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Jake Gordon is a liability at test level

It should be horses for courses IMO. Frost was outstanding starting in 3rd England test, and his ball carrying ability will be crucial to winning the gain line battle. Leota as he's a far better link man and a natural 6, Holloway has looked nothing special to me. Wright hasn't done much wrong on...

Only concern re Kellaway is that he has been out for 8 weeks. If he's ready then he's 15, if not you'd hope they would give Jock a chance Petaia just makes so many gaffes, could see Pollard targeting him

Make up of the back 3 will be crucial. Would love to see Vunivalu get a crack

Rennie said either he or Edmed will be joining the squad on Monday

Within a week O’Connor has gone from starting to out of the squad, bit strange interesting to see where they see Gleeson fitting in

Fair enough To the topic at hand, the return of the great Bernard Foley! In all seriousness, I hope this isn't signaling a return to the "run it from everywhere" game plan

No, I clearly said developing players and coaches at the grassroots level. Since when was the national team or URC team grassroots? According to you lot Rennie is a mastercoach and he's not to blame at all for the Wallabies winning 39% of games under him, but Ireland are only good because of...

No, it was their long term vision of centralizing the sport in Ireland and focusing on developing coaches and players from a young age If you don't think Rennie is at all to blame for the Wallabies struggles, then how can you think Schmidt & Farrell are to credit for Ireland's success? Either...

Might as well ask Bernie if he brought his boots back from Munster at this rate

David Nucifora has been the director of high performance for Ireland since 2014, overseeing all coaching and development at all levels They didn't become world number 1 overnight, nor was it simply beacuse of Farrell

No, that was tongue in cheek There need to be a major investment in the development of young Australian coaches from the grassroots up. We have an international 15 that doesn't know where to stand let alone how to catch a high ball. We have wonderful athletes, but poor basic skills like...

The fact this might be the best scrummaging group of the professional era is an indictment, right

Works the same way it did with Mike Con in NZ. Work with all the age group teams, and coach other coaches so that the knowledge is shared to lower level coaches Coaching the coaches is the most sustainable way. Having all the knowledge only at super and International level is a waste, as by...

Read my comment above re coaching

Around the field, Yeah. Scrummaging?? Nah, not by a long shot. Ala'alatoa is the best of the bunch and he's a converted loosehead. Tupou relies on strength rather than technique, Sliper and Bell arent exactly devestating looseheads, who is really the remit of a loosehead on opposition ball

I know, but he would be better suited dealing with it on a national scale Who has made it a priority? and if they have, it hasn't showed. We still get pasted by everyone

When I say we have the cattle I'm referring to the athletes and physical talent, as there were excuses made about NRL getting all the athletes I am a fan of Rennie, have always rated him from Manawatu days and his time with NZ u20's and Chiefs. But I don't believe in blind faith, it's still...

Right now? No one, because it's been neglected for so long. They need someone like Dan Palmer working with schoolboys to teach them. But it will never be like that as long as running with the ball is the only skill Aussie rugby cares about with props

That's our point, it's a coaching and development issue that begins in schoolboy rugby where all that matters is who can seagull best