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Foley played at 15 for all but the last two rounds the year that the other Foley was coach. As a 15 he wasn't that good, not terrible but his skills just didn't match the job requirements. Popgun kicking out of hand and lack of top end speed were the major problems. Finally he got a go at 10...

1. Genia 2. Fardy 3. Folau

Spiro is getting more and more bitter by the day. He used to hide his preference for Deans by trying to appear even-handed but now Link has replaced Deans it is apparent that anyone who was anti-Deans during his time as coach is to be subject to criticism (the more bitter the better) by the...

TOCC said it so much better than I could.

That appears to be a great signing! Meehan had no chance to shine at the Force, given Foley's overall philosophy and the cattle available.

If we go back to the period between 1960 and 1980, the Wallabies were, with a couple of exceptional years, always playing with 40% or less of possession. This experience taught them to treasure what they had and use it wisely. Funny how it is that the lessons you learn the hard way seem to be...

Pyle and Speight are no-brainers. Skelton is way too green and if we rush him his development will be damaged, probably irrepairably. I think Godwin is still recovering from surgery.

As another Tahs supporter who watched a good season implode because of Dell's stupidity I don't have ANY sympathy. Suspended on the eve of a semifinal if my memory serves me well, he single-handedly blew up our whole campaign. Good riddance to bad rubbish, the ARU owed him absolutely nothing...

Ardie Savea got his first full game of Super rugby this year against the Tahs and promptly tore us a new one. He was the primary reason we lost. He was quieter in the next couple of games and went back to the bench/squad as the season wore on. His ITM cup form is no new revelation to any Tah...

Fox are reporting this as official.

But that's the problem. His hamstrings tear because they don't want to stretch and move. :)

The scrum question will be difficult to ask without getting him into a position where he can't/won't answer. Perhaps try to get into it via a technical analysis: "During the Super rugby season we generally were able to gain parity with the NZ and SA scrums but with the rule changes we seem to...

Ask yourself what would the NZ selectors do. They very rarely muck around with peoples positions, they just look to the next reserve in the position that is open. Typical is what they have done at 10 this year. They were down to their fifth player in line when Taylor played at 10, but they...

I think this clearly separates us from the two major Australian codes, which is a good thing. If he was a mungo player the incident would have been dismissed and team fans encouraged not to fly AirAsia because they reported it. In AFL it would have got an initial reaction and a rap over the...

Surprise for me too, but if Betham or Crawford get crocked with a long term injury we will need another 11/13/14 as back-up, so maybe that's the reasoning behind it.. Anyone know when the EPS window closes? I really want Horwitz to be one of that 5, even if we've got a lot of class 10's. We...

I wish that this was true, but the only time I can recall anything but parity or less was against the Crusaders reserve scrum this year. All I can say is that the Waratahs scrum is regularly dominant against the other Australian teams, but not markedly so against the Brumbies and Force. The...

It would no doubt be an interesting read, but there is no way I'll pay Murdoch one single cent ever if I can help it. Links to subscription sites are not all that useful unless you already have a subscription.

I think you'll find they do, they just don't publish it for all to see. Maybe it would help with transparency if they did, but I suspect that people would still be taking issue with performance comparisons anyway.

3. White 2. Fardy 1. Folau HM: Lilo, Cooper, Timani

Until we can dominate the best NZ and SA scrums (Crusaders and Sharks) I want Topo there at least one training session a week; and EVERY first choice Shute THP to be invited along plus a selection of the best hookers, loose heads and locks. If Topo isn't available then get the next best scrum...