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Men's 7s team are out here at Mudgee training this week. Sick of wet grounds apparently, taking advantage of our world class surface

He seems to step up in gold

The only way I can see Hodge not being in the 23, or the starting 15 for that matter, this weekend is if Petaia uses Jonnny Sexton's medical team to get cleared of his HIA.

Just the higher ceiling and longer term proposition thing with Mark N (Nawaqanitawase) I reckon, he's unlikely to get a start, just there for the experience and cover.

He's not but there is a Geerob article this morning saying he may be called in. He's been playing club rugby, probably 80 minutes each week, so he would be match fit. Physicality won't be an issue for him, the game tempo may be if he was starting but 20 minutes off the bench when the starters...

No time like the present. So we are potentially looking at something like this: 1. Bell 2. Porecki 3. Tupou 4. Philip 5. Frost 6. Leota 7. Hooper 8. Valetini 9. White 10. Lolesio 11. Koroibete 12. Kerevi 13. Ikitau 14. Wright 15. Hodge 16. Fainga'a 17. Slipper 18. Alaalaatoa 19. Holloway/LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto)...

No, but in fairness that is the old pathway, and it’s the Covid group. Yes, NZ had Covid too but prior to that they at least all played with or against each other at schools level. It’s a reset group IMO, let’s see how they go next year with a proper U20 RWC

He was lost to League once the Sea Eagles put him on a contract about a month ago. I don’t really think politics had much to do with it. He’s made a decision to respect the entity that is now paying him, that’s how business works.

I tend to agree but this is all about protecting the head and ‘being seen to be doing something’ when the inevitable litigation case comes around in the near future. I fail to see how the above images can work in WRs favour when that happens. If Genge doesn’t get cited then it’s pure bias.

Yes he does. He’s been playing an age group up the whole way through

Edwin Langi

3. Philip 2. Koribete 1. Kerevi

Anyone from the NSW team that beat them by 40 points play any good? Footnote - I know Connor and I think he’s a ripper player so I don’t doubt he played well, but I also notice Sam from Shore picked a Shore boy from the beaten team as one of his best, granted he also had McLean from New in the...

The Argentina/Scotland one confuses me too - firstly the largest movement is capped at +/- 2.00, they are both 2.01. Secondly, the teams were ranked 7th and 8th respectively, so regardless of the 15 point threshold I’m not sure why the result would deserve the maximum fluctuation (c.f. the...

You can probably add ‘slipped to 4th in World Rankings’ to that list. I’m pretty sure thats a first, if not at least a rarity.

I didn’t scrutinise it during the game, that’s definitely illegal. Will be interesting to see if World Rugby say anything about it - doubt it though given a home nation was the beneficiary

Possibly but it was a genuine intercept attempt and that’s where the downward force criteria would come in, and referral to the TMO for a common sense interpretation. He only led with one arm because it was above his head and he’s clearly trying to catch it, not knock it down. P

Maybe but I don’t think calls like that should even go to the TMO, call it as they see it. TMO should be reserved for cardworthy offences and uncertainty around tries (no more than 2 phases back) only.

If they made that, and/or downward force as the criteria it would be a vast improvement. On that basis Hill (assuming he was onside) & Perese were fine and Smith gets carded. I think most would be ok with that.

I don’t think Hooper is the best ever Wallabies captain but I wouldn’t classify him as poor either. He is definitely a good leader. If you are going to suggest someone else be captain then it needs to be an at least 70 minute player. In the current setup that’s one of the locks, Valetini...