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Full strength Wallaby sides hand out thrashings to the PI sides more often than not. Aus A and NZ A (sorry, JABs) routinely beat then in the PNC (Pacific Nations Cup). Despite the occasional upset, sadly they are not strong enough, the only way they come close to being strong enough is with their Euro players being...

Davies deserved a chance, and got it. He did well under the high ball in the wet, but struggled otherwise. There's no more tests for Davies to get another shot before the 3N, so EOYT he should get another shot, midweek and against a weaker side. Turner should be above Davies for the 3N and the...

Funny, I think that Slipper plays a hell of a lot tighter and does more work than Alexander. I have yet to see Slipper popping up at outside centre or on the wing or perennially hanging out of rucks looking to run the ball. Got to completely disagree there.

My theory was that it was to get a good look at Timani over the 80 and protect an important player from injury. Perhaps Sharpe has a niggle or two we don't know about. Perhaps he wasn't 100% certain Timani had blown his chance, and wanted confirmation. We can be sure that the sub was not...

I would actually prefer Daley over Alexander at loosehead. Daley may suck slightly more at scrum time, but at least he does the tight work around the ruck. edit: that is a hypothetical to highlight the importance of tight play from the tight forwards, not just scrummaging, neither should be...

Congrats to Samoa, they deserved the win. They were more physical to a man, with some aggressive and physical defence, and they disrupted the ball all day. They lived off scraps in the first half, and still looked the more likely team to score. To make it worse, the Wallabies helped by...

Giteau irks me because he can't draw and pass, and he can't ran to the line and pass. When not kicking, 99% of the time he will have 3 plays: outside break, shovel the ball on after crabbing two or three steps across field and turning his body (allowing the defence to slide) to pass, or very...

Slipper may be back next week, he was supposed to be out 4 - 6 weeks originally. So far he's missed the Blues semi (I think?), bye, final, and Samoa test. That's 4 weeks out now. Those who have seen the Wallabies training sessions should be able to comment on how Slipper is, or isn't...

Would like to see how TPN goes as captain, if he is given a chance. Think he would be a better captain than Mumm. Mitchell is at long odds; you rarely see wingers as captains. Coaches prefer the captains to be closer to the action, where they can get into the refs ear when needed. This is...

Who were the Wallaby coaches last year, with Deans? Jim Williams, Phil Blake, and Nucifora? My guess as to the mid-week coach would have been Nucifora, current U20s coach. edit: beaten to it by Joe Blow.

Agree the timing is a bit confusing, but it's awesome stuff like this that will really help the Tahs connect with fans.

I reckon that no matter the setup, you want a coach who not only can manage his players on a personal level (eg not Eddie Jones), but can also command the respect of his players (eg Wayne Bennett). The second ability would be being able to pick game plans which fit his cattle and are suitable...

How are home or away games chosen as part of the draw? Random in pool games, pool winners in quarters, random in semis/final?

Nothing wrong with freshly ironed clothes. It's winter and I like the warmth. But I wouldn't call them delicious. Don't eat clothes, myself. Besides, you never seen a hypocrite before?

No need for passive aggressive last comments, either. They also are not a sign of maturity.

Davies had a much better Super 15 this year than Turner, so gets Davies gets his chance ahead of Turner. It's not too complex. One thing that has impressed me with Davies this year is that his game has become much more well rounded. His defence and involvements are way better than the...

I fail to see how coming back with a passive aggressive attack is being mature. Being mature is saying: "Fellas, enough of that. Just watch your team and enjoy your rugby, especially with the test season approaching." Which is what should've been said. For the record, saying stuff like #1...

Loved Mowen's facial expressions.

Actually, that's a common urban legend which is untrue. Blame Rainman. Two points: 1) QANTAS has never had a jet airplane crash land - they have had numerous crashes prior to jet airplanes. QANTAS have also had several fatalities in their jet airplanes, despite not having crashes. 2) I am...

OK, the article said they were running re-runs of The Block. Seriously? Are Australians still that obsessed with property? Personally, I am waiting for the finale of the block this year, where all the apartments/houses/town houses/dog houses/whatever they are don't sell or lose money. But...