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Yeah, keywords here are ones like "expected", "imminent" The back row details: To overcome the non-arrival of Montpellier Gorgodze, CTN is considering keeping George Smith, with an upgrading. An agreement was about to be found. The position of flanker, Rocky Elsom of Australia would be close...

I agree about Mumm, but I think his problems are all in his head. If he could get that screwed on straight, he'd be amongst the first picked in most teams. It will be really interesting to see how the extra weight affects Mowen's workrate, and I guess some steamy trials in February are the...

I'm having a look at how to get the rugby at home in 2011 without dubious and unreliable streaming or going to the pub. To my knowledge, that means Foxtel. Having a look at the Foxtel site, it looks like with "build you own [limited and superfluous] package" you can get Fox Sports for...

So, who's going to the Tahs vs Force trial double-header in Nowra on Feb 10? Do we have any locals on the boards? It seems to be the ground on Rugby Road, near the raceway from what I can gather. Is it a decent pitch with ok facilities and pies? Does anyone (local or otherwise) have any...

Lovely rant! Pretty sure they got the 2022 Soccer WC, but you know what? I do reckon Qatar deserved it just as much as Australia. If that's "unAustralian" fine by me, as others have mentioned it's a bastard of a word. 500 Monopoly dollars on Pocock for 2011 when we win Bill...

Really? Irrelevant? Who beat the top two ranked nations at the 2007 cup? Oh, that's right, it was France and England, two "irrelevant" teams. I just do not buy that at all. The attitude that SANZAR teams are the only ones that count loses world cups imo.

I think one of my exes must have played at 7 for the slutty whores...

He treads the line very carefully and reads the referee. A lot of what he does might legally be considered "cheating" but one of his great skills is an innate understanding of what areas the ref is policing and playing to the whistle. I do think there is some tendency from referees to be more...

A couple of points. The weak point in our back row... a back row with the form international openside, and many peoples' pick for world XV blindside...Ouch. Brown, Farva, Hoiles and Roe have all had many good Super seasons. Not one had an international season as good as McCalman's just had...

Think of it like the oscars - all have been the best actor(player) in the world at some stage, but that's not necessarily the year they get the oscar(IRB player of the year award). I suspect Sir Richie will take it in his stride, with a pinch of salt, and immediately turn his mind back to...

Already requests are rolling in for advice from the Schmoo! One rapturous reader asks "Can somebody ask Schmoo where I can get one of those outfits to wear to the all-you-can-eat night at the Dee Why RSL?" We've asked the Schmoo, and his official suggestion is try Dural Dance Costumes, that's...

LG - Schmoo's Christmas fashion tips are so important they've been given their own thread, feel free to drop over there and ask him.

I know what Schmoo will be wearing. Anyone got any thoughts on what the other boys might wear?

As the only true rookies who got starts, Slipper and Simmons were definitely it. Slipper was an absolute "find" - he has more test caps than super caps now. Simmons was useful without imposing himself, but showed he deserved to be ahead of others in the pecking order such as Mumm and Chisholm...

That's fantastic, congrats Reg, Mrs Reg and baby Eliza Reg!

The issue is, Alexander was also the most penalised prop in Australia playing at LH in the S14, so it's a lose-lose. I can see why they've gone that route, but honestly I think they fucked their recruiting a bit...

I'm an atheist but I agree with everything else you said.

I think the issue is that even injured he was as good as Cowan, and less of a prat. It'd be nice if more NH halfbacks had stepped up to the plate, but Youngs was it. I had trouble selecting Genia in the Wallabies starting XV let alone a World one, but I think he'd be good coming off the bench...

1. Beast 2. Du Plessis 3. Castrogiovanni 4. Sharpe 5. Thorn 6. McCaw (c) 7. Pocock 8. Reid 9. Youngs 10. Carter 11. Gear 12. Nonu 13. Fourie 14. Ashton 15. Beale 16. Mealamu 17. Franks 18. Lawes 19. Juan Smith 20. Genia 21. Steyn 22. Muliaina I'm not 100% content with a...

We can afford WLWW/WWW can't we? Or perhaps WWWL/WWW to make it only three at a time?