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A fine organisation, but one that is closing down parishes more quickly that the ARU closes down super teams. The UC can't even staff their own schools with chaplains, but have to recriut from other denominations.

I'm very aware of those things, hence I find these happenings a negative development for rugby. Not that those charged with running the game would have any idea about this threat.

You're aware that for the first time Tonga and Fiji are into the semi-finals of the RL world cup? Considering that percentage of Australian rugby players (at all levels) of PI descent playing rugby in Australia is way out of proportion to their percentage of the greater Australian population...

It's interesting the the English commentators on Bein Sports have a far higher opinion of Michael Hooper than those on these threads.

I wouldn't be holding Whacko Jacko up as an example of anything much refereeing-wise. He would have been a good fit for the Wallabies v Barbarians game as he doesn't like making decisions though.

And Pocock - who possibly might now be in the running to become President of Zimbabwe for all we know. (would insert emoticon here but site is in about the same condition as the Zimbabwean economy)

It's actually one of the few infringements that the referees are consistent in applying. And yes, diving well before the line either on the loose ball or even when in possession to score is pretty much "Playing on a Wet Pitch 101".

He doesn't have to take part in the play to be offside, he only needs to keep advancing towards the ball.

I don't really get why some people are contesting it. He's around 2 metres in front of the kicker, never stops advancing and to cap it all off he puts his hands up while he's doing it. I remember our coach telling us back in about the under 10s never to put your hands up if you're offside - it...

And how come you are the only person with an avatar? (i'd insert a smiley emotican here, but I can't even do that)

I'd give that award to the Wallaby scrum.

I agree with your points re Eddie Jones. Long time posters here will remember that I was something of a voice in the wilderness after Link's departure in advocating the appointment of E. Jones as Wallaby coach. I had recognised then, as many do now, that he had reflected on his methods and...

On watching the replay this morning. While the Wallabies did some things quite well, the score was a fair reflection of the game. While there were some odd decisions, the referee had no impact on the result or the magnitude of the loss. The stubborn persistence with Foley as first choice...

The result wasn't in any way a surprise to me. Nor was I surprised that referee O'Keefe had a poor game, I don't rate him at super level let alone in a test match. As I have remarked many times, it's a mystery as to how the country which produces more high quality players and coaches per...

It would be very odd to play two trials against the same school, particularly if it's Waverley v Shore which strikes me as being a rather one sided fixture. EDIT A parent from St Augustine's seems to think that they will have trials against Scots and New. St Aug v Waves would be a much better...

Referee Glen Jackson (New Zealand) Assistant 1 Jaco Peyper (South Africa) Assistant 2 Ian Tempest (England) TMO Graham Hughes (England)

Yep, they're both expected to win the remaining rounds - although anything can happen in sport. Was a great example of schoolboy sport at its finest. EDIT: Being a newer sport which has grown slowly, it was originally a combined AAGPS/CAS competition with a trophy for the winners of the...

It's a position (more so than most) for which you need to play or at least train there every week to keep those skills up. If Roger Federer didn't pick up a raquet for 12 months or more, there's a fair chance he'd frame a few in his first match back.

I'd go further than that. At junior level, he had all of those catch pass skills. He's been moved around so much by professional coaches, he's probably had those skills almost coached out of him, or at the very least allowed to atrophy. He again proved his goal-kicking ability. As I have...

In these days of websites, emails, school intranets etc., people still send things to a printer? I can't remember that last time I saw a printed draw for any sport.