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But to me that's why it shouldn't be that hard. There's a fair chunk of decent Aussie locks currently overseas that I think we could have a crack at. Hugh Pyle. Adam Coleman. Tom Staniforth. Matt Philip. Will Skelton. Harry Hockings. That's just off the top of my head. Now they might have had...

Ahh a foreign lock who will solve all our problems! Just the answer I was looking for. But all cynicism aside, I do hope you are right.

I love the Tahs continued reluctance to recruit high quality locks. And when I say 'love' I mean 'hate with the fire of a thousand suns'. Seriously, we had one good Kane Douglas season, one good Jacpot season and then you're going back to post-Brumbies Vicks. For every one decent Tahs lock I...

Nostalgia pays. I'm resurrecting old threads like they resurrect TV franchises from the 90s. Watch the numbers boom.

What a team. Frankly I can't see how the Lions get within 15 of us. They will fare better against the Wallabies.

I have to say I've been very happy to see a Rugby CEO that seems to want to keep a low profile. I reckon Hamish McLennan's given three times as many interviews as Phil Waugh lately. But maybe it's the happy winning vibes but the overall impression I have of RA at the moment is steadiness.

I hope Dan McKeller doesn't stoop to Joe Schmidt's level by just handing Sua'alii a Tahs jersey without him earning it first. This isn't the Wallabies mate, earn your keep in the Shute Shield and if you play your cards right you can get a run in the back half of the season.

Yeah I noticed he defended at 13 a lot. He was there for Kellaway's turnover try late in the game.

JS starting at 12, Ikitau at 13. Wow. Talk about throwing the bloke in the deep end. But why the hell not, we need him to be ready for the Lions and this is a pretty good way to do it.

That's true, though it's worth pointing out none of those guys play a physical contact sport like rugby. With various changes to player safety rules, player union demands and high performance data professional rugby teams do way less contact training than they might have in the past. Again...

Is this actually true though? In this professional age it seems there's a real art to knowing how much to exert yourself in training. Some guys need to bust a gut, while others need to save as much petrol as possible for game time. Not to mention managing injury risks. Obviously Wright needed...

Sounds like a close family

I don't think we have actually. I propose another 350 pages, where we blame different people and groups and see what sticks.

Oh yeah that's certainly true and McReight may well turn into the best long-term option. But some here seem to suggest it's a no-brainer, which on the evidence I've seen is a bit strange.

This and all the other McReight love is strange. How do you know that he inspires his team mates, and leads by example at training? I doubt you've played with him - you can't even spell his name correctly. That said, if you were in fact a Queensland Red then I suppose some mis-spellings are to...

The captaincy thing is a bit strange. It speaks volumes of where we are at the moment. Don't really know who our starters are, don't really have a McCaw/Kolisi-esque central figure to rally around. I struggle to have a strong opinion on the best leaders given it's such a training/behind the...

I think it might be better for Lynagh to go with Australia A then play third fiddle to Noah/Donaldson in the 1s. Same could be said for a few other players actually. Get some runs on the board at a lower level rather than riding the pine (at best) with the test team.

It's a hard comparison because with the benefit of hindsight the vast majority of that 2015 team played at career best level in that tournament. They were experienced, had settled combinations and came good at the right time. A guy like Kane Douglas is a great example. I don't think he's...

Guys we've covered this in at least three dozen threads and more than 5k pages. The problems have all been solved therein. Super Rugby, the Giteau Law, league defections, the lot. All fixed. It was a fun ride, we solved the problems and we're all better for the experience. So really we don't...

This is a fun read. Looking back on it each of the players mentioned here went on to have pretty decent international careers. On the other hand, most of the posters are still lurking here without anything better to do.