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Looking at the stats of the game you would have to give credit to the Cheetahs scrambling defence. They were flogged in line breaks, metres gained, number of runs, and balls won from rucks. Their defence was very good. What I noticed however, was the very poor support for the man with the ball...

A lot depends on how you define the roles of 12 and 13. For me, a 12 who doesn't take on the line and a 13 who doesn't pass will never work. TC plays like a 12 at least. Horne plays like a 13. If you don't think they are up to it find others who know how to play the position. Preferably guys...

I don't like the centre pairing at all. We now have a 12 that doesn't like to take on the line, and when he does rarely breaks or bends it. Our outside centre has a serious passing problem, he doesn't. For a while now, opposition teams have rushed AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) at 13 and closed down the backline. A...

Shame it doesn't work. Drop down menu becomes a game of space invaders and a few error messages eg colts. Does look good, though.

Yet every time I go to the footy or cricket, they let me in with my metal thermos of jasmine tea. And my partner's sultana scones. Talk about deadly weapons.

The forwards played well and held their own. The backs, however, were not good. They selected two strong running centres who didn't know how to pass or draw a man. When they couldn't bust tackles there was no go forward nor was there a plan B. In the French game we selected an ex flanker on...

I remember thinking that he was well out of his depth. His passing was poor, often sailing over or behind his outside men. His kicking game fell apart under pressure too.

Tom Carter has been crash balling for the last 5 years in over 80 games for the Waratahs. He invariably presents the ball beautifully for the next phase. I'm just guessing, but if the coaches didn't want him to do this, he would not have played such a commendable number of games.

Interestingly six universities approached Swimming Australia and asked for their co-operation in endorsing and setting up of an inter-university competition.

I don't see the humour here.

He received a double fracture to the cheekbone in the first 10 seconds of the game. He was determined to stay on as he hadn't played a test for 14 months and scored just before half time. The whole thing was a farce not skillful.

Memo to Mr Gibson, Re: Horne at IC. The last time Horne played IC was at the last RWC against the US. His very first use of the ball was a crash ball run that resulted in a serious injury that ended his world cup and a trip home that afternoon. Really, who in their right mind would hand the...

Barnes' problems relate to Footballers' Migraine, not concussion. He seems to have overcome the problem and there are, according to doctors, no long term effects on the brain. Do they have any Japanese players in the Japanese Top League?

I always thought a fourth tier university league instead of colts, in which the kids had to attend the uni they played for, was a better idea. You could include a large Tech College for the tradies and make it essential that they all pass their exams. When they get their degrees they could...

Stanford is not one of the Ivy League Colleges. Were you the guy looking for the WMDs CC? We should start a College Football thread later this year.

Typical US myopia. Make sure you understand the topic before you criticise. We are talking RUGBY not NFL. The only 'varsity' rugby programs are at Cal, Life and BYU. Harvard have a female rugby 'varsity' program as well. At all other colleges, including Stanford, RUGBY is classed as a 'club...

Agree. There were a couple of stories in the press about how Vuna was going to walk into the 12 jersey for the Wallabies. In the game against the Waratahs, his positional play was so poor that by the second half, he chose to join every ruck he could manage in an effort to lessen his...

I'd be interested to hear your views on this topic. Has USyd ever calculated a value (branding, knowledge base etc) to its football/sports programs.

Cal rugby is a 'varsity sport' which means the players get financial aid and preference with regard to acceptance. They get the best local and international talent. They flog everyone, although recently a couple of colleges have boosted their rosters and have beaten them. Stanford rugby is a...

Really, what is in it for the universities? USyd is a great club, but it is a SS team, not a university team. Ask yourself how many of the 30,000 students give a toss as to how they go. Their whole commendable sporting program, is a negative in the balance sheet and could disappear in a flash...