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PR is a social networking site for misanthropes. The Aussies are consistently good but many of the Kiwis are nuts. The Irish are basically all nuts.

Are you talking about the Aussies on PR? Most of them are on here.

Burke's Boot, you're inviting an argument by proposing Spirox but I agree. Xavox and Smith are our two most knowledgable rugby journalists. If we want rugby to be more than a game show in the wider public eye then we need people like these.

Hmm. Called Waylon. Doesn't like Muslims. A Saffer emigre?

I'm getting excited about this. If the Rebels can go viral in Melbourne then it will be great for rugby in Australia.

And he is safer now, with additional hair cover.

Brumbies Guy, I say a bolter because he's suffered from Kingi syndrome - not enough rugby for his abilities.

When I said To'omua was a RWC squad bolter, I meant for the squad, not the test 22 or the starting 15.

Slim, if Giteau is in form and the players can make the most of it then the Brumbies can play very well. They certainly have the talent. But To'omua 10 Giteau 12 seems a far better choice. Then you have both. To'omua is your classic rhythm player, selflessly organising a backline. Giteau could...

Au contraire. I changed from the Waratahs when they were at the top of their game, having just been runners up in the S14, to the Brumbies who were nowhere. It isn't about winning, and never has been for me. It is about following a team playing rugby I like to watch. I've never felt...

Palu is the Tirpitz of the Waratahs' campaign.

Manshamed! ;)

Fantastic! :)

I'm sure you're right Bruce. There has been many a Waratah fan that has imagined Hickey taking a quantum leap.

fatprop, Hickey was talking about the sprint training provided by Matt Shirvington. If he had instead name checked the explosiveness training provided by these guys then he'd have been talking sense. :)

Dumbledore, I see you've changed the Waratah player names for posting on here. ;)

I agree. The key phrase is in conjunction with. Plyometrics are a very useful component of acceleration training.

Acceleration training increases explosive strength. By contrast, energy for speed is supplied by the anaerobic alactic pathway. This speed component of anaerobic metabolism lasts for approximately eight seconds and should be trained when no muscle fatigue is present, such as by running 30 and 60...

Speed training doesn't increase power except in a very limited sense. To increase power, you require strength training. I'm not saying that speed training is incompatible with strength increases, but Hickey's assertion is nonsense.

I supported the Brumbies for the last two years (I'm not very tribal about provincial rugby). Two years was enough. I blame the coaching team. Friend drives me mad. This year I'll be giving the Waratahs a shout, purely because I'm excited about the level of talent they have. When you can...