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Possibly because they've been recruiting pretty well so far and have already taken a fair chunk of Tahs players over the last 2 seasons... I'd say there are likely to be at least a few quality Rebels signings to come across to the force, but with the state of the rugby economy they need to...

Curious to know what he's implying? Force have been recruiting pretty hard and have signed a bunch of wallabies/wallaby eligible players recently along with a handy list already signed.

Starting to look much more formidable... but still need 2 locks, 2 back rowers and a TH. Rob Leota and either Sam Talakai or Pone would be amazing. Angelo Smith would also be a great addition. Lock is where we are still undersized assuming Holloway is definitely going. Miles A is big enough, but...

If it's in fact true that the players cite the tahs as a pretty unattractive destination then they are unfortunately a bunch of massive hypocrites. Melbourne has been a basket case in rugby terms since inception. They went there (excluding the Melbourne local players of course) for the overs...

That would be surprising as there are so many off contract from the rebels roster he would have to pick up first

Some players want to play for Australia Some players want to play for cash This is a great character test. See ya mate, enjoy those NRL bickies out at penriff park when the Wallabies are playing the BIL's in front of 100k at the MCG next year.

NSW have supported a 2nd team since Super Rugby began.... they're called the Brumbies.

Bell, HJH (Harry Johnson-Holmes), Lambert and Hayden Thomson Stringer are all definitely Super Rugby standard... Tupou and Gibbon would be excellent additions. Holz Botha and Ross are all not at that level unfortunately.

The Tahs aren't playing games, ARU writes the cheques now. Coleman and Doorn have both been quoted as saying they aren't in a strong position to contract players atm due to the uncertainty of the coaching, possible rebels players etc.

Rebel fans, (and I count myself as one btw) should be directing their anger at the directors who totally own this disaster. Rebels have been funded by RA no differently to all the other Super Rugby outfits. Instead of being transparent and owning the problem, they lied, cooked the books and were just...

They played very well in my opinion, with effort and intent... However in rugby you need a competitive scrum to at least win your own feed. You also need a functioning lineout to win your own throws. In this case the tahs had 3 club players on the bench, an injured prop (Ross) and their 4th...

Losing Bell and Gamble during the week didn't help..... It was always going to be challenging at scrum time when we start with Jack Barrett and Tom Ross in the front row.... seriously those boys were both penalised 2-3 times each in general play not even counting scrum penalties... Then have...

Team named for Rd 1. Fairly solid, but if Edmed falls over we are in serious trouble both from a flyhalf and goal kicking perspective.... also very thin in the front row now with Lambert out for the year, Holz still months away and Ross out for the next few weeks... WARATAHS (1-15): Angus...

Josh Nasser.... if this guy can get back to full fitness I think he's a Wallaby in waiting.. was killing it before the injuries

Classic case of Qld/ACT self interest before the greater good... don't care if the ship sinks as long as I drown last..... sad.

The French have the top 14 professional competition and a 16 professional team Div. 2 competition. They have 30 professional squads to fill, so assuming 40 players per squad they have around professional 1200 contracts available. We have less than 200......

Updated reporting now suggests it's actually $500k p.a.

As we all know, though, every Super Rugby team can put out a very handy 1st 15, it's the 16 - 23+ depth chart that generally determines who wins anything.... And we've still got big holes to fill at lock, TH and o/s backs if we get any injuries to our top-liners. Looking forward to squad announcements...

Jorgensen?