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So is Deb still being "rested"?? This is where coaches get themselves in trouble with the bullshit they try and spin to the media and the players themselves.

I don't get why we are going to all this trouble for an average player. If he was Zin Zan Brooke I could understand the desperation to get him in our squad but as our kiwi fans have pointed out, he wouldn't be in the Crusaders 23 at full strength. "Average" may be a touch harsh but don't tell me...

An experienced coach would have got him to pull his head in a long time ago but he continues to overplay his game to the detriment of the team. Taking the ball off the back of a 5 metre scrum with a winger in the sin bin is totally selfish play and unacceptable at any level of the game. It is...

The article is clearly a response to what Jones has been writing in the same paper over the last few weeks and IMO is a pretty poor effort. For a start the headline is "How I plan to revive Australian Rugby". Now of course she doesn't write the headline but her name is on the article, it's not...

I was under the impression, as I'm sure many others are, that Cheika is sole selector.

Who are these "selectors" you speak of???

Watched Godwin play John I Dent Cup last week and that looked about his level to me. Nothing in the performance to warrant a call up to Super Rugby level.

It is an absolute load of corporate dribble that looks like it's come straight from some PR playbook. I was half impressed with her after watching her on Kick & Chase last week but after that pile of garbage published in the Oz today that estimation has gone straight down the toilet.

The Lobster will be in town and I'm looking forward to getting to this game. I actually give the Rebels half a show here and will be taking some of the juicy odds on offer. We all know Genia makes a HUGE difference to this side and Wessells has finally seen the light and picked Parling to...

Seriously, if Parling is not starting Wessels needs his head read. And WTF is the logic behind the exit strategy the Rebels use? They basically give the ball back to the opposition on the halfway line. Dumb against any side but insane against kiwi sides. You've got 2 blokes with massive boots on...

Yeah but no point having experience coming on at the end if the game is already gone. Their set piece is clearly better when Parling is on and he should be playing the majority of the game if not the full 80. The bullshit coaches come out with to justify selections really fascinates me. Cheika...

Staggered he has put Parling back on the bench, especially playing in SA where your set piece is going to be under pressure from the opening whistle. The ring a ring a rosie policy with the flankers, where you can go from starting 15 to outside the 23 in a week is a recipe for disaster IMO. And...

The funny thing is it almost looked like they were playing for a penalty and then when they got one they turned it down...odd. I applaud them for having a crack but if you are going to take a scrum, knowing the opposition is going to have a decent crack at you, taking the weight of the No.8 off...

Genia's influence is massive and the Rebels are a different team when he is not out there but the other bloke who makes a huge diffrence is Parling. The set piece is sooo much better with him on the paddock and Wessels will be absolutely kidding himself if he is not a certain starter from here on.

I don't get why he is not starting one of them as both offer far more and are simply better players than Cottrell. Cottrell is solid but he does not provide the disruption to the breakdown or the link play and skill that Colby does and he does not have the impact with the ball that Dicky does...

Yep, happened about 3 or 4 times ggrrrrr.

Some of the best footy I've seen the Rebels play and, for that matter, some of the best Rugby from an Aus side since the Reds won the comp. One thing that drove me nuts though were the wide cut out passes on the breakouts when there were support players in space....one of my pet hates. FFS...

What will be more interesting is what Cheika does with him. He is one of his love childs and I'm tipping he is in the first Wallaby squad chosen if he stays in Oz

Agree with this. I don't think English was the issue in defence yesterday and think he has done enough to hold his spot there for the time being.

Exactly. It's not rocket science but most modern coaches try to make it so for some reason