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Re: Rebels deadline ends, update here on what you hear. Trouble is there'll be no one left to sign. It was essential that the Rebels picked up someone like a Robinson, Baxter, Barnes early to lead the way, but the other franchises locked them up. Now all the good quality players are locked in...

Re: Rebels deadline ends, update here on what you hear. Agree with Bruce about Ben Roberts. He has had a big off season and is your typical "mongrel" hooker. Loves a scrap and NEVER takes a backward step. Line out throwing remains a problem, though. I thought the scrums at the Junior tahs v...

Re: Rebels deadline ends, update here on what you hear. Sounds like Reds Academy Centre Ben Tapuai is heading down there. What happened to the du Plessis boys from the Shorks? They sounded like they were certainties a week ago.

Re: Rebels deadline ends, update here on what you hear. I hear Palmer may going to the Brumbies. Sick of not getting any game time at the tahs

Yep, well Brothers are better than Uni Colts anyway.

Trist did an ACL late in the season last year. Still recovering from a knee recon. He is doing Med at Sydney Uni and comes from the Gong, but I believe he'll be back later in the year. Great player.

The Americans can have "World Series" without having any teams from other countries. ;) You can't really have it when the comps have started and it would be very hard to get players up for a game after the season has ended, so the preseason it is. The concept has been around for years (at least...

Assuming you could get 22 sober players from each side after the Grand Final

If I was in Brisbane I'd go, but I'll be in Sydney so I'll go to the Junior Tahs v Brumbies Runners on Sunday. Players to watch in the Uni team are Ryan at THP, Sam Carter and Dave McDuling in the 2nd Row and Schwager at half. Schwager is small but has a fantastic long crisp pass and is one of a...

Last year's game had the same problems with Uni fielding a very young and inexperienced side, although nowhere near as young and inexperienced as this one. They skipped away to an early lead but were run down in the 2nd half with a familiar looking 5/8 for Easts (Brisbane) pulling the strings...

That's the one. Played for Randwick at 7. Came off the bench in the GF as Freier started at 7. Played Aus Schoolboys in 2006 and he was an academy player for the Brumbies for a couple of years but I don't think he was re-signed for this year. I have heard on the grapevine that the Force have...

Uni have 1 player from last year's GF side, Paddy Ryan at THP. Nathan Charles is on the bench. I suspect both these boys will back up the following day when Junior Tahs play Brumbies Runners. Otherwise Uni is mostly Colts players from the last few years. Very fresh side indeed. They might...

It's already been argued that Pat McCutcheon is not a true openside but more a back row utility and this has some truth to it. I think the same has to be said of Alcock and Coridas, both of whom are probably more comfortable at 6 or 8. Seilala Lam is another young up and comer currently with the...

Pretty sure KB (Kurtley Beale) signed a 2 year deal last year taking him through to 2011, so he's out.

Watched a lot of both of them as schoolboys, especially Kurtley. Agree 100% with Spectator. They both used to attack the ball and get it a lot of the time, and they were always looking to stay on their feet so that they could capitalise on any opportunity that presented. It just doesn't work at...

With all due respect to Lachy, Pat McCutcheon is far better player than his brother (who was still quite useful). I suspect we are going to see a different style from him after his time in the 7s and he will develop into a genuine openside.

Rusty, the most disturbing thing is that a self-confessed "South African/ American" can be so right about anything ;)

Sounds like a Hickey plan.

You sure you really want to play Robinson at THP and Alexander at LHP?

You might also have noticed 2 of the 4 play for Uni. But having said that, I offer this up as a purely objective assessment. To appease the anti Tah brigade (at least half of whom are also Tahs supporters) I'll add McAlman as a smokey