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Surprisingly quiet in here today. I was expecting much gnashing of teeth and venting from Rebels fans but so far, crickets. Look, I don't post much in here these days as I have a very close "connection" to the Rebels which some have figured out and my bias is obvious however, I reckon a few...

Ned Hanigan's a Wallaby as well. Going to be fascinating to see how the Reds and RA handle this now with the coke charges dropped. If I were in charge he'd already be out the door but I have a suspicion, as he is one of Cheika's annointed ones, there will be a lot of pressure from above to keep...

When you consider Wessels treated this trial as not much more than a contact training session Rebels fans can rest easy for the time being.

Can't agree with that. The Lions defence was more rushed based than shooter, big difference. A shooter is one player, ala Hooper flying out of the line to try and shut down the ball player. A good ball player can and does make the shooter look stupid on many occasions & I have no idea why the...

Before the Hooper sin bin I was thinking I must have missed a recent rule change in relation to players coming in from the side. In recent Wallaby games I've noticed several of our forwards cleaning out defenders directly from the side without sanction and thought I must have missed something.

Sorry Mr Wobbly,got nothing at the moment.

Am I the only one that thinks missing out on Wessels could be a blessing for the Rebels? I would anticipate serious group dynamic issues if he did come and brought a bunch of players with him whose sole reason for coming was because he was coach. His man management skills would have to be...

Cheika pretty much confirmed this at his presser yesterday when quizzed about Pocock's return. “I think you have seen how I’ve looked at that situation before,”

I've watched Royals play about six games this year and I would say in at least half of those the opposition was the better side yet Royals have still won and often quite easily. They are a funny side to watch and very hard to categorise. They defend extremely well, often holding sides out from...

I can tell you Cox has got NOWHERE NEAR $6m from the VRU/Vic Gov. My source is not a player either.

Trust the Lobster GMR, my source is DEEP inside the Rebels camp.

The Cox deal with the VRU is done, which is going to make the Rebels very hard to shift.

Lets say we have 2 teams. Team one has scored 20 tries with 18 of them being from driving mauls off lineouts close to the line. Team two has 15 tries, all scored from either set piece backline plays, counter-attack or broken field play. Would you say team one or team two had the better "attack"?

Excellent tribute Daz. I had the absolute pleasure of sharing a few beers with Mitch at a social occasion a couple of months ago and can vouch for everything you've said. Quality bloke.

I cannot fathom the defense of Cheika and his selection rationale. This is just a classic case of a bullshitter being found out. The excuses he trots out for excluding certain players ie. going o/s, not a certain starter, hasn't earned a spot yet, blah blah blah, are just totally disregarded...

And rightfully so! FFS is Cheika for real? How the hell can you justify the form No.6 in Oz not being picked on the basis of him going o/s and still pick Horne who is also going o/s but has done absolutely jack shit this year? Staggering!

Selective editing there Braveheart. No it's not a participation award and no I wouldn't expect him to make the 23, unless Hooper was injured. I'm not sure Cheika would pick him in that event either but plenty would.

Colby Fainga'a. Has been one of the Rebels best all season, primarily a 7 but covers 6 & 8 regularly, considered highly enough to captain the side on occasion and with 80 odd Super Rugby caps under his belt has more than paid his dues. From the leaks being reported it looks like Hooper will be the only 7...

I get the whole rotation thing and it's obvious Cheika is a fan. I just don't think he, or Hanigan for that matter, have done ENOUGH to warrant selection in a Wallaby squad at this stage. Both good players and plenty of potential but IMO and call me old school but unless you are an absolute...

So why isn't he an automatic first pick at the Force?