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Yes. The ref can ask for an adjudication anytime. The TMO also seems to have the power now to inform the ref on all other facets of play, based on his personal replays.

Or maybe not. The alternative is that they'll be forced (or choose) to grind one out over Wales and get stuck in a rut. They have a very conservative A game. Maybe last night was what they had to give, and playing in the hothouse of Six Nations rugby has flattered them.

I'm not sure being in the Tahs squad is the same as playing amateur rugby. By that reckoning Hooper played amateur rugby at the Brumbies. What he did was not get a run due to the logjam of players that typify professional rugby.

Really?

We'd be looking to dominate England on that performance.

Remember that England dropped a pool game in both their previous home RWCs.

Some New Zealand players ham it up something rotten as well. Someone's inevitably going to mock that. It's a provocation: how ridiculous can I act before my demand for cultural sensitivity wears a bit thin.

I think Fiji's recent results makes them a bit better than that. 06 Sep 2015 Canada 18 - 47 Fiji 21 Nov 2014 Fiji 20 - 14 United States 15 Nov 2014 Wales 17 - 13 Fiji 08 Nov 2014 France 40 - 15 Fiji 28 Jun 2014 Fiji 108 - 6 Cook Islands 07 Jun 2014 Fiji 25 - 14 Italy Wales will be bricking it.

Yeah, if Horne plays to his Supe form then that's no loss at all.

Nah, that's just a rumour started during the two-hooker bunfight. I'm reasonably sure of this. I was writing a technical article for the blog about quantifiying risk (specifically the risk of taking two hookers and halfbacks) and spoke off the record with someone, but World Rugby won't comment...

No, it only has to be a real injury, and the medical adjudicator will err on the side of player safety.

I don't think they drop back to fullback in Cheika / Grey's defensive system. Folau defends at fullback, mainly for the purpose of defusing the bomb. They drop back to (I think) the blindside wing.

Bit harsh on AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) and Mitchell there Seb, who are both very solid under the high ball.

England by 15. Unfortunately. But there's a lot of youth and adventure in the England squad. It's hard to work up the usual negativity. In fact it's a very good team.

Got a link to the stats, Sword of Justice? I'd like to forage amongst them.

Does anyone have Wallaby flyhalf candidates' tackle completion rates for this year?

I just don't see how Foley's a poor defender.

Yes, 48. I was having a blonde moment.

The citing commissioners do the reporting. One attends each game. There are 88 games. You need quite a few.

Also good news for Macaw, now that his cloak of invisibility has become slightly opaque.