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They haven't confirmed the venues, there's a cracking stadium here in Mudgee.

No that was different because it was the Bledisloe Cup games that were being affected, and it wasn't the strength of the squads that was affected, it was an unlevel playing field with regards to preparation. At least if the RC is in NSW all squads will have the same access to resources and...

I don't think being competitive is the primary objective, it's satisfying the criteria of the broadcasting agreement so that they get paid. I'm sure if Argentina send a second string squad out, and the Saffers for that matter, there will be a gentlemen's agreement from the other countries to...

I note they are stipulating it's for this year only. Won't be Kerevi though, will be two locks.

ok ignore those, I wondered about the average minutes myself. I’m using union live, they are doing the stats on a per game basis but obviously aren’t updating the player v player one for the post Covid period. Anyways, I agree that he is a reasonable selection for this exercise, what I was...

I know you dont measure a prop by their general play stats, but this does tell a bit of a story. I just plucked Slipper out to use as an example.

It seemed to me he was the beneficiary of some lazy voting I.e. people voting for him because others were. There was one week he definitely excelled but since then I think he just got a lot of votes because no one else was standing out, and he kind of became a default. Weird.

And herewith the GAGR form team of the last 5 rounds. 1. C. Orr (REB) 2. J. Uelese (REB) 3. T. Tupou (RED) 4. M. Philip (REB) 5. L. Solokai-Loto (RED) 6. L. Wright (RED) 7. F. McReight (RED) 8. J. Dempsey (WAR) 9. T. McDermott (RED) 10. J. O’Connor (RED) 11. F. Daugunu (RED) 12. M...

I don't think it will happen either, but just to clarify, it isn't the actual quarantine that's the issue, it's the way they'd be required to train, as per below. This would be for all squads not just the Wallabies if it were to be held in NZ, but the difference here is it's just for the...

Talk this morning that IF the RC goes ahead it will be here, not NZ. However the Aus are elaborating a bit saying that as compensation they might move the first 2 Bledisloes to NZ, meaning that the Wallabies would have to train under strict quarantine protocols for the 2 weeks leading into the...

Final round GAGR team of the week. Will post the final cumulative team later today: 1. C. Orr (REB) 2. A. Ready (FOR) 3. T. Tupou (RED) 4. A. Blyth (RED) 5. L. Solokai-Loto (RED) 6. L. Wright (RED) 7. F. McReight (RED) 8. P. Samu (BRU) 9. T. McDermott (RED) 10. J. O’Connor (RED) 11. F. Daugunu...

There was actually a doozie of a send off the weekend just gone https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/09/07/townsend-regrets-send-off-incident-let-my-teammates-down/

That's why they are trying to get Japan in the mix

That would equally qualify as a rugby pedigree.

It’s actually because Scots is a school that plays rugby and has forever, and his dad played Aus schools. But you can interpret it like that if you want, matters me not.

Crichton certainly has a rugby pedigree - dad went to Scots, played Aus schools in ‘87, mum was a Frensham girl and her brother also went to Scots - but he grew up playing league, because the Young Yabbies don’t have juniors. Maybe that’s where he got the taste for it.

In the context I was referencing it was 'instead'. i.e he didn't get selected in one but did in the other. However BH seems to have revoked that.

OK it's not listed in his bio https://nsw.rugby/players/waratahs/joey%20walton

Walton is a proper talent. He wasn't in that U20s side last year for some reason but was instead playing in the NSW Country Eagles NRC senior team as a 19 year old. Give him a bit of time, he goes pretty well.

This old chestnut gets wheeled out. Every. Single. Year. Without exception.