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I don't want any bonus points in this match. Other than that, the result doesn't overly concern me. If there are no bonus points, we can't miss out on 3rd mathematically.

Still says 3 to be ommitted, was McCalman or Mitchell meant to be on there as well?

Murrayfield has a bad habit of treating the game like a panto. The opposition taking on the role of the baddie. Glasgow, Edinburgh and travelling fans are generally better, albeit Newcastle is practically Scotland Expansion pack.

That's hilarious.

6 by 4 would be best I think. Wouldn't change the length of the Tournament. All the pool games across 17 days (Friday of the first weekend to Sunday of the 3rd weekend), then 16, quarters, semis and finals, I think that's 7 weekends, the same as it currently is?

All hope, no expectations. A bonus point or two would be nice. A win would be better.

Splitting is a bad idea IMO. Takes away from the legitimacy even more than varying break lengths. A lot of the NH comes down to money and players. There's money in the States, and to a lesser extent, Japan and the Canadians. We want them to develop and do well. There's no money in Eastern...

If that's the case, I'd like us to try and grab someone capable. M Allalatoa is playing well for Manawatu, but if he wanted to be 5th string, he'd have stayed at the Tahs. Jono Owen is playing for North Harbour I think, he wouldn't be "bad" as a 1 season replacement for Metcher.

Haydn Hrismaki might be a decent signing given the Queenslanders will have 7 props on the books already.

The issue with Leaguies ancestry rule is that it readily allows switching to another nation, so players are free to represent Scotland or Tonga or whomever on the basis of their Granny as an 18-23 year old, give their prime years to Kiwis, Aussies or England, then switch back to the minnow at...

That's a fair point I hadn't considered.

If Wales beat Fiji and Aus beat England the Welshies will put out the 2md string against you guys, they'll come 2nd and play South Africa, or hopefully us at Millennium instead of Us or the Saffas or Japan or Samoa at Twickers.

That's if they can sleep on planes. Not looked up stats, but anecdotally about 15 of the 50ish people I've talked about long haul flights with can't sleep more than 2 or so hours on a 12 hour flight, even if it's the 2nd one like on a Melbourne - Hong Kong - London jump.

10 hour flight both ways though.

I'd not object to any of them playing for the Bahbahs, but wouldn't Samo, Gillespie, Horwitz and Kingston be ineligible given they had Super Contracts this season? Would "Expect" the Super sides to have a little bit of pull and someone like Hodge may end up in the squad despite perhaps not...

The most important players for the Rebs in the rising are playing well, that is the halves and Jones. The 3 opensides are chugging along nicely, but are a bit samey, would have been nice if say Jordy had been sent up to the Rays. Crawford, Metcher, Inman, Ellison, Weeks, Sefa, Toby, Hagan...

Has Tom Robertson not been named in a team of the week yet? I've thought he's been absolutely fabulous at tighthead for the Stars.

Cotter picked Welsh over pot plant Cusack because he wanted more around the ground from his backup tighthead, the same reason Grant is playing ahead of Gordie Reid at loosehead. Welsh however now seems to be huffing and puffing after 20 minutes, so that's probably a mistake in the squad...

Border Rievers. Best rugby area in the Country. But just couldn't get the support together. Hawick, Melrose, Selkirk etc. just didn't travel to support games. Far too parochial.

Italy have beaten the French twice I think. As for us, well, our system bottom up has simply been nothing short of shocking since the advent of professionalism. With realists at the helm, and the fact we actually have some money for once, we're on the right track to fixing the mistakes we made...