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Good point Jiggles. It's amazed me the size of the Kiwi contingent at Suncorp this year and last for Cru and Chiefs games. And there are 'cheap' 2-night weekend fly-in-fly-out packages from NZ for these games which I recall sell quite well. Plus, finally, Kiwi migration to Aus is at record highs...

Today, I bought my two tickets for the Oct 20 Bled at Suncorp. Platinum: $189 (!), Gold $159, Silver $119. These 3 bands would represent a large majority of the seating plan. Gee, I think these prices in today's economy are really tempting fate that total seats sold may fall and, even more...

KB (Kurtley Beale) the assumed back up kicker; yeah, harsh on Harris to be out. Individually, he did seal the win in a clutch manner that, recently, we've not always done at crucial times. Good kicking should be celebrated from the rooftops in rugby, but in Aus it's often wrongly considered a 'side line' skill...

Whatever your views on the Wales 2 win, that article by Smith is not 'doomsaying' at all. Most of the article highlights how positively important the win was, and credits the Wallabies closing skill in getting it. Smith's argument - right or wrong take your pick - is that (a) this game showed...

The whole rugby 'judiciary' system is now, with this latest ruling re Vuna, even more of a joke than we all thought it was as we witnessed the wild inconsistencies of application in the ongoing 2012 S15 series. Clearly, in Digby's and other 2012 cases of 'dangerous tackle', 'intent' was/is not...

When you come to think of it, it's remarkable that Brisbane has a proper, centrally located rectangular football stadium with 15% or so more capacity than Sydney's despite Sydney's far greater population and large league base. It's a crying shame that no one in NSW has had the vision to...

Bowside - as you might or might not have noticed, I have posted many times on the kicking subject you raise, and btw I agree with every word of your post. Even more noteworthy: (i) who did the recent ABs have as their full-time kicking and catching coach? None other than one Mick Byrne...

Are we absolutely obsessed with playing Wales???

TOCC or Kiap are usually the men with the excellent historical Wallaby attendance stats etc, but 35k for Wales 2 and 43k for Wales 1, both well under sell outs and so about 39k average so far, has an ominous downtrend note to it. IIRC the average Wallaby Test crowd for the period 2004-08 was...

Gee. If that's pretty much the whole picture, IMO you can understand RugbyWA's legitimate concern re declining ARU funding. To be granting SA and NT jointly - neither of whom will ever have S15 teams or even close - over twice the $ amount going to WA with the Force to support, seems...

Good update TOCC, as you say on a critical matter. IMO, GAGR should form a small group to make its own (urgent, given deadlines) recommendations into this review. Why not? I'm not a Premier Grade 'expert' in any sense, or I'd put my hand up. Mr Timms or Juan Cote might be willing to...

Apologies if already posted, but Vuna has been cited for a dangerous tackle and will front judiciary tomorrow, according to news reports (see end of this article)...

Surely the high risk Vuna experiment has run its course for now. Citing may achieve that outcome, in any event. Seriously, his errors and rugby learning process when pitted against the 4N sides we'll soon face could well be game losing, as they were potentially tonight.

The beautiful value of a fine pressure kicker (compare with Gits 2010 v England). Credit to Harris, on for so little time. For once I can agree with Fox comms: very pleased with Wallaby composure last 5 mins to 'make the win happen'. That was outstanding, however it was done. Wales made big...

Absolutely smart move, and I agree it's a big one for the QRU to make.

Huge Waratahs positivities: - based in the SH's most affluent major city with huge sports interest and following; - close to the best and biggest junior rugby talent feeder system in Australia, plus good Country feeder system; - Sydney's business elite runs many of Aus's top companies and...

First Q: well, you can see that in that paragraph it directly led on to my highlighting the added value potential of Totality Tony as new Wallaby 'coaching co-ordinator'! Early days, but I think this bloke might be good. Re Nuci: Yes daz, Nuci was drafted in from 2010 to 'aid and support' RD...

Yeah, that post was composed in a padded cell I frequent, doctors trying to get Fox installed for me. Please send me yr personal guidelines for 'not over the top enthusiasm' and, as a passionate fan, I promise to consider them carefully. Glad someone knows better than me how to be balanced and...

Don't forget: we had injuries to Chibba, Samo and Lucas. Seriousness level unknown.

It was a shocking 'temporary' Reds team performance, even shambolic in some respects. The article above is flattering. As a Reds fan, it was an embarrassing waste of time, and shortchanged the Sunshine Coast fans whom to their credit withheld from booing. The Hurricanes were generally...