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I wouldn't hold out any hope of Nine doing anything beneficial for rugby or even for sport in general. Once ownership passed from Sourpacka to Dumpacka the writing was on the wall. Then when the parcel was passed to the strip-and-flog merchants it was Red Rover.

5 Tests for Dave according to Jack Pollard's book, LG. Young Sam has developed his game quite a lot since last year. He has real authority around the field and likes to carry the ball. In the lineout he is poetry in motion. I'm much more a devotee of scrums than lineouts but I could watch...

"Went into 40 million North American homes" or "was available to 40 million North American homes", Blue? I'm happy to believe anything about the gullibility of Americans - think George W or Ronnie who was out to lunch for basically the whole of his last term - but the idea of 40 million...

He's been in great form in club football in recent weeks, LG, so he should go all right if he gets on the field.

Two points: In the light of this information is it possible we could have an end to dim-witted commentators declaiming, "Oh, there was nothing in that", whenever there's a head shot. We are fortunate that the shoulder charge is outlawed in our code, as the jolt to the body which...

Bloody Hell! I hope that the presumably eminent neurologist Dr Watson got it right. From a close clustered number of incidences of concussion to "an overlapping of footballer's migraine and transient global amnesia". During the game "such a heavy loss of memory that he could not remember what...

Not a lot of information to work with, Ash, so we have to try to read between the lines. Note the words, "a nose to tail", rather than "noses to tails", a very important clue. The most logical explanation is that what is being described is a 69 in which one of the parties is free-loading. One...

You are correct, DPK. My mistook. As you suggest, for a conversion the Laws appear to be silent on what sort of mischief the opposing team can get up to so long as they do not overstep their goal line prematurely or make a noise doing it. It brings to mind the comment of the noted actress...

Law 21.5 (c) states: If the kicker indicates to the referee the intent to kick at goal, the opposing team must stand still with their hands by their sides from the time the kicker starts to approach to kick until the ball is kicked. "Hands by their sides". So, not only are opponents barred...

Extraordinary game this afternoon at Chatswood. Uni led 25-3 and 25-13 at half time. Gordon led 30-25 but were beaten 30-38. A great exhibition of very hard fought club rugby.

A very prescient comment, Hawko. Jerry had much better body shape scrumming against Dunning than did Jono, and he has high range dynamic capabilities around the park. The way that joint is run I would have assumed Fagan would be head selector .

Wise woman.

I can't think of any part of the Football Australia story that I have any particular interest in, Scarfie. My comment related to what I took to be an implication that "shitcan[ning] all existing structures" was something that the ARU should consider copying in order to create a national competition.

"how big he is in terms of his size" Brendan Cannon talking about Rocky Elsom

Sorry, oj, I thought I could get away with having a dig, given my genealogy. I have visited the land of my forefathers twice during the summer months and didn't notice much sunlight.

What have you been smoking, Scarfie? Or were you out in the sun without your hat again?

Congratulations, AC, on an outstanding retrospective summary and assessment of the current situation.

You do make a serious point, TBH, although you omit a fourth means of attraction, i.e., being "notable" as distinct from being "notable for something"; what is sometimes referred to as being famous for being famous (FFBF). I would think that is where our lad is at. Undoubtedly he would have...

I'm afraid I'm going to have to take your word for it, TBH. I grew up in Wollongong in the pre-pill era.