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I thought all of Genia, Simmons, Slipper and Horwill were very good tonight. Horwill did drop some ball but he and simmons dominated in the set piece, in the maul and got through a shit-tonne of work. Horwill was certainly more physical, but he can do better. its a good sign

I reckon the Force will be pretty competitive in this match, but with the talent they have on the sideline a win is probably a bridge too far. If they are genuine contender this year (and I believe they are) they should go close.

Right now we have this fear driven idea that changing the eligibility rules will cause a mass exodus. This is incorrect on two fronts. Firstly, there is already plenty of test quality talent heading overseas (just look at title of this threat). Secondly, most of our players will remain in...

A lot of talk tonight regarding the eligibility rules. The general consensus was that the ARU should move to relax the rules to allow the Wallabies coach to choose some overseas based players. I agree completely. Andrew Mehrtens made a very good point by point out that seasoned players moving...

ha thanks. that's the word I was looking for

Any news on Dan Palmer? I thought I read somewhere that he had thrown in the towel due to some serious injury. Is there any chance we might see a return to aus rugby in the coming years?

McKenzie clearly sees Cooper as his no.1 flyhalf and To'omua as his no.1 inside centre and I agree with that combo. It's likely that as soon as Cooper returns, Link will return to that same 10-12 combo. Cooper's injury provides a great opportunity to find out who our best alternative 10 is for...

Postive news for the ARU. From an Aussie perspective I'd like to see a team from Japan. Surely the ultimate goal (for perhaps 2018 and beyond) would be to re-arrange the conferences so that NZ, Aus and maybe two Japanese teams make up one conference. That would surely make for a more profitable...

He was having a crack. i like the approach, it was poor execution that let him down again i never said he should be captain this june, but looking ahead i see him a potentially great captain. he needs to get in the starting 15 first.

yep. higgers is going through a bit of a learning process right now as captain for the rebs. like we all do in life, he's learning on the job. he'll be better for it if / when he ultimately gets the job

Did anyone actually read the whole report. Was there a breakdown on the Sevens income / expenditure. I'm wondering if Sevens rugby is a good opportunity for growth for the ARU. it seems to be a sport on the rise and is very easy to market to casual aussie fans. Introducing Sevens rugby in public...

Well that's not exactly accurate. The Wallabies eligibility rules are designed to improve our provincial teams even at the expense of the wallabies. I do agree tho that the ARU needs to work on building interest in the 2nd and 3rd tier comps. The NRC is their big opportunity and is begging for...

I'd go with Hooper as captain, Moore as Vice Captain, at least for the french series. im not sure we have to settle on a captain just yet. For the world cup I think our best prospect for captain is Higgers, but he needs to work on securing his place in the starting side first. If he can do that...

The ARU's position is pretty simple from here. provided they don't lose more than $17million over the next two years, they should know exactly what they need out of the broadcast deal to be profitable/sustainable. It must make enough profit every 3 years to cover any lose from world cup year...

I like the look of Alo-emile. looks like a good prospect

Have to agree with Qwerty re match payments. I'm already of the view that the match payments are too high. I'd say $5,000.00 plus expenses is fair, and those that don't play get half that. If you don't get chosen to play, you don't get chosen to play. You essentially still get $2,500.00 for...

there's probably some truth in that but anyone with any knowledge of Union and League knows that both are tough sports filled with top quality athletes. Globally there is a lot more talent in Rugby, but here in Australia the majority of top talents are in league. Some converts find the...

hm i do like skipper as starting tighthead tho

it calls the Rebels payment a "long term loan". Was the same loan made in 2014?

Personally I see McCalman as more of a 6 than a classic 8. Good work rate, but less effective with ball in hand than Palu and Higgers.