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Extending Deans before the RWC was poor planning by the ARU. I don't think he's a good international coach and, as BH points out, is frequently caught out tactically. While he has done a decent job of player development, he has also tended to show too much loyalty to poor performers...

So I'm sure your sons and all their mates would knock back contract offers, right? Sports shows of any stripe have never been particularly investigative, especially when they are of the panel variety. Why would or should this be any different for The Rugby Club?

He's a great backup but barely average as a starter.

Waiting for Grumbles to be transferred to Good Living.

Since the last time Grumbles wrote something positive about the Tahs was before the Internet existed, this seems unlikely.

Looks like something from that Hahn Super Dry commercial.

People seem to keep wanting what almost never happens. And when it does, the player gets vilified for not backing his team, etc. Come off it. We should be better fans than that. It's coach and executives who should answer for their organization, not players.

A strong argument could be made that the Waratahs desperately need to do anything they can to reconnect with the community. Sitting on their asses and waiting for new bosses isn't going to help that.

Gaffney has been appointed interim coach.

I will be shocked if its not 6. Dennis 7. Pocock 8. Higgers. Sticking either Gill or Hooper into the starting line up would be madness, even by Mad Robbie's standards.

Palu's injury is a factor here, IMO. If he wasn't hurt, we'd be looking at Dennis off the bench as loosie / lock cover.

More likely Dennis to the bench, Gill to 6.

Or partially exempt. For example, the first $250k count against the cap but nothing after that. They would need to be players with something like 5+ years with the club, IMO.

I really think Quade should start with Berrick at 12. The silver lining in the McCabe injury is that this can happen without anyone getting snubbed.

So Cooper has no responsibility for his own performance? I totally agree with you about the shit selections and game plan, but the players have to come and play at their best too.

If I was out with a bunch of mates and no one cracked any jokes all night, I'd be looking for new mates. But I can see your point of view.

I would be more in favour of a salary cap if it applied across SANZAR, but that will never be the case. I would be less in favour of one if the franchises had shown more ability to manage their own finances, but they haven't.

Are we still allowed to make snide one-liners about our own team? Because, really, that's one of the few pleasures in being a Tahs fan right now...

A secondary concern, but not as important as having 5 solvent teams.

Saffers don't have them. I believe NZ has some kind of cap system, but it works differently... I recall someone on here explaining it last year, but don't remember where.