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Our starting XV needs to step up big time to put any pressure on the ABs ball carriers. The Wallabies Front Row has to perform at/above their best for 2016 - firstly to match the contributions by the ABs Front Row around the park and then provide the required impact at the breakdown. In...

HEROIC HODGSON SIGNS ON FOR 2017 The Western Force are proud to announce the re-signing of club stalwart Matt Hodgson for the 2017 Super Rugby season. The champion openside flanker will head into his 12th season with the club, and along with Pek Cowan are the last inaugural Western Force...

Average Ruck Involvements June Tests + TRC 2016 To assist SC with his comparisons here's a slightly larger data set which includes the 3 June Tests against England + TRC games. Games = Equiv 80 minute games. All Ruck numbers as av/80 minutes. Have excluded players with few games or time only...

Fairly even distribution across all main player groups for the Pumas. Very subdued involvement by the Wallabies Tight 5. Wallabies Back Row made 50% of TRIs. Wallabies Tight 5 provided some support for their own ball carriers. Most pressure on the Pumas Ball Carriers was applied by...

Ruck Involvements - Pumas v Wallabies - London This Test (P21:33W) was almost the repeat of the Perth Test (P20:36W) with the Wallabies earning the win in both with only ~34% Possession and Territory. In assessing the Ruck Involvement Stats many considered the Perth Test as a bit of an...

Final Bench selection: 16 James Hanson 17 Tom Robertson 18 Allan Ala'alatoa 19 Kane Douglas 20 Scott Fardy 21 Leroy Houston 22 Nick Phipps 23 Tevita Kuridrani Has to be one of the most unbalanced Wallabies teams that I've seen. Pumas Team: 1 Lucas Noguera Paz 2 Agustin Creevy 3 Ramiro Herrera...

Good to see the Spirit giving this game against the Vikings a real crack with excellent mixed-squad team selection. Like starting XV and the intensity off the bench. Mulikihaama, Vui and Knapp have been consistent contributors in the NRC. GO YOU SPIRIT!

Hang in there SC!

Use the Ruck Involvement stats as you like SC - there's no (c).

Not just a problem with the Boks but a growing trend in International Rugby which is not being stamped out. The Wallabies are starting to fall into the trap as well as very few are getting pinged. It's also happening at all levels of rugby as it's being condoned at Test level.

Ruck Involvements - Additional Comments Both teams showed a similar distribution of TRIs across the main player groups. The Wallabies Front and Back Rows were most involved in supporting their team's ball carriers. The Boks' Front Row (particularly Strauss and Bench Props)...

Ruck Involvements – Springboks v Wallabies - Pretoria A disappointing loss in Pretoria with The Wallabies having all of the Possession (55%), Territory (60%) and ball carries (112 for 480m. Boks 92 for 332m) yet unable to get the points when needed. The Wallabies scored their last points at...

To assist the discussions on the No 8 position I gathered the key physical attributes for this position. Some well known names........ The only place I can find Sean McMahon as being 110kg is Wikipedia and it's beside a photo of Sean in 2014 when he was carrying a bit. He now appears leaner...

You would think that lineout proficiency would be demonstrated and utilised at Super Rugby level. Hooper averaged a LOW every 10 games in 2016 and every 2 games in 2015. McMahon av 1.5 LOW/game in 2016 and 2LOW/game in 2015.

Pocock's game isn't just about earning or forcing TOW, it's about slowing the ball down and giving the chance for the defence to reset. However, he can still have an impact as his 7TOW in Bled 1 showed. Lately the game plan has been to have him unsupported - so not surprisingly he gets broken...

I'm no rugby coach but can't limit looking at these positions in isolation. The Wallabies would benefit from Front Rowers who are not only good at the set piece but also around the park. We're also missing the contributions at the breakdown from hard working backs such as AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper), To'omua...

Cheika is changing the game plan, particularly around the breakdown in almost every game - as the Ruck Stats show. England won the 3 tests in the June tests with much less possession than the Wallabies but there were still some high ruck involvements. In the Test against the Pumas, both...