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Off season or no off season would make little difference to Timani's shortcomings in the lineout. Until he gets that skill in his kit bag I see him more as a sub covering 4, 5 & 6.

And managing the family business too - rugby ball manufacturing.

Have you ever wanted to double check Lee Grant’s claim of outstanding scrum performance in some obscure ITM, Aviva, Currie or Top 14 game of the past year and lacked the resources? Ever wanted to do a Scotty Allen type backline analysis from an early Rugby Championship game this year? Or just...

If you want to watch any H Cup replays from this year (or any other top flight rugby game) I have found an awesome youtube.com site that has them all, high quality and free access. Send me a PM if you want the link.

Wobs to 2nd if they win by 15+ or down to 4th if they draw or lose, me thinks. Maybe there is an upside for playing so many games this year. Is it fair on the Frogs or Saffers if they drop a place just by virtue of playing fewer games?

As I posted in the journalism thread, Growden will be commentating on ESPN with Matt Burke and Duncan McRae starting with the 6N. It would be interesting if Ronan O'Gara got a TV gig covering the Lions tour for Sky Sports and happened to bump into McRae doing sideline comments on the Tahs v...

ESPN is Growden's new employer so you can be sure the quality of journalism will lift. He will do web posts and TV spots. The Australian breaks the news here. Growden will team up on ESPN TV with Matt Burke and Duncan McRae. It would be a sight if Ronan O'Gara got a TV gig covering the Lions...

After watching the Wallabies train in Florence, Bret Harris says here that Pocock does not look likely to play. Interestingly, he also says Mitchell and Sheehan were included in most of the drills.

Totally agree. JOC (James O'Connor) to takes the kicks. Backs bench of White, Barnes & Cummins.

It hasn't been so bad this week and certainly won't be as cold as 2010. Weather forecast for game night is for 0 to 5 and rain, which should suit the Brumbies and the Rebels in the squad. :)

I'm going to the game and meeting up with a bunch of Aussies beforehand. If any other G&GRs are going, send me a PM if you want to join us.

The same could be said whenever the Wallabies run out onto the park. Maybe not quite "hot and cold" but at least "lukewarm and cold". As long as we beat the Poms then I'm a happy camper.

Or maybe the clubs should get pre-approval from the ARU before signing the star players that will inevitable need a top up, like when you buy a house and speak to the bank first to see how much you can afford. Without this requirement the clubs have nothing to lose.

I'm all for it. About midway through the Super 15 this year I found myself logging on less and less. Rather than an absolute drop in quality it was more due to the feeling of being a little overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of posts and threads to scroll through to find the better ones. This...

Hang on a minute Scarfie, as you well know, "the enemy of my enemy is my friend". I thought you didn't like Deans, or Sir Ritchie for that matter.

Certainly not after this game. He looked too wound up when lining up his kicks. He just needs to chill out a bit.

I thought the thread was going to be about someone at the ARU doing something clever, such as firing up the ARC again or the like.

Knowing our luck, he will probably return to the couch with a season ending injury.

Obviously, i am the expert in this regard.

The sun is out and the sky is blue but the temp is sitting at about -5 downtown which means it will be about -10 at the Stade. Snow is not forecast so the game will go ahead. Allez le Bleus. Frogs by 10.