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Glad someone noticed :p I think it would only run outside of WC and Lions years. Too much money at stake

Cracked strernum

The laws were comprehensively rewritten in 2018, and a few of the clauses removed that told everyone exactly what they were supposed to do. They have also made it really confusing by referring to participants in the lineout lineout players players in the lineout at different times, and not...

Proof of concept (I haven't thought through the implications, eg Bled up against AFL and NRL would be bold)

It's not my proposal - it's what I think the SANZAR nations will want to ensure they don't lose their highest grossing home games each year. TRC remains as is, home and away, with only one round counting for LofN points. at some stage between July and November there is an additional round of...

The issue is you're exchanging a home game against NZ and SA every second year for poor drawing teams and you're sharing your brodcast money over more teams. The economics don't make sense

3 NH home games, 6 TRC games, 2 other LofN, 3rd Bled, 3 NH away games, one final (if required) 15/16 games in 22 weeks or so 7/8 home games

Frankly, that's up to them. I can't see any of the SANZAR members cutting the TRC. They need the broadcast and home games each year against the old rivals. Only the second round of matches will count for the League of Nations (or something similar) I also think they'll find a way to keep three...

More likely scenario............... 0 tests in Feb 3 tests in July v NH in SH 6 tests in July/Aug/Sept v TRC 2 tests in September v Others 3 tests in Nov v NH Final (Wallabies not required)

We all remember what happened last time Beale played 15 at Twickenham right?

Next question. Using the 2018 law book, is the Scottish player who scored the try entitled to get the ball in the lineout? I reckon under currents definitions, he is not. (This is a comment on the poorly written law, not the play)

Hooper 20 tackles out there today. Barely had a carry. Looked like Dempsey and Poey were the 1s in the 1-3-3-1. Poey must be in a bit of doubt for next week.

@theblitzdefence: Controversy in Italy as Gauzere disallows an Italian try for offside. https://t.co/w7zy3l2R9Q Tweet has video of the disallowed try. The half is beyond the 15m before the lineout is over and doesn't return inside so it's the correct call. One of those laws routinely ignored...

As others have said, it may just be our 1st choice 12 needs some time at 10, our 2nd choice needs a rest and our 3rd.choice needs time at 13 before the England game. It kind of leaves Foley there by default, to get his 6th cap at 12 for the Wallabies

Petaia and Arnold both out injured. Replaced by Koro and Simmons Petaia has a slight hammy strain and Arnold a slight fractured eye socket

Interestingly, Foley has started more tests at centre than To'omua has a five eight! 5 v 2

I think KOBs point is, is Foley at 10 & To'omua at 12 > To'omua at 10 and ? at 12. All our other 12s are shit at the moment

Man that's a tough start.

Which franchise will win the inevitable bidding war for Goromaru!

There's an alternate universe where we pinched one of those two games against Ireland, folau passes to Foley and we take the points last week and win Which turns a debacle of a year into merely a typical one in which NZ beats us 0-3. Luck runs both ways Still was it Napolean? I'd rather have...