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If anyone saw the announcement of the AB squad and listened to Hansen then you'd have seen NZ has the same issues. Hansen was asked about DC not being selected and not playing in the Canterbury ITM semi and he said that while it wasn't ideal 'Razor' (Scott Robertson I think) had to do what he...

Pretty certain that's incorrect. The IRB directive is that neither team can cross the 10m and that's pretty much it. Personally, I don't care what the opposition does and I love it when they 'accept' the challenge a la Wales a few years back. BTW, all the Aussie stuff I've been to, the...

McCalman is a first-choice player?!? I don't remember him starting in any Tests in at least 5 yrs. Palu - meh. Consistently average against SA & NZ and I don't think you lost anything with Higgers. To'omua - again, average at Test level thus far and Lilo was one of your best on field. Genia...

Really?!? 8-10??. Moore, TPN (you can only play one if these guys at a time though), Pocock and at a stretch, Speight (totally untested at Test level as yet), QC (Quade Cooper) ( could have played but Link didn't choose to) and maybe Genia (who has been out of form for a while now). 8-10 first choice is...

No, no, no, no no. Well, yes. They do have a right to defend their mate if they want BUT by doing so they put the Wallaby jersey second. To me, what Beale did wasn't just disrespectful and insulting to Patston but also to the institute of the Wallaby jersey, culture, history and traditions. As...

The stuck record inside me keeps asking 'What about Luke Braid?' Yeah I know..... he had an operation and is probably recovering..... Sent from my iPhone

Colin Slade dropped. And no Luatua.

Just watched the McKenzie resignation presser......wow..... Sounds like the ARU is FAAAAARRRRRRKED!! And Ewen sounded well unimpressed with his former employers. I still think the players are bitches. I don't care if Hooper is the captain, there are established guys like Horwill, AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper)...

No. It's the Wallaby's 'fault' for not being alert and ready. Smith was very sharp and ran straight to where Joubert was signaling the mark was, took the tap where he's supposed to and then made a great step to score. Was always going to be hard to stop Smith because he recognised the...

If any Wallaby really thought Joubert was going to run backwards another 10m then they are pretty stupid Sent from my iPhone

Yep....pretty much like I said.

Smith took it from exactly where every ref usually wants it taken from. Where the ref actually marks it. Great vision by Smith and good patience. He could see the try was on immediately but he didn't rush it like you usually see players do and they don't take the tap from exactly where the ref...

Most losses are worse than draws. I think it has something to do with the final score.

Oh and yes....agree with this. But if you try to do it and they fire you, at least you have a clear reason for why you don't coach the Wallabies anymore. I'd have made them fire me - mite as well go down actually trying to do something than resigning and giving those shitty, disloyal...

Fair enough. But not having to deal with the same crap doesn't necessarily mean you are anymore happy about your job or it's future career prospects. IIRC, White was missing a lot of family time, which he was prepared to do when he thought he had a shot at the Wallaby job. When he didn't have...

OK....Link knew exactly what job he was getting when he applied for the Wallabies role right?!?

Have to agree with this whole-heartedly. As much as I do actually feel sorry for the guy, McKenzie made the decision to resign - at this stage there is no indication that he was forced is there? - so he's no less quit than Jake did. Here's what I think McKenzie should have done. Drop every...

Kaino was close to the pick of the pack in the whole English series I reckon. Messam may have been good against the Boks (I didn't get to watch) but geez he had some real tits-for-hands and poor misses in a few of the other games.

OK, so he did play most of the year at 10 - his best year in Super Rugby. I think Brumbies should go back to that. To'omua is a Test 12 so it's not like you're really taking a big gamble there.