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I believe there was a law ruling in the last 3 years and this clarified that the above scenario is OK.

Manly beat Parra 3 tries to 1 in terrible conditions.

I guess it all comes down to what you mean by compete. I think the best JID side might win the odd game but I don't believe a JID team would make the semi-finals. I previously stated that the JID teams would not have been as good as last year's Rats team who failed to qualify for the semis.

I suspect there are 2 reasons. 1. it is probably the start of building an U20 squad for 2012 and 2. the English boys are older, so they are going to match them with an U19 side.

Wasn't JP du Plessis at the Roosters for 2 years?

Thanks for putting together a 22. I would have thought Damon Anderson would make it into that 22. I have not seen JP du Plessis from the Rebels play but I would have thought that he would have to be considered.

I have heard that Wests have lost a lot of players Mafi (+2 or 3 more) - overseas Sam Latinupulu - Souths Fakafanua - Parra Jai Ayoub - Randwick Scott Sio - Norths James King - Easts

Didn't Tilse go from front row to lock during Colts and then back to the front row?

I thought McCaffrey turns 21 this month and is too old.

Veratau finished school in 2001, so 27ish, maybe turning 28 this year.

John Briggs

The ARU has given them extra marquee players. While other teams are allowed only 2 (one a development player), the Rebels are allowed 10 in 2001, 8 in 2012, 6 in 2013 & 4 in 2014. The ARU may consider this enough and not relax the 2 year rule.

I disagree and have said it before - they are not a team of great players. Apart from AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) and Moore, there is very little else. McCabe is emerging and Elsom is injured. Giteau is just not the same player. Is anyone else other than the scrum penalty machine Alexander pushing Wallaby selection...

I believe it is a lot lower. I don't think a Canberra team could have matched last year's Warringah team with McCabe, Sheehan, Holmes *2, Harris, Lipon, Beau Robinson etc and the Rats didn't make the semis.

I'm pretty sure the Canberra team made the GF in Sydney. 1995?

waves - Sydney Uni team But will they make the semis as their dream team will not be available for some time?

That's not all for Gordon as Gower has gone to Manly and Seale, Nichol & Tuala are at Norths. I heard Barry and Plotskys are at Eastwood as well.

Rumour or confirmed signings?

Timani, Henderson, Palmer, Samo? I hope for Souths sake there is more because that team only has 2 S15 players in it and doesn't look like a potential GF team.

I will give you an explanation - the Kaplan decision was a shocker. We don't want future decisions to be consistently poor. There wasn't much in the Maafu / Cooper incident and Cooper struck him first. I thought it was sensible to do nothing about that incident. A YC for both of them would...