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Did Hooper have a closed fist (punch) or not (slap). Everything will turn on that. The live footage is inconclusive. But there will be other angles available.

More drama: http://www.rugby.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1699/ArticleID/15788/Michael-Hooper-cited.aspx

SMH is on to it: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/quade-cooper-posts-expletiveladen-tweet-after-wallabies-victory-over-argentina-20150726-gikxbq.html

It seems pretty clear to me what going to happen from here. They'll appoint Jake White as coach. But only a one year contract. He is the only serious contender available. What choice do they have? A one year deal, gives them a very experienced coach to take them up to the RWC. But it also...

I think its important to direct anger correctly here. First, the Fairfax media has been utterly poisonous and sleazy. The character assassination on McKenzie has been vicious. That article by Webster the other day was the WORST hatchet job I've ever seen. It was an out and out troll. It...

So the information we have is: 1. McKenzie wrote to Pulver and explained his reasons earlier today. 2. Tonight, Pulver comes out swinging at the (Fairfax/Sydney) press. In part, Pulver says: "In essence, Ewen said he felt he was going to struggle to retain the level of respect from the...

That's the nastiest hatchet job I've seen in a while.

I think that's a fair point. The Wallabies have their moments like the mid to late '80s and the late '90s. It is reasonable for a supporter to expect the Wallabies to be sorta competitive with the top nations most years, and then to excel for a couple of years every decade or so. That's our...

No, you are wrong. Kitch Christie had nine months in charge of the Boks ahead of RWC '95. Less than a year. And, of course, McQueen got it just under two years before RWC '99.

I've been looking at vision: While it looks bad the first time you look t it, the more you see it the more you realise it was simply an accident. First, in the lead up to his foot coming down, note that Horwill is hunched over Hooper in such a way that he couldn't have seen his own feet...

Right, so ... we have a backline full of players who never pass the ball - ever. Barnes will pass the ball to one of them and that player will then either score a try or get tackled. No other outcome is possible. One pass per backline move. Hard to see how the term "One Dimensional"...

Be aware that those are "metro" only figures which to not include: regional viewing pay TV viewing

Yep, that's a perfect summary. To finish it off, compare it to what McKenzie has achieved in two years at QLD. McKenzie has produced a smart, physically intense side, with excellent skills and a good heart. A team which is able to adapt each week. A team which has an ordinary pack on...

Well, I'm very relieved. That was a critical game for the Wallabies in this RWC campaign. Forget the win, that's assumed. The key to this game was the scrum performance. Had the Italians dominated the scrum, and had that domination lead to a stream of penalties and kicks, and had that...

I liked the look of A Fainga'a at 12. He needs a lot of polish, for sure, but to me there's something right about the balance of the backline with him there. On the one hand, he got caught out defensively a couple of times (fixable with time) but he also made some telling tackles dropping...

Gitteau is too good an attacking player to leave out of the side BUT, when he's at 10, the rest of the attack doesn't seem organised. He's no clever-optional-taking, organising General that's for sure. Once Cooper comes back, I wonder if the radical step could be to put Gitteau at 15. Crazy...

Just looked at the super 14 by nation. I do this by simply averaging the points fo teams in each nation. I was a bit surprised to see the Australians leading the way. I can't remember the last time I saw the Kiwis headed in this stat - they are normally head and shoulders above the rest. The...