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Have a few questions about this incident: 1. Who agrees that it should have been a yellow card? 2. If we yellow card this, do we then expect every cynical act to be shown a yellow (eg lying on the wrong side of the ruck, playing the ball on the ground, coming in from the side) 3. Anyone...

Liquidators have been appointed. http://www.news.com.au/national/queensland-rugby-club-in-financial-trouble-needs-liquidating-court-told/story-fndo4ckr-1226421558477 As one of their members I find this a very sad day. The venue was great, and they put on some great lunches and functions. I...

Elsom set to be culled. http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/former-captain-elsom-to-miss-wallabies-selection-20120525-1z8mp.html In other news Josh Rakic of the SMH is smoking the good stuff:

Yes another thread on Richie McCaw, but I'm not going to talk about him as a cheat, or a niggler of Quade Cooper. I just want to say that he is one of my favourite players and captains, and someone I have a huge amount of respect for (in fact he is probably the rugby player I respect the most -...

I am starting to think the wallabies should use Cooper in the same way that link currently is. Defending at fullback. Not just from a QC (Quade Cooper) defensive point if view but more to get width in the counter attack. He is also one of the better catches if the high ball going around. Imagine a back three...

In Rugby League. Article by Glen Lazarus in response to NSW origin squad only containing 2 props (actually I counted only 1). http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sport/glenn-lazarus-mourns-death-of-the-prop/story-e6frg7mf-1226071973925 This can only be a good thing for rugby, more...

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/appalled-waugh-accuses-graham-of-damaging-australian-rugby-20110515-1eob0.html Agree that it is bad from from Richard Graham, but why on earth does Waugh think the fans are booing in the first place! Because of the appalling play of his team, and...

I was starting thinking about the number or possible Wallabies that are injury prone, particularly in relation to the defense of retaining Elsom as captain (ie it is a settled team, with a settled captain, so a RWC year isn't the time for a change). With this in mind I thought, well we can't...

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sport/rugby-sevens-enters-corporate-circle/story-e6frg7o6-1226023530106 This could, if handled correctly be a very good thing not just for 7s but for rugby in this country in general (although it isn't likely to help improve our forward play).

Hope this isn't true, but it looks like Christchurch may miss out on RWC matches. (Where I was going to be based, among many other Australians, no doubt.) http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/christchurch-to-miss-out-on-world-cup-report-20110315-1buzh.html

Several times every year (and almost every week after a RWC) we have to go through media reports of ARU contract negotiations with leaks from both the ARU and player managers. It gets a little tiring. One of the main issues appears to be the top-up from the ARU and the amount thereof. It...

Injuries to Alexander and Ashley Cooper are narrowing down the choices for this Saturday's test match vs England. Adding to that, the return from injury of the likes of Daley, TPN and Genia is not assured. I'd have the following team this weekend (assuming Daley is available, but Genia/TPN are...

Um, can someone who saw it please tell me what the fuck happened? Did anyone make a tackle? The Lions appeared to have scored 6 tries in the last 15 minutes - holy snapping duck shit!

The same guys are not performing week in week out. These usual suspects are continuously costing us games: Richard Brown - what can I say? Two dropped balls over the sideline setting the tone for the game. Another stupid penalty for coming in from the side that let to Du Preez try. He was...

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,25065339-5002381,00.html I would be relatively happy to see the South African teams do their own thing - although if they pull out of S14, I don't think NZ and Oz should allow them to continue in a 3N tournament - can't have their cake and eat it! As...

Most here would be nonplussed to see Hynes in or out of the starting 15. Solid without being spectacular is probably the way he is seen, although he as done some very good things and is reliable in defense. Link has singled him out as one of Deans' best selections...

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24382467-23217,00.html A few comments: - Surely it would be easier to expand the 3N to include Argentina, with each team playing each other twice, rather playing them in the week off as proposed. - Each team has to play each other once - I assume...

JON has talked about the expansion of the Super 14. http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24320926-23217,00.html Basically follows what I would like to see the most in an expanded competition (although I still like the idea of a trans-tasman comp, as I believe it would expand rugby more in...