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Would it be great if he did it more often? Yes. Is he unable to do it? wtfno.

Totally agree, Dan! I think we all remember when Barnes and Gardner were the worst refs in world rugby, now they're in the top 3 without a doubt! Form and development definitely play their part.

Ikitau is already showing a lot more than what Kuridrani had on display at the same point in his Brumbies career, and the future could be very bright for him; Kuridrani is only really behind Jonathan Davies in the world, so how far could Len go? That said, I'm very hesitant to get caught up in...

As long as there isn't some exclusivity clause in the Fox deal, it makes perfect sense. Money for the game, more rugby on TV, potentially more viewers. Win-win-win.

Oh jeez you're right! Updated.

Source: https://super.rugby/superrugby/news/super-rugby-round-1-team-of-the-week/ Not necessarily the best measure in the world, but the only Australians in the lineup. Edit: and a Romanian at 5.

The kid's a talented prospect, and I wish him well, but I suspect we're going to find ourselves in another Jooste situation. Hawera has the faith of the entire coaching structure and isn't going to be dropped from the team for him. Pasitoa is coming in next year and signs point to him being a...

Honestly BR, I was considering saying Enever should start ahead of Carter because of that late lineout drop! I think pretty highly of him and expect that he and Swain will be our starters in 2020. Enever has a good running game and tackles well. He is good enough at the set piece at worst, but...

Thanks Braveheart, that makes it more reasonable; no team can reasonably cover two injuries at 13. Would still prefer to see Rona there, but understand completely now.

Bringing this thread back for some positivity. Refs get a lot of shit, but we saw some good performances on the weekend. Ben O'Keeffe did as well as you can do in a game where neither side provided much of any quality. Jaco Peyper was absolutely fantastic, making great calls and letting play...

Jeez this is infuriating. Just play a 13 at 13, don't make the same mistake as the 2018 Canes and throw away your season to "fit talent in the backline". If you need to have Foley, Hunt, Beale, and Folau in the same backline, go: Gordon, Foley, Rona, Beale, AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper), Folau, Hunt

I always believe the Brumbies can win and this Chiefs game will be no different. They were lucky to be close to a Highlanders team that was very non-Highlanders: lots of possession, lots of territory, not many points. Not saying it will be easy (they're the bloody Chiefs), but we can win. Our...

Might have seen one team play well if we were against them; would have lost by 40.

On the players: - High praise for Samu, McCaffrey, and Kuridrani. All three were damaging runners and excellent defenders. Powell, Valetini, and Ala'alatoa deserve praise for their strong defence as well. - Speight had an absolute shocker. He's become such a confidence and form player, and we...

Hasn't even played a competitive game for them yet!

Source: https://rugby365.com/tournaments/super-rugby/news-super-rugby/super-rugby-five-talking-points Bit disingenous to describe the clash of the halves as an all-Wallaby showdown: first, his name is Joe Powell, and he has the (perhaps unique) distinction of having more caps than minutes...

Resting possibles = every scrumhalf and flyhalf misses six games this season in case Genia and Foley go down injured.

The only bye worse than round one is round two.

I'd be amazed if there was that level of planning for the whole resting program. It feels very ad hoc. Probably the latter; all indications suggest that Kuridrani won't be required to rest through the season.

Source: https://www.theroar.com.au/2019/02/15/super-rugby-australian-conference-preview-this-will-be-closer-than-ever-before/ Anyone have further details on this?