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I did'nt realise the international season was that close. But it must be if Rocky's about to start playing again

The thing is, the players like Ginea, Barnes,Palu etc lift their game a bar or two when they are in the test environment, whereas a lot of the Super 15 in form players are probably at their best right now looking good against other sides whose tackling, positional play, comittment et al is not...

I notice that in The Australian daily newspaper that only Brett Harris is reporting on rugby. Wayne Smith, who was able to put a great slant on all things rugby, is currently in the West Indies covering the test cricket between Pina Coladas. Yesterday there was no journalist accredited with the...

Was Morahan fullback in that game?

After all this talk of No 8's, I decided to run the ruler over the best known players for that position, to compare to Shatz & Higginbotham. I included Reid, Spiers, & Palu, and here are their heights & weights. I have marked in blue the tallest & the heaviest. and in red for the smallest. With...

The Dingo Droppings Trophy

Last year when the Reds won over the Stormers the game was played with a very high level of intensity. Commentators after the game remarked it was more like a test than a Super 15 game. I think it is important to take that into consideration when choosing a Reds forward pack. What I remember was...

I rate Alexander, Kepu, & Slipper fairly evenly scrum wise. I think the Wallaby from these three will be the one who is the most mobile around the field. That's why I think Slipper has been successful in the past.

The heading of the thread is in part, "Name your Best XV". It made me think of not necessarily the best XV, but Dean's XV, which in my opinion from past evidence, can be quite another thing. I mean did McCabe's mother come from Canterbury (just kidding) So here we go, my best XV for June, plus...

The Stormers, by the time they get to Suncorp, are going to be a very battered & tired team, after playing the Bulls, Highlanders, and Crusaders, whether they win or lose against the Crusaders, who are on the improve. Also there will be injuries. The Reds will be refreshed after their bye, and...

With regard to your question of is it a ruck if there is no opposition pushing against you, I am assuming you probably mean a maul. The rules of rugby from the IRB state as follows: In either case you have to have opposition player(s) involved, and if you don't, it is neither a ruck nor a maul...

27, I didn't realise you were WG, but why the nomme de plume '27'. Oh, & Sanchez, less aimless kicking in future please.

Just the beer thanks, being Good Friday et al.

Hey Sucker, I hope you've got a good solicitor for the court case to cover my injuries from falling off my chair, hitting my head on the table behind me, my wife fainting from seeing all the blood and bruising her shoulder, not to mention the injuries to the dog as she fell on it. Just...

If you look anything like your aviator, I think not.

I'm not so sure that the Brumbies will run all over the Reds as a number of punters are predicting. The problem for them is that they have come off three hard games where they have probably played 'out of their skins'. the latter two at home: Week 4 Chiefs 29 v Brumbies 22 Week 5 Brumbies 33 v...

Before the first game of the season, Links said if the Reds won three of their first six games, that that result would be acceptable to him. By that I assume he also meant that from after six games the Reds would gel as a combination and move on. However that combination of the team is not...

Davies has just come from the Bull pit, where the Bulls love nothing more than to see who can kick the highest to the opposition fullback. So I can't see the Force using that tactic too much.

Rugbyreg, have you got a spare pair of glasses?

Sorry, but I'll be cycling on the ex-railway track somewhere between Coominya, Tagoolawah, and Harlin, or camping beside it at the time. Now let me see..beer, wine or rum? Nah, all three!