Recent content by Wilson

Pretty sure that country listing is largely based on eligibility for the 417 and 462 visas , not some indication they're desperate for Hungarian locks and Swedish fly halves. There are a few visa eligible nationalities missing, but that might be to do with a lack of registered rugby players in...

Yeah, they will need to ratify it , and if it's an amendment to the regulations it'll need a full vote with 3/4 approval: https://www.world.rugby/organisation/about-us/governance It'll probably go straight through without issue given all the big boys stand to benefit, along with everyone in...

Tate might work his way back from the bench on return from injury, but I don't think we've seen anything to suggest he won't be the starter again by the pointy end of the super season. There were more than a few games Tate bossed last year from the start, and there's just too many opportunities...

I'm not sure they have amended the regulations yet, though I'm also not sure if we'd ever see anything official publicly beforehand - this year's November window was actually on non-standard dates based on the way the regulation is written, but I don't think there was any official public...

2020. Optus stadium in Perth has made it difficult for us to pick them up since then. A stadium that seats over 60k would probably flip the balance back to QLD there.

We do get them fairly often in Brisbane given the relative size of Suncorp. It's a hard argument ahead of the money available for the game elsewhere though. If the increased capacity up to 65k goes ahead (or possibly once Vic park is built and there's a desire to demonstrate it's worth) there...

I think it's because he has an excellent motor and a very quick recycle. When we don't have the guys generating momentum reliably (and that's very hard to get with such a high possession game), having someone who will consistently take it to the advantage line and provide relatively quick ruck...

Every one of those categories you've listed as 'no change' look stronger by virtue of the extra years experience those players have, and have together. Back row as well looks to have taken a step forward given Wright's unavailability last year, Brial's step up, and better coverage from some of...

Super head coach probably does, though it's probably much more variable depending on the experience you bring. But I think it's also a question of advancement - you can go from Super head coach to just about any coaching job (with enough success on the board), but without a top flight head...

Pretty sure Lachlan Lonergan did his ACL in the Lions game and will probably miss a decent chunk of the season. Might be some questions over Schoupp's return too, but he should be good to go sooner.

So much is going to come down to injury management, and the somewhat uncontrollable nature of it. The last two seasons have seen large swathes of the squad out injured at key time, particularly last season when there was a fair chunk of the salary cap sitting on the sideline and injuries 3 or 4...

He wanted to see out his commitments - which means doing the job he signed on to do, or ensuring that the Reds were adequately compensated if he left early.

It's a contractual obligation but if he really wanted out early it would've happened. As it stands nothing has really changed - yes RA are flush with cash for now, but none of that is unexpected, and if anything the cost to get him out of his contract will have gone up, because it will be a lot...

Yes, unless you can present a compelling case for an alternative which I don't think you have at all. Remember it's not just RA that picked this timeline, but Les Kiss as well who decided not to run dual roles. Benefit in his input, but not trying to do two jobs at once. A bad tour really...

This all just sounds like you "picking at the bandaid", without much thought (or knowledge) of what the actual planning is.