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BBC ball control and forwards play excellent, low error rate, ACGS more or less the opposite, and very mistake prone, playing way less well than last week.

HT ACGS 8 BBC 18

This is worth the time.... https://medium.com/@stevemillerau/an-open-letter-to-the-jim-carmichael-and-the-qru-b4f6a659c009

Let me add: And where those specialised positions are absolutely fundamental to set piece effectiveness and success, something 90% of astute RWC observers say are the proven cornerstones of RWC success.

OK, if that rationale is accepted as accurate and valid, KD has to: - translate 2014 S15 form to 2015 Tests/RWC (not yet proven by a long chalk, but let's hope I guess) and - he has to re-find that 2014 form in that (a) he's since incurred a serious injury and he's not long back from repair...

Maybe not, but.... - many here and in NZ noted how the change of locks in the recent BC2 match was vital to an improved AB broken play/breakdown performance, and that that performance altered the whole balance of the teams in favour of NZ - fp has often rightly highlighted how crucial lock...

Why, like #hesautomagicallyrightashesthecoach? If only there was more evidence of that being valid since Macqueen. Just a small data point (which some will scoff at): Chek's Test w-l% so far 2014-5 is below that of J Connolly 2006-7.

Additionally, it's surely fair that add that TPN's line out throwing can get very erratic, especially if he's tired or had a knock (that's not been bad enough to force him to leave the field). IMO, major mistake potentially to not add Hanson but add the extra wingers.

Just a btw that keeps intriguing me (if that's the word vs 'outraging' me): The QRU has now said, over and over: 'RG is the best coach for the 2016 Reds, and he was in fact better for our purposes than all the other 19 we assessed (by desk research vs interview).' But never once have they...

There won't be from me. [Unless they are good ones ;).]

Haha Sage...I was wondering when we'd see you back after Churchie's crushing win over NC. And I was expecting the flourish of excuses, explanations, subtle or otherwise Churchie put-downs, the league references, the vast NC injuries, 'just had a bad day', Su'a a bit overrated, the awful flu...

Don't think me death-riding Pooper, but, with the way they play and in hard Tests, it's London to a brick that one will be injured for a good period....and the window will surely open for Gill.

Got you there. Just hope NRC team design doesn't gradually migrate to get that balance you state wrong and too biased to Super players (so's to win more) so we end up as 'Super Lite' with lowered real new player development.

Honest question: in what is meant to be a 'Tier 3' player development-oriented comp, why does Higgers get a squad position and esp when he has zero connection to the Reds?

But likely first Aus-based one since Churchie in 2004...

Think he scored once in France, yes?

KH and SH having blinders

Not IMO, in this case.

Yeah Scrubber, you're right, Gill had to say what he had to say, in these circumstances; I mean, what else could he say? But to me it was pointed that he notably empathised with fans' disillusionment over the appalling w-l% outcomes and also said 'we the players will be driving this forward in...

Generally Parse, not only with the QRU, these 'auto renewal ' type subscriptions aim to make the process of cancelling as cumbersome as possible and force us the customer to be very pro-active and definite in cancelling them. There's a remarkable number of people that are lethargic, just...