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I must on this moving and historic day record that I for one will miss Bruce Ross' regular updates and careful revisions to the GAGR Specially Deciphered & Comprehensive Dictionary of Robbie-isms.

To clarify: 'timely' in that prior to today the ARU had staunchly stated that they'd keep RD on to December 2013, come what may. The ARU does not usually concede a previous declaration as needing a big alteration. And for the record I was part of a band of brothers here and elsewhere driven to...

Fuck me dead: the ARU makes a timely and sound decision and effectively admits a major error. Could this be real?

Btw, as mentioned, a great thing that QC (Quade Cooper) did not partake in the BIL, any backs team deficiencies would have in large part been sheeted home to him, and he surely would soon have retreated from Australian rugby, perhaps all rugby.

TRB, indeed. But truth be told, McGrath in this case is just mirroring the very unhealthy and entrenched micro-culture inside the ARU board that has taken Australian rugby downhill since 2003, namely: - institutionalised arrogance - continuous insularity - poor to no accountability to the...

Quite so, as you and a number of us have been highlighting for years. But the real crime was and is a poorly selected and governed ARU board re-signing him in 2011 when he'd achieved.......virtually nothing.......then persisted with him after the RWC debacle for which he was very significantly...

Unfortunately you have selectively quoted from the full text of that article I linked to in order to support your own perspective wrt this issue (as you stated it above), which is totally different to mine. My 'delight' re Deans' publicised intervention in this matter is twofold (and it's...

I suspect that the heart of this matter was the issue of the 'proven (or otherwise) intentionality and proven recklessness (or otherwise)' area of Horwill's defence. The laws that I have read on this area of offence are not structured as relative to demonstrable intent or motive or otherwise...

Delighted to see that my mate R Deans agrees with those of us above who have expressed a concern or two re KB (Kurtley Beale)'s and JO'C's early morning burger...

I have to agree. Watching S Warburton at the ground in two games so far, he's appeared incredibly ineffective wrt what a classic 7 should be doing and gaining. He seems way off his best, looking as I do for a generous assessment. I have said from early in this BIL tour that the breakdown would...

Could we recruit JSRF10 to the Official Battalion of Deans Haters? I suspect he'd acquit himself exceptionally well in that cause, should he come over. I like his style ;).

British & Irish Lions (v Qantas Wallabies, 2nd Test) 15. Leigh Halfpenny (Cardiff Blues / Wales) 14. Tommy Bowe (Ulster / Ireland) 13. Brian O'Driscoll (Leinster / Ireland) 12. Jonathan Davies (Scarlets / Wales) 11. George North (Scarlets / Wales) 10. Jonathan Sexton (Leinster / Ireland) 9...

Agree Richo. This is a moment of destiny unfolding for Deans. Assuming our forwards play as well or better than Test 1 - and why would they not improve? - if our backline malfunctions as it largely did in Test 1 and with Genia having to be a de facto 10 and 9 combo all in one, we will likely not...

Well said. This is why I am troubled by the ARU CEO's odd recent comments on KB (Kurtley Beale) and DI, making light of their 'incidents', or giving that impression. In my experience when special leniencies are granted or senior management exudes the wrong vibes of tolerance, the risk is that latitude is...

Nice article re Leigh H's personal history as a kicker: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/article-2349095/British-Irish-Lions-2013-Leigh-Halfpenny-grandad-Malcolm-remembers-him.html Georgie Robinson seems not so convinced that the Wallabies need a full-time kicking coach as she...

Let's recall that Lote T's ARU contract was totally torn up for a sexual indiscretion (with no illegality as far as was known) after a few other 'rules breaches' (again, as I recall, none of which involved any police matter). Read the press articles carefully re Pulver's comments over this...

Good post iltw. If you read Jim Carmichael's public angst re DI at the time of him blaming the Reds/QRU for not maximising his income, you will see that the Reds had many accumulating issues re DI's behaviour, it was getting beyond a joke, and not all had been reported. Pulver's unnecessary...

I'm unclear as to how this relates to the subject of this thread, it's just general game commentary is it not?

On this point, just btw: was it not some of the 'enforced via injuries Wallaby debutants' that in fact performed surprisingly well in 2012's Tests? Eg, Honey Badger, and, for one game-winner kick, Harris vs Wales.

Interesting input from Chris Malone on Wallaby kicking mode: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/wallabies-goal-kickers-could-be-too-aggressive-in-their-approach-to-the-ball-coach-chris-malone-says/story-e6frfkp9-1226669349268