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A hard one to make in real time, to be fair

And I'm having bad 2003 flashbacks with that kick for touch

Nah, conventional dosing, as Dr Leary intended. His commentary position is on the roof.

Fuck I love accurate rugby

I don't think it passed the pub test

Yeah, pretty much. I don't think it's unreasonable to aim to win the RWC (not just make the final), but those rankings are close. You can throw a blanket over 3rd to 10th

Hate to be a Debbie Downer, but number three for now.

I think the appropriate term is 'festively plump'

Jinx.

Good solid win. We looked a lot fitter than the Argies.

Wamberal's going over my head again. Can't tell if sarcasm. I bought my detector from the Gunstons.

And yet we've been holding tests in Newcastle for years

NQ's been ignored forever, so it's great to see them getting such a good run lately.

As in the North Shore Bombers?

And there's the elephant in the room: the European clubs. So basically the same as FIFA again. Perhaps an alternative could be something akin to cricket's Champion's (Champions'? Champignons?) Trophy. Handful (8?) of top ranked teams, all killer, no filler, two pools, semis, final. Kept...

Think of all the midyear holidays and winter weddings next year. It's going to be carnage

That makes sense, it's where most of the expats live. I take it they're not all playing at Britannia anymore?

Couldn't hurt given our current line out

To be fair, their father was the captain of our men's test side. It's not like we'd be selecting Jofra Archer.

So the Lynagh name is a form of 'selection socks', with the added emotional and marketing bonuses that come with bringing the name back to Ballymore. The question for the scouters and execs is the usual gambling dilemma: how good's the payoff, how good are the odds? There are hundreds of...