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We want him, bugger off. :)

Gee that is a tough first game to test a cheek fracture with all the associated head shy-ness that can be expected. I'll be cheering for the bloke, certainly.

Unlikely he is doing anything other than following instruction. Agree on the enigma. Stewart offers a square peg to a round hole - sometimes the coaching team find that quite appropriate, and sometimes they get it right.

Your assessment of "form" for 10 - 12 - 13 is spot on I think. But it does show how the theme "just put the best player in each spot in that spot!" isn't necessarily the best selection. I think that Rennie will very much have JOC (James O'Connor) and To'omua in mind for 10-12, I'm not entirely sure which way...

"Success" is to be judged by naval gazing? Plenty of us have had troubles with RA, in fact few haven't. But it is a much better prospect today than much of those 30 years. Not that there isn't plenty to do. Broadcast success is judged primarily by the broadcast figures which have been huge...

This.

Or we could build Vunivalu from a base that threatens to meet world standard before we start. Give the bloke more time.

More than that, JOC (James O'Connor) at 12 has nothing to do with form.

We don't need another bench half back, I'm OK with our development of props internally (Thank you Cameron), and we have decent Hookers. One that could throw would be nice but perhaps develop rather than buy.

Agree with this. I don't see why Paisami should be shifted from his best position because others can't stack up at 12. If Ikitau wants a start let him fight To'omua for 12. Paisami has 13 locked. Or should have.

[Argument being freeing up ABs across the comp.] There are flaws. But not those two, WOB. The issue fundamentally is that rugby as a commercial product needs more teams. In Australia. So opening borders is fine but is unlikely to counterbalance what has to happen here. SO the quality gap is...

If TT Round 1 is indicative of what is to happen, a two round home and away major league Super-TT as the major format for professional rugby in Australia and NZ is dead. As dead due the NZRU being unimpressed as it is for RA. NZRU have some real thinking to get through as they are finding...

This is exactly the attitude that says Australia must treat very bloody carefully with NZ. I'm happy to see a TT run, with or without the Pacific teams (I think Fiji is a go outside that less so), but NOT as the comp. Domestic not only must stay but must be the primary gig in town. If it...

Not turning off. Perhaps returning to QPR rather than TT.

I reckon the hope will be there for R2, Bandar. Reds and Brumbies for sure. But your POV is coming fast.

Tackle with the shoulder, arms there to make it legal.

Training run.

Width in D. Again.

The Blues forwards look big and strong but unfit. It's not true though, they are really fast.

YC coming if the scrum cant work out what the ref wants