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G'day All Have posted the Force v Waratahs Ruck Analysis on the dashboard. http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/Super Rugby-aussie-ruck-analysis-round-9/

It's difficult to know why the Tahs' supporters are concerned: Waratahs: 10 Wallabies RWC squad + 2 Wallabies - 12 for 441 Tests versus Force: 1 Wallabies RWC squad + 3 Wallabies + 1NZ/1SA/1Sam - 7 for 93 Tests Force XV average 56 Super Rugby games v Waratahs average 51 Super Rugby games. BUT big diff off...

Make that Waratahs 10 Wallabies RWC squad + 2 Wallabies - 12 - 441 Tests versus Force - 1 Wallabies RWC squad + 3 Wallabies + 1NZ/1SA/1Sam - 7 - 93 Tests

My original comment was following this comment from old fella2: "Seriously, give it a break. The Waratahs were pipped by a team chockful of Wallabies. The Wallabies came, um, second in the world last year. It will not be a great year for the Waratahs, but they are blooding a lot of new and...

This is an important game for both teams. The harsh reality is that neither team has had a win against the top half of the combined Super Rugby table. (The Brumbies - Canes & Reds - Clan have). The Tahs have had the benefit of rolling the Reds twice. Unsure what difference the Hoff makes. Home ground...

Did anyone else see Matt To'omua get knocked out, albeit momentarily, when he feel backwards out of a ruck and collapsed onto the ground like a rag doll? It happened at 52:47 on the game clock. Matt appeared to recover fairly quickly but surprisingly there was no medical check. Hasn't he had...

Similarly the Brumbies: Les Makin, 23, Tom Staniforth, 21, Joe Powell, 21. I think that it's great that we get this injection of new blood after each RWC,

G'day All Have posted, on the dashboard, the Round 8 Ruck Analysis, including the Brumbies/Waratahs head-to-head and a comparison of Aussie No 7s. http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/Super Rugby-aussie-ruck-analysis-round-8/

Suggest compare the two XXXIII: The Waratahs 8 from the RWC squad + 3 other Wallabies. The Brumbies had 7 from the Wallabies RWC squad, 3 other Wallabies + 1 Puma. Both sides "are blooding a lot of new and exciting young talent". The reality - one side continues to play better than the other in...

The actual Ruck Involvements reflect the 62% Possession and 69% Territory dominance of the Waratahs. 68% of the Total Ruck Involvements for the Brumbies was by their Back Row and Backs. The Waratahs won everywhere except on the Scoreboard. The Brumbies were simply more effective and efficient...

Have just posted the Round 6 Aussie Ruck Analysis on the main dashboard. Includes a Head-to-Head for the Tahs v Rebs game and leading Ruck Involvements up to Round 6.

Now I understand why all of the talk out of Sydney has been about Michael Foley and the Force. It's just been to distract attention away from the pallor state of the Waratahs despite the plethora of Wallabies. You know it's a problem when Benn Robinson returning to the Front Row is acclaimed...

I'm gobsmacked that Phil Kearns can summarise by saying that the Waratahs "skill level just isn't there". The Waratahs 23 had 11 Test-experienced players with a total of 374 Tests. 11 Wallabies + 1 All Black, including 3 in the Wallabies starting XV from the RWC Final + 2 off the bench + 2...

Welcome to the Andrew Lees show. This is the first time that the Tahs have had Lees. Others have had to suffer him a lot more. The Rebels have had him for 9 of his 27 games (33%). Brumbies 6; Force 5; Reds 4.

Maybe it was something like this sleeper hold. And Meehan's hands are where? In full view of Ref Andrew Lees and his ARs/TMO. High Tackles and Neck contact - Law 10.4(e) Every time the head or the neck is deliberately grabbed or choked, the offending player runs the risk of receiving a...

Lifting tackle like that anywhere else is a YC. Whether there was a conversation or not. An A Smith is a serial offender.

Probably catering to the Saffa audience.

Pleasing to see that Andrew Lees finally gets a chance to referee a Waratahs match. It's only taken 27 games. The game distribution of referees (particularly new ones to Super Rugby) presents something of a MYSTERY. In Lees' 27 games (including Round 6) his games involving Aussie teams have been as...

Have just posted the head-to-head Ruck Analysis for the Reds v Waratahs game at: http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/Super Rugby-aussie-ruck-analysis-round-5/

The numbers from the 1st 3 Rounds support your view: Both Mafi & RHP have paid about the same minutes. Their av stats per 80 minutes played as follows: Ruck Involvements: RHP 25; SM 15 Tackles: RHP 12; SM 4 Carries: RHP 5: SM 10 Metres: RHP 14m; SM 27m m/carry: RHP 2.8m; SM 2.7m. Mafi...