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I thought Hooper had left his run too late, but he's been very impressive... A 2m 120kg lock with the workrate to play at openside flanker? He probably should've had a pilfer from the weekend if not for a harsh "not rolling away" call.

Jake Gordon and Brad Wilkin apparently not among the 40 player squad that doesn't yet include the Brumbies players and Skelton and Arnold... https://www.theroar.com.au/2023/06/20/the-final-countdown-inside-the-wallabies-camp-ahead-of-trc-squad-announcement-as-bell-tupou-run-freely/

He was very good on the weekend, and the Brumbies tend to miss him when he's off injured... I would assume he'll be in the squad as he's had a pretty good season and was in Eddie's initial camp. Rodda is probably going to need to play for Australia A to make it back in after so much time off.

Punctuation is your friend...

No, this comment is disappointing, and stupid... Tom Wright has overall had a pretty great season, and has been the catalyst for some of the Brumbies' best tries this year.

He did recently break his arm, again…

Some other thoughts... The Chiefs defence was once again impeccable, and McKenzie really is an annoyingly good player. Valetini was just so consistently involved the entire game. Just to channel my inner Shiggins... the Brumbies certainly received no favours from Berry, from the initial...

Wright has had a great season, and he's the best counter attacking fullback of the bunch... but he left his worst game of the season for last. Having said that, his defence has been a constant issue and unless he can sort that out Kellaway is definitely the safer option.

Despite the loss, that game was somewhat enjoyable - good finals/test match intensity.

Yes, the competitiveness of the Australian teams is the actual reason, but the idea of culling Australian teams is not the solution just like it wasn’t last time… Without rehashing all the points again - it’s something Australia cannot afford to do, and thankfully won’t do, and yet Robinson...

Kiwis are saying they're not interested in watching the Waratahs play in Auckland because of too many Australia teams? Sorry, but that's an idiotic leap of reasoning for justifying Robinson's comments, to a question that was not in any way relevant to the number of Australian teams in the...

Some confusion with the team announcement… Tom Hooper is apparently playing at 7: BRUMBIES (1-15): James Slipper, Lachlan Lonergan, Sefo Kautai, Nick Frost, Cadeyrn Neville, Rob Valetini, Tom Hooper, Pete Samu, Nic White (c), Jack Debreczeni, Ollie Sapsford, Tamati Tua, Len Ikitau, Andy...

So you’re confirming that he wasn’t asked about the number of Australian teams, and yet he chose to comment on that? Glad we sorted that out…

Aaaaaaaand dropping the Force didn't improve the remaining Australian teams' competitiveness... Robinson is just being a fluffybunny.

It would've been 6 prior to the Force... Brumbies x5, Tahs x 1 1 prior to the Rebels: Tahs x1 3 after the Rebels: Reds x1, Brumbies x1, Tahs x1 That period of Super Rugby after the Rebels were introduced with 15 teams between 2011 and 2015 was actually one of the stronger periods for Australian...

He certainly earned the start after last week…

SAFEGUARD GLOBAL ACT BRUMBIES SEMI FINAL TEAM 1. James Slipper, Queanbeyan Whites 2. Lachlan Lonergan, Tuggeranong Vikings 3. Sefo Kautai, Canberra Royals 4. Nick Frost, Queanbeyan Whites 5. Cadeyrn Neville, Uni-Norths Owls 6. Tom Hooper, Tuggeranong Vikings 7. Pete Samu, Gungahlin Eagles 8...

I'd just like to add... The only other halfback Eddie picked for his training camp earlier this year will only be 29 when the next RWC rolls in.

The discussion is surrounding the RC squad, which would be expected to be much larger...

I think you're mixing up your Nick Frosts... I wonder if he can throw in a lineout?