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Ruck involvement and "hitting" rucks are entirely different things. Plenty of leaning going on at ruck time that doesn't involve a whole lot of hitting or force at all.....

*cough* Sailor, Rogers, Lote, Tahu, Cross *cough* :)

You're still beating that same old drum??? Did Pulver say it was Beale? No he didn't. It wasn't Code Red, it was just a summation of what was believed to be a more serious text to the first. Did media jump to conclusions? Yes they did, what's new. But in my mind when Pulver held his press...

I think the simple answer is that if they didn't reopen after their position was dismissed, then it would've been seen that the ARU had walked away from negotiations - not Beale. The negotiations were only on hold. Now it's a lot easier in a negotiation process to say "we haven't come to...

I think equally important is a good TV audience, to send a message to Fox. Ground atmosphere makes a big difference to TV viewing. I'll be watching. If the Rising won last week I would've would've gone to the final, but they choked...

Thanks for posting that Tex. It answers a few of the questions I had in relation to Patston's engagement by the ARU. So if the phones have not been handed in to establish the second MMS, is one of Jones or Wilson holding them :)

So Manu Samoa have played 9 tests in the last 18 month, including against the Boks, Scotland and Ireland. No problems with the Siva Tau. Tonga has also played 9 tests including against Wales, France and the U.S. No problems with the Sipi Tau. And Fiji has played 11 tests, and given their...

Just for me old mate Pfitzy, other than Tuipolutu, Harris, TJ and Piutau, all the other starters have started a test against either the Wallabies or Boks. :)

I'd be interested if this and the other structures for the NRC (not the teams etc) are overly different from the MARC

A young CEO might help with the connecting with grassroots. Gill doesn't mind having a kick of the footy and Demetriou was the same. Can Pulver take the 'blazer' off and go down to a local area and throw a few cut outs with the boys and girls? It's not just players that make the difference but...

It's ingrained cyclo. All those moral victories us AB fans were taking during 1998-2002

And by that math we should've had the Cup in 99 (43-41 ABs) and 2000 (62-59 ABs) :)

It was a flippant comment Gnostic as I know some on here have love to compare win/loss ratios of Deans/Jones/Knuckles with Macqueen. Deans Wallaby career definitely ebbed and flowed in terms of the mode of play. I thought he should've gone after the WC because it was a but all over the show...

Every. Test. Counts.

I know Link's Wallabies head coaching career was bookend by RC campaigns, but a 50% record - some would say that is scandalous.... :) There are still a few unknowns that have not been confirmed from the right mouths regarding just how hands on Link was in terms of "other" roles/commitments. Did...

It appears it could've been handled last Friday in addition to the text matter, but Beale's legal team asked for more time so it has been delayed. IMO this isn't unreasonable under the circumstances. Parties should be afforded additional time to allow natural justice in such an inquiry. I...

Interesting trio there BBE. Can see why the inclusion of BOD, awesome player. Great in attack, inspirational leader, 100 plus tests for a tier 1 nation. And Carter, the sweeping left boot, the best defensive 1st 5 I've seen, has so much time when in attack. However before Giteau's name would...

Baby steps Antony. I guess the report did state three correct facts. It's just that no one told them that not one of them was related to the other :)

It was good to hear that and given the circumstance it was entirely appropriate. Plus I don't think any journo in that presser would want to be the one to try and take Cheika to task on it from day 1, they may not feel the flow of information come their way in the future..... I have questioned...

I think this is where there has been a massive misunderstanding by some journalists/commentators and the community following the saga that have criticised Patston for "not fronting". The Judge led process was to establish what Beale had done and if as a consequence of admitting his role in...