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Ronnie, your latest effort shows the same generosity of spirit evident in your only two previous posts, namely: "How did Henry Speight have a good game? His defence was terrible, his positioning was poor - almost cost them a try when he couldn't catch the missed penalty goal or ground it...

Definitely the latter, RR.

Bloody hell! Not only does LG seem to have an informed opinion about every player who ever laced a boot on, but he actually does the same with the random decision generators.

I'm a bit late picking up on this, LG, but I'm totally in agreement with you. I'd go further. The power hit is basically responsible for the problems we have with re-sets, crooked feeds and scrums wheeling in an uncontrolled fashion. Referees have to blow up so many scrums because of players...

If it's your coinage, LG, you deserve to be knighted. If not you deserve a gong for keeping a classic phrase alive. I spent much of my youth hanging around race tracks. I loved listening to the old blokes who'd come up in the depression years. Race course argot was wonderfully expressive and...

Let's not expect too much of Stephen. There have been few examples of really outstanding Wallabies who have managed the switch to coaching. Mark Ella and David Campese come to mind as players of similar brilliance to Larkham. Neither made much impact in coaching. As for those who have gone...

I am somewhat reassured to learn that while at Joeys Tim Kelaher. who played his final seasons with Sydney Uni, "would ... shit at least 3 times an evening alone". In any other environment it might be assumed that people would shit unaccompanied, but I have no knowledge of boarding school...

A late entry in the 2010 Wisdom of Rugby Awards. Stirling Mortlock with: ""Our style will be unique and different" as distinct from ""Our style will be unique but the same as everyone else". Has to be on the short list.

I'm not sure that Mark would have much knowledge of what happened more than 80 years ago. And the answer implicit in your question, zeedok, is not necessarily correct. A.C. "Johnnie" Wallace "was captain and coach of the Waratahs on their groundbreaking tour to Europe in 1927-28 and is...

FP, don't be surprised if Alasdair King, aka Ivan Milat, also stakes a claim.

Some information on Chris Carberry from Jack Pollard’s Australian Rugby: Played for Sydney Uni, NSW, GPS Old Boys, Queensland and Australia – 13 Tests “A tough hooker who organised Australia’s scrums successfully for several seasons. … He set himself to break even against nations with a...

You're right, Lindommer, they've certainly produced some good ones but not too many in recent years like Laurie who are custom built to prop.

How did a no-neck prop make it through the Joey's system? Brother Boyd usually uses converted breakaways in the front row. Laurie might not be sartorially elegant but the last thing we need are chicken-neck front rowers.

There are at least 30 Sydney Uni players who are contracted one way or another to the franchises. Once again there is only one with the Reds. To my knowledge the Reds are the only franchise which currently requires their players to play in the local club competition. It could be that the...

I'm well on the way to agreeing with you, TK, except that for me the "important shit" is not the Bledisloe but the next Test whoever it's against. Bugger "building towards". Let's give every match our best shot. The Wallabies jersey should be prized above everything. It shouldn't be worn by...

Sorry, e_n_e, I wasn't being defensive about Sydney Uni. If Lawrie were going to play club rugby in Melbourne I would also expect him to turn out for Melbourne Uni, completing the trifecta. My guess is that he was probably directed to Bendigo by the Rebels people. I was just making the point...

Annandale I think, but as in most things I could be wrong.

I haven't heard anything, Jnor. What I do know is that he's a very proud Fijian who intends to go back there and teach when he retires. As I've posted on a number of occasions he is immensely strong and in the right hands could be anything. My view is that Bill Young was the worst possible...

Knowing that Rebels' players are required to link to a Melbourne club and a school, my money would be on Lawrie playing his club football with University - Sydney University.

Sorry, Groucho and sevenpointdropgoal, I couldn't resist.