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Great line on the Report Card today; switch the coaches at the start of the season and the Reds probably win by fifty. It was a mistake to take Stiles over Matt O'Connor.

Not every team needs the same kind of captain. Hooper works well for the Tahs. Slipper worked well for the Reds. That doesn't necessarily mean it translates to test level.

The Brumbies still have $1.5mil in cash reserves, and the Plus500, Aquis, sgfleet, Land Rover, AustBrokers, and UC sponsorships sum up to just over $7mil/year. No idea how much the All Homes, TAB, Classic, 104.7, bartercard, Coca Cola, Canberra Milk, Club Lime, NCDI, Canberra Times, or McDonalds...

ARU has made this bed, and now needs to lie in it. You're spot on that Queensland and NSW are the heartland of Rugby in Australia. You could argue that NSW would be the least hurt of any region by the loss of their Super team, but any argument about local pathways applies equally to NSW. Leave...

Going to throw back to this. And this.

Resigned in March this year. Gloucester had topped their group in the Challenge Cup, and they were 9th in the Aviva with five rounds to go. Finals were probably out-of-reach, but a guaranteed Champions Cup place was definitely in reach. Definitely underperforming for a team of that quality, just...

His quality has always shown as a specialist assistant, and been burried when a head coach. Would definitely enjoy seeing him in the national set-up.

We beat a non-Australian side! Title challenge back on!

Every season, we see Vikings have a loss and then go on some rampaging run. I expect them to win by at least 30.

Hell, a 2hr delay on FTA would be tolerable.

Going back a few pages... But this can't stand. I get it: Australia having to cut a team sucks. I want us to stay at five teams: Australian teams have been in half the grand finals since expansion, and won a third of them. We've won the Tri Nations, the Rugby Championship, went up to second in...

The best description I've heard for our backline this year is "playmaker by committee". It's definitely the case that playmaking is one of the things getting Toua ahead of Banks.

Big fan of Wests, and they're putting in some nice showings, but the guys up in Gungahlin seem to have it sorted out this year. Still close though, and you never know what will happen so early in the season.

Unless there's a massive shift in form, the final four will be Royals, Vikings, Whites, and Eagles in some order.

Timani's 2015 and 2016 performances are enough for me to believe that he's class. Hell, had less than 200 minutes this season (mostly through suspension) but he's been class when he's been out there too.

Should definitely be Timani at 8, he's the future there. At 6, I agree that it's time to look beyond Fardy; RHP is the goods, and Hardwick is looking great too. Really, the core of our World Cup squad should be clear by the end of September.

Not worth bringing Lonergan for the insurance? 2013 saw us lose White, but we had three 9s on tour and had cover. Dargaville must be injured; our best back three this season has been Dargaville-Speight-Banks, a real shame we won't have that option. Would have also liked to have seen Staniforth...

It's my impression that the only reason Easts still exists is because the Brumbies stepped in, and that helping out Easts, Wests, and Norths has actually been a significant expense for them.

You guys were tremendous against the Jags, well done!