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I don't think that is that simple - not going to go into it any more than that. Regarding "having my cake and eating it too" is perhaps mixing what I have said with what others have said. Earlier in this thread I was talking about good and bad performances with a mind to only a couple of...

I don't believe that making mass changes provides anyone the opportunity to judge any of the players accurately. I have seen too many new teams spend an entire preseason together and then run out for the first match and look like they have only just met to think that any solid conclusions will...

Wow. I didn't expect that many changes at all. I think that although there are some good names in there, we'll probably look a little bit like a pickup team whilst on the field. At least everyone is in their usual position though, so that makes it easier. I don't the think the French will...

It's a test match - I reckon we should always be playing our best team in a test match. It's not like France are ranked in the high teens or anything. Hypothetical: say Hooper is rested and Pocock totally dominates at 7 (he already does anyway) and the back row is clearly better than what...

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Justify his selection by being ballistically better than the encumbents who have done nothing at all wrong to warrant this even being a discussion.

Are you guys qualified "Internet Lawyers", or just your average "Attorney's at LOL"?

As much as I think that Copper is a much better 10, I dont understand the logic of breaking up a winning team - particularly if it started to function properly at some level. Foley to start at 10 and barring injuries keep the team the same. I dunno what is happening at training, but Cheika...

If the longer term is use Japan to boost the value, then the force's timezone becomes more valuable I imagine.

Fair points, particularly the timeslot issue (I personally like the later match but can see how many wouldn't). Are the local ratings related to the distribution of the money? I.e. If the global ratings are higher for non reds matches and therefore more money is generated, then would the ARU...

The Reds have some big ratings numbers during Ewen's era, but outside of that it is a pretty steady decline (which i admit is not exclusive to the Reds). The super rugby rights effectively doubled with this northern hemisphere input, didn't it? That would give some indication of the breakdown...

It was my initial thought as well, however I seem to recall a good proportion of the tv rights money is being injected by the northern hemisphere this time round. Do they care about the Reds or their historical rivalry (which has been surplanted by the brumbies anyway)? The tv rights money...

I've noticed quite a bit of discussion about one of the super rugby teams being ditched. A lot of the chat has revolved around the force and rebels - more so the force. Why are the Reds not considered the team to be ditched? The premiership rugby will continue regardless, so there will be no...

^^^^ Some of those tries are pretty special. I haven't seen any of the Euro matches he's been involved in, but if those highlights are anything to go by then good on him for recovering so well from his knee/leg injuries. He could have been stellar! Perhaps he still could be.

Has to be.

Congratulations to all the guys who have been appointed. I am sure they will do their best. I really hope they succeed. But: I would have liked to have seen at least one of the guys in the coaching setup be both experienced *and* successful at this level. Poor coaching can undo the best...

And basic skills. And none of this is Cheika's domain really. It's the franchise coaches that are terribad and causing the problems. They are are not developing their players properly and Cheika is having to educate them on so much that he really shouldn't have to. Byrne is doing the...

If I had a hundred likes available, I would give them all to you for that post to make up for the injustice of you not receiving any so far.

Yes he does - he's in support of the ball carrier He can run and change line his line wherever he wants to. He and Savea can jostle for position. Savea effectively took a "dive" to milk the penalty.

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