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I don't think Maitland is going to be making the test side if Zebo gets a run out before the tests begin. He's very, very fast in a linear path but his lack of 'skills' is what got him dropped from the Crusaders to begin with. Bowe will reportedly be healthy for the 2nd test anyway, he's a...

Yes because a game totally overrides a sanctimonious oath to another individual which is 'supposed' to be upheld for their entire lives.

Don't. Pestrana ruined the game, again. I don't like harping about referee performances but he was Grade-A shit in this match yet again. Blatantly encouraging negative rugby and illegal ball-slowing tactics, turned the scrums into a complete lottery (by lottery I mean the Irish could do no wrong...

They agreed to these matches in 2011, what the fuck did they think the NSW/QLD Combined Country team would look like? Is it that easy to forget that Australia is a country of less than 23 million? The UK alone is over 62 million strong and rugby has a healthier sporting profile there. To...

Still have the feeling that Hougaard was always much stronger on the wing than at 9. He's got world class quickness but never looked 'in control' at 9.

The post was in response to some posters claiming Genia would be weaker without Cooper. The fact that there isn't so much of the gap was sort of the point. Too much posting without an objective point of reference - now there is one. Whether he likes to play without QC (Quade Cooper) or not is sort of a moot...

Genia has to do more game management when Cooper isn't at flyhalf/12 and has to make extra tackles when he is.

http://infogr.am/Will-Genia-With-and-Without-Quade-Cooper/

Judging bf% by eye is a fool's errand He's a lock forward anyway and that puts him 5-6 years out from his physical peak for the position. Using the progress he's already made as a measurement I think he will come good.

Weight distribution is almost entirely genetically driven when you're talking about adipose fat deposits -there is some seriously infomercial-worthy science being thrown around in this thread. You cannot judge obesity on any level by using one body part as a point of measurement.

He's been shocking in defense for a few years now :) He gets turned inside out faster than an umbrella on a windy day.

I will not have a voice tomorrow. Probably for the better with ~24 hours of flight time ahead of me. It's been a blast Australia, thank you for having me. Won't be forgetting you any time soon. Oh and quick something I picked up about the game, Reds were aligning to attack Cuthbert a few...

How does being injury prone not count against a player not being an 80 minute player? If you can't play you can't play. It tells me he's prone to injury and as a direct result was only able to play 80 minutes in 50% of the tests last year .

And then subbed off before 60 minutes in the next two tests. You said there was no evidence against him being an 80 minute player last year. You are factually and objectively wrong. This is not even close to the first time.

He didn't run straight in the Reds match. Actually he didn't crab either, he turned his hips and ran directly across the field.

First Wales test subbed off at 55 Second Wales test subbed off at 54 First NZ test subbed off at 45 First France test subbed off at 59 80 minute player 50% of the time, every time. Chyeaa You'd really be much more at home on the Planet Rugby forums. In 2012-2013 Wales won 4/9 tests at...

The basis of the plan would be that the competition would run during the NFL offseason . There would be no conflict. USA is too big to get included in any existing comps. Domestic league is the best/only answer.

Lions looked shockingly ordinary when the Force were able to organize their defensive lines. They even got caught napping on their own try line. Support runners in the forwards were very slow for large portions of the match and even the Force were able to find the huge green spaces in A...

No, they wouldn't. The rest of the world thinks just as highly of Pocock. He scares the shit out of NH coaches. What planet do you live on? To say Jake White was merely talking up a new signee is another colossal load of bullshit. We are talking about the Jake White who used to be notorious for...

Train Without a Station If you actually think any of those flankers are on the same level as Pocock you have completely fucking lost the plot mate. You named one very good open side, one potentially good open side who has shown flashes and two makeshift open sides who get embarrassed by the...