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Bruce - a bit harsh on all concerned from journo to manager (and observer, to the Tahs too). Fox Sports website aggregates articles from all News Ltd publications. This article came from The Daily Telegraph and was written by Jon Geddes. It contains a shot specifically taken at Tahs...

Why don't you approach all the TNSS clubs with logo designs? You seem to have a bit of a grip of which clubs/comps need progressive logos and which need ones which require a historic element. Surely you have some possible designs going for all Aus teams (Super Rugby & Wallabies), possibly with the...

Great to see things looking up for Parra. At the end of the day, can't really blame the Leagues club for pulling out to concentrate on their own club which I would think (like all Sydney NRL clubs) doesn't exactly rake in the cash. My question is why Parra didn't excel when they had an...

What are the two approaches then? As mentioned by enforcer, I'd imagine it's a bit of late season fun in the gym that would create a great competitive session in the countdown to Xmas generally create a nice little news story. I thoroughly doubt the strong man competition represents a true...

Agreed. My feeling is that Mowen's defensive lineout skills are arguably the best in the whole comp... definitely top five... and that would be my reason to have him in there. If Palu and Polota-Nau are there, I'd go for him first. If either is not, I think Dennis has showed his ball-running...

If the No.1 pack is Robinson, TPN, Baxter, Mumm, Douglas, Mowen, Waugh, Palu... Then how strong is the 2nd XV pack: Tilse, Fitzpatrick, Kepu, Jowitt, O'Connor, Dennis, McCutcheon, McCaffrey Third string would be: Ryan, Ulugia, Faulkner, Peterson, S.Timani, L.Timani, Alcock, Latekefu...

Noticed on the website in the Tahs extended squad that they've got Sitaleki and Lopeti Timani, Chris Alcock and John Ulugia. Also, John Grant training with them under a Sevens contract. Not a bad bunch of players in the next level down; seem to cover positions where there isn't as much cover...

I'm not saying the decisions were correct from the outset, and in 2009 Hickey was also in the situtation of trying to get Timana to his potential when he was playing like a dog, making massive defensive misreads and didn't come good until he got a crack at 13 when Horne was injured. But don't...

We have short memories don't we? When the backline wasn't doing much in 2009 he dropped Beale from No.10 to the bench, then brought him back in at No.12 and at that point the team fired in South Africa. Everyone thought Beale had finally found his place. So Hickey gave Beale another chance at...

Afa would qualify after residency, wouldn't he? Isn't it only Test, 'A' and Sevens which qualifies you for a country forever? I think U20s doesn't count anymore. In terms of D'Arcy, consider what he would have been offered as the fifth/sixth outside back in NSW which would put him at #30 or...

I think the term 'marquee' best be scrapped by all. There is no way any Australian Super team could afford a player of 'marquee' value. We associate the Dwight Yorke's and Robbie Fowler's with the term 'marquee' in the A-League because they are better than others and are paid accordingly...

My understanding is that despite Kiwi passports they qualified on residency, but the forms never got filled out until it was too late. They assumed the rules for the IRB, and hence the Sevens series, would suffice, but they were caught out. Every indication until the last camp was that BKH would...

I'm not sure what to make of some of the conversation about Super & Test players coming in late-season. Weren't we all saying in 2008 when Link and Deans said they'd release all Waratahs and Wallabies back to the Shute when available that is was a great thing? Now there's a widespread feeling...

Does anyone remember how well Mitchell went at 13 a couple of times for Randwick last year? AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) is a converted wing/fullback, while Mortlock was a fullback who got his rep chances on the wing before holding down the 13. It seems to me that 13 is now a genuine outside back position as opposed to...

Does anyone have any thoughts on the Ken Catchpole Medal (announced 27/9)? NSWRU announced that Adam D'Arcy (Manly), Pat McCutcheon, (Uni), Brendan McKibbin (Easts), Hugh Perrett (Eastwood), Beau Robinson (Warringah) and Ita Vaea (Souths) are the top six in voting. Vaea looked awesome when...

NSW already play QLD for a trophy each year - the Templeton Cup.

I think this afternoon's game was the perfect example of why promising players go straight to big name clubs and why big name clubs will do whatever they can to accomodate them under whatever restrictive system is placed on the comp. This is one of the few times of the year when Test players...

Well, this issue has clearly polarising, isn't it. Bruce - you said 'For most of us tragics rugby is not a "business"; it is a game, a sport, and at a very fundamental level a culture.' I agree with you. However in a competition spanning three countries with multi-million $ rosters of all...

Apparently the Tahs pushed for Sunday and were knocked back by broadcasters. At a glance (correct me if I'm wrong), the Tahs have seven Saturday games, and in four of those they are the only game in Oz on that day. The other three are back-to-back with Force matches, which would have meant no...

I think some people need to take a deep breath here. NSWRU split the game into two bodies: NSWRU (Participation) and Waratahs Rugby (professional). One is responsible for 'the game' and the other for the 'business of rugby'. In essence, NSWRU at the participation level will roll on like it...