Recent content by Strewthcobber

Few more details. Sometimes I read these reports and feel a bit like the sport will deserve it when it gets sued out of existence

One underrated aspect of recent French rugby is just how much they have cleaned their act up. They used to be genuinely filthy to play against

Bottom of a French ruck, circa 1972? That's if you could find an arm to bite, in between the eye gouging and squirrel grips

All Blacks seemed to have found a way to counter the Springboks mid-field lineout maul. What do we think? Was the ref's decision to play the knock-on correct here?

At least according to the reports, World Rugby aren't investing into the USA Men's team to make their men's team more competitive, but instead to rugby in the USA to drive interest in getting ticket sales for their tournament. There are forecasts of $1b in ticket sales for the USA World Cup...

We did go Harry W to Valetini at the front of pods back and forth a few times and made somewhere between 0 and -2m each phase

Did they give a crowd? Couple of thousand my guess from the coverage

Headgear helps for cuts and abrasions (eg ears) but there is lots of evidence that is actually has a negative impact on concussion safety. They don't stop the brain sloshing around inside your skull and players wearing them seem to be willing to stick their head into worse places.

Penalty try + yellow card?

Bokkies turning it on now. What a great try

John Howard is the patron of the Australian Rugby Foundation and on the advisory board for the 2027 WC. No matter what your opinion of his politics, he has a significant role in rugby union in Australia

Surely taking the Bled at Eden Park will give us a bump?

How's this for a stat (and to be clear, this is clearly a coach game plan / possession thing) Passes: McDermott 62. Nic White: 25 JOC (James O'Connor) 22. Edmed 8 Carries. Jorgensen 4. Tate 3.