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I retain the opinion that with the summary of their two skill sets the Wallabies tend to get more out of an in form Pocock at 7 than they do out of Hooper (on average). Hooper's speed and ability to play the link man would work more than adequately at 8 he's also handier in the lineout though...

No doubt for me that this is the Tahs best side at the moment. You would probably only add Dempsey when he’s fit

Surely the Reds best XV is something resembling Slipper. BPA. Thor Rodda Tui Higgers Timu Smith Tuttle Lance Paia’ua Kerevi 2 of CFS, Perese, Daugunu Toua Mafi/Ready JP Smith or Fa’agase Ruan Smith or Fa’agase Douglas Korzyck Lucas Stewart The winger that missed out on starting Maybe you...

Mate the "not required" was Cooper, Hunt, Frisby...and Ready. How could it possibly be read any other way

Full disclosure, I know Ready personally so take what I say with as much or little salt as you like. As best I can tell Andrew is on the shit list (the fucking OFFICIAL shit list as it went up on the big screen last night) for reasons of perception. He was last year perceived to be drinking too...

I'm sneakily suspicious the Tahs could give the Sharks some real grief in this game. Suspicious enough to put a few quiet dollars down to that end. Go you good things.

A partial ACL tear can't have surgery. Similar timeframes to an MCL or something like that if it goes well. He will however be at some higher risk of it tearing fully in the future (how much higher risk is difficult to say), at which point a knee recon would likely be required if he wants to...

Great decision

Is Reece Hewat fit and training? He came off with a busted shoulder during a BNE City game I watched. He’s a class player, and more a 7/6 against the big boys despite being shunted to 8 a lot in 20’s. If King George’s retirement is hence, I’d be fine with him and Wright scrapping for the 7...

The fucking head scratching elements here are that; a) Thorn doesn’t run the QRU, he is the Reds head coach. Given the significant negatives to canning QC (Quade Cooper) with 2 years to run and over a million dollars to pay who the fuck at the QRU would approve such a decision after weighing up the risks and...

Look, I love Samu but right now I’d prefer a Hunt/Beale 12/15 combo (in whatever order) to starting Kerevi. Why depart from a pretty good formula more than necessary? Samu had an ok Super Rugby season but injury then a poor performance meant a starting jersey slipped away from him. Neither injury nor...

Who is actually the scrum coach on the tour?

Cheik’s inconsistent logic and gut calls continue to distress and confuse me. There are multiple examples across the squad. Anything less than 3 wins sucks. It will be very sweet indeed to get some revenge on England and Scotland

Sham Vui > Manu This stuff is starting to really get to me. Vui is out of a job, his whole family and club mates are here but he may not come home because a) the Reds have a reputation as a shit place to improve and push ahead in your rugby career and b) Cordingley (“List Manager”) is (I’ve...

I agree. Kuridrani's time has come and gone. Ngamanu is an good player, looked decent in the super U20's but in his NRC time he's not really stood out. The decision to sign him over Banks (who did stand out in his NRC time) will go down in hindsight as one of the QRU's more serious blunders in...

I 've thought about how you would arrange Beale and Hunt in the same side and I've settled on the conclusion that it's not particularly important what numbers they wear. Hunt defends in the front line for the most part and attacks from the back (as the second wave attacker or looking for inside...

The right thing for the Rebels is to go with Lance (if possible) and Jack McGregor (who I have been mightily impressed with in his NRC games, despite some growing pains and errors). It's the same story with the Reds and Hamish Stewart, The Tahs and Mack Mason, the Brumbies with young Hansen...

It's a fantastic accomplishment for Daugunu. I do like seeing young players who perform well in QLD premier rugby get a look in. If he's as talented as it seems then he may grow into a real weapon HOWEVER Please don't forget that we've been down this road before. Does anyone remember Junior...

The two young fellas Blyth and Hockings are pretty good, but they do definitely need to be placed firmly in the Slipper-Thorn lifting and eating program for a few months. It's as much about insuring their longevity in Super Rugby as it is about making them into better players. I read that the...

Melbourne were terrible vs City, but I didn’t think Timani was too bad. He was about the only one trying to knock the City forwards backwards. Put some big shots on in the wet, just didn’t have any help and faded out as the game went on.