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I could only imagine he’d be an “in case of emergency, break glass” situation and even then it’d have to be a big emergency.

Totally agree. Bit shit if we can’t introduce a player from our own comp or 7s. That being said, We also have Marky Mark (Nawaqanitawase), Pietsch and Nadolo as wingers. If we push Marky Mark (Nawaqanitawase) to fb we still have 2 quality winger’s starting. That’s obviously if he goes to fb. On the other hand we could utilize...

Manenti or someone in the program brought him back this year. He was dropped a few years back and has played club rugby since then.

^Agreed. High tackles aren’t the only cause of head knocks. Defenders mistiming a low tackle and getting their head in the wrong place would be as much of a contributing factor, as would reckless clean outs. But it’s a start.

Migrate to the Western stands

^Agreed. You wonder where the set piece would come into it? Also, would it result in the same as in league, where every team tries to plays to the same formula? To me 15s has drifted in that direction too. Or would some teams play fast and loose and others tight and brutal? Like I say , it’ll be...

It might, and I say might, alter how players carry into contact. If the arms are always free, wouldn’t offloads be an easier way of going forward than a million pick and goes at waist height? if it happens that way, the breakdown and how teams approach it should change. I wonder how defensive...

Yes, good luck to him post rwc. He finally started playing to his potential and should make the most of his career. On another note, not sure it counts as player exodus, but anyone else notice the subway ads on tv with the fake honey badger? Gold jersey, bushy hair with headband, but it’s not...

I agree with the names, but the broader public? First two, definitely yes. Kerevi and Koro are exciting to watch. The broader public isn’t that jazzed on scrummaging, lineouts, swimming through a defensive maul of a quality lock like we are. Unless they’re absolutely massive like Skelton.

Didn’t realise. Looks like his old man.

You wouldn’t sign him over who we’ve already got.

I reckon he’ll get liquored up and make a bumbling, cowardly attempt at an apology, like he did with the initial insult

Only thing I can imagine is Eddie pushed for this World Cup. He usually gets good results early. By the next World Cup everyone will be tired of him.

I’d reckon Wilson will have a point to prove, and will happily take up any slack due to the absence of LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) and Tupou

Didn’t realise John Manantis son was a good cricketer. Was watching BBL just now, Apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

First two were expected to work at a higher standard at the Crusaders than at the Waratahs and showed what they could be. Samu in the other hand was far too good for Shute Shield, but was playing at 12 when I saw him at Randwick and was becoming a star in NZ after shifting to 6 and proving...

You’re probably right. Reece and Jordan are close to (if not actual) starters and Scobar, Moody, Taylor, Goodhue and Havili have been picked a fair bit also (and last year they had Matera). But I do get what you’re saying. They have a system, as well as high standards where everyone knows their...

I was hoping Rennie was going to be the guy I described, making the most with what we have. It hasn’t worked that way unfortunately. Like you, my memory from then is a tad hazy. My memory of Eddie matches yours, I also remember Deans did well rebuilding our depth. He just lost me with JOC (James O'Connor) at 10...

And if we sign Razor and he absolutely kills it, I’ll be happy I was wrong

I was just using gamble as an example of how strong the Crusaders are/were/always have been. Possibly, but he may have had better players to work with? All I’m saying is that in my opinion a coach who makes more with less would be a better fit for the Wallabies (which is where we are at) than a...