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No one likes him, everyone complains when he makes a decision... can we have him as a referee?

I think I'll see myself out.

If the Reds were looking to shed a halfback for Genia, I'd happily take Sorovi or Tuttle, but not interested in Frisby.

I rattle this one off often, but I am going to again because of how strongly I believe in it. Rugby Union has a lot to offer. I genuinely believe there is an enormous untapped source of potential viewers who can't connect to Super Rugby due to it being pay tv. Super Rugby is slowly dying and I...

Looking at the quality of the two QLD sides, reckon the NRC will be a cracker this year.

Signed as a loosie by Graham. Converted to a tightie by Foley. I liked him as a player. Don't know why he left- best guess fell out of favour. Hopefully being a bit older he will be more consistent. Reckon he could be a good pick up.

Love the sentiment, but Naisarani was always going to get a gig. The Force had apparently locked him in pre-NRC. I think only the Rebels have been better served by an 8 this year and Mafi is ineligible long term.

I think you've just uncovered Michael Cheika's game plan in Bledisloe 1.

While watching the Lions against the Hurricanes, I am reminded of the Hurricanes rise to the top of South African rugby. They were a basket case for good few years and really turned things around without recruiting star players, etc. I can only hope we are currently in "the recession we had to...

Feel like the Canes are just too explosive for the Lions. Lions are quality but can't pull tries out of a hat like the Canes can. I wonder if the travel and altitude factor will give the Lions an edge in the second half.

I am not saying it means diddleysquat. I am just saying it annoys me when the media bang on about the next whizz kid who is 150kg or can kick penalties from over 60m or are 215cm tall and who amount to nothing. I agree with QH that ultimately it starts with administration. I just get a feeling...

Like x 10. Entitlement. I am sick of players getting hyped in the media for some amazing characteristic and fail at the higher levels because they are unfit with other skills. Will Skelton is 130-140kgs but so what if he isn't a good scrummager, line-out jumper and can go missing in games...

Link to team announcement?

We need a brave new world. South Africa are going. The writing is on the wall. Still think we need the 8 NRC teams, 14 NZ provincial teams plus x teams (from any combination of Argentina, USA, Canada, Japan, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa) to make two divisions similar to European rugby with pools leading...

No. Not one that is a available. But if you think that is the only way it can/should be measured, I shake my head. That is the kind of thinking that leads to teams aiming for maul tries and takes away attack diversity and fails to develop the skills that ultimately lead to variability in attack...

Maybe the Force did not perform well in terms of tries scored, but remind me how many of our backs would walk onto other Super Rugby teams. How many of the Force's backline would make the Tah's backline? I might be mistaken, but I think the point BR was trying to make was not perhaps how...

I've worked out why Fardy was dropped. Cheika was concerned that his tape over mouth strategy might not go down well with Fardy's beard. So Fardy will be joining the team in two weeks when the mouth taping is finished and the rope carrying is in full swing...

Super excited about seeing the NRC and any looseheads, blindsides, No 8s, scrumhalves and flyhalves that come out of the woodwork. My favourite players from the 2016 edition to have stepped up are: Isi Naisarani, Jake Gordon, Izack Rodda, Lukhan Tui, Tom Banks and Dickie Hardwick. Any early...

Not even if the opposition are the Waratahs?

I reckon Cheika is just firing a rocket up Quade's ass. Drop him, build the hunger, and bring back in a fired up Quade when the final squad is named.