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I assumed it was an injury—but thanks for that. He wasn't great playing flyhalf for the Aus U20s last year, but 12 months more experience and conditioning at that age makes a substantial difference. Stewart would definitely be a consideration. Anybody who started for Sydney Uni last year in...

196 cms and 113 kgs. As I said in my blog last year: I thought he was the best player for Aus in the 2013 IRB JWC tournament; so it is no surprise that he was the Player of the Aus U20 comp in 2014. It sounds like the Southern States pack was the best in the comp and I expect that props Sa'aga...

What I actually said was: I have been a cheerleader for the ARU for putting on three new competitions this year. But surely their media people could have done better in letting the rugby public know the daily results. .

I have always taken this literally: - "when" meaning at the time it starts i.e at the time the throw or pass forward is made. - a player is not throwing or passing a ball forward after it leaves his hands, or a hand, so the law is no longer relevant once it does. - a throw or pass is not...

Call me weird, but I love the name. Agree with the criticism of whingers. We can almost guarantee that it won't be perfect in Year 1 but it will be a start. Criticism of rushing it through is more valid (and the reason for it was probably waiting to get the broadcaster to underwrite it). But...

Thanks everybody for the reports first or second hand. Congrats to the ARU for putting on this competition in what I suppose to be an affordable way. [Incidentally, I wouldn't be surprised if the IRB chipped in for the participation of Tonga]. But the ARU media people need a kick up the...

Ah, now I see where you are coming from. Anybody—are there any other stories like that from your club? .

That's a better post, the third time around. Implying that there may have been a religious reason was completely unacceptable. Tim Kelaher, the NSW Chief Scout, watched a lot of Colts rugby after he was appointed last June, though I don't know how many Randwick games he saw. Kelaher spoke to...

Let's give it a run and see if it has legs. Other club rugby from the bigger cities should stay in the other thread. .

NSW v Southern States Some partial comments from NSW people emailed to me throughout the match yesterday. - NSW down 0-3 after 1 min !! - Half-time 29-20 (NSW) When ball gets out to the backs NSW look excellent—Horwitz having a strong game—but all backs playing well. - Southern States...

Another thing I hadn't seen. I don't want to give a spoiler about the Sevens but Team A was ahead of Team B and threw to the lineout with 9 seconds to go, 30 metres out from Team B's goal-line. Team A wins the lineout and the scrummie passes the ball to his backline. The second guy to get...

Thanks Kiap. I had no idea this was happening otherwise I would have fronted. Thanks for the blog and giving the result. It's no disgrace that Qld was beaten—I saw the Pampas XV play twice and they are very good team. For those who don't know the Pampas XV team is made up of players who do...

I saw something today on TV that I always wanted to see in a game but never did until now. Tokyo Sevens — Aus v NZ Bryce Heem of NZ gets the ball and is stood up by Aussie Allan Fa'alava'au who is soon supported by Ed Jenkins. Two other Aussies come into help also. Nobody goes to ground...

I don't know Oli - and missed that game - but after NSW Scout, Tim Kelaher, came up with a list of names, Cheika sent the list to the clubs and said that if anybody worthwhile was not on the list they should send them down to Under 20s training in October. *** They got another 15—so they gave...

Thanks for that redhead - keep them coming. .

It's hard for me to judge on training as I have made some bad calls in that area. Cam really struggled in one of his comeback games a couple of weeks ago—for Gen Blue (Waratahs A) v the Argentine side, Pampas XV—despite training well. But in that game Tala Gray looked ready to go, and...

Waratahs Rugby Media Release Friday March 21, 2014 NSW Waratahs squad for South Africa NSW Waratahs coach Michael Cheika has stuck to his winning formula in naming his 27-man squad for the team’s two-match tour of South Africa, selecting today’s winninggameday squad plus Pat McCutcheon...

Posters writing schoolboy rubbish, or items thought to be schoolboy rubbish, will be banned. Therefore be careful. Thank you. LG

See the post above. There is also a Reds team listed earlier but there are links to both teams at the bottom of a blog here: http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/interview-with-australian-under-20s-coach-adrian-thompson/ Does anybody have a link to a complete list of the Southern States team...

From the Waratahs Media Unit NSW Colts squad for the National Under 20 Championships Forwards Rory O’Connor (Manly) Matt Sandell (Sydney University) Tom Robertson (Sydney University) Cameron Orr (West Harbour) Folau Fainga'a (Sydney University) Tevita Vea (Randwick) Siotame Kavapalu (Manly)...