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Rod Davies will also be a possible signing if the force are looking for a talented yet flawed player to add a bit of squad depth.

They are a dominant pack but the connectedness with the backline isn't there. Little things like throwing to the back of the line-out to ensure to give the 5/8 an extra second with the ball in hand to make his decision. Also the fact that there are many good ball carriers like Palu, both...

But is it? Just going on simple logic - poorer people traditionally would have worked more manual labour jobs and over timed developed that strength in the gene pool. Until recent times rugby in australia has been quite a restricted sport due to its inability to expand into outer suburbs -...

I think backline coaches are obsolete nowadays. Attacking is a 15 man exercise, and the ability of the back-line to score point is directly related to the positioning and dominance of the forwards. But I agree with you, something is defiantly wrong with the tahs attack.

The thing that has stood out the most to me this season has been that the Australian teams are simply being overpowered in the collisions. It makes it hard to defend when every time the opposition players run at the line they are able to stay on their feet for that extra metre or two before...

Yeah same bloke. He was a 12 I think - same build as tapuai. I didn't think he was anything special - but I only saw him play twice. He was a good goal kicker though.

This is a classic "quade's an idiot" media beat up. The reds s and c coach was there and condoned the game going on. FFS how is he going to run out and play for a reds in a few weeks if he cant get through a game of touch rugby. It was a great idea by quade to connect with fans - rugby would...

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Daniel Braid was the best overseas player I reckon. He would have been cheap and he filled a hole between the end of crofty and the emergence of Robinson and Gill.

All it takes to turn australia into a decent scrummaging nation is to change the rules at junior rugby level so that: A) You can push a scrum more than a couple of metres without the ref penalising the dominant scrum for pushing too far. B) Make it so any team that asks for uncontested...

It's not like nsw are not trying to rebuild as well. The brumbies have another good prospect at 7 in Fainga'a and he is a local not a poach. I think having act born and bred players playing for the brumbies is just as important for Australian rugby.

They have done a lot of good things yes. But this is bizarre as fuck. I'm just confused by it all. I think being tactically ahead of the curve like the reds where last year must be amazingly mentally draining and maybe Link wants a break from it all before taking on the Australian job. But...

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I'd have those 5 props as well as Moore, TPN and Hanson. Strongest looking front row in years.

Am I the only one who thinks foreign coaches are a bad idea? I think a massive part of the reasons deans has failed is due to him trying to coach us like he would coach kiwis. Imagine the uproar when JW drops pocock.

The pick and drive through the ruck can also be exploited. The reds just need to get the stormers committing more players to the rucks, so there are less of them in the defensive line. The rolling maul might also work.

Henry Taefu is back from league? Pretty decent looking squad I think. Pretty young but they should be better prepared this year due to being in the academies.

I think the stormers game will be a massive mental battle. Queensland absolutely has to start well, and from there the reds need to be tactically dominant all game. The stormers have almost looked unbeatable this season - but I think they are a team that might struggle when they have to play...

Does anyone have the team list from the stormers game last year? I would bring AWH onto the bench, start lucas at 10 and then weigh up between Harris, Taps and Fainga'a.

Apart from timani I reckon thats a pretty decent attemp. I would have McMahon at 6 and Browning at 8, probably have frisby starting as well. Crook was talked up a lot as a schoolboy and hasn't done anything of note since leaving school so his wing spot could probably go to someone else. Mitch...