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It wouldn't be hard to have a standard reference for the weather conditions that would mandate a drinks break, taking into account temperature, humidity and amount of sun on the pitch. Agree that there's no reason why the decision on the break shouldn't have been made clear to both teams well...

Was he going off at the doctor? All the Fox footage seemed to show was him blowing up at some guy in a Tahs polo shirt, who I assume would not have been the doctor.

Not to forget that at least three of those six kicks were rubbish - a very short box kick by McKibbin, AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) donating the ball the ball back by kicking it dead after a turnover, and I think another turnover kick which went straight back to the Blues despite there being acres of open space. The...

From the RugbyStats website, only 6 kicks by the Tahs in a whole game, of which only 1 by Foley. Of course, it helps when you're spending 65% of your time in the opposition half. I don't have access to last year's numbers, but I seem to remember the average kicks per game for 2012 was...

Does anyone have a clip of that bell-ringer of a tackle on Foley at about the 20 minute mark? Textbook. An impressive recovery to continue taking on the line after that.

OK, so I must be from the NSWRU because everyone else is embarrassed by the game-day experience? Fairly narrow world-view there. I'm glad to see you've backed off the criticism of Tahs Man though.

Well, they did have a junior match on at half-time as well as the singer, and an inter-state club match curtain-raiser, and a fan day, and players meeting the crowd after the match, and as others have said, Tah Man is king of the kids. Can you specify what more they should do to prevent your...

Yes, though, ahem, I should have checked the blog front page first before I stuck that headline in - already there.

Yes, and a bit of good work in the media doesn't harm your chances. He already writes very thoughtful pieces about professional rugby in general - imagine how people would feel if he had another two years of politely but incisively critiquing Robbie's coaching on Fox or in the papers?

Of course he can - he'll find plenty of other rugby-related work, media or some "consultancies", etc, if he needs to.

http://www.news.com.au/sport/rugby-gold/waratahs-captain-dave-dennis-supports-plans-to-better-connect-rugby-with-western-suburbs-of-sydney/story-fndpt9s1-1226602786298 Waratahs captain Dave Dennis supports plans to better connect rugby with western suburbs of Sydney Definitely worth...

Better half-time entertainment, cheap tickets, good curtain-raisers are all great ideas, but none of them will fill the SFS. That's down to the Tahs becoming a team that people want to identify with.

A critical match for crowd numbers as well. Sunday afternoon, good weather expected, good curtain-raiser, NZ opposition. If they can't pull a good crowd to this game, the Tahs will be in financial trouble regardless of how the season pans out on the field.

With the Reds looking a bit wobbly, and the Brumbies awesome, Jake obviously looks to be rocketing up the charts at the moment. But wouldn't we have said the same about Link at the same point in his Reds tenure - about two years in? Is there something in the wind at the moment? Didn't Jake...

Folau's development is obviously ahead of schedule! Not sure about Robbo under the high ball though...

In the NFL, the officials all work as a "crew", with the same group working together for maybe years at a time. I reckon this is something rugby should consider at the elite level. I'm sure some touch judges don't speak up about offside infringements or similar because they're unsure how much...

Anyone go to this? Just when he must have thought he could show his face in public, the Tahs go and put on a 2012 performance in Canberra.

Foxtel on Xbox now includes all three Fox Sports channels, so all Super Rugby will be on it. But they've bumped the price to $49.50/month. Could be a good option now for those with the equipment and no appetite for long-term contracts - it appears you can stop and start as you want.

Or you sack the ball-carrier the moment he hits the ground - which the Brumbies also did well at least once in this game. But if you have a full line-out and don't compete in the air, you should be able to organise a good maul defence at least initially - the defending team has the advantage in...

Exactly. That pushover try from the Brumbies was a great example. The Tahs didn't compete for the line-out, so logically they'd be setting their defence (comprised of mostly test-capped players) to stop the maul. And yet they get bumped out of the way in barely a moment. As Kearns pointed out in...