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NRL will be expanding with a PNG team in the next 5 years. Which might shut the door a bit.

Big reason we won't and should not abandon Super Rugby Pacific, or at least Pacific/Asian based competition (alternative being a domestic professional game). Asia-Pacific is the No 1 growth region in the world. The next 20 years will see it continue to grow and Australia's place in it will be a...

Welcome to modern journalism though haha, especially in Sports. The one thing Eddie does that I will always back him in for is how he gives it back to the press. They are perfectly happy to dish it out to him, but can't take it the moment it comes back their way. For mine, he treats them the way...

Perhaps a bit controversial, but a part of me also quite likes that they do the draw further out. I'd prefer its 2 years, not 3. But I think there is something appealing about connecting the World Cup to the performance of teams within the cycles. A favourable draw then becomes a reward for...

I think you'll find Porter was awful at the scrum, some of the most obvious boring in I've seen. As for him keeping the whistle away, thank fuck he does, one of the only refs who is in tune to the style of play that makes for a great game. Would you prefer to see Raynal or Andrew Brace blow a...

Between Sexton and Biggar, the two most petulant fly-halves I've ever watched are gone from the game overnight. Both absolute warriors and great players. But can't say watching them go out on a loss filled me with sadness for them.

Pretty low-quality QF it must be said. Argentina so inaccurate, Wales so boring.

https://theathletic.com/4915486/2023/10/14/how-the-role-of-the-coach-analyst-is-transforming-football/ Good quote from an interesting article by the Athletic about coaching analysts. The person speaking is the 'head of coach development and methodology' with Belgium national Football...

Also re potential future coaches...I wouldn't mind McKellar, really like the bloke and rate him highly as a coach. Would prefer Bernie has a bit more time in the saddle as a HC before going to the top job. But also, surely Rugby Australia could be a bit more imaginative and think a bit outside...

Pre-divorce perhaps. Wallet might feel 50% tighter these days...

They also say "One Japanese source described the reports linking Jones to the Japanese role as “bullshit” and that the JFRU in fact don’t want Jones to return to the role." No clear truth in this one and people attempting to claim they know what is happening are having a laugh. Although I'll...

It's not. But the whole situation is so mismanaged. For so long Rugby in Australia has been captured by short-termist thinking where stakeholders protect their own interests. Our administrators (state and national) have finally cottoned onto the need for long-term strategy and there is a...

Doesn't seem like their MO. I think he's been agitating Rugby AU for months now threatening to leave in order to get changes he wants to the performance program. From the Broncan interview: “It will be up to Australian rugby to give Eddie Jones the capacity to train around 40 players all year...

Eddie stays, Siebs gets sacked at Manly because he only signed players he shares an agent with, Eddie brings his old defense coach back to the Wallabies. This is the timeline I'd like to live in.

Cannot believe some of the things I have read about the Wallabies job being unattractive. If Rugby Australia can promise appropriate changes off-field to any new Wallabies coach they will have their pick of the litter. The only thing that will stop them having so is if they refuse to make the...

I've never come across someone so sure of his opinion. The conviction with which he states some things that comes out of his mouth is a little absurd.

It's clear some extent of centralisation is required, especially around top-end performance. But I also wouldn't want us to import the Irish model and make NSW/QLD the centre of the Australian Rugby Universe (like Leinster). I think it is important to keep provincial representation, identity and...

Wright is a fascinating one. Nobody can deny his attacking potential. When he looks good he looks like a world-beater. I'm also usually happy to persevere with mistakes, it takes rare composure not to make them in your first 25 Test starts. But for me the problem is that the mistakes he makes at...

Got a Lions series to start preparing for. Debreczini Wright are not the path forward at 10-15. Having said that I'd like to see Pietsch get a go and Ikitau come back in.

Hope Japan get the choccies in this game v Argentina. Argies v Wales has the potential to be a bit of a stinker.