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His pants came down after making the tackle and whilst trying to get out of the ruck. For pants to come down there generally has to be some sort of pulling action. I wonder if anyone was trying to keep him in the ruck? Would be an interesting replay.

Absolutely. Holmes doesn't offer much around the park, and I think Ta'avao beats him in that regard. Not too many Super Rugby games are decided by scrums.

1. Paddy Ryan v Ben Daley - T. 2. Tatafu Polota-Nau v Saia Fainga'a - W. 3. Angus Ta’avao v Greg Holmes - T. 4. Dean Mumm v Rob Simmons - R. 5. Will Skelton v Cadyern Neville - W. 6. David Dennis v Hendrick Tui - W. 7. Michael Hooper v Liam Gill - W. 8. Jed Holloway v Jake Schatz - T. 9. Nick...

Reece Hodge has certainly been an interesting one to watch over the last few years. I say this because I had a friend who played Aus schoolboys with him in 2012, and after such an experience said friend was adamant that Reece Hodge was nothing special. I had a different friend who played...

I agree. From experience, a four week shoulder injury is not the worlds biggest concern. The case often is that: a) You're out for a few months and might need surgery. These often linger and the chance of reinjuring them is very high. b) Its a slight knock and after a few weeks it'll be fine...

Although I hated the original images of it, I really really like that jersey.

I don't mind it - I thought he was good at the Rebels and under-utilised. If he had better players around him he would have shone more as well. He's signed with Norths in the SS which further hints of his move to the Tahs. A few weeks ago I thought our squad was poor, but now I'm rather...

Whilst I don't think he's Super XV ready, every game I've seen him play at SS level he's been pretty dominant. He was also awarded player of the year 2015. Whether or not you think he deserved it, he's certainly one of the better SS players going around.

I've heard its very close to being announced. I've also heard that its very good news.

To draw us all away from the banal jersey chat, I overhead a fellow at work last week saying that Kurtley Beale had just bought a house in his street, and that all the kids that live there are very excited about it. I'm more excited about the fact that this seems to suggest that he'll be with...

We'll get there. The ITM is a institution in NZ - the players who play ITM have been playing it for years. They've come up against Super XV players regularly and are much better for it. Our competition is still in its infancy stages. Of course, 10 years down the track, the ITM team will still...

I honestly think going to Toulon will be a great career move for Quade, and JOC (James O'Connor) too. In Australia, as JOC (James O'Connor) pointed out this season, they are subject to constant scrutiny and they often have huge expectations placed upon them. When you couple this with the fact that these players have been...

If you guys get another 38 injuries this season (or however many it was last year), then surely RG has got to go. If he utters 'I couldn't execute my game plan because I didn't have the cattle' again, I'll fly up to Queensland to personally kick him in the nuts. I thought it was bad enough...

Anyone know how the latest on the situation of Giteau, Sio and Folau? Also, I can't wait until we have a scrum 5m out, Darkness feed. The 8 men in Gold upfront place an immense amount of pressure on the ABs, Kieran has to take it from the base. Hooper 'Schalk Burgers' him into his own goal...

Found this on Facebook, thought you'd enjoy.

3. Pocock. 2. Hooper. 1. Fardy.

Few things I took from the game: - The uncalled not-straight calls everyones complaining about: I saw a few crooked throws, but I also didn't see Australia contest a lot of them. If we don't lift a jumper, its not a penalty. If it doesn't haven't a material effect on the game, its play on. -...

Just what we need when its 13 on 15, and we're d'ing like the boys in the trenches... Kurtley "The Wet Paper Bag in Contact" Beale

Wales looking to hold the player up and form a maul wherever possible. Only problem is that they're not releasing the player once he goes to ground. Very poor discipline. If Foley continues to be his icy self it may end up costing them.

Israel looking very apprehensive. I hope he hasn't declared himself fit when he's not. No one wins from that.