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No decision, is a better solution than a poorly thought out rushed job for the sake of saying we have one. The cynic in me thinks this might be a major KPI for BP,so having one of any description is a must have. NZ Rugby is well run and transparent.They list their KPI's in their annual report...

Wouldn't that mean a big night at Joe Bananas or Delaneys?

It begs the question,what is driving the decision making process at the ARU. Is it strategic thinking,based on thorough research. Or is it market research to identify popular thinking, and the path of least resistance.

That all makes sense on a whiteboard. Go and talk to school leavers with Rugby ambitions,or current 1st graders looking for their big break. They will all gravitate to the 3rd tier clubs. Anyway, we are starting to talk at each other, so we will have to agree to disagree.

Absolutely nothing is black or white. But the ARU was remiss in taking little or no action for years.Had they taken a hard line with QC (Quade Cooper),the very first time he offended, (because he was the first to be naughty)they would have set a standard. Instead, the message they sent to the brat packers was...

It's not just which clubs the better players play for,it's about who the aspiring players play for. For kids coming out of School their choice will be for a 3rd tier club,not their local if they have any ambitions. The weaker clubs can not afford to lose the best 3 or 4 juniors every year,they...

Where are they going to get players for the 3rd tier,if they destroy the SS? Colts for the 8 clubs being adversely affected will also be significantly affected. They need to make the SS stronger,not destroy it.

Which is worse? Being a dick because you are pissed,and being thrown out of an airport. Or being a dick,because you are a dick,and being thrown out of an airport?

Easy,just a couple of sessions with the teams sports psychologist and they are good to go. Oh wait that's right.... Ok then some serious sessions with our scrum expert to fix some technique issues will solve it. What? We don't have one of those either?

The 10,13 and 15 were all rock solid the other day. Neither winger made an error, but I am not as confident with them as the boys noted above.

I'm not sure what that means.Lambert plays the game,and relies heavily on the specific use of words to push a point of view. He categorically refutes providing scholarships,but admits to bursaries.what is the difference? In regards to supplements,he piously states they definitely have no...

Serious? There is no better place to judge the impact a player has,than beside him in the line. I have always believed players player awards to be the highest compliment.

I see the junior AB's have one. They are obviously believers in the value of the role.

Going a bit heavy on the tit for tat lately chief. I thought the mods were supposed to set an example?

Did you spot him in a tattoo parlour,or is it just a hunch?

So what happens when 4 or 5 of the stars are told their guaranteed wage is half what they can get O/S,and they all decide they are not prepared to punt that they will play everyTest and therefore get 80% of what they are guaranteed O/S? There is no easy solution,when the bottom line is top...

Comparisons with Cheika, should acknowledge he had a full off season drilling his team ween in week out. Then they failed to deliver the new plan under game conditions for some time. To be fair to Link,he had a month or so then got to try his new toy out on the best 2 sides in the world. The...

I'm with BH. QC (Quade Cooper) shot up.look where QC (Quade Cooper) is,then look where the rest of the defensive line is. When you shoot and you don't hit your man,you have fucked up deluxe. Apart from that,and one other attempt when he was looking down before contact I thought he was very strong in "D".

No I haven't. What did he say about what appears to be manic applications of a game plan,that are then totally changed at half time? My point is really, that Link needs to hasten slowly.just change a few little things,improve on them and then to the next. Improvement should be incremental so...

I think the panic on the field is a manifestation of the panic off the field. Very few expected Link to make an immediate 10-12 points a game improvement.but it would appear to me, that he is trying to demonstrate a huge change in a very short time. We have had the grand pronouncement,we will...