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absolutely, take ithe money out of grassroots funding as those clubs don't need it. Better still place a levy on all junior players so that they can look after the players allegedly inspiring them (if they could see them on tv or meet them at open sessions). Where does the money come from?

ffs, point and prop and then give a harbour bridge so foley gets charged down.

another try and the scoreline is starting to look almost respectable

that last play looked pretty, the backs showed that they can pass the ball but they were all running sideways so it was easy to defend. Can they do something similar running straight?

how is Liam Gill playing in Europe? Any chance of getting him back so we have a scavenging 7?

we get a lucky call and Kurtley gets a try! thought we would've been penalised for an obstruction

where are the basic skills? these guys are professionals and they struggle to pass the ball properly

the start of a miraculous comeback?

give the pill damn it. why the dummy when the winger would have been in?

Back in the mid 90s there were a few tests played on a Wednesday night. One of which was the Bledisloe where Gregan made THAT tackle to deny the ABs the win.

The ARU should bring back John O'Neill to replace Bill Pulver. Third times the charm.

Should be aiming for first in the conference. Brumbies have lost a heap of experience, especially in the backs (Lilo, To'omua); Waratahs have been in decline since winning the title in 2014 (they need to find a 'new' Potgeiter for their forward pack) Rebels don't have the depth to last the...

Watching them play last night IMHO we need to move away from the 'width' mantra as it seems to be just chucking the ball across field with little go forward. Australian backline play used to revolve around creating 'time and space' for support players, which is where the running rugby mantra...

It is not the rules that have turned the fans away, it has been the style of play and sometimes the ineptness of performance. If the Wallabies start winning consistently and play a good style whilst doing it the crowds will come back.

That would have roughly been 1996 when the CEO decided that kids dropped out of rugby at about 15 years of age so we didn't really need to worry about getting kids younger than that playing. We needed to focus on getting 15 years old kids to start playing rugby instead.

I haven't been involved with my old club this year but they had a new committee formed after a number of members decided to pull the pin at the end of 2015 after years of blood, sweat and tears just trying to keep the club afloat. The first thing the new committee did (with division approval)...

I was talking mainly about junior pathways which is why I mentioned private schools (not having a go at them) and clubs. If we can improve the second pathway we should get more players coming through (which will help clubs at all levels) and with a larger base hopefully more players of quality.

tbh, could it be we are getting too many athletes into our system and not enough rugby players?

I posted on here back when the site started that the ARU needed to develop a second pathway to the Wallabies, not just rely on the private school one. Unfortunately they didn't and with changing demographics the private school production line is starting to falter. With money running low it is...

What's happened with Stirzaker? Injured? Poor Form?