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The strength and conditioning coach is Peter Harding.

And so, having misdiagnosed the problem, he and his strength and conditioning coach proceeded to create a situation where in the last ten Trans-Tasman Tests the Wallabies have lost every second half and every match. So what are they now going to do about fitness? They've already loaded the...

At 105kg he is a bit on the slight side. Nonsense like that says more about the writer than the player under attack.

Lawrie Weeks was Sydney Uni's water boy on Saturday. He had played in Queensland Uni's Premiership winning team a couple of weeks earlier. The only reason he played for UQ was that the Reds were paying him back for leaving them for Melbourne and wouldn't let him play for his longstanding club...

I think that Phibbs will come in at zero points under the long service rule.

It's disappointing that someone can put such a bitter and ugly twist on what for most people is a feel good story. Here's a young bloke who didn't come from a privileged background; who started off in 3rd Colts and has battled his way up through every grade since. He is one of the most...

Apparently there is a bar on people overseas accessing it. If true we have our national network, whose implicit charter would include promoting Australia, denying ex-pats and other rugby nuts the opportunity to watch games. There is no conceivable commercial reason for doing this. Or is it some...

inthestands, you have neatly encapsulated the mess that those seat cushions that sit around the board table in this state have led us to. "The game" is parcelled off to the participation level while the State's flagship team is all about "the business of rugby". For most of us tragics rugby is...

I'll volunteer for that. Tell me, has anyone ever actually found the city?

The main reason I can think of, Upright, is the opportunity to really explore their rugby potential. Uni offers them professional coaching plus a physical development program which is cutting edge. These are the principal reasons why Sydney Uni produces more professional players than any other...

I don't want to knock the bloke - he needs our sympathy and prayers having to work with that board - but if there's one thing that rugby in this town lacks it's tribalism. So what does Mr Jason Allen bring to the table in terms of rugby and sporting credentials? He has had two years "as...

For mine the player that has really caught the eye this season has been David Hickey. He has largely been used in 2nds Colts but he could be anything. A truckload of the M factor, not the most common characteristic among Uni players.

When I read that, RF, I thought you must have been an old time prop but then I see from your profile that you are only 19. Going back a few decades the dynamics of the scrum were very different. Both hookers used to strike, with the hooker on the feeding side having the advantage of being...

I've got a different take on this to others who have commented - but that's been the story of my life. We're told that the lad is a tight-head who can play loose-head and is aiming to try out as a hooker. He is 114kg at age 16. My strong advice is that at this stage he should not even...

What exactly has he done to be so obviously totally excluded from consideration at a time when tight head prop has been arguably our most vulnerable position? I was overseas when the misnamed Barbarians games were played so I didn't see how he went when switched to the loosehead side. He is so...

Thanks for the comments. Let's deal with a few issues: Firstly, I find it hard to think of a major exercise which has less specificity for rugby than the bench press. On the more interesting issue of whether "an increased focus on strength would impact negatively on fitness", my thinking was...

Two months ago, before the start of the Bledisloe series, I posted an article titled “Wallabies: the right conditioning for the 3Ns?” in the Forum section of this site. I started off by pointing out: “A characteristic of the Deans era Wallabies is their seeming inability to sustain their...

I made the long journey to Penrith yesterday to watch their last game of the season against Uni. I was very impressed with them and their style of play. They seem to have a fairly basic playing strategy. It is very direct and all 15 players appear to be focussed on attacking the line at pace...

I think that's an excellent idea, lily. There are 22 competition rounds, i.e., 44 opportunities for a club to have their game on TV, and I think every club should be shown at least once.

It's always a shame to let facts get in the way of a good furphy, Hartman. This year I can only identify four (4) school leavers from 2009 who joined the Sydney Uni Football Club and have received scholarships. It is possible I may have missed one but I am prepared to bet serious money that...