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2 late Changes. Toby out with concussion and Inman out with a hand injury. Cruze and Sefa Start (with Ellison at Inside Center) Tom Moloney and Placid onto the bench.

Has Steven Findlay made his way to Easts yet? Was meant to be coming over from the Hawks and his joker contract via the 10s.

If I'm reading that right, the players are named Props (5) Hookers (2) Locks (3) Backrowers (6) Scrum halfs (2) Fly halfs (2) Centers (4) Back 3 (4) It would have also been interesting if Rob had been fit, how the Rebels back row would have lined up. Ta Hosea was the captain and both Fox and...

From Reports, McMahon is on the right side of 185cm (differing reports suggest 185-187cm), whereas Mafi is just on the wrong side of 190cm (188-190cm from various sources). I'm again just a little worried about the lineout. While Hanson is superior to Leafa (we've seen a ~6ish% increase in...

Northam is at La Rochelle as well, is he not?

Potentially questioning Timani's place in the team again with Mafi. Mafi isn't the same class of lineout player as Higgers and Thomson are, the desire to play 2 genuine locks (probably Jeffries and Cummins) for the sake of the set piece comes into play.

Josh Coward has made his way up there according to the QPR thread. One is too many! :p Although as I commented on in the thread, the Vic Comps aren't really set up to support his type IMO. He'll be a class above in any Colts game he plays, but the alternative is getting smashed to pieces...

Payto and Panda talking about us grabbing Amenaki Mafi from Bath to replace Thomson, who'll play in the 16/17 Japanese season then give up the goose. Also suggesting that the Reds believe McMahon is homeward bound in 2018...

Nah. Centers just have to complement each other and the back 3, and be quality defenders. As long as they're not Castrogiovanni Mk 2013 onwards slow, pace isn't a hugely significant factor.

Good move for him. Vic Colts isn't set up for players of his calibre, and he's not physically mature enough to be playing Grade. Not going to get the development he requires down here without going straight into the Rebels set up, which isn't gonna happen under TT.

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Tournament 1 wasn't random though. IIRC, the pools were based on last years series results. 1, 8, 9, guest team 2, 7 (Whisky drinking bastards), 10, promoted team (Vodka drinking bastards) 3, 6, 11, 14 4, 5, 12, 13 So from the 6 opportunities for us to be drawn together, it's happened 5 times...

No Colby is a little sad, but otherwise good news.

Any and all players willing to commit to Sevens and assessed to have the requisite talent, either through prior experience/performance or training with the squad should get an opportunity. Whether they do well enough to usurp the Sevens boys is up to the selection panel. If Gill came out today...

No Metch on the list. Hagans been good enough that there's no rush, but it'd be nice to see him grab a game or two late in the season when he's got some match fitness built up.

You guys have arguably the best draw. Let's you go big on both weekend games and rest a few against the Baby Azzuri. As for us, as long as the big 5 play, we're in with a shot in any game (Tighthead Zander Fagerson, Lock Scott Cummings, Flanker Jamie Ritchie, Fly Half Adam Hastings and Fullback...

Sefa played ~25 minutes for Box Hill on the Weekend. Came off the bench, so no injury worries. Was behind the bar, so I didn't get much opportunity to focus on him, but Hills were a little on the back foot for a chunk of the time he was on, so didn't really get a chance on attack. Resolute on D...

Completely different Kettle of fish, but he played a good chunk of 8 at the JRWC in his U20 year. Never started there, but in all but one game he played the final 20-30 minutes there IIRC.

Hope it's Portugal. No offence intended towards them, just that in and out is always more frustrating in any sport.

6 out of 8 tournaments Scotland & Russia have been drawn together in the pool stages. I get that true statistical randomness throws up things like that, but it's surely kinda boring for the sides and spectators.