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I assume they tried. Mad if they didn’t.

So - a question for this with a S&C/Athletic performance background. It has been observed that the Australian/Reds players fitness levels aren’t where they should be and that the intensity and detail in the pre-season league training is another level to rugby. Leaving aside the accuracy of...

I thought Luka had been released?

Anyone have any insight into whether we’ve recruited another prop and/or back up hooker? At Hooker I imagine they may be content to rely on the wider training squad. Not sure I’d be so confident about doing that at prop though. Does Gavin Luka get a reprieve or are there a few others in...

He’s great - when he’s switched on. Which isn’t often enough IMO. Now he might come good with maturity - but I’d much rather pass.

It’s all two hard

It seems a lost art in Australian rugby. At the top level at least.

I like the City v Country teams and support Qld Country as my first team in NRC specifically because they are Qld Country. When they played in Gladstone, and in Rockhampton previous years, the crowd were definitely aligned with Country and the level to which the NRC gets promoted at all here is...

i don’t think we need to blindly follow their lead. I don’t think any strategy should be automatically endorsed or rejected just because it has been successful somewhere else. But I do think that the NZ model demonstrates it can work. Having said that, and thinking about my post afterwards, I...

I notice that the fullback wasn’t really putting the big ones in to get across and tackle him. I wouldn’t mind knowing what was going through the 14s head either. He is a big boy.

So, wait ..... it was a SANZAAR conspiracy now. Man, I wished you’d spoken up earlier. I bought in to the England conspiracy that was being peddled on here not long ago and, when Garces got the final I went all in on an England win.

That’s all well and good Dru - but I know that there are some/many in the NZ rugby union system who claim they have been far more successful because they are prepared to work together and that the NZRU has a top to bottom approach which underpins their success. So, if that is to be believed, the...

That’s what off seasons are all about.

I’ve always thought of Cyclo as more the Boris Yeltsin type. But with less dancing skills.

That would be great - although I think there would be scope there to include that in his duties as senior coach (not to downplay the time demands of that role). I’d really like to see his expertise rolled out via coaching forums and coaching development pathways so that more coaches at junior...

I dunno. I see a shake up of some form as being virtually inevitable. I’m not sure the outcome of that will necessarily be horrific. I have lots of friends/relatives who are league aligned. They love giving me stick about the state of the game in Australia - and there are plenty of elements of...

I understand what you are saying Seb V - and I’m sure that occurs to an extent, but I assume the point Fisher is making is it isn’t translating to getting the best outcomes. It would seem that provincial coaches aren’t on the same page. Now there is an upside to this in when provincial coaches...

Just a question on his comments though - didn’t Cheika/RA try and get buy in from everybody on taking a common approach to game style/set price with a view providing a more stream-lined, top-to-bottom structure and got push-back/refusal from the super rugby teams on the basis they didn’t want to...

Congrats to Hansen on the completion of his All Blacks coaching career. Say what you like about him (and plenty - including me at times - do) but he has been fantastically successful, even if he isn’t going out in the fashion he hoped. He is somewhat of the master protagonist and plays his role...

Lock is a really interesting spot. As an incumbent Wallaby you would think Salakaia-Loto gets a starting Jersey somewhere and lock looks the best fit for me. But gee there is something about Harry Hockings. Maybe it is in part because the last few times I have watched him have been in Prem rugby...