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Possibly working on him playing at 6 to have two opensides on the ground if he and fuglistaller end up being them. Sent from my LG-P713 using Tapatalk

Same principle. Super Rugby stops for the June Internationals. Slightly Better example?

It's not as if its unheard of. Sheffield Shield, Ryobi Cup and Big Bash all occur at the same time along with the tours to Australia. Technically they are all different formats, but the principle (one competition stopping so another can be played with some/all teams/players competing).

While a lot of people here don't seem to like him very much, I thought Gus Roberts was a pretty decent kicker last year. He was good in his debut too, prior to the switch to 10 on the South Africa tour. That first game still puzzles me. Why the Fuck would you play a 10-12-13 combination...

Yeah, well, it's been happening to us for a long time. I know we've got half as many regions as Wales/Ireland, but forgive me if I have little sympathy for the plight of the Welsh player drain. Sent from my LG-P713 using Tapatalk

Needs more James Hilgendorf and Rodney Blake.

Valiant effort from Glasgow, but the same shit that has been going on for more than a decade. Reasonable defence, good movement in attack, but an inability to finish off movements are compounded by stupid mistakes.

I hope we do well. Props are adjusting well to new scrum rules. Locks and Backrowers are excellent without being world class. Laidlaw is Laidlaw, plus the backups are pretty good. Back 3 is strong and its depth is strong as well. Issue, as it always has been, will be moving the ball...

Scotland Squad for the six Nations: Forwards: John Beattie (Montpellier), Kelly Brown (Saracens), Geoff Cross, David Denton, Alasdair Dickinson, Ross Ford (all Edinburgh Rugby), Chris Fusaro (Glasgow Warriors), Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh Rugby), Ryan Grant, Jonny Gray (both Glasgow Warriors)...

Possibly because all the Rebels players are now signed up to play for a VRU club in the 2014 season.

Scotland Squad coming tomorrow (UK time). Hoping to see Bennett in the squad.

Quality support, Especially in non-traditional areas takes time, effort and success. It's taken Glasgow (with 2 non-traditional rugby regions, Highlands and the West) 20 years of professionalism, plus a half dozen of specific focus since the demise of the Reivers, 2 stadium moves, many years...

Unless you are wanting to add 6 props (Scotland might, given the 2011 squad, maybe others too), at least 1 player, both capable and fairly good at playing both sides of the scrum needs to be included in the WC squad. I'd suggest Kepu, Slipper and Robinson are sitting pretty for now. Assuming...

In a squad of 30: 3 Hookers 5 Props 3 Halfbacks 10 "Backs" 9 Locks/Backrowers First 2 Hookers/Halfbacks are obvious, the third less so. Don't know enough about Props under the new scrum laws to make any definitives, except Robinson and Slipper. Backs will be the 6 who performed well on tour...

Woo! Scottish teams! That is all. Sent from my LG-P713 using Tapatalk

While I do like the idea of signing an experienced hooker, it would be unfair to Shota, who I thought had a great Pacific Cup/November internationals, and deserves a go at the number one spot. Sent from my LG-P713 using Tapatalk

Yep, why should Aholeilei and Rokobaro be marquee players just because they've cracked the Tonga and Fiji Nat sides respectively. Sent from my LG-P713 using Tapatalk

(I think) it's already happened. http://www.espnscrum.com/super-rugby-2014/rugby/story/210475.html

Lalaki Foketi has been signed as a supplementary squad member. http://melbournerebels.com.au/news/article/rabodirect-rebels-sign-lalakai-foketi

To put it bluntly, fuck the shield. It's reasonable to say that for the purposes of the new third tier tournament, players playing for the Melbourne Franchise should be selected from the Dewar shield etc. But it's entirely unreasonable, and disgustingly parochial, to suggest that players...