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Debreczeni breaks his leg in the second minute. Does Lloyd play 10 for the full game? That would worry me.

1.Toby Smith (Melbourne Uni/Melbourne Rebels) 2.Pat Leafa (Box Hill/Melbourne Rebels) (Vice Captain) 3.Paul Alo-Emile (Power House/Melbourne Rebels) 4.Sam Jeffries (Melbourne Uni/Melbourne Rebels) 5.Cadeyrn Neville (Foostcray/Melbourne Rebels) 6.Luke Jones (Moorabbin/Melbourne Rebels)...

Toe Mae toe, toe mah toe.

Salesi Maafu for Wallabies.

Not Meehan specifically, just a 17th player in general.

I think allowing Meehan (he's the scapegoat as the 17th player) to sign for the rising was probably a mistake. Otherwise I don't care, especially since 5-10 locals will still be playing each week.

I reckon. 1. Toby Smith 2. Pat Leafa 3. Paul Alo-Emile 4. Sam Jeffries/Luke Jones 5. Caydern Neville 6. Luke Jones/ Sione Taufa 7. OJ Noa 8. Lopeti Timani 9. Nic Stirzaker (c) 10. Jack Debreczeni 11. Telusa Veainu 12. Mitch Inman 13. Tom English 14. Joe Kamana 15. Jonah Placid 16. Tom Sexton...

A number of those boys won't play, the beef is signed to Eagles, both Colby and Fugs are out for the year. Its named tomorrow, but ill have a stab in an edit.

In the future, when the format is closer to the ITM cup, the likelihood is that the Rugby Heartlands will be more successful, with players continuing to play for the team which gave them their first chance. The current system, rightly or wrongly, will favour the one team regions. Talent needs...

Here's the Preview. http://melbournerebels.com.au/news/article/preview-round-1-melbourne-rising-vs-north-harbour-rays-aami-park Not a lot there. Debreczeni will start alongside Stirzaker, and the Holmes brothers, along with CC, will be in the rays XXIII.

I could look like Dan bloody Carter playing with Toulons Forwards and Outside Backs. Now, it's not a slight on any of those players. But it's ridiculous how strong the team is.

I get your point and now realise I hadn't considered I was contributing to the stupid trope that the All Blacks steal all the Pacific islanders. I was trying to argue that his position is probably analogous to Maitland for Scotland and now Anscombe for Wales, in that he's a fair way down the...

He's behind DC, Cruden, Barrett and Slade. Yes, DC is pretty much gone after the WC, but those three are 25, 23 and 26 respectively, then Ihaia West, for the future, is 22. He could end up with maybe 15-30 ABs caps, but maybe 50+ Samoan ones. Tusi Pisi won't be around forever either. If he...

Good God McGuigan hasn't changed a but. Some good, some bad, some outright awful, and the biggest flaw is the positioning. Otherwise a decent game to watch. Would like to see Sopoaga declare for Samoa, he'd have a long international career.

If an "official" NRC development Comp is ever set up, I'd like it to be an U19s comp, to lead into the following years JWRC.

Young Tightheads don't solve scrum woes. Experienced ones do. Why Longbottom would have been important if he could have been retained. At 28 years old and with 55 or so Super Caps, he would have sincerely helped.

Healthy v "Healthy" Fit enough to play in a Final, or a Bledisloe? Yep, sure, no problem. Fit to be able to play in a comparatively nothing match, with tests around the corner and a chance of re-aggravation of an injury? Probably wise to not play.

Rising and QLD country may not be terribly flash either.

I like the idea of a 3 point conversion, because it means all Kicks are worth the same amount. Don't like the idea of reducing penalty value. More infringements. Attacking bonus point? Don't really mind either way. Shot clock? 45 seconds in fine for scrums, but 60 seconds would be better...

Assuming they take the 23, plus a 5 man travelling squad, I think English will be left out, along with one of the locks, Hodgeson and Lilo. However, if he is touring, you either slide Sefa into 13, or bring Lloyd into the 23 to play IC, and move Inman out to 13.