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If we are picking super squad members, then I'd have Matt Lucas ahead of these 2. But again,they are pursuing other goals ATM.

^^^^^therein lies the problem. He has to take a pay cut,and give up on his childhood dreams to get on board the 7's train. Maybe in a few years the money will be good enough to entice first string players.

^^^^^^ must be a very distant relative. This pillock fell over, more like a broken down weak gelding than a stallion :)

I heard a comnent on the telecast that we go into contact more than any other side,and that the aim this year is to do it less. Yet I see Kenewell,who has always had good spacial awareness actively seeking contact with the ball, and I see Adams on set pieces stepping back into contact not...

Mate, you focus on his woeful defence to let his opposite score. I'll focus on the series of atrocious refereeing decisions that put England in position for him to do that. Ok?

I don't think forward dominance was anything a jersey change wouldn't fix. Look closely at their 7 all game, he is around our guys necks all game. 4 or 5 penalties there, and their momentum is non existent. That's just one example. If Foley is allowed to throw blatantly forward passes to put...

Great effort from our boys this week. They definitely performed above my expectations. We have plenty of depth with forwards and wingers,but Friends failure to recruit any ball players will be their undoing this year. We are destined to fail, if we continue playing Henry in a ball playing...

^^^ Good suggestion about the rule being tweaked to an option. Scotland have no one to blame but themselves. A professional who has literally prepared months for this,should know the fucking rules..... But I did feel for them.

I'm glad you edited this post, to remove the bit about the kids getting their value add in the school holidays :) that was a very long bow......

It's tosh that the mercenaries receive the benefit of these extra curricular activities,not that the School doesn't provide them. No you didnt mention the time commitment required from these kids,as it destroys your argument,about what benefits they get from the transaction. They spend all...

What a load of tosh. Nice definition,but again how does making school kids train more sessions and more hours than professional fringe Tahs players, give them a more holistic education? You continuing to say it,doesn't make it so. Im guessing you work for the cigarette / coal /sugar lobbyists...

My bad for getting sucked into this thread again. i really can't be bothered debating the finer points about travelling times etc. Anyone can see where these kids went to School before being recruited. Everyone can see the vast majority don't go on to tertiary studies (in direct contrast to...

1)you keep banging on about holistic education, like its the secret sauce. repeating it,doesn't make it valid. 2)on what basis do you suggest adding 20 + hours per week in training and travel gives them a leg up, from their previous Schooling? I call bullshit on your lower SES claims...

What studies? What's problematic, is assuming that out of area sports scholarship kids get anywhere near the same academic results as the fee paying locals. You clearly don't understand the load the School places on these kids. Up at 6 then home at 8 mon to Thursday , game day Saturday...

That research has obviously excluded rugby scholarship recipients at your school:) Further, it only confirms that the recruitment program is effective. The actual program, fails to improve them at all. The glaring defiencies that were evident at recruitment,are still there after 3-4 years of...

^^^^^ you think any Schools raison d'être is to produce future pro Rugby players?

Much worse that the Poms would hold it. Our mate Eddy is enjoying our current troubles way too much for my liking. And any way,I'm used to the AB's ruling the world. I'm still getting used to Trump,so I can't handle any more shifts in world order:)

where have these players that should have us at 2 in the world been playing all year? We had one team in the semi's this year,but not based on merit. Pretty much none of our franchises were competitive this year. You can!t make a silk purse......

Our worst loss of the year,they are legally hopeless. Don't mind being swept by both the kiwis & the poms. But the Boks should currently be a human bye for any top 5 Test team. Even at home,at altitude.

Could not disagree more. There is nothing wrong with staying in your age group refining your skills. Playing in the state & National squads still provides plenty of pressure footy. Good footy players don't come with expiry dates, I dont understand the desperation to fast track young boom players.