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Cheika really must play his cards close to his chest if the papers are still saying he is "expected" to be named coach today. Previously the whole story would have been leaked well before the announcement.

Obviously favourites, because haters gonna hate on them regardless. It's a necessary part of the rugby landscape. Or because they have most of the Wallabies lining up for them, including the true heir to Phil Waugh, most of the rest of the forward pack, the most accurate goal-kicker, a winger...

Nice work Austin, good solid questions. No wonder rugby journos are being made redundant when GAGR is providing this kind of analysis.

Wow. That list of redundancies at the SMH is worth a thread of its own. A lot of top quality journalism being lost right there.

Agree with Karl regarding making more better rugby before hoping for lots of FTA coverage. In the meantime, it would be worth the ARU pushing Fox to keep plenty of overseas and Super rugby on their on-line broadcasts, for Xbox and some smart TVs, etc. It will be a growing market, and cheaper...

Is @GregGrowden genuine? Because if so, not a rumour any more: Greg Growden ‏@GregGrowden @ChrisBarrett_ @SMHsport @mick_cowley @joshrakic thnks chris. yes leaving smh october 12. tahs and wallabies already have party hats on Only 6 weeks left to find out the identity of Radio...

I thought Tom preferred this as an accessory: Harder to get in the door at the nightclub though, I suppose.

From the latest Tahs email: OK, not surprised that Drew Mitchell designs jewellery. But Tom Carter?! I can see it now: "Geez, mate, those cufflinks look pretty bland". "Yes, but they've never let me down - statistically, they're the best performing cufflinks available".

Aah. Wish I could say it was.

Great interview, and indeed very honest and thoughtful in his comments on the Bledisloe games. Good catch, Gagger - bring him back again later.

The full profits minus the production costs, which would not be insignificant. But if Foxtel loses its exclusive rights over Super rugby, it will drastically decrease the amount it pays for them, and I very much doubt the direct income from selling games over the 'net would make up for it.

Actually, that would be great. Anything to save us from the usual quotes that fill the mid-week stories in the paper. Yes, I accept that it's good for the team to interact with the media to make sure it stays in the news all week. I just don't think this "it's just another game" attitude gets...

Crap. In today's SMH article, Michael Hooper is mouthing the usual words heard before an Eden Park game: 'There's no preconceived ideas … It's just another park to us, and that's the way we're treating it,'' Hooper said yesterday." Read more...

By losing their last two games? I'm not following.

Are you suggesting that Gaffney's coaching of the backline wasn't the one shining light in a terrible season for the Tahs? Anyone who is seriously suggesting Gaffney should get a promotion should be forced to re-watch that home game against the Brumbies this year, Clockwork Orange-style.

Nick Farr-Jones (now NSWRU chairman) feels the same way, HJ: http://www.news.com.au/sport/rugby-gold/nsw-waratahs-looking-to-reconnect-with-fans-after-horror-2012-season/story-fndpu1x3-1226437128362

Yes, but either one of those options will cost the Tahs several hundred thousand dollars. Allen will be praying Foley walks, and soon, so that the board avoids the big payout. We are far down the rabbit hole now, my friends.

Bruce, do you think Todd Louden would have the degree of bloody-mindedness required to straighten out the culture at the Tahs, ie to work well in spite of a board that seems determined to meddle in everything and is not well accustomed to running a professional sporting organisation?

Private ownership would be throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Are we suggesting that with the size of the rugby community in Sydney, we can't find a handful of people who are both passionate about great rugby and capable of running a professional sporting organisation?

This quote from the SMH.com.au article... Despite suggestions that Nasser and Williams are difficult to deal with, NZRU officials were full of praise for the way negotiations had been handled. ''Khoder has been nothing but straight up in his dealings with myself and the NZRU and kept us...