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I'll be in Fiji. They love watching rugby there too, don't they? Super extra pumped for this one.

Borgata, Lee Grant. Nice. Once I found out what it means. Not pleased with Cheika appearing to run sideways whilst passing though. Shoulders square please.

Liquor Box, your example is just an extreme version of the situation clubs face every week - ie, player gets head knock, advice is to stand him down but he disagrees - "But I feel fine!". I suppose the principle is that players may not be able to adequately assess risk themselves, even with good...

Hope you don't mean get rid of this thread USAR - it stands as a great example of the best GAGR can produce. I was absolutely with you in the concerns you expressed about Douglas, but I can't argue with the excellent contribution from Cat_A. It's opened my eyes.

For both VV and Kingston, who would you have dropped? The back 3 has been strong for the Tahs, there's been some rotation on the wings but it would be hard to deny any those their place. Drop AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) to the bench for Kingston? I guess AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) could use a break, but you couldn't say Kingston would be an...

John Grant went to the Wests Tigers a couple of years ago, but wasn't he coming back to rugby? Nice to have some genuine pace out wide.

He went to a surgeon who decided not to operate? Clearly an urban myth.

Any update on what Sam Lane has been up to this year?

Yes, I don't disagree with how well Horne has played, and how well the whole backline has functioned with him there. It might very well be the best plan to use Barnes as a "closer", able to exploit tired defences if necessary or kick strategically as required, leaving Horne to start. Certainly...

Of course all problems in Australian rugby at all levels are Robbie's fault. Alternatively, perhaps Cheika liked the fact that the two playmaker option beat the Brumbies the week before, and that Barnes has played very well in every opportunity he's had, and thought that should continue.

Yes there's down-side: a bomb into heavy traffic is little better than 50:50, just to recover possession - it doesn't necessarily increase the chance of a try. And a cross-kick to a 1 on 1 jump between the wingers leaves a real risk of counter-attack if the defender takes it cleanly with...

Does GAGR have the resources to do one of these for ARU/Deans/Quade-related social media? o_O http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/05/20/the-geography-of-u-s-hate-mapped-using-twitter/

Douglas definitely should have at least this week off.

Is that bye for the Reds the week when Wallabies players will be out? That has worked out very well for them.

One of the things I've really liked about the Tahs this year has been the play of their established Wallabies like AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper), Mitchell, Robinson, who have perhaps been cruising in blue for a couple of years, saving their better performances for the Wallabies. AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) commented early in the year that he...

Cheika! The thread title says MICHAEL CHEIKA! I don't want to keep clicking on this thread to read more whinging about Deans - there are other threads for that.

The two Brumbies games this season highlight the Tahs progress in this regard - they were bullied off the ball in the first game and made to look very ordinary. At that stage they were much too light on the breakdown. Last week, they held their own in the first half, and made the changes...

One thing that surprised me in this match was how many Tahs lineouts were not contested by the Brumbies. I would have expected them to challenge at every opportunity, and they did steal a few. But then into the 2nd half there were a lot of midfield lineouts that the Brumbies didn't get a jumper...

The Tahs have had remarkable stability in the inside backs this season. Hard to drop Horne, but if pushed, I'd stick with what worked in the second half of the Brumbies match and put Barnes at 12. Foley can use all the game time he can get, and Barnes outside him relieves the playmaking...

Berrick's career has not been blessed by good timing. Such a shame we haven't seen more of him this year. A greater pity if he disappears into the Lions squad for a month and has to regress into a kick-first game. Extra credit to the Tahs for staying around to sign autographs for the fans...