Recent content by Rebel rouser

Yup, a good showing from him. Although the extremely selfish denying of a certain try to Leali'ifano a pretty big blemish. I love how Leali'ifano then makes a statement by gift-wrapping a try for Ellis. He is all class. It's a shame we don't get to see what he can do in the 10 jersey for the...

Just felt compelled to comment that Cheika and Larkham are providing an excellent example of what we always knew... Coaching makes a difference. They seem to be dragging the best of their players from 1-15. Suddenly, maybe, just maybe, we're in with a shot at this world cup. Seeing Cheiks and...

Seeing the amount of wallaby players in the World XV v Japan this weekend I'd actually be pretty keen to watch it. But looking through the foxtel guide, looks like no joy :( In fact, as far as I can tell, other than the Bledisloe they have none of the other internationals this weekend! Given...

This does give a plausible explanation. If it is aimed at a newspaper columnist, or some other keyboard warrior, then perhaps the translation is: "You should ask me along to your next brainstorming session, so I can tell just how much I care about your weekly dream team"

Pulling this account out of dormancy to throw in my 5c worth on the Giteau issue. I'll be upfront. I am an unabashed Giteau fan. I was very pleased to see him in the squad, and even moreso get a run on in this team. Having said that... He showed one glimpse tonight of what he could do, a...

Some basic maths would show this is essentially correct. #5 is the rams with 9 points, they have 3 games left. Max points they can get is 24 #6 is Queesnland country 6 points. 4 games left. If win all 4 with BPs, max they can get is 26. Melbourne only needs 1 BP out of their last few to get...

Just got back. Was a great game. Very entertaining with a decent effort put in from both sides. Harbour were full of no names (unless you keep up with the shute shield I presume) but were still pretty competitive. I was particularly impressed with Matt Lucas who showed what he can do when given...

Personally, I'm not even certain he still likes rugby anymore. Jaded and cynical would be how I'd describe him.

I'm not certain why there's still all this talk of a 3x6 format here. It was a two stage decision process. First - decide on the model, Second - decide on the team. The First part of the process is already done and decided. I agree that it's not a great model, but that's what's been decided...

You have to be very careful about reading too much into these sort of one off marquee games imo. It tells you very little about how many people actually care about a game and will show up week in week out - especially when a team is not winning. Want an example? Melbourne had one of the...

Unfortunately, I think you're probably right. I imagine SA will flex their muscle on this and insist that is is based in Singapore for the sake of less travel. But I do think this is a stupid, stupid decision. It's worth noting the comments from Bob Turner, who set up the Singapore Slingers...

Hah! I actually think this has great potential. I would just keep it to: "You in black, and white! We think you're fucking shite!!" clap, clap "Yes, you in...." and repeat ad nauseum. It has perfect meter. Just start it directly after an unforced error and add pointing. Gold.

I like your enthusiasm mate, and I'm hopeful this group catches on. I'm not sure I agree about making things up on the spot though. Individuals don't band into a group that way. You raise the example of poms, well, I don;t think in our hate for them we should make the mistake of overlooking...

Heh. Fair point. My brain is still catching up. Must be said, I always did like the alliteration of the Southern Spears! Yeah, I have to admit I wasn't familiar with all the ins and outs, but if its as you describe, there's no doubt this mentality is holding Japan's league back. Well, every...

It's not often I agree with Eddie Jones, but he's got it right on this one. “It is a joke that Singapore is even being considered as the base for the 18th Super Rugby team when Japan ticks all the right boxes for forward thinking. If travel is the deciding factor then Dubai should be selected...