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Bump. Both the Reds 2015 and Reds 2016 threads are being dragged down by Richard Graham talk, and not a lot of it is all that complimentary. It may be better to discuss RG's future here and leave the Reds 2015 and Reds 2016 threads free to talk about more general team stuff. It could be less...

^^^ You are absolutely right to be not happy. That effort appears to be worse than the No Onions reports from Coogee Oval from Wicks Catering (post #41). At least they appear to have had some Train Smash. Did you get a taste of any Nomad Craft Beer at the Village Green @Lily?

This weekend, I am aware of the following trial games: Stannies & Kinross vs Riverview in Bathurst this weekend. Always a tough gig for the city boys especially when the weather is a little unpleasant which it is expected to be. AAGPS teams will be missing their lads in the Athletics...

^^^^ I predict that Newington will have a pretty tough gig, especially with many of their "usual" starters still committed to athletics. Oakhill have belted Cranbrook by 70+ points weekend before last and nearly put 100 points onto Daramalan (ACT) today. Shore have a trial against St...

The Oracle that is Wikipedia says this under Coaching Career: Richard Graham began his professional coaching career with the Bath RFC in the English Premiership under former Wallaby hooker Michael Foley. In his 4 seasons with the club, he also worked under John Connolly (former Wallaby coach)...

Much to the chagrin of the Flat Earth Society fanboys of Australia's Eastern states, South Auckland and Northern England, who think Rugby is doomed because NRL has a $800m TV deal in Australia.

Great news. We are going to need all hands on deck to repel the Junior Darkness, who have a number of Super Rugby and ITM cup players on their roster. How do they get to bring a 32 man squad over for the tournament and we only have 29 in ours?

^^^ I should have added above that it is not as if the established players, and those on the "Pathway to Gold", from Queensland have been sub-standard. There have been some very talented athletes "in the system".

With a final score of 25-22, I can imagine that things were rather tense in the final minutes of the game at Bon Scott Andrews Oval. In situations like this normally rational folk sometimes do rather irrational things, particularly when they sense there is an opportunity to make my tips for the...

How have other QRU teams gone while RG has had the keys to Qld Rugby as Head Coach? Brisbane City did OK in the NRC. NSW won both male and female National 7's for both Opens and Under 18's this year. In Open Schoolboys it has been NSW I vs NSW II in the Gold Medal playoff match for the last 2...

^^^ Sounds painful. HJ will be missed, not only for his speed but his ability to kick the ball long distances from the hand off both feet, but not simultaneously, is a tremendous asset for a team to have in their armoury. I'd see them call up Christian Yassmin from Sydney Uni to replace...

"The definition of stupidity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." — Albert Einstein

Don't Queenslanders like winning anymore? Are the cash reserves at QRU too high? Could this is an evil plan concocted by those south of the Tweed to significantly increase the playing rosters of the Force, Rebels and Ponies as they rush to sign up all the disgruntled* Reds coming off...

Daniel Carter was 21 when he made his debut for the NZ rugby team, as was Grant Fox (he may have just turned 22). Noddy Lynagh was 20 on his Wallaby debut. Handre Pollard was 20 on his debut for the Sefrkians. Plenty of other examples of young flyhalfs making international debuts around 20...

^^^ Disappointing. Should have known much better. Not that being a current or recently retired Colts player makes abusing a referee any more acceptable.

Was it a Parent/Person of a certain age who should know better, or a current/recently retired player? It is absolutely no excuse for behaviour like that, but it wouldn't surprised me if the individual (and most likely their mates) had been fortified with some "ANZAC spirit", either acquired...

^^^ Like this

No 22 Rodney Iona's Jumper is going for $80 No 21 Joe Powell's Jumper is going for $80 No 23 Nigel Ah Wong is $55 No 17 Alan Ala'alatoa is $70 Any of those would be cheaper than buying a "normal" jumper at Rebel Sport, even at the end of year sale where they usually go for 50% off. And it is...

Gotta do something different and unconventional. 1. Slipper 2. Pocock 3. Kepu 4. Skelton 5. Simmons 6. Fardy 7. Hooper 8. Palu 9, Phipps 10. Foley 11. Speight 12. To'omua 13. Kurindrani 14. AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) 15. Folau

News from NZ: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11438256 NZ are keen to win on the Gold Coast. While there will be some rotation for the Oceania tournament, [Coach Scott] Robertson is not viewing this event as three trial matches, not after the exhaustive...