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Yes, I believe he did - I guess the question then is who comes into the bench? Maybe Mafi covers the back row? But then no real #7.

Sorry, I was referring to his goalkicking. He was bad last week, missing some chippies, and he was 2/2 today.

That was a very poor game from the Force - pretty disappointing. Can't think of one area where they could take away positives, other than maybe Sias getting back on top of his kicking. The breakdown was really poor for the Force, which is surprising. Ref had a shocker as well, although it...

Any word on how the Junior/Godwin reverse combo went?

Speaking of props... http://www.espnscrum.com/2015-rugby-world-cup/rugby/story/252393.html

Heh... I'm surprised you don't have Rod Davies up there as well! Let's see Hunt play one Super Rugby match before you start the coronation ceremony, OK? He didn't exactly light up the Heineken Cup, did he? I recall him doing OK, but certainly not "crushing" anything.

Thanks for the work, Gaffa, for all of us who couldn't watch or be there. Sounds like Godwin had a blinder (Either that or you have some serious man-love for him!). Sounds like he'll be peaking quite nicely for the EOYT. I hope he'll get a legit shot at the 12 spot. Besides his obvious...

I've read in several articles that Cummins didn't have an ARU top-up.

Agreed - I was about to post the same. MMM showed flashes of brilliance, but I can't recall him ever playing more than 3 matches on the trot without a long injury break in between. It's a shame, but I guess that's always been the rap on him - injury-prone.

I could live with that!

It was nice to see the Force getting some positive attack going, rather than the tripe they served up last week. They had some pretty nice team tries and other movements that they didn't finish. McCalman's was a beauty. Sure they shut up shop for a period, and they clearly should've gone for...

Not saying that they can't learn the 15s game, I'm saying they WON'T learn the nuances of the game. Same reason why "The Bachelor" is more popular than any science show on TV. At the end of the day it's a numbers game for the broadcasters. And, the commercial interests bear this out -...

I disagree. The difference is that the NFL is well-established and well-entrenched. Rugby is new, and something they have to learn. They don't want to learn - they want to be entertained.

I think you're missing the mark. If pro rugby is to succeed in the US, you need to convert a good number of the general public (outside of people who are already fans of the game). Some of the reasons you mention are exactly why the general American public WON'T jump on to the rugby train if...

Is that good for the largest metropolis in Australia, with the table-topping side?

But you never answered why it should be 15s?

The Force are holding their own quite well, attendance-wise, thank you very much. Perhaps you're thinking of the other team in blue, the Tahs?

Why would they want to take it and make it a 15s competition?

From The Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/may/29/super-sevens-philadelphia-us-rugby-professional-league

I think 7s in the US has been fairly well-received - Americans get the basic gist of the game, it's not bogged down with endless scrum resets and pointless kicking (or even tactical kicking, for that matter), and they love the speed and raw athleticism involved. The problem is the format. Not...