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I wonder when 'later in the year' actually is? I don't think Top14 gets serious until August does it?

Glad to see Mowen finally in. Only 4.5 players to cover the entire back 3 in a 30 man squad, while we have 7.5 backrowers picked? I know Deans likes a 5-2 bench but I'd have preferred another specialist winger in there.

The way your wrote this, you put it 50% on the team and 50% on Cooper. May not have been your intention but your 'more territory and Cooper didn't do enough with it' really seemed to be you tipping it back into his lap. You didn't mention the multiple, kickable, scrum penalties that our pack...

I get your point on some things, but game plan and forward pack can have a huge influence on games, way more than any individual player! And they both have a huge impact in how a flyhalf plays, so how are they off limits in your eyes?

If a line is expecting a kick & chase, everything is more shallow. Which means the opposition is closer to everyone. So: a long ball is easier to intercept. If a player throws in a dummy its more likely the supporting player will overrun the pass (which the passer may attempt to compensate...

I know you were joking, but another query, this time over 20 years, winning % vs NZ, 5 or more matches played, the Top 30 players: Player Span Mat % NP Grey 1999-2003 5 80 MJ Cockbain 1997-2003 11 72.72 AT Blades 1997-1999 6 66.66 BJ Darwin 2001-2003 6 66.66 JBG Harrison 2001-2004 6 66.66 V...

Here is a link to a stat query on ESPN Scrum. The filter is basically, Australian players winning % vs NZ over the last 5 years: http://stats.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/stats/index.html?class=1;opposition=8;orderby=percentage;spanmax1=11 Apr 2013;spanmin1=11 Apr...

He travelled with the team as it was 50/50 if he'd be fit in time for the game.

Cat took screen shots, and its on the front page now so may as well say it here as well, It was KB (Kurtley Beale): http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/the-ggr-social-pages-melbourne-rebels-special-edition/

Anyone else see Cooper Vuna's tweets over the last hour? He has since deleted them, but it seems the after match function did not go well and he got punched by a team mate. He named names, but I feel it best not to relay that part.

Isn't every Reds member getting a QC (Quade Cooper) shirt for the 2013 season? If he leaves, might have to use mine as a cleaning rag.

Also had to be current, so I think you could drop the ones from the 50's! Canberra Times tweeted that they think it's Danny Buderus.

Jack White tweeted that he has 24 caps for the Kangaroos. Don't want to worry anyone, but that's how many caps Willie Mason has.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/rugby-union/rugbys-new-home-ten-wins-right-to-broadcast-wallabies-test-matches/story-e6frg7o6-1226501020291 Will be interesting to see if we can get nationwide live FTA coverage of tests now.

Ouch. Sounds like it can get a little toxic.

No, I think its saying Fat Cat could come back on for Alexander as Alexander was 'injured' and this kind of substitution doesn't count towards the 7 'tactical' replacements you're allowed in a match. Therefore Australia had 1 normal substitution remaining after that which they could use on the...

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Maybe Khoder is trying to get Quade an 'off season' so he can sell Quade & SBW to Japan next year. Its a crazy idea, but I found mentioning Khoder Nasser's name in crazy theories makes them a little more believable.

While there are no kiwis about, I think its safe to admit that was barely a kick from Richie. His foot got hooked around Quade's leg and then he straightened it quickly. Quade's reaction made it look like a kick.

They played this before kick off. They played Scoey's one (2011) after the game, so I can see where the confusion may have come in.