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    Bledisloe # 3 - Saturday 31st October, ANZ Stadium

    They're trying to play wet weather rugby. What's the alternative? Every time the Wallabies run it they drop it.
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    Bledisloe # 3 - Saturday 31st October, ANZ Stadium

    White's passing has been dreadful.
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    Bledisloe # 3 - Saturday 31st October, ANZ Stadium

    What was Clarke doing celebrating that? He had to have known he was nowhere near getting it down.
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    Bledisloe # 3 - Saturday 31st October, ANZ Stadium

    Deserved a try I reckon. Refs had to work very hard to turn it down.
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    Dan Palmer

    Of the ten electorates with the highest 'no' vote in the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey, eight were in Greater Sydney.
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    Dan Palmer

    The fact that every professional player to come out has waited until after retiring to do so should make it very clear that it is not easy at all.
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    Dan Palmer

    I expect so. His achievements as scrum coach at the Brumbies have been significant, up until a bit of a back-slide this year.
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    Dan Palmer

    Brave lad. Clyde wrote this about him back in 2014 (obviously with his permission) https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rugby-union/clyde-rathbone-im-in-love-with-a-gay-man-20140411-zqthl.html . I remember there was speculation back then from the usual quarters about who it might have been, but I...
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    Bledisloe # 3 - Saturday 31st October, ANZ Stadium

    Without wanting to go 'full Darwin', Lolesio has shown that he is a much better player with Simone at 12 than without. Lolesio's worst performance and only loss of the year was when Simone was out with the mumps; it had a huge impact on his game. They have a highly interconnected style of...
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    Bledisloe 2 at Eden Park 18/10/20

    Hmm... it's almost as if there was more to the lineout issues than can be solved by booting the hooker.
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    Bledisloe 2 at Eden Park 18/10/20

    Those are world class stats. Lots of posters on here calling for him to be dropped for a rookie after a draw in Wellington.
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    New Zealand vs Australia Oct 11 2020 Bledisloe Cup

    It helps that he's four foot six with his arms in the air.
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    New Zealand vs Australia Oct 11 2020 Bledisloe Cup

    Christ that's an odious read.
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    Bledisloe 2 at Eden Park 18/10/20

    He was selected as first choice for the test, making him the current incumbent. Paisami and Banks were only selected because the first choice was not available due to injury. Replacing Fainga'a would require the reversal of a selection decision; replacing Paisami or Banks would not. That is a...
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    New Zealand vs Australia Oct 11 2020 Bledisloe Cup

    It's inspiring that Mo'unga has achieved so much in spite of such a significant disability.
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    Bledisloe 2 at Eden Park 18/10/20

    I am coming around to this view. I think it's important to draw a distinction between the prospect of dropping an incumbent for perceived underperformance (To'omua, Fainga'a) and bringing the incumbent back in from injury (Petaia, DHP). It would be poor coaching to chop and change the XV you've...
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    Referee appointments announced for Suncorp Bledisloe.
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    Bledisloe 2 at Eden Park 18/10/20

    I didn't know that about Uelese's throw accuracy. That's very good news, given it's an area he's previously struggled with.
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