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I agree the kick was poor, but it's not comparing apples with apples to compare a player who starts every week regardless of form with someone who comes on with10 or 15 minutes to go. If To'omua gets a couple of chances to start and run the game and fails, I'll be the first to acknowledge it.

They have more players and more money than NZ as well. Keep the justifications for mediocrity coming though.

I'd take England's recent record ahead of ours any day of the week. Must have missed the cliff that England fell off. They looked much more creative and dangerous in torrential rain against the All Blacks than we looki in a bone dry covered stadium against far lesser oppoosition. We didn't...

Oh how I remember being pilloried on these threads for suggesting that Eddie Jones was a better option than Michael Cheika all those years ago. When he coached the Wallabies previously, I was a critic. Maybe, just maybe, he is the right man for the job at the moment. Churchill was...

We've been kicking the ball down the middle of the field for at least two years. No just Beale, all of them.

Yes.

If nothing else, surely the Germans will have structure and discipline?

I'd also like to compliment the Kiwi referee on his handling of the game, particularly the non-involvement of the TMO in the late tackle on the Welsh fullback. I actually thought that he got the decision wrong and it should have been a Welsh penalty, BUT it's not something he should be...

One of the worst TMO involvments we've seen. And apparently also not in accordance with the WR (World Rugby) protocols on TMO involvement issued on the 3rd of October 2018. Guiding principles • The TMO is a tool to help referees and assistant referees. The referee should not be subservient to the system...

Because , like tactical kicking in general play, the art of kicking field goals has been hounded out of Australian rugby by the romantic notion that only "running rugby" (whatever that really means) will suffice. Interestingly, although Mark Ella is remebered for scoring a try in every test...

Do you guys realise that there is a separate thread for rowing? http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/community/threads/2019-school-rowing.18411/#post-1037771

Nice to see some of the Tongan boys receiving academic awards at the Valedictory assembly, including one who was one of only 10 statewide to receive recognition for the NSW government for his work. None of these boys have ever played in an A team in any sport. So different from the unfortunate...

Unknown. From my observations when he arrived the focus was pretty much on the 1sts only and in the three years that he has been there there has been both an increase in the number of boys playing rugby and a significant improvement in results going down through the age groups and grades. It's...

Shows the value of a dominant 10 though.

As an aside, I think you'll also find that England did away with the national schoolboys rep team about a decade ago. When se go there we play their academy team. Not saying that I agree with the decision to essentially do away with the Australian Schoolboys team. I know that the word...

I assume this change means that players who have already signed contracts and committed themselves to league won't be included. The boss of Australian Schools excused the practice by saying that it was all about boys enjoying the experience of their schoolboy sport and it wasn't their job to do...

As if on cue Nick responds ;) https://www.news.com.au/sport/nick-kyrgios-under-fire-yet-again-after-effort-in-shock-shanghai-masters-defeat-labelled-borderline/news-story/73669d448e4930ab3de73bf4325231c2

They do it every game and it mystifies me.

Tournament play is a different situation. You can build momentum game to game and it suits Cheika's personality more.

The three tests a year thing is a relatively modern phenomenon. The ARU wanted to play the ABs as much as possible as a revenue raising exercise - which is quite a good strategy. Where they've fallen down is the other part of the strategy, which is to develop the game so that we have enough...