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But did you get the pun when 'Sumo' said it? Matt Cooper was still talking of another matter when Chiefs' scrummie, Gus Pulu, got the ball from a lineout, but lost a bit of footwear taking off on a run. Matt Cooper: "Pulu's away without a boot." Scotty Stevenson: "Slipper takes him...

Others have covered the answer. There is nothing wrong with it - it is just unusual to put the ball into your own scrum from your tight-head side, because the opposing hooker is closer to the ball than your own hooker is. The point about it is not which side the ball was put in from. The...

What's wrong with this scrum? And what happened next?

This will be a dance of the desperates but both teams can play some fine rugby. The Rebels backrow may be a bit of a problem with Delve out and Jones going to 6 - against the Force backrow. I haven't seen the Force team yet but they could use all of Hodgson,Cotterill, Brown and McCalman...

I think the Tahs have a great chance though I'm picking the Canes at the Cake Tin, with no great certainty. The Canes have lacked the sizzle of last year and aren't dealing with pressure, including pressure to take the right option when there is an opportunity. I'm looking forward to seeing...

It will be good to see McCabe back in action but I am looking forward most to seeing hooker Siliva Siliva start in a Super Rugby game. He's a big lad but whenever I've seen him play he hasn't run over folks but stepped them or used his ball playing skills before contact. I hope that Jake has...

Thank you PB - always great to talk to you - but we are just talking about Australian Schools rugby. But keep your ear to the ground. South African Schools are visiting Australia this year and playing 'tests' against Oz, NZ and Fiji Schools, all in Australia. Once the RSA Schools team is...

We are looking for writers for 2013 now. If folks can contribute please let us know on this thread. I will be helping to organise NSW content so if anybody is watching the GPS, CAS and ISA schools, or any other school association, play every week and is interested in writing a few lines let...

Thanks - I looked there last week but they didn't have the 2013 fixtures listed then, just the previous years.

I'm struggling to find a fixture list, including trials, on the internet, Can anybody help?

Those two young fellows have immense promise. As for the Rebels: it is all very talking about the promise of their players but I can't see the team getting up for this one because they will have to do something they haven't done this year: play well in both halves. They will also have to do...

Once again I will be looking forward to seeing an Oz rugby team playing decent rugby and doing All Black and (old) Crusaders stuff like running back to get into position to run forward, and getting to one side of the park, sucking in opponents, then launching the pill wide to team mates against...

Great news. I think the Force will get up in this one and the return of Hodgson and Wykes will do no harm. Good luck Force. There is a preview of the game as part of my blog here: http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/aussie-super-teams-at-crossroads/ .

If the matters mentioned above are correct Simmons should not be playing for 3 weeks regardless of how he did in the cognitive test all concussed players have to undergo. Scuttlebutt is that all players dog on their base test anyway; so a later comparison is not so bad. I think the Reds will...

Blues: Charles Piutau, Frank Halai, Rene Ranger, Francis Saili, George Moala, Chris Noakes, Piri Weepu, Peter Saili, Luke Braid, Steven Luatua, Ali Williams ©, Culum Retallick, Charlie Faumuina, James Parsons, Tom McCartney. Reserves: Quentin MacDonald, Angus Ta'avao, Anthony Boric, Brendon...

. Agree on Hollaway. If he gets onto the park it will his first Super game - but it won't be his last. On the bench he replaces Lopeti Timani who has had problems holding onto the ball, but such is Cheika's nature - he will get another chance if he shows improvement at training. Jed played...

But, in counterpoint, Juandre Kruger, the Bulls' lineout general, is playing from the bench, The Flipper is injured, and pie-chucker Chiliboy is throwing to their lineout. Fair swap. There's a lot of changes for the Bulls - only 6 guys starting from the run-on team last week because of...

Cheika has berated his players for not doing enough off the ball on attack. As one who has seen the Waratahs train more than most, I can report that this is not from a lack of interest in the matter from the coaching staff. They are constantly at them on this point and train for it. The...

I'm going to be very interested to see how Scott Sio goes in his first starting game. He's one young player I didn't want to leave Sydney because his promise as a teenager looked open-ended. It will be a tough day at the office for the 21 year-old against JdP. I thought that Jake would ease...

He got smoked once by the Tonga A fullback, but shouldn't feel too bad about it. The Tonga lad looked like Lelia Masaga on that run and smoked a few other Academics. Anderson has been with the Oz Sevens team and the Junior Tahs back in the day, but is just 21 years old. 2013 will have to be...