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I always got the feeling it was coming, but maybe that's just my loathing of Uni manifesting. I've never played Uni, seen them play in person, or even played rugby in Sydney but by god G&G has imprinted some serious hatred of them within my very soul.

That's even more iffy, so Australia needs to go to the Oceania tournament (effectively a repechage) and several levels of administration in different organisations have to rubber stamp it? I'm more happy about Smith, Halangahu, and Gerrad going to Tonga than the other way around TBH. Also...

Are they really? He's not a 7s player in terms of frame so they'd have to get a lot of people to 'play ball'. The ARU would have to want it, the 7s program would have to agree with it, the Force would have to agree with it, and he would have to want it. I mean, it's just such a ridiculously...

Nope. Unless he sneaks in by that weird Olympic 7s loophole.

Great team, my only question is in the row. I mean, Jarrad Barry is a good player but he's not tall enough to be a conventional 2nd rower. Steve Mafi has ripped it up overseas but mostly as a flanker or a utility, he's no standard lock. Treloar and Douglas, combined with Matwijow, will tear...

It's beyond me that McIntyre (I think that's the City 10's name) isn't getting more wraps. He was solid, seriously solid.

It's the National Rookie League, an American Minor Basketball league played from 2000 to 2002. Gawd, it's like you don't even have wikipedia.

It wasn't a great year, though the first few rounds were deceiving.

According to the ladder they had a pretty sobering run home and finished 7th, with only 2 points separating them from 5th and 1 from 6th. Awful percentage though. Are you very involved?

Given Uni finished 7th in the Dewar Shield I find it pretty hard to believe they have 2 or 3 back rowers worth considering for Rising selection. 1 sure, but 2 or 3? Then again, if EHills has 2 players in the squad then maybe I'm wrong.

I know, I haven't been following too keenly but I thought they'd have a better XV. Where are the Haylett-Petty brothers? I was particularly keen to see the younger one play against fully developed athletes.

I don't think you'd find more than 10ish relocated, which isn't too much more than the number that have relocated this year. You blokes are crying wolf but Ben Meehan, who started Super Rugby this year, couldn't even get a gig! I think it might seem the Rebels/Rising are being dodgy but I...

Nope, wasn't he like 35 when he got his Force cap? I think he's probably done and dusted.

I think his first name is Meli.

Personally I would have taken Koliavu from Melbourne but I see your point. To counter, Rolleston is 23 (young but not too young), he's been in professional/rep environments for a long time, and by all accounts is an excellent man with a great training ethic. If I had to guess he's probably...

Particularly the Qld teams seeing as he has connections there. Maybe they wanted to develop their own, a healthy goal.

I don't disagree but he is an impressive looking athlete, a local product, and is young enough to surprise. I doubt he'll get on though, you'll probably see Noa come on at 6 and Jones into the row.

I really wonder about this, he's a ripper player.

That IS worrying.

Massive fan of this squad, no issues here. 2 locals starting is probably the right amount and whilst Noa is probably more deserving IMO it's probably more about balance in the back row. Naivalu could be very special, watch this space.