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I reckon Beale will play 10 and hangers 12.

This argument will go on and on until the NZRU shows its hand. The ARU and SARU played their cards sometime ago now and, from a tactical POV, neither of them should move until the NZRU moves.

I do. I suspect that Hickey thought that all he had to do was to remove the shackles Link has had on the backline in recent years in order to unleash the backs. The problem is that the backs don't know what to do without shackles on. Its obviously arguable as to whether Link's style of...

Transfer fees?

The Reds better get the arse into gear soon as I am coming up to watch the Brumbies V Reds game (it seemed like a good idea at the time).

Here is an article from Todd Louden that I have taken from the Roar. Very interesting read Give the coaches and players time to mature Crusaders' Thomas Waldrom is hammered into the ground by Brumbies players in the Super 14 rugby match at Canberra Stadium, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009. AAP...

At the field, the yellow card for Caldwell looked harsh as the player fell into the tackle. Similarly, the penalty to the force (when the tahs had just turned over the ball late in the game) for a high tackle by tahu was also very harsh - there was nothing in it and the player was also falling...

Naza can you not see any difference between the waratahs ability to execute a game plan and match results between 2008 and 2009? We have already lost more games this year than last year, are averaging more points conceded per game and less points scored per game. Of course we may slay the...

Nice one Naza, your response is to argue against a point that no one has made in the first place.

Yes it is. Hickey has a better backline than Ewen had last year yet (and the backline last year - with the right tactics - was able to get us into the final) this year they are playing with no idea. Hickey (and his staff) do not seem to be coaching any tactics or style of play at all. Don't...

Surely there is no chance in hell of hangers being 10 for the wallabies? Christ he has only had one good half of football this year and have been ordinary at all other times.

Leaving aside the referring, which was bad for both teams and possibly favoured the tahs anyway, I actually thought this was a reasonable game by 2009 Waratah standards. There were plenty of breaks made by both teams and some good covering defense. For the tahs, we were as disfunctional as...

For striking Waugh. I still haven't seen the incident myself but this could be quite significant given the Bulls run of games over the next 3 weeks. Bulls lock Bakkies Botha handed three-match ban for striking Phil Waugh April 14, 2009 Bulls lock Bakkies Botha will miss Friday's crucial Super...

Ironically, Beale's move to the bench may be good for his career as people will now realise that the problems are more systemic and they can't be solved by just replacing one player. I read somewhere there is now talk of moving SNK to 10, I bet he is secretly hoping this doesn't happen.

Earlier in the year Hickey was saying that it was better to win ugly than lose ugly - well what is his story now?

Youve been drinking again haven't you Naza

Tragic outcome. Aus sides really need a curfew in SA. Trouble has resulted too many times for it just to be a coincidence.

Please sir, can I have some more? How would you like us to ask- on hands and knees with heads bowed? Thomond, this one sentence from you epitomises why the ELVs were doomed to failure. (PS - Please bring back rucking)

I was referring to the banner! Anyway I did find the reference to green and gold rugby :thumb

Scarfman, the only ELV I didn't really like was the pulling down the maul one, as I like mauls. Nevertheless, I did read somewhere today that over 70% of mauls used to be pulled down anyway so the old rules were largely ineffective in any event. And I have noticed some clever rolling mauls in...