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No leeway under the current rules. The Scottish player did sort of slip into it but that's no excuse. Deserved red unfortunately.

Second try to Kuridrani. Haha, we just Englanded them.

Spot of league about that try from Kuridrani. Only it was the 20th tackle instead of the 6th.

Scots using the rush defence very effectively again. Foley can't handle it and Cheika's Wallabies in general can't handle it. Wallabies are trying to use a rush defence too but Scotland are having no trouble slipping through it. So far Scotland's handling is letting them down, otherwise we...

That's a seriously strong Rebels team now. The starting side will be strong enough, but there's enough depth that you could name a 2nd XV that would probably still just about beat last year's Rebels. That sort of depth is exceptional in Super Rugby. If they don't make the finals and beat at...

Yeah I'm struggling to see much going for Wales this time, other than the Wallabies lacking Folau. Warburton, Tipuric, North and Webb all out, and that small backline (with essentially two 10s) against the Fijian beast that is the Kerevidrani. No doubt they will try and target Kerevi's defence...

That was a bloody good game. Qld Country were on fire and should give the Vikings a run for their money next week. Hard to even pick a MOTM, Timu, Tupou and Paia'aua all contenders.

I thought it was a red to deliberately punch somebody in the head? Probably lucky to get away with a yellow? Seems little doubt what happened there with Slipper's eye swollen like that. Drua have a real discipline problem. I guess they play the game pretty differently in the islands...

Only a 1 point margin in the second half - 28 to 27. Japan looked pretty good once they tired the Wallabies out. They won the last 15 minutes 14 to nil. Wallabies attack is starting to look really good though. Should give Wales and Scotland a lot of trouble, and hopefully England too.

8 minutes in and Phipps is already having a shocker.

This could be a much closer game than the bookies are suggesting. Japan aren't minnows any more, they're currently #11 in the rankings, just behind Argentina, Fiji and France, and comfortably ahead of Italy at #14 - and we know what happened vs Italy in June. Against that we've gone from two...

I don't think the performance of the Wallabies will give Cheika any selection headaches for the Spring Tour. McCalman stood up and surely justified a spot on the tour, especially with Dempsey likely out. Paia'aua looks pretty good and I reckon he'll be on the plane to Europe as backup 10.

Ahh crap. Just when Dempsey was going so well. At first glance, he'll be lucky to make the start the start of next Super season, never mind the Spring Tour...

That's pretty devastating with Rodda out as well. Basically the entire Spring Tour, might be fit for the last game but hardly worth taking him on that. Rory Arnold will probably come back into the picture now. With Coleman and Simmons, looking much better in his new blue jersey!

I don't think he's played 10 since his first trial game with the Reds. He is generally a pretty good kicker for Qld Country. Narrowly missing a kick from the sideline is hardly an acceptable pool of evidence to claim somebody can't kick! It is something he should be working on though, because...

It's not really Baabaas, more of a Prime Minister's XV, but I still think it'll be a really interesting game to watch. Jones seems to be trying to set up a bit of a grudge match in his selections and comments. He says they'll even be wearing Force socks instead of traditional club socks - an...

I was a bit disappointed with City not really putting the Drua away, I feel like they should have won by 30+. Especially in the Druas' first game. The Fijian tries were mostly against the run of play for most of the match, and City should have converted a lot more chances (of which they had...

Genia or Beale for Wallabies MotM? Hard to call but I give it narrowly to Genia.

If only he's had the 100% night tonight. He could have missed every kick last week for all I care!

That hurts more than a total thrashing. Well done to the boys, I take back anything I have said about them recently. Cheika and Grey are still fair game, though.