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It's his job. But yes, it'd be better if that wasn't his job. :(

The All Black theory of player quality. It's not what you do as an individual that measures your performance, but the score.

Drew Mitchell today was almost back to his best. Good steps off both feet, ample pace: the battle hotting up for the wing positions.

Match payments constitute consideration.

Although that's only an ARU rule.

Maybe it's time to try Dwyer's theory of Beale at 13. I'm not really serious of course. It's a year too late for those experiments.

Cooper must have Buckley's chance of being selected. He has mouthed off in public, pursued a risible boxing career, rubbished the jersey, fluffed his last international appearances and is now playing badly.

I'm saying it should be against the rules of this place to make those kind of accusations against players. We decided at the outset to be respectful to each other and to people in the game. I've reported Orange Peeler in preference to blocking him.

How can your own be better?

I'm sorry but I just don't believe you. What does worry me is that people are openly traducing a true contributor to the game. TPN is a wonderful player and a club man who gives back more to rugby than most posters on here could ever dream of. To suggest he's deliberately aiming to hurt...

I cringe every time I hear "Superbowl" for the same reason.

I believe the order of precedence is bole -> megabole -> hyperbole -> ultrabole.

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With all respect, that's crazy talk. You seen to be saying he's setting out to injure people.

TPN has been playing internationals and Supe for five years and that hasn't happened.

TPN's technique has been observed by dozens of refs over five years of international and provincial play, and no one has penalised him. If he used no arms, then fine. But it would appear that he does use his arms, or else, arguably, someone with a whistle would have noticed.

As Kearnsey said: looks like Tarzan, plays like Jane. Or was it Oscar Wilde?

Abysmal? Do tell. He certainly didn't stand out, but abysmal is a big call for a young player in a JWC. I guess there were lots of dropped balls, missed tackles and passes into touch that somehow didn't make YouTube.

I doubt he'd like to be benched for Pocock.

Okay, which players can't?