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Paddy Ryan was part of the Waratahs for something like 8 seasons so his heading offshore is hardly a surprise. Not sure how that is a negative reflection on the NRC when a veteran player chooses to go for a different experience overseas.

Maybe the cut out pass to miss Kerevi is needed so that Petaia gets the ball!

I hope for his sake that you're not right about him being injured but his history on this is not good. Has he ever got through a season without missing a large amount of games due to injury?

Daugunu would have given the addition of another goal kicking option, from memory he was pretty good at that. Interesting that Sorovi gets the start at 9, all the reports I saw from the trials seemed to suggest that Tate improved things, still Sorovi always seemed pretty capable and a strong...

I think that regardless of their playing/coaching background they need to have the analytical ability. Take Grant Fox as an example - clearly out of the playing ranks for a long time so no ties to players, has been involved in assisting coaches (used to help with the backs at the Blues when...

What would also be useful would be to have access to some ongoing mentoring from more experienced coaches and have some specialist coaches who can be brought in to help with things like scrummaging etc if that is outside of the coach's expertise. Let's face it, we want the kids to learn how to...

Why have they been so bad? Is this just Canberra sporting crowds in decline or is it just the Brumbies?

So what are your thoughts for the Chiefs game? What changes (other than Pulu/Pocock forced injury changes) would you make?

I thought that they were going to have another exhibition/showcase season involving the teams that had signed up for GRR and maybe some other invitees while they got the proper comp sorted to start next year.

Yes I've heard great things about it, and the kids involved. Comment was made to me that they were trying to teach the skills that the kids weren't getting taught in their school rugby. I think it's brilliant to have such skilled and experienced people giving back and I agree with Reg's...

Reg, I've spoken to someone involved with this and it is a fantastic program. It's a shame that this skills coaching isn't being offered to the 'average' kids at clubs as well. My understanding is these are the higher performing kids, which is understandable, but one way to improve skills of...

What do you think about that team now? Maybe the Brumbies had the same view looking at the forwards match up.

What is all this investment by QRU? There's a lot of grassroots volunteer activity and club driven activity to cover for the lack of activity by QRU so am interested in what they are actually doing outside of that.

Performance on the field and not in training is what should really count. There have been great players who were not noted great trainers but delivered on the field, and then there have been teams that 'trained really well' but didn't show up on the match day. Ideally we should have...

The problem with guys with families shifting offshore is it can be difficult for the partner to adapt to living in a foreign country without family and friends, language difficulties etc. While the travel may be less the lack of familiarity and isolation can be difficult. I think that if they...

Good point, I don't believe it has. If players don't see an opportunity in the Australian setup (Duncan P at Reds the latest example) they will head offshore and if the money is right then why not? Having players who are eligible fly from the NH to Australia for a match and then back to the NH...

For much of last Super Rugby season he looked well off his game though, but admittedly did improve towards the end - possibly after he was left out of the Wallabies? Maybe that was the incentive?

Could be good news then - they might palm it off to SBS like they did the soccer, then we all see it.

That is gold Reg, funniest and most accurate comment I have seen in a long time.

Did Paenga-Amosa play the whole trial then? Mafi is still showing on the website as part of the squad. Would have thought that they would have 3 hookers in the squad but can't see a 3rd one listed.