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Lots of Wicks players have "graduated" to the Brumbies over the years. Easts will jump on any bandwagon. They also call Canberra "The Bush Capital". You know it makes sense. Reds -> City & Country Waratahs -> North Harbour, Sydney Coves, Greater Sydney Brumbies -> Vikings, Eagles...

If Australia can't win the RWC, then I want the Saffers to win. That way Japan can legitimately claim that the World Champion has never beaten the Brave Blossoms - ever. "Japanese Rugby - 100% record of beating the 3 x World Champion Springboks"

Agree. Can't blame the players. They have expenses and can not meet these on thin air and a handshake. For the Sydney players, they can go to NSW NRC franchises on the smell of an oily rag because there is no requirement to maintain another accommodation that a Rebels bloke would need if...

Seems all the rugby talk is about bloody buses: 1. The Julian Savea Bus that a number of Les Frogges threw themselves under. 2. The Bus of Public Humiliation that Joubers was thrown under by the IRB. 3. The Special Bus timetables from the Levin Cosmopolitan Club to Athletic Park.:)

I use the term Super Lite not to be derogatory. I use it because: 1. The Wallabies will not be involved (usually a spring tour or rest/surgery/rehab requirements prevent them from taking the field (unless they are Wobs on the outer or comeback from injury) 2. With a 1:1 relationship between a...

There was some idle talk that Aussie 7's would be targeting players from other codes and sports for Rio Olympics. To a degree this has been successful in the Women's 7's team although I can't recall if any female loig players have been enticed to the call of the Gold, Rio Gold. With less than...

BTW don't use the "reply to" button for a large post when it is obvious which post you are replying to. If you feel you must make it obvious, then refer to the post number or use something like "^^^" to point to the previous post. Some folks view the forums on their mobile devices, and it gets...

Jonathan Kaplan has floated the concept of a Captains Challenge, allowing a Team Captain to request a ruling from the TMO. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/73220915/players-and-coaches-need-more-power-says-former-test-referee-jonathan-kaplan It works in Cricket and Tennis...

Every country has supporters from the far left side of the "Displays Appropriate Social Behaviour" bell curve. NZL is not the only country with troll infestations.

What is the purpose of the NRC? Is it supposed to be a lite Australian SuperRugby Conference by proxy like the Curry Cup, or a Semi-Pro development competition like the ITM Cup? Some NRC and SuperRugby franchises have adopted the Curry Cup approach, while in NSW its more ITM Cup.

#ScrumStraightJoe Pythagorus Marler features again after being admonished for a late tackle. "You've got to understand my frustration levels. You didn't get knocked out of a World Cup. I did." Sir: "I didn't get picked"

Scotty Stevenson in the NZ Herald on line: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/scotty-stevenson/news/article.cfm?a_id=815&objectid=11532289 "... ... ... for the third consecutive World Cup, a referee has been subjected to the worst kind of abuse while the panel that makes those selections panders to...

But doesn't that make the 20% of the times that there is not an arse reaming all that much sweeter. The stuff that fathers and uncles talk to the young about in hushed and reverential tones. Ever heard the Max Boyce story "I Was There"?

Hope you aren't gloating @aeneas. It is a little unbecoming. Since this thread started, how many games have New Zealand lost? It's not just a Saffer phenomena. Of those 5 NZL-SAF matches, there have been some real humdinger games fitting the "vibe" of this thread. The actual victor in the...

My own effort, pinched from a screen shot of the live stream. All merit is in the act captured not the quality of the picture. Two hookers shaking hands at the first scrum of the game. WTF?

Bump. This thread is great background reading for the forthcoming RWC 2015 SF between the big boys of World Rugby. Hoping this SF will be a game worthy of being mentioned in this thread as yet another in a long line of epic battles between these two heavyweights.

Hope this game lives up to the stories from this thread: http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/community/threads/the-nz-sa-rivalry-how-fierce-is-it.13399/ Should be an epic battle.

Scholarship talk, rumour, scuttlebutt, suggestions, trolling, etc belongs in another thread. Please stop posting about them in this thread. We have a thread established for that purpose. Go there if you feel necessary to "spill the beans" or break the news. General warning to all. From...

^^^ Regardless of your opinion of how Joubers performed, this act sets a dangerous precedent and unless they do precisely what @Quick Hands suggests, they will be open to claim of being hypocrites. One of the pillars of Rugby is that the referee is supposed to be beyond reproach. Selective...