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I think Japan is more likely if he goes OS. He would likely extend his career by a few years playing over there and my understanding is that the rugby community over there is very tight knit, most living very close to each other, so he wouldn't be too isolated.

I don't see much of a weakness with the changes. It weakens the scrum but Daley is improving in this area. If I heard correctly in the podslam this week Slipper suggested that he might get a rest at some stage so Holmes will come on a THP so the change makes sense in that regard. Saia and Hanson...

Well it's going to happen for the next 2 years with Anzac Day being on Friday and Saturday. Hopefully they try and get a few Trans Tasman games in to compete with the other codes. I'd really like a streaming service for rugby games. I'm surprised Fox haven't looked into this already as they...

I agree with Forcefield to an extent. Better to save some money and develop some young guys on the rise. The money saved can be used to upgrade contracts with guys like Gill or help keep Ant in red. No doubting JOC (James O'Connor) is a great player but he will come with a hefty pay cheque.

S. Morahan played 3 years. THink you could be right about Butler though.

Also Tessman isn't exactly young. I played grades with him almost 10 years ago so he must be around 28 now. Agree about Butler though. He's not worth shifting to hooker as he's developing quite well as a backrower and it would take a few years to make the transition and he'd probably end up...

The whole concept of a third party deal is that it is between the player and a third part, not the franchise. The franchise can introduce the player and the third party but its not up to them to sign off on the deal. If the third party isn't paying then the player should take them to court. I...

It would almost make sense for the Force to do a tour of NZ and ask for their games there to be back to back. would save the players a lot of time on planes. I guess the down side is more time in NZ though so there's no win in this situation. ;) I think the Ponies will have too much for the...

At work we have down graded the jersey that we get for our team because the top line ones don't last. Much better getting the cheaper ones as they are more durable. Don't see the point in buying a Wallaby match quality jersey as, unless you are an athlete, you look like a fat bastard wearing one.

I think they have changed the Olympic funding to directly relate to results. Swimming have just had their funding cut while sailing has had a big boost based on London 2012.

It all makes sense now.

This game is 2 v 4 on the ladder. The Blues sit in second spot due to the fact they are top of the NZ conference.

Quite a few of the participants are double counted. Unless the schools register their players with MRA then it will be difficult to work out the number of players who are counted as school and club players. I haven't added the 7's figure at the end as they acknowledge that school 7's players...

The majority though? I said many had no interest. I am not saying these events shouldn't be run, just that they do not give a realistic indication of the total participation.

Changed it. The formatting didn't really work. If I had time I would have made a nice infographic.

My comment was not around his quality as a player. It was more around how much he would cost and the return on investment. As for the other options they are not up to the standard of Digby and not as good a JOC (James O'Connor) but I'd like them to develop. I think both Toua and Davies will need to cement a spot...

The ARU have released their annual report for last year. You can read it here http://activemagazine.smedia.com.au/activemagazine/arudemo2012/ They have been gloating about the participation figure and how well the game is going. Gagger and Scott briefly touched on it during this weeks...

And why would they want him? I'm happy with our options at 10,12 and 15 so he'd be a winger. While I view Digby as the best winger going around I can live without him in the team. CFS, Toua, Davies and Shippers are all good wing options. Though I'd like CFS developed into a long term 13 option...

I think he's back at school this year Lee.

I've had the same issue getting jerseys done for work. The jersey companies design team have shown little imagination and we've had to do most of them ourselves. I don't mind the England 7's jersey, at least the white one. The other one could be the worse jersey ever designed.