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I’m rugby through and through these days but my god the NRL has an outstanding product on and off the field. Every week there is cliffhangers, even if the quality in some games is shambolic the tension is great and the players genuinely hate other clubs or players. I just watched Souths v...

If clubs left signings to the end of the season, you’d end up with the scraps because everyone is looking for some job security. The pay isn’t football level pay, these guys have mortgages and families to pay for, so they couldn’t afford to find out about their employment status at seasons end...

I’m happy enough with the re-signing. The Rebels have taken some steps forward this year, are they winning…. No, but if they can take a similar sized step next season then they will be in a solid position. If these signings have some goal stipulations then I think it’s a good deal

Doesn’t bother me. We have players presented from all sorts of clubs from all 5 teams in lists constantly that have some pretty loose ties. It’s why I think we should all move on from these things, generally it’s schools they attended in yr 11-12 on a scholarship (in other words already...

I’m not convinced he’s our best TH. Good player but AAT v Tupou could go either way depending on Jones preference going forward. If Tupou shows close to his best, it’s not a contest. Jones with England definitely showed a preference towards explosive front rowers and put a premium on ball...

Both Holloway (Munster and Japan) and Fardy (Japan) are guys that appeared to benefit from a change of scenery overseas and come back better players. Maybe it was maturity as a player and a coincidence they were better when they came back, perhaps it was a different outlook on the game outside...

Bells hotel in South Melb often has rugby functions. Might be worth a look

It’s a big concern. Obviously I want the Aus teams to retain talent but for rugby to take it to the next level, no market is more important than the English market. Not because Eng is some massive audience ready to take it to the next level. It’s because it’s an English speaking league and...

Loving the crowd and atmosphere at the game in Samoa. I would say well done Super Rugby however whoever thought 2pm on a Friday was a good idea deserves to get the sack. I understand lights might be an issue but just play it on a Saturday or Sunday. Even worse it’s a bye week, so less fixtures...

He would have eventually got a wallaby jersey as well. Such a shame, showed great scrummaging promise at such a young age and surprisingly good with ball in hand.

Random thought and not that we need any more props, but has anyone seen or heard anything about Fereti Sa’aga lately. I know he left to practice his beliefs more but there has been numerous cases of players leaving for religious beliefs and then venturing back into the game. Just wondering if he...

Don’t go anywhere Waleed, difference between you and rodha is that you are genuinely funny. You don’t seem this funny on the project but then again gotta take your day job seriously as it brings in the bacon or in your case tofu flavored bacon. For the record I love a bit of Graeme Hughes...

No I think you can have it both ways. A player might not want to publicly state they don’t back to coach because of workplace friction from it. A player can also be satisfied with the leadership supplied but doesn’t mean new leadership couldn’t come in an change the status quo and take things to...

Only reading current page :P

Players typically will back the incumbent. The downside to not doing so can be detrimental to careers. Players backing a coach in my eyes means that there probably isn’t anything wrong with the existing coach and his methods, however you could always bring in someone that offers more than the...

Not one mention of Andy Friend, he’s leaving Connacht and returning to Australia. Spent time in Super Rugby, overseas and 7s. Knows how to play with a squad with tighter resources than some of his competition (kiwi teams).

True Rebels form is backwards and sideways

One of the things I’d point the finger at is in the off season, the reds played around 3-4 games at home or in Japan. There was a lot of club guys getting opportunities which is all warm and fuzzy for community, but unfortunately warm an fuzzy doesn’t win games of rugby. It should have been high...

Problem is this wouldn’t provide enough matches to be commercially viable or for a broadcaster to provide meaningful cash. Current Super Rugby must already be a tough sell for Stan to keep subscriptions on beyond the current short season as it is, because of a lack of content elsewhere. Rugby really is...

Top 4 get auto-olympic qualifying but because France the host, it’s essentially top 5. So Aus just marginally holding the auto spot. Good news is Samoa the other team most likely atm. So if they qualify Aus would be very short odds to win the Oceania qualification.