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Mate, I wish I could have done a Jerry Collins but I was in an aussie pub and that kind of thing just aint acceptable.

A win is a win folks. I'll take that one. However, the scrum is going to have to put in a heap of hours on the training paddock as the English pack will be as keen as mustard and no way we would have got away with that overall performance against the french. I think rain is forecast for most of...

Was it just me or was Barnes extra slow on the timing of the scrums? I swear I could have gone for a piss at 'touch' then be back in time to hear him say 'engage'.

3. Gilbert 2. Pocock 1. JOC (James O'Connor)

Need a decoy runner? Giteau is your man. Every backline needs one and is the only reason why I see Deans keeping him in the 1st XV.

A thread to post team announcements and news of the opposition for the EOYT. I'll start. Here are Les Bleus: Forwards : Domingo (Clermont), Servat (Toulouse), Szarzewski (Stade), Guirado (Perpignan), Schuster (Perpignan), Mas (Perpignan), Ducalcon (Castres), Nallet (Racing-Metro), Pierre...

I was hoping for Turner (or Hynes for that matter) to get the nod over JOC (James O'Connor), as do most of us here. However, I have come up with a theory with why Deans went with JOC (James O'Connor). I don't necessarily agree with it but I think Deans is looking more to the future with this decision. This year JOC (James O'Connor) has only ever...

@Muttonbird, there are a few mistakes in the quote. It should read "we are likely to call upon the patriotism of G&GR members to help with their strategy. This could involve asking members to report on which combinations of players were running together in training, which could suggest what the...

Totally agree. Then we would have some genuine combos going as per their respective domestic team, i.e. Genia/Cooper, Gits/AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) & Turner/Shmoo/Beale.

The danger with Cross and Horne both in the centres is that Beale and co would never see the ball. I would hate to see a frustrated and bored Shmoo get Tuqiried. Personally, I would prefer to see Hangers at 10 and Barnes at 12 although I'm sure Deans will be whispering in Hickey's ear to keep...

Top effort Austin.

I second Thomo's suggestion of EasyJet to Pisa as a cheap and relatively hassle free way to get to Florence. My travel tip - beware of city centre residents only roads as I received a hefty fine in the post via the local cop shop some 10 months after visiting.

I'm not taking the piss Bruce. Just wanted the opinion of someone who would have seen the recent form of the Tahs from the Shute Shield and thanks for it, and "guru" was referring to your speed/strength info. I will revert to the Tahs thread for my view on the backline.

Bruce, what's your view on Cross joining the squad and your view on the best Tahs 2011 backline? Apologies for being off thread topic but wanted to get the view from the guru.

Totally agree. 8+ hours of absolute pain and torture and that's for the top place getters. 12+ hours for the also rans. In the 30 year history of the Ironman World Championship: Oz 4 x gold v NZ zip, and rightly so.

We don't necessarily need a rugby head to run the business, and like it or not, it has to be run as a business. The globe is scattered with companies where the person running the show knows very little about what the company actually produces. The President and CEO of Ford Motors since 2006...

For comparison, ticket prices at Stade de France: Wallabies EOYT 2010 v France : Category 1: €110 ($A152), Cat 2: €73 ($A101), Cat 3: €56 ($A78 ), Cat 4: €36 ($A50), Cat 5: €15 ($A21) Single Super 14 Game : Price range Cat 1: €65 ($A90) down to Cat 5: €5 ($A7) Three Pack Super 14 Games : Price...

An expanded Super 15 with less OS travel and more local derbys is a step in the right direction plus throw in a WC on the doorstep and in the same timezone. Is Rugby in trouble? IMO, no. We may be going through a rough patch at the moment but 2011 and beyond should see a rejuvenation. Who knows...

AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) is the best 13 we have so should stay there, end of story. What makes him so valuable is that he can cover wing and fullback injuries. Then you can have Diggers (natural winger and cover for 13) and Hynes (natural winger and cover for 15) fighting over the other wing spot after Shmoo. I...

When is Hodgson back? I worry that Pocock will be vulnerable to injury with the amount of work he has been doing, we need him for the EOYT and I'd hate to see him miss a chunk of Force games next year.