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James Slipper will take a pay cut and be a Rebel in 2019. He won’t sit behind Sio instead he will fight it out for the #1 jersey with Faulkner & Saaga.

My reasons: 1. Pooper experiment isn’t effective enough at the breakdown to keep pursuing with 2. Another genuine option at L/O time can only help us secure ball in this match 3. Samu has probably been given next to no chance yet of serious game time in a test match. He’s got more match fitness...

I would love to see a back row of 6. Tui 7. Pocock 8. Samu 20. Hooper For this next game in Auckland

How can you go into a test match and only run 1 7Man LO? It’s the few times in a game you can trap all the forward in one area of the field for your backs to attack. I would love to see how many 7 man LO NZ ran. There’s a reason why Ainsley was put on the bench for the Rebels towards the back...

Tui seagulling is a part of the teams shape. He is instructed to stay out there like the All Blacks have Hookers on the edge and or Backrowers. The team is fit enough but when you are tackling a lot, you will run out of energy towards the end of the game. Errors upon poor set piece is what...

It’s time for Chieka to make a call. Pocock or Hooper, we can’t play both anymore. Don’t get anywhere near as much advantage around the breakdown with two 7’s the other teams have with one. Add to that the woeful Line out, need some tall timber to give us another option against arguably the best...

The system is the problem it seems. No matter the personal, the same result is being repeated every year. Chieka I’m afraid is just not up to it tactically

Wallabies need an overhaul. Chieka and his yes men need to go - No excuses now!

NZ getting all the 50/50 decisions which is no real surprise. Great start by the Wallabies on both sides of the ball, Ainsley crumbled in the scrum which lead to first All Black points.

Wallabies will be forced to make a late change tonight due to injury late in the week. Another player will make his Test debut tonight via the bench

1. Slipper 2. Uelese 3. Talakai 4. Coleman 5. Phillips Is a very good Starting T5 16. Rangi 17. Faulkner / Saaga 18. Ainsley 19. Jeffries

It’s reported than one player will head to QLD in return, I've heard it’s Ben Daley but I could very well be wrong. Mees Erasmus is another prop who was added to the Rebels squad for next season.

James Slipper set to head south of the border to Melbourne with one returning believed to be Ben Daley

Come on guys, they were playing Hong Kong and with the greatest respect, anyone would look good playing against that type of opposition. The real test for them will be during NRC when they will come up against better opposition. Great little run of games for the squad whilst other teams are...

There is probably only be a handful of spots remaining in the top squad with the majority coming from France & UK. Forwards in particular may find a spot with a big NRC campaign

Andrew Ready will receive an early release and head to the ITM Cup for the remainder of the 2018 season.

Naisarani and Erasmus will join the Rising for the NRC campaign. Isi is a big inclusion.

http://www.rugby.com.au/news/2018/08/09/rodda-waratahs-kerevi-reds

The Reds will lose either Lukhan Tui or Izack Rodda sooner rather later to the Waratahs. Rodda is off-contract and is yet to re-sign at the Reds for the 2019 season and Tui is exploring options for an early release post 2019 season. Korzyck is another set to leave Ballymore as well as Kerevi and...

I disagree. He always put 100% into it all when playing, maybe what his heart wasn’t into was the Game of Thorns.