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Interesting choice in Damian de Allende for the Boks @12, misses more tackles than Beale

what do we do for the rest of the day then?

sorry, I was using the descriptions to describe attributes, not where they pack in the scrum

He hasn't been "selected", like JOC (James O'Connor), he is in a form of re-hab

Jones was in the squads last season, now not, despite having a decent season. I wonder what Chieka wasn't happy with? I actually don't think Jones was competing directly for a spot with the selected locks, but Dennis & Fardy as that 6/5 hybrid. In the end Cheika picked an extra specialist...

Yep, he hasn't had a great year, what we don't know is how much of the year he was trying to play through the back injury. It does highlight the paucity of decent TH rock movers around. If he gets back to the Reds, I expect to see him flourish under Thorn & Styles I expect the rush would be...

Doesn't he first have to: a) get fit b) get clearance c) sign a ARU contract Before he gets in any Wob queue ............

Club rugby is simply screwed, they have no money, no real coverage to justify sponsors apart from a "fan". The ARC will grow in importance and club rugby will end up/stay amateur (with some clubs having the ability to be sort of semi-professional at the top)

yep, expect to see the same thing for the wobs

Yeah, the idea of putting a 140kg unit with soft hands to attract defenders around the 12 had no merit at all

He has had his head up Kepu's arse for most of this season with nary an issue on his side from lack of weight at scrum time As for the lineout, I still don't know why he isn't used more as a lifter, he could send a unit rather high with some practice

Funny, with no stats to back it up, I thought the Tahs was much better this season And how do they define "success" Typos by SwiftKey, errors in tone by me

"We" don't, the coaches do. Let me put it another way if a player misses the most of the S15 season like say Carter or Cooper, do we judge them on the quality of the minutes played only this season or a few games of club they may play after the S15 season, or their work on the training paddock...

I really don't see a problem with the rule, they have signed to play and the coach sees value in the selection. It is a fair bit better IMHO than the Gits rule Typos by SwiftKey, errors in tone by me

That makes sense, and it isn't surprising to see unit out of the system for a while being given plenty of time in training to get up to speed.

I don't understand this hand wringing for Beale, he is at best a bench option on the fringe of the squad

That does depend on where he is playing, 12 - yep 15 - he generally does OK

and he will only become a "Red", so meh

I like the 2 "15s" approach to the back three, but AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) is a better, safer option Beale's defensive issues can be really exploited with him standing there lonely on the blindside, against a decent scrum, he could end having to make some rather difficult decisions around slowing down a rampaging...

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