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Agree - I've mentioned before that the although the Tahs have loads of experience in most forward positions (where you would like your skipper to come from) they don't seem to have many forwards who stand out as fellows who can take their team mates by the scruff of the neck. That opinion...

Chalk and cheese on the vibe. Foley was a more persuasive style of coach and Cheika is a more demanding one. Also he is doing the lion's share of the coaching in sessions I have seen - no doubt as a guideline to Gibson and Gaffney about what content and method he wants them to use. But take...

Penalty magnet more likely - he's still offside at the rucks. At least he is not getting his cheap shots in these days.

I have no idea if the Tahs will improve in any aspect of back play which many have been talking about in recent posts. Posters know these things are as old as the hills and will be just as important now as in the past, and will be in the future. One hopes that we will not be talking about them...

From the Tahs Media Unit HSBC Waratahs to unveil captain at Season Launch The HSBC Waratahs’ new captain will be officially announced to members, fans and sponsors at this year’s Season Launch event on February 6. Hosted by Fox Sports' Commentator Greg Clark, the annual event will take place...

That reminds me of what John Lennon said about Ringo Starr after he had replaced their earlier drummer and had been with them for a while. When a reporter, who thought they could have chosen better, asked if Ringo was the best drummer in the country, Lennon said: "He's not even the best...

Thanks for posting that Scotty - and you were very good to find this thread to post it in. One had mentioned before that crouching temple-to-temple, or alternatively making the "touch" with necks rather than hands, would force the front rowers to get closer - and the hit would be de-powered...

McKibbin demonstrates the Scottish haka .

The trouble is that they share the training ground at "The Loop", opposite the Drivers Avenue members entrance of the SCG; so they often use the Victoria Barracks, which the general public can't access. The Tahs didn't advise that there were any training sessions at "The Loop", which the...

Turner was training flat out yesterday. .

Gilbert is not recruited - he is just attending Tahs training as an unpaid invited player. But if Hooper is injured and McCutcheon is still not ready (he started light running last Monday) they could drag him in to play on the openside because there is no other 7 in the main squad or EPS. We...

Turner is not training currently and hasn't been for a while; so the question of whether or not he will have precedence over Kingston at the beginning of the season may be moot. Folks should not forget Pete Betham either. Folau could also get a gig down the track. We will have no clue as to...

Yes, it was always so.

Waratahs Rugby Media Release Friday January 11, 2013 Mitchell Chapman joins HSBC Waratahs The HSBC Waratahs have signed former Australia A flanker Mitchell Chapman for the 2013 season. Sydney-born Chapman joins the squad on a one year contract, replacing hooker Damien Fitzpatrick, who has...

Unfortunately Damien Fitzpatrick is out for the season. Maybe this was foreshadowed some time ago when Luke Holmes got an EPS spot - perhaps as insurance. Ostensibly he was 4th string hooker behind TPN, Fitzpatrick and Ulugia but as 3rd string now he will likely get on the park at some time...

His first cap was on 10 Nov 2012 - v. Scotland (won by Tonga); so it wouldn't have been an issue for Super Rugby until then. Most likely he made his decision to go offshore for the 2012/13 northern season and to commit himself to Tonga, well over a year ago when he did not pick up a 2012 Super...

Yeah, he was probably good enough for a Super squad but you couldn't blame him for going offshore after being overlooked so often and not being the youngest promising player anymore. He committed himself for playing for Tonga and a Top14 club. Having already played in test matches he is no...

Agree on that Jordy Reid would have been a good get in the Tahs EPS with McCutcheon having complications and needing a second operation. He's still not running. I have seen the Tahs training frequently recently and one of the invited players, AJ Gilbert, has been one of the ace trainers - and...

Basil Fawlty referees the Torquay subbies.