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Rush, rush, rush. People expect things to be done yesterday. Look, as soon as we can get someone to draw up an ad we'll be in the market for another unpaid intern, this time to run the marketing department, and this matter will be placed in one of the in-trays that they will be directed to as...

Rather than focussing on the 130th Anniversary of interstate competition, would it not make more sense to promote the game as the 50th Anniversary of the Great Slight? I think we have paid the price for our hubris many times since we insulted the northerners. They have long memories.

Spot on, Hawko. In this sense Carter is almost certainly the most consistent of all the Australian Super Rugby players. Whatever people's opinion of him, in terms of matching up to his opposite number, he "has not been bested by anyone in Super Rugby" over the four seasons since he made his...

Is Jake White using mudskipper as a confidant?:rolleyes: Or as a strategic adviser?:rolleyes::rolleyes: I've never been a wrap for anything to do with Canberra but I'm not sure that those who have to live there deserve this.

"WALLABIES star James O'Connor is excited about his blossoming partnership with former bad boy Danny Cipriani ... "The pair are good mates away from the field ..." The old saying used to be "Too many bulls in the one paddock". Hopefully it won't be "Too many rock stars in the one night club"...

And, of course, Paul Dearlove captains Section Paloise (Pau).

Or Will "Ducka" Caldwell for that matter, sfr. Some sporting careers are destined to end with a whimper not a bang.

That's one of the weirdest things about writing satire, Cutter, no matter how many absurdities you cram into a piece some people are always going to take what you write literally. I was thinking about RugbyReg's response yesterday and it brought into clear focus two things: I could not...

A very interesting and seemingly perceptive commentary on this weekend's game from a new member, Orange Peeler. Well done. You voice many of the concerns that some of us hold about this latest and earlier manifestations of the academy system. You suggest that "most of these players have been...

I defer to your greater knowledge, ilmf. Good exposure for the northern teams and a good way to help country rugby.

You can win yourself a tidy sum, mudskipper. Back the Reds against them; all up on the Rebels; then all up on the Highlanders. Like taking candy from a baby.

I think they'll be very much in the mix. I like the look of the squad and they won't be the only franchise which experiences injury problems.

I don't think that Uni Colts are playing against Nelson Bay but rather they are taking 30 of their Colts to Nelson Bay for a training camp. Knowing the coaches' methods I'm sure it would be easier on the players if they were playing a trial.

RugbyReg, from the bottom of my heart I thank you. You've made an old man's day.

Alert members may have noticed that despite being a Tahs supporter I have from time to time been critical of their administration. This is only because I expect organisations from the senior state to have higher standards than those from the remote areas which the mother colony saw fit to cast...

Interesting that someone who has been a member for less than a month should presume to instruct us on what is acceptable material to be posted. Still most of us are always willing to learn and sometimes a fresh set of eyes can perceive things that have been overlooked. At the risk of once...

Thanks, Cutter, but I watch the girls play for sheer enjoyment. When the rugby season ends I experience a sense of deprivation. I can go and watch cricket but I incline to the view of the Rev. William Temple who in 1914 in an address to parents of pupils at Repton School, Derbyshire said...

Ruggo, I have never heard him express any interest in going down the coaching road, although he has at times come back to Uni to coach the Colts lineout where by all accounts the kids hang on his every word - you would be very brave or very foolhardy not to pay attention. When he has done this...

Apologies, Major. I was probably more intemperate than I should have been. From an outsider's perspective your points have some validity but I feel very strongly that there is absolutely no room for complacency or self satisfaction about the situation with Australian rugby. Particularly with...

Yes, and in particular when we were competitive with the All Blacks on a regular basis. Our national body is haemorrhaging; our franchises are haemorrhaging; and our Premiership clubs in Sydney and presumably Brisbane are haemorrhaging. So "from an industry point of view" at almost "any...