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Pollard debuted for the Springboks within 2 weeks of the JRWC. I remember, because it was against us on a non - international weekend, with about 8-10 domestic starters injured. Horrible horrible day, took the shine off the previous weeks win against the Argies.

29 were selected at the same point last season. http://www.rugby.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1699/ArticleID/14939/AUSTRALIAN-UNDER-20’s-EXTENDED-SQUAD-ANNOUNCED.aspx Can't see them selecting too many less, or more than half a dozen more.

Basically we can: Use/develop another fly half within the squad Use/develop another fly half within the local development or club system Recruit a fly half from another States Super Squad Recruit a fly half from another states development squad or club system Convince an Aussie to come home...

Holmes and Weeks for June, Kepu and Holmes for Rugby Championship, Kepu, Weeks and Talakai for the Winter Tour.

Fuck it. Screw Jack, we should bring in Ruaridh Jackson for next season.

Those are damn big squads though. I'd expect there to be no more than 35 plus any held back by Super Sides in the Joeys, the Curtain Raiser Cup having served as trials.

I'd hope Hodge and Crawford play fullback and wing respectively, with Placid maybe coming off the bench.

http://melbournerebels.com/2016/03/29/injury-update-round-5/ English out, Placid and Ellison available for selection. Good news for Rebels.

Coleman or Arnold? Re: halfbacks, little red, barring further injuries, will have 6, hopefully 7 starts before England to cement that backup spot to Phipps.

Anybody but Moore, TPN or Hansen taking the field this season in a Canary jersey while 2 of them are fit is silly talk IMO. Ready wouldn't be a bad 4th choice, but I suspect it'd be either Fainga’a or Charles depending on the opposition, series circumstances and who's injured. As for Lock...

Yeah, but there's not a snowballs chance in hell that Ready will overtake Hanson this season, and next season Moore's taking the starters spot for the forseeable future.

6 backs potentially out for the Rebels. Naivalu, Ellison, English, Harris, Placid and Hawkins. Make things interestinger.

Once we pick the starters (Hodge, Shippers, Tuipulotu, Inman, Crawford, Jack, Little Red), then take into account the injuries (Harris, Sefa, Engo, Placid, Ellison), that leaves us with 5 fit backs for 3 spots, Matsushima, Snowden, Bip, Asquith and Hawkins. Bip would take the spot ahead of...

Crawford might get the berth on basis of seniority. Or Hodge if Ellison is fit (no chance) or one of the wingers or Sione is preferred in the centers.

Jack's the great white hope unfortunately. Hegarty let go at the end of last Season, and no genuine fly half has been blooded in either NRC season, with Bip Meehan and Lloyd Johansen being used when Jack didn't play 80 minutes. I don't know too much about the academy or development boys, Pat...

Jack, Harris, Hodge and Hawkins are the proper 10 options, supposedly Asquith is capable as well. With Harris and likely Ellison injured, I'd expect to see Hodge play in the centers, and Jack retain his spot, with Hawkins probably coming back into the 23.

Didn't seem too far away from the best side, certainly Sione was playing, as were Fox, and Fowler, and Hosea, with Leota and Uelese presumably still injured. Only one that seemed a little out of place was Ah Mu Timualeaifano (spelling) on the bench.

No, he's not one that got away, but I reckon he'd have been a good Super Rugby player, albeit not in the mold you guys would like.

That's unfair, 1800 points for 3 Pro12 clubs over 8 or 9 seasons, and more than 250 international points despite being sguck behind the great Chris Patterson in the kicking duties for all but one season of his career.

Alright, so from what I've gathered, the expectation of many, before the final round, that where teams finished on equal competition points, the match points difference would be used to separate the sides. However on inspection of rules, the expectation is now that where teams finish on equal...