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Interesting that the goalposts have to be set to the width of the soccer posts. Here in Australia councils/schools often installed special composite posts to allow both codes (plus league) to be played on the one ground.

Two or three years down the track we may well see those two being first choice Wallaby locks, with Skelton on the tight head side.

Hard to see why Shota Horie got shunted to the bench just because he was on international duty. He's clearly been the number one hooker this season. And Tom Kingston's regular benching is going to make him regret going to Melbourne. He has the potential to be a star long term but he's not...

Why not Holmes to 12 and CTM to 13. That keeps Dellit out of the starting 15, and causes the minimum possible disruption as CTM plays where he has been playing.

I actually think Link has Foley assigned to 10; you may remember in the Rugby HQ interview he stated that even when Cooper was still uninjured, Foley was in his squad. Either that means Cooper was already out (unlikely) or that Beale was the addition when Cooper went down. Speculating, I know...

There's a lot of desire on these boards to see To'omua at 10. Much of it stems from the desire to see a 10 who plays a conservative, field position game (Jakeball if you like). But that is not the gameplan that Australia (McKenzie and Pulver specifically) want to play. If it was, Jake White would...

The whole 80 minutes. Just because the score was still close after 60 doesn't mean the Tahs didn't dominate the collisions from the first whistle.

Last weekend showed why Jones and Neville are not first choice. The Rebels pack spent the whole day getting driven back over the advantage line. They just had no answer to the power of the Waratah tight five.

Me too. His last outing I saw was pretty awful and overlaying inconsistency over home ground advantage could get very ugly. I also think the Sharks at Durban are a bridge too far; there'll likely be a non-neutral referee for the final, (pray it isn't Peyper, that bloke doesn't actively set out...

And that is precisely why he is in the squad. I expect Link to go with Horwill and Simmons for the first two tests with Jones off the bench. If we are two up I expect we might go Jones, Carter to start with Skelton off the bench in the third. Link is very likely to start Horwill and Simmons in...

Had a brain explosion about 10 days ago that was particularly infectious for his locking partner, so I think they have put him in quarantine till he's no longer a danger to his teammates. :) Seriously, I fail to understand why Browning is not at 8 and McDuling at 6. The season is gone, Schatz...

I've been watching the Crusaders right back to the early 2000's. The two games you have cited are definitely outliers in the distribution, especially when Kaplan was reffing -haha. :)

I had to read this twice to be sure. After looking at the team list I expected the score to be the opposite. I was genuinely fearful that the U-20's would be crushed. It bodes very well for the junior WC.

Missed that news but it now explains why Cowan and Ryan were selected in front of him. IMO he really deserved a place in the squad as bench prop and may have developed into our THP starter. Gutted to see him go but at this stage he wouldn't have got an ARU top-up so he is probably going for at...

The Rugby gods were kind to the Crusaders last week and I think with the travel and short turnaround they will be again. I expect a five point result for the Crusaders this weekend. (You have to say that the Saders seem to get the bounce of the ball more often than not in this comp.) The Force...

I can't see this. For 60 minutes the Rebels were still in the game according to the scoreboard. That was solely as a result of desperation in defence, and that takes character. There are a lot of teams that would have folded completely under that pressure. How they go this weekend will be...

I don't disagree that the Force are playing beyond expectations this year. They've got five test squad players and they deserved them, though Longbottom should be there rather than Cowan. But that win was almost not a win, against the Lions reserve team. They are resilient but limited. I fear...

A touch of reality required here. Last night the Force played the reserve team for one of the two bottom franchises. And nearly lost. Next week they play a top six team who seem to be back playing well at their home ground. Hodgson is still playing really well. But McCalman has gone off the...

If you're right, then AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) will start at 13 and Kuridrani on the bench if its a form based selection.

Do you think Beale can kick for goal in tests? Friday night screams no!