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Agreed, our inability to deal with rush defence makes it even stupider to put a second playmaker in the squad. Have Kerevi and TK in the middle to get us over the game line and if we can get quick ball, you will put the defence on the back foot reducing the effectiveness of their rush. If you...

Agreed, any loss inflicted on Brothers makes this Doggy Heart swell with happiness!

How good TSR. If you've got a spare hour, Justin Harrison is looking after the Classic Wallabies and was on the Rugby Ruckas last week. He spends a bit of time discussing what they're trying to achieve both with community engagement and for ex-players looking for something more once their...

Stepping away from the results, I don't think Cheika is at all what you want for a long term national coach. From his blind faith in players who don't or haven't delivered in year, continually using a system that was countered years ago (the Pooper) to an inability to instill a secondary game...

I don't know how tall Paul McLean is, but haven't the 'greats' of Queensland Reds flyhalves generally been lower end of 6'0? Noddy and Elton aren't giants and Quade is like 5'10/5'11

Genia in the past would get 'measured' when he had a fro. I always questioned the Reds program when it listed him as 6'0/6'1 when you would stand next to him and he'd be shoulder height!

Mark Chisholm was genetically one of the most gifted athletes Australia has/had produced. But, this never translated into his ability to impose himself at the highest level. Damien McKenzie, Richie Mo'unga and Shane Williams (the Welsh Winger) are all part of the 'five foot five club' and all...

Yet a club mate of mine is celebrating his 400th game for Wests; https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/rugby/wests-bulldogs-hunter-thomas-plays-400th-club-game/news-story/3b91be5ca2db38b174730a236e004c3d?fbclid=IwAR01bdYB7rkFJ5f5HDG5eQMso-GClwQVaPktAKlsH_zusMkUPVCA6Yku__U Perhaps they should...

I don't get the appeal. I have three avenues where I can watch Wallabies play; NRC, Super Rugby and International matches. Why do I need to see the playing at club level? I'd much rather see the up and comers playing at club land, those vying for Super Contracts with the higher tiered acting...

What are you basing this on UptheReds? It's a perfect time for the RA to set up the next generation of halfbacks as if required, Will can be drafted in for the international games. There are 3 halfbacks at the Reds that have all shown glimpses of promises, Jake Gordon at the Tahs, White and...

Will's knees are absolutely shot, from memory he's been getting that synthetic injection regularly for the past couple of years. Can't blame the bloke for cashing out in Japan.

Chris Kurindrani is playing in Japan though, but Cheika should be able to make it happen!

I don't agree with that at all. The Reds who were/are the most cash strapped of the the super clubs hired one of the best kicking coaches in the world. Even when things weren't dire financially, the Super clubs and ARU did not specifically hire a kicking coach. I distinctly remember seeing a...

Toua is named on Honda's 2019/2020 player list; http://www.honda-heat.jp/en/players.html Timu has signed for 2 years - https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=https://www.midilibre.fr/2019/06/25/rugby-caleb-timu-sengage-avec-montpellier,8277040.php&prev=search

I'm fine with Foley starting at 10. If he does though, you can't have Beale at 15. You need to have DHP at 14 and Banks (or Hodge somewhere) at 15. Reason being, the most obvious inside three will be Foley, Kerevi (yes his kicking game has improved) and TK. Foley and Beale really don't have...

Interestingly enough, Turinuri has said multiple times on the Ruckas that as a commentator, you're forced into saying everything in sound bites and never given an opportunity to actually dive deeper into something.

Imagine if Folau was still in the Wallabies, could you imagine how much he'd be frothing over Latu playing in the same team???

Beale constantly demonstrates at test level that he isn't a playmaker though. If anything, he inhibits those outside and around him with his insistence of grabbing and not running straight to draw defensive players. I don't think we should consider Beale a play maker at all. However, if you...

Depending on the stories you skim through and reading between the lines, Bennett's holy than thou of the field persona hasn't really lived up to his 'reputation' in the last several years.