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Phipps is getting involved in a lot of play for the Tahs.

Try Tahs - Folau. Well set up by Jed Holloway. They actually win a couple of scrums (loosehead) and finally get some possession. Score is Red 7- Blue 5. Foley hits the upright. 20 minutes gone.

As predicted, it's a PT for Red. 13 minutes Reds lead 7 - 0.

Surprise, surprise. NSW penalised at scrum time in red zone. Reds chose scrum option. Cross the line but held up. More scrums. Qld crowd have developed a liking for scrums. Wonder how long before Sir shows the cheese?

How is it that Referees are able to make instantaneous decisions for lineout not straight and prop indescretions at scrum time yet despite being well placed, their eyesight is frequently not good enough to adjudicate on most tries? Scrum penalties can have a major impact on the game, and it...

The Prince of Ballymore (Junior Laloifi) gets a start as Chris F-S has been a late withdrawal.

No embarrassment at Scrum 1. Short lived though. Scrum 2 was a disgrace. Could be a long day at the office.

Almost game time. Who is watching live @ Lang Park and on line? Who is watching on Foxtel?

With the NSW Gen Blue U20's now out of the running for the Final, it will be interesting to see how the clubs deal with the balance of the Class of 2015 State and National players who were in the state U20s, especially those who haven't been seen in Coltland yet. A couple of clubs are...

Wasn't Pennington a Randwick Junior. That would make two local Randwick Juniors. A Kellaway went straight into grade footy in his first year out of school, after his Aust U20 commitments were over.

Wasn't there something to do with the improvements to Griffith Oval that were owned by Brumbies Ltd were on land that was owned by the Commonwealth, or ACT Govt or Canberra City Council or whoever is in charge of public land down there? There was some sort of preservation order on the land...

Whatever tie break is used, someone is going to be unhappy, because there will be an alternate formula/criteria that could be used to prove that the mob they support should progress. Think about how "unfair" the pool groupings have been for Aust U20's at previous championships, and...

^^ Not happy with that. Who would be? Difference with the Sydney Club situation is that the Fairy Godmother hasn't given them any rent free mansion (or even shack) to live in, yet the money all appears to be gone, including all the dosh that JO'N used to give them from the ARU bank. Another...

The rules from 2015 U20 Championships may apply. Rule 5.5 states If, at the completion of the Round Robin Series, two Teams are level on match points, then the following criteria shall be used in the following order until one of the Teams can be determined as the higher ranked: i. The winner...

Hasn't this same drama been played out with many Sydney Clubs? How many of them still have revenue producing clubhouses and bars now? Where has all the money gone from the sale of their assets? Little wonder they have their hands out to the ARU. But that is for another thread isn't it.

I have given up expecting to see fairness and logic in team selections, at state, school association or National representation level. Just like I expect referees to make mistakes. They are human just like the players. I reiterate that NSW should have played better throughout the...

Maybe rules were published describing this situation (not on the their web page!) and maybe NSW Team management didn't pass details of those rules on to their players and associates.

No Joke. @Seymour B. Seen it happen at more than one gale day. Never underestimate the lengths that some parents will go to to try and get their offspring a trinket. Some of Papworth's rant is warranted, some of it is cuckoo land. Some of Rugby Central is total BS, much of it is not. Truth is...

Clever placement the white seats in the areas of predominantly red seats (and vice versa) in the stadium.

Sez who? Trial between Rebels and Ponies in Wagga Wagga was quite close IIRC. No teenagers at home @Seymour B? Fixed That For You I have heard of the tie break of Team A beat Team B being used previously. NSW JRU state champs tie break used to "who scored the first try". Sometimes it is...