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Maybe if the coach trusted the back reserves and didn't lose a backrower at both 8 and 50ish minutes.

That's at least 2 or 3 well weighted and accurate kicks in a row, along with a decent chase every time and the ability to consistently win possession off short 22s. Any team that can do that deserves to win IMO.

If the ball goes over the try ball line first, 22, if it doesn't, 5 metre scrum to team that kicked it?

By and large seem to be common sense decisions. Would like to see the French Shot Clock become standard as well.

Assuming that it's not financially unfeasible, I wonder if they've offered and had been rejected by say Georgia, USA, Romania, etc. There's not much commercial interest in those sorts of games, and for the Georgians in particular, they'll be wanting to consistently play full international...

Scotland 15 Stuart Hogg (Glasgow Warriors) – 46 caps; 11 tries, 3 pens, 64 points 14 Sean Maitland (Saracens) – 24 caps; 3 tries, 15 points 13 Huw Jones (Stormers) – 2 caps; 2 tries, 10 points 12 Alex Dunbar (Glasgow Warriors) – 17 caps; 5 tries, 25 points 11 Tommy Seymour (Glasgow Warriors) –...

Following in the footsteps of the English Premiership's greatest fly half then.

TONGA 1 Tevita Mailau 2 Paul Ngauamo 3 Siua Halanukonuka 4 Steve Mafi 5 Joe Tu’ineau 6 Daniel Faleafa 7 Jack Ram 8 Tevita Koloamatangi 9 Tane Takulua 10 Kali Hala 11 Fetu’u Vainikolo 12 Latiume Fosita 13 Siale Piutau (capt.) 14 Nafi Tuitavake 15 Telusa Veainu 16 Elvis Taione 17 Paea Fa’anunu 18...

I agree "in principle" with revenue sharing. There does have to be some serious negotiation before anything happens though. Like, does that mean the visiting team gets a say on ticket prices? And does it obligate more evenly spread and more reciprocal tours?

Who dis here? Is it Lomax?

Timmy isn't a best XI player anymore at basically 37 though. Excellent 25 minutes off the bench option, but nothing they shouldn't be able to cover.

You all make me sick with your talk of burnt meat

Certainly didn't deserve to be charging the same prices if we're talking quality.

According to BLK's website: Rebels Reds Sharks Force Kings Connacht Ospreys Toulouse Fiji Romania Samoa USA Canterbury Tasman Wellington are the Pro and international sides using the brand. Plus the Titans, NZ and England in league, Crows, Lions, Suns, Giants, Tigers, Dogs and Saints in...

Thomson, Ellison, Hagan and Matsushima all gone, and only Mafi and Day in.

Volavola? Interesting. Why wouldn't the Brumbies be after him? Not my first choice, but significantly more preferable to playing Jack at 15 and throwing Garden-Bachop to the wolves at 10, or Placid/Fou/Someone else at 15, or shifting Hodge back to 15 and having to play Sione or Sefa at 13 full...

What's the format? Same as the Rugby League World Cup? Pools A & B play everybody in their own pool, C & D everybody in their own pool and one in the other one? Good pool for the Rebels anyhow, from a competition POV, not necessarily a win the pool one.

Sefa would play 13 in that line up. Spent a lot of time there for Box Hill and the Rising, and a little bit of time there for the Rebels.

I support your overall point, I don't think a half Argie/Uruguayan team will work for the reasons you've outlined. I just don't agree with excluding rep teams like Ulster from your point given the design of the New Zealand teams (combined provincial sides), the Jaguares, the Cats (before they...

If Super Rugby isn't a rep team system, but the Pro 12 and Ulster is, I don't know what's going on.