Recent content by Strewthcobber

Speaking of rusty, when was the last time out 10 played a game of rugby?

They beat both Scotland (8) and Wales (12) at home last starts, as well as Georgia (11) and Japan (13). We are currently way closer to Scotland (8) than France (5) as a team. We "should" win, but I think we need to recognise that this is more a commentary on where Australia is than Italy is

Is France actually good? They get their #1 team on the field so infrequently I find it really hard to know where they actually are at the moment?

Is Italy away really that much of a drop for us as a team right now? It's a pretty revealling matchup for us at the moment. Italy's backline in particular is probably going to show us a thing or two this weekend.

Think they are cousins. Jeremiah is the son of GPS coach Sio, and Visesio is the son of brother James

With full credit to u/Thetoadontheroad from reddit -

Ikitau's wife is expecting LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) ribs are no good Jorgensen ill Pietsch HIA Valetini calf Got to love a rugby tour

Why is Hooper OK?

Noah "Gary" Lolesio

70% win record for the Brumbies over 77 games, starting at 10 for almost all of them. Can't be many, if any, with that sort of record (what was Larkham's record?)

Suspect this might be a "we need to announce 38 players today" kind of thing

I love that the teams can't agree on what to call their players. Got to love rugby "Outside backs", "Utility", "Back three", "First Five", "Fly-halves", "Loose Forwards", "Back Row"

Yep. The original panel found that Degree of Danger was high - so it was a red card, but then mitigated down to yellow because of...... but then the appeal committee said the tackle was "always illegal" because it was a shoulder charge, so no mitigation available. Hence he served a ban...

Most teams seem to be announcing a 38 man squad with at least one 39 man squad on there. Is there a limit?

Had another close look at it. Maybe the successful argument is it was indirect contact because a lot of the force/energy was taken by Beirne's braced arms on Barrett's body?