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Overhyped? Didn't Hooper almost get Wallaby of the year, despite starting with the Wobs half way through the season? Gill is lucky to be on the bench in a mid week tour game ATM. If Hooper was a Qlder he would be hailed as the new messiah.

I would say it's flawed, because the best qualified should be getting this opportunity. It would be a different matter if the best available knocked back the opportunity,but they didn't. Picking kids straight out of School is not fair on the kid, and is not fair to the players the kid is...

I think this is a good assessment. He is up to this level,but is no world beater.This being the case, he will have to wait for Christie perform poorly or get injured. He will definitely get his chance,his supporters just need to be patient.

Well, in this instance, the super coach is doing exactly what you are suggesting.Forget the hype about him,what are they going to say before the comp starts? We have signed another Dud from the republic. He started on the bench, they tinkered with the bench and they dropped him from that. Bear...

Then it must be Radio Or complete fucking bullshit

Who is currently in the Tahs academy? Of these how many were Schoolboy reps? Schoolboy selections are flawed, yet they seem to be the only criteria that is ever used for players 4 or 5 years after leaving School. If it is to be a proper 3rd tier, then age should be irrelevant to selection. How...

What makes you think he will be the captain for the rest of the season? How many captains did the Tahs have last year?

The "Pulver solution" just fences out good performing SS players,and endorses the chosen few in the academies, as the "heirs apparent" to Super 15 contracts. That is not a 3rd tier option, it's just spin.

If those 4 stay fit and are continually selected, they will dominate this stat.I was a little surprised about the centres,most of their errors are misreads that would not be counted in these stats.So in fact these stats flatter them.

You have to take into account that everytime you kick a penalty, you are giving away field position.How many times have you seen a team kick a penalty,lose possession on the restart and concede a try. The disallowed try is a good example, after it was disallowed, there was no real change in...

Hope not. I would prefer a coach bench him rather than give in. JOC (James O'Connor) makes too many unforced errors for me to ever pick him as a leader.

Interesting to see how Toua goes defensively(positionally).

I hope so, The Tahs couldn't beat a SS team, if they chose to play a kicking based game.

Do they play the Force a few times at home?

If Cheika thinks they lost that game because the players got anxious when they got a sniff,then we have huge issues and need a complete revamp of the player roster.How many Super caps were on the field? How many Test caps?and he says they tightened up like rookies or B graders? FFS he sounded...

I think Volavola would go great at 12.He is a better defender than some think. Many Kiwi 10's have had a year or two's apprenticeship at 12 before being trusted in the high pressure role at 10. He will also allow the Tahs to play with much more width than they can presently.

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I think it is a valid point, given the last 2 years the coaching staff refused to acknowledge any deficiencies, no matter what the performance.And always spun any positive out of a game and used statistics to deny the undeniable. I am assuming that Cheika will not(edit) fall into this trap. By...

It's only going to get worse. After the Bulls, they have a bye, then the Reds,Cheetahs,Tahs and then the Rebels. If they can't beat the bye and the Cheetahs, the pressure on them when they meet the Rebels will be immense. After 8 rounds they will be very lucky to have won 2 games.That is after...

Some of them cannot. Demonstrably so,in any tier of Rugby. They can still add value,with the right game plan against the right teams. You don't have to play running Rugby at all times against all foes.