 'no-go' area already...

Similar report in The Australian about 2 days ago. You never actually address the issues that surround this QH. Just look to diminish the whole thing with disparaging comments. Statements like this don't actually address the issue: ""If there was any evidence of cheating we would certainly...

I wonder if it's a 'culture' thing? Was listening to Brad Thorn the other night and he was talking about the difference in the AB team after the 2009 season and they had a strong core 'leadership group' I suppose with himself, Mils, Carter, McCaw and maybe a few others. He didn't go into...

I agree with you and Seb. If you are playing any of the top teams in the world, I can't think of when you'd go with the 'master ball runner' over the 'master breakdown operator'.

OK....I can respect that :)

1. Yes, Hooper may have been the best Wallaby for the last 2 years (except I don't think he was even in the Top 3 of the 2014 GAGR award someone brought up earlier so 'one of the best' may be more accurate) but AGAIN - it's not that relevant given the slide in results and form of the team in the...

Nope. The Wallabies with Pocock may not have have won Bledisloes or destroyed teams but here's what they did do : Not lose 3 out of 4 Tests on the Spring Tour Not slip to 6th on the IRB rankings Not lose to Argentina On a GAGR article late last year that looked at all the ruck involvements...

Pocock is already ahead of Hooper based on what they have shown so far this year. Again, Hooper has never been able to dominate other Test teams the way Pocock has. The whole back row should be built around him if you're looking balance. It's like having Michael Jordan in your team but...

No problem here.

Ask Dave Rennie what he though about last week.

Of course he did. A number of newspapers now reporting that Cheika got fined for doing almost the same thing in 2011 in Europe. To come out and say 'He didn't even know the rule existed' is just BS. I don't think he should get 6 months either but what do you do?

It was only ever a case of if he got over his injuries, which it looks like he is - if not already has! Hooper has never dominated at Test level the way Pocock has an ability to. He is the one guy that makes me very nervous if the ABs meet the Wallabies in the RWC...

http://www.joe.ie/uncategorized/cheika-in-hot-water-with-erc/24973 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/the-threat-that-stays-suspended-over-michael-cheika/story-e6frg6zo-1227299239986 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/wynne-gray/news/article.cfm?a_id=23&objectid=11430859