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Try to keep up, BJ. Alliances can be like shifting sands among some rugby organisations.

I think the Rebels' slumber buddy is on the other side of the Harbour, wj.

So in the hypothetical situation you describe, wj, the motivation of the "good and fair management" at the 'Tahs in calling in the player and telling him he's working out his notice would simply be concern for the player's welfare and to make sure he found another gig where he would very...

In the photo above showing Drew Mitchell visiting a girls' high school, the teacher looks remarkably like Rachelle "Rocky" Pirie, Wallaroo and Sydney Uni player.

Sydney Uni are playing two Grade trials and a Colts trial against Tuggeranong Vikings at Bowral on the same day so it is a mixed side of uni students not all of whom are studying at Sydney Uni. About a third are Colts age. The scrum will be strong. Fitter of course was a renowned scrummager...

Truth be told even I have on the odd occasion had cause to criticise the Robbster. But this is good stuff and he does possess the common touch. I still remember fairly soon after he took over as Wallabies coach seeing him standing patiently in a queue to buy a pie or sausage sandwich at Concord...

It's a poor circus that can't afford a clown.

As you might have divined, Brisbok, my post was written somewhat tongue-in-cheek.

This is what is technically known as the "argument from authority"; in this instance the claim being that someone by reason of their position is an expert and that therefore their opinion must necessarily carry " a little more weight" than someone judged to be non-expert. Those of a sceptical...

For once, LG, I am totally mystified by your reasoning. What I understand you to be saying is that if the Waratahs had another contracted back available Carter would not or should not have been given a place on the bench. Since he first played for the team at the beginning of the 2008 season...

It's great to see Adelaide and UQ making long trips to compete.

It would appear that the ARU and our state bodies have outdated attitudes to the idea of women playing rugby, unlike what I perceive to be the situation in New Zealand, England and the US, for example. The lack of support here should certainly not be due to financial constraints. At this point...

As some may have detected, barbarian, I have a penchant for absurdist humour. Nice to see the work of a fellow practitioner.

An excellent and well argued post, Angry, which expands on the issues Cat initially raised. In particular, your point about the senior game catering for all body types which the half-game certainly does not is indisputable and a key consideration. If, as you say, the ARU intend focussing on 7s...

Who's arguing with that? They were entitled to argue that an established Super player should not play. But what possible relevance does that have to the question which iluvmyfooty asked?

Note the obligatory dig-at-Sydney-Uni worked into Tahboy's post. This is clearly the way forward for the other clubs. If we can kneecap the front runners we all benefit. There is the predictable consequence of lowering the playing standard of the competition but that is a small price to pay.

Great post, Cat. As a sport we seem to be locked in another century.

Give me a double helping of humble pie, please. I have to admit that until now I've had an arrogant, blinkered atiitude towards the Rugby-for-Dummies variant of our game, but now I find that there are Rugby League journalists who can write insightful, reflective, beautifully crafted articles...

You're winding me up I hope, Godfrey. Perhaps if I posted in Swahili it might be clearer.

I am apprehensive tonight, particularly now that Palu is out. Carter, after a very impressive game last week is benched to allow Barnes to come into the side. So now we have as halves, Pretorius who has missed 35.7% of tackles in his Super career and Halangahu who has missed 22.0%. In the...