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It did cross my mind, Braveheart, that its origin may have been in something of that sort.

There may be quite a few things in my closet, Braveheart, which are best left there undisturbed, but being a "Roosters fan" or indeed any sort of mungo fan is not among them. The reference to 'Skidsy' came from the Sydney Morning Herald article above. .

Shame really. Any mate of 'Pearcey' and 'Skidsy' has to be a good bloke.

Thanks for the response, Paradox. I don't see how you can fix a poor lineout by adding another jumper. You need to directly address what is causing the problem. As for mauling I continue to be surprised by how easily mauls are fractured these days, due in my opinion to a lack of attention...

Slim, you might be just the man who can provide an answer to a quite serious question that has always troubled me. What possible advantage is there in selecting four lineout jumpers given that it probably compromises the work that the second and back rowers do for the other 75 non-lineout...

Barry is quite probably the most prodigiously talented prop in Australian rugby. It is still not too late for him to wake up to himself and fulfill his potential. .

Thankfully this does not reflect the general standard of threads on this forum. If it did surely we could all find better things to do with our time than coming here. .

While on the subject of embarrassment poor silly Scoop has very probably already locked up the Lead Balloon Award for 2012 with the most laboured and pathetic attempt at humour I can remember reading in a once proud and serious newspaper. Hopefully all of the Fairfaxes have passed on or are too...

You might be intimidated by LG, Mr Mouse, but in view of my seniority over him I make up my own rules.

Here we have a truly absurd situation. The ARU has agreed to play a Test against the Scots on Tuesday the 5th of June followed by a Test against Wales four days later on Saturday the 9th. In effect this relegates the Scotland game to a midweeker. This perception is reinforced by the fact that...

Being something of a pacifist myself, tranquility, I've never bothered to read The Art of War. Would you happen to know whether there is a chapter in it on the application of meditation to warfare? I ask this because Link traditionally has stood on the sideline looking enigmatic, contemplative...

As a young bloke I used to holiday on the Gold Coast a lot, thankfully in the pre-concrete ghetto era. On the other hand I have never been guilty of being in Canberra by choice. So, faced with the unwelcome prospect of being labelled either Queenslander or Canberran, ... .

As you would appreciate, en_force_er, obviously when I was writing about "lean muscle mass" I meant "lean" in terms of what is appropriate for a rugby player, i.e., adding 5kg while retaining basically the same skinfold measurements.

I really feel for Rob Horne. I see him as the victim of a mythology built up about him which has become an albatross around his neck. When I first saw him play, like most other people I realised that the kid had something special. He had an ability to accelerate into and through the tackle...

Provincial journalism at its finest. You start with a headline question: Then you supply the answer, which would have been anticipated by all regular readers of the Canberra Times: Now to dash off a quick 700 words and it's off to the pub. Piece of piss really. Lead off with a definitive...

Greetings, GreenFrog. Paul played Colts and Grade at Sydney Uni and was a very young First Grade captain in the Tim Davidson mould. In 2003 he joined Glasgow Warriors where he stayed for three seasons. During that time he was in the Scottish national squad but I don't think he was capped. He...

An impressive effort from the Rebels who out enthused the seemingly lethargic Blues. The locals ended up owning the breakdown but they have much work to do on their scrum. Hopefully this game is a turning point for the Southerners.

Keep working on accumulating surpluses, boys. You may yet have to bail out the parent body.

If you look at what he has posted, sfr, "turd" might be a more succinct way of describing him. .

Right on, Penguin, I could not agree more. In the very unlikely event that the ARU ever decides to give flying fucks about anyone they should start with us locals. We've been queued up for years waiting. .