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The point I am making is that not anyone: specialists, MRIs, physios etc. REALLY do not understand what is going on in the brain. We know that brain trauma is bad and that extremely obvious signs of such are bad: I.e. people that can't are unconscious, don't know what day it is etc. And that...

Thanks bud. It's seriously sucked, but I did enjoy all my years playing rugby. I'm playing life on ultra hard mode, but these things happen for all sorts of reasons. Thankfully my memory/mind are pretty much fine, but my ability to do anything useful is probably only 2 out of 3 on average. Due...

I couldn't agree more, with a few caveats, and I'm someone who has enormous problems from brain trauma incurred playing rugby. The worst problems are from repeated sub concussion blows. These still happen all the time in a rugby match. The law changes might remove 5-10% of these? Barely better...

I agree and this was my main takeaway from the game.

I think he absolutely deserves it, but they need the right balance of players on the field with him.

I thought the biggest difference was the Aussie forwards being well off the mark in open play. The support and cleanouts were dreadful and they also looked slow as molasses on defense. McReight was missed massively. Lots of ball carriers that did well, but BPA, Wilson, Carlo, LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto), Williams, all...

A mishmash of thoughts: Wales have fallen off. So many good players have retired and the "new guys" just aren't at that level. Tipuric, Navidi, AWJ, Davies, Bigger, North, Owens, Halfpfenny, Faletau, Warburton etc. were all world class and difference makers. They don't have that level of...

I thought Kerevi improved at other aspects of the game like kicking and passing. I dont think that's a big issue anymore. Last year though he looked slow as molasses coming off of injury. It muted his strength as a ball carrier and it did no favors on defense. I'm sure Schmidt can tell if this...

When I was coaching a youth team (u17) we were woeful at lineouts and half the kids didn't come to practice. But we did have a kid that was 6'6 so I went with a two man lineout and threw it to him every time. It was pretty useless for anything other than gaining possession though. If you went...

Some thoughts: best Wallabies performance in quite some time, first 15 minutes notwithstanding. Best test game I've ever seen from Gordon and Wright. Bravo to a couple of players that have been heavily critiqued. Sua'ali'i I've never seen until now. I haven't seen a rugby player that can jump...

Defending at 12 vs. 13 isn't super relevant against England as they barely ever run the ball, and when they do they don't go wide all that often. There might be 2-3 times when they come through that channel with any level of danger all game, usually with multiple running options. So I don't...

I can't blame him. I imagine being a part of that RWC squad was frustrating and embarrassing for the players. And he saw that RA did a lot of their veteran players dirty. No loyalty to Mike Hooper, Quade, Samu, Ikitau. Mark's playing at a World XV level as a winger and they then offer someone...

And Jeb Sinclair (Canada) (red) and Finn Russell (red) and Kerevi again this RWC (yellow). You've had the same action result in everything from a red, to a yellow, to not even a penalty. And that's with a referee, two ARs and the TMO. It's incomprehensible. I understand it if the ref misses...

Give the Captain one challenge per game where he can send it to the TMO on a scoring play. If he's right he keeps the right to challenge again, if not then the game is adjudicated strictly based on what the ref calls. You used your challenge poorly and don't have one? That's on you, not the ref...

Again, prefacing that I'm Canadian. Most of my rugby friends who have played their entire lives also think the constant red cards, TMOs, box kicking, mauls for tries, 6 forwards subs, fake injuries, scrum resets etc. are obscenely boring. We used to get together to watch rugby, but nobody...

It seems like the biggest problem with Super Rugby is that it doesn't generate enough revenue. If you don't have enough revenue then you can't afford to give out contracts to players that end up going over to league or overseas. And it makes the sport as a whole less enticing and the standard of...

And for the record Argentina also shouldn't be losing 40-6 to Wales !!!

It's funny how decline and expectations take a long time to align. Where do people think the Wallabies should fall in terms of wins and losses against the top teams? I'm talking Ireland, NZ, SA, FR, ENG. Based on their player base. 60%? 50%? 38%? I'd argue 38% is about as good as they can hope...

Eddie's like Donald Trump to some people. His unrelenting confidence and belligerence, in spite of any supporting facts or evidence, will attract people that are looking for an all knowing messiah. Sad. Bigly.

Of the Wallabies team I'd take Bell, Kerevi, Valteni is a wash with Faletau, Koriobete, Kells, Mark N (Nawaqanitawase) are a wash with Josh Adams, Zamit and Liam Williams. Not much in it as far as 6,4,5,7 where neither team are great. I take the Welsh #9 every day. He was great. Wales #2 and either #10 are...