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The Wallabies you probably have to deal with are Tupou, LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto), Rodda, Timu, Kerevi, Petaia, and Naivalu. Ruan can cover for Tupou. You'll have to do whatever you can to avoid resting LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) and Rodda at the same time, as you only have Blyth and Hockings to cover. Injury may force you to play someone...

I'm so ridiculously keen for this game. There's nothing in Rugby like the first game of a season.

Jack Whetton, who is still elligible for the Wallabies and played for the Brumbies in 2014, signed for the Highlanders this year. He is not in their matchday 23 for the opener.

Samu is a stereotypical 6.5. He'd have been the perfect fit in England's backrow over the last decade. I suspect that he will ultimately replace McCaffrey or Valetini in the starting backrow, but we're also in a position where we can play horses-for-courses.

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/sport/rugby-union/brumbies-land-early-blow-with-new-deal-for-super-rugby-coach-20190213-p50xia.html As it should be.

Somewhere between 8 and 12 thousand. Friday games are terrible for crowds.

Tyrel Lomax starting for the Highlanders. Heartbreaking to see him lost to Aussie rugby, I was so keen to see him become a regular Brumby and potential Wallaby.

In my ideal world, we have a best-of-both-worlds level of centralisation, where the provincial teams have the authority to make some in-house decisions (such as coaching and player recruitment), but with a centralised skills training program, and a system for players can appeal to RA for freedom...

I'd say they might have us in the lineout but the Carter-Arnold-McCaffrey lineout combo should kill them, especially if Rangi reverts to throwing wounded ducks. And boy am I excited to see Abel come off the bench; there's a reason we didn't fight to keep him (why did non-Brumbeis fans think he...

If we lose to that team, I will be incredibly embarrassed. I'd be more scared of the Romanian team.

I love that idea. I wonder what assurances we would have to provide on our end to get foreign leagues to agree to anything binding, but it all has to start with a more centralised system. Whether that is RA saying "we have this player on offer from Toulouse, we will cover his salary, and you get...

Big, big vote of confidence in Slipper and Pulu. I'm amazed that our starting wingers aren't Muirhead and Taliauli, but the gap between our top four wingers (sorry Peni) is not that large at all. McCaffrey very deserving of the start. I said many times last year that he should be called up to...

Is it too early to make a reasonable prediction? Yes. Will I do it anyway? Also yes. Brumbies. I'm biased, obviously, but I see the continuity from last season and it excites me. Lots of people remember the disappointing start and the soul-crushing middle, but our final six games really...

It's the best time for the Rebs to come to Canberra, we won't have our home field advantage of the purpose built wind tunnel that is Bruce Stadium in the cold. I imagine it will be a much closer game than the Australia Day trial, but we're a much better team than the one that lost to them last...

For future reference: Should win the conference: Source: https://www.rugbypass.com/news/no-excuses-for-brumbies-super-rugby-2019-preview/ Source: https://www.rugbypass.com/news/which-australian-super-rugby-teams-have-learned-their-lessons-from-last-year Could win the conference...

I had to give up the game because of one concussion. I'm always amazed when people try to power on after them. Good on him for making the call.

I thought highly of Foketi when he arrived last year, but a trial is just a trial. He'll be four weeks behind whoever gets the nod when he returns, which is often a bridge too far.

Trials in a nutshell.

Is this Rona to England news recent, or have I just missed it for a few months?