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As Bruce Ross would say, the dark arts of satire are all too often missed.

To stop salary arms races that lead to the ARU funding the resurrection of bankrupt state unions.

I think Fainga'a is a better player, but not a better hooker, if that makes sense. The Reds can get away with it in Super Rugby because they seem to really only want parity (or not to lose) from their set piece. A good tactic since they are fantastic with ball in hand. That doesn't hold up in test rugby...

Don't worry, Higgers will get picked for sure. Edit: Dammit, what happened to that fishing emoticon? ;)

We needed Mitchell in the RWC. If he hadn't done his hammy (which was not, btw, a re-injuring of his ankle), he might have been very valuable against the ABs. Anyway, I'd rather not see Mitchell rushed back into the starting line-up for Bled 1. Off the bench or perhaps against Argentina.

Hooper will certainly bring this. But playing Douglas and Timani at once is doubling down.

That's some rancid bait you've got there, buddy.

1. So after taking no backup 7 to the RWC, Deans has two for this series. Over compensating, perhaps? We could have used that extra slot for another 8 or a winger, IMO. 2. No Tapaui is silly, especially since Mitchell was underdone last time we saw him play. Perhaps training showed things we...

Jeez, Scott, at least let my expedition catch some fish before you jump in...

Nope. Just that I'd rather it was players on their way out...

Yes, but what happened before Benny A came on?

I'm just hoping that the players involved were Rocky and Hangers ;)

Fixed that for you.

Structure, yes. I'd rather not see the Reds vs ABs, however. ;)

Do you mean transplant the QLD structure?

Player contracts are where the rugby side and the business side meet. Any CEO should be on top of them.

And it's tough to argue that Cummins is getting snubbed, IMO. You could make a Vuna vs Shipperly case, I guess. But we're really talking about 3rd choice players at that point.

It seems to me that the Rebels are doing precisely what the rules allow them to. They'd be cheating if they designated Beale as a foreign import on their books so that they only had to hold $147,000 (or whatever) against the cap. But they're not.

Oh, I never said it was funny. Just that it was a joke. Big difference. ;) Your definition of playing the man is clearly very different to mine, so let's just leave it at that.