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Given it won't be a "marquee" player, rather a developing player, I guess they're comparing the likes of John Grant with some of the starting back three players in NPC footy. The kiwis seem to keep bringing through the likes of Jane, Gear, Guildford, Sweeney, Ranger, Masaga, Ben Smith, David...

There's an old saying in sport that "if you're good enough, you're old enough". In Beale's case, he played No.10 in a team which went within 25mins of a Super 14 title. In fact, it was only after he came off injured in that game and Norton-Knight had to fill in that the Crusaders really got on...

This is a bit rich isn't it? Correct me if I'm wrong, but after taking the Tahs to the Final at No.10 in 2008 Beale started there under Hickey in 2009. The Tahs weren't going great and lost back-to-back games to the Brumbies and Crusaders, so Halangahu was given an opportunity at No.10...

Steady on... look at the time the information regarding the press conference was posted here: 7:53pm! This gives the journos very little time to rack together a story before deadline. Credit to Guinness for at least getting someone to lend a voice to his article which the others didn't...

Who has dropped the ball? He is a Fijian international now and would have to be signed under the foreign player rule. I would imagine there's a fair few wings running round in the ITM and Currie Cups who are at least as good. People said the same thing about Beau Robinson when he wasn't...

A couple weeks before a S14 semi in 2008 Beau Robinson went back and played for Dubbo and throught it was the greatest thing in the world. No difference here. And as for the chance of being injured, last year Berrick Barnes and Rob Horne didn't make it out of Japan on the Spring Tour because...

I get the feeling someone's made a bit of money out of this one...

Does anyone reckon they should get someone on there who is 'on the ground' more. I know Marto, Kearns, Kafer, Cannon commentate, but they're not with these teams week to week. Someone like Ian Payten would be at Tahs and Wallabies training everyday, goes on tour with the teams, and could provide...

Lacks the ball skills? How about pulling the ball in from over the touchline while running at full-tilt to score the match-winning try against the Brumbies? How about the chip and chase from inside his own half then a 30m pass - at pace - to the chest of Drew Mitchell to score the first...

If each team is going to have 30 players, it is basically 2 XVs per squad. I imagine the Tahs, at this stage, are something like this: 1. Benn Robinson/Jeremy Tilse 2. Tatafu Polota-Nau/Damien Fitzpatrick 3. Al Baxter/Sekope Kepu or Paddy Ryan 4. Dean Mumm/Will Caldwell 5. Kane Douglas/Cam...

The rule is for S14 squads, not Academies. Fair call about not being a good idea to start at the top, however Roodt went to Oz having won a Vodacom Cup with the Blue Bulls, been in their Currie Cup squad and played Emerging Springboks... the next step for him was Super 14. He didn't get much of...

Thanks #1 Tah Fan... s Given his service I'd imagine he would have been unhappy about leaving, but given Fitzpatrick is so highly regarded and that Freier deserves the money of a 20-odd Test veteran, it would have been hard to keep them all on the roster - only so much money for one position...

Two things on this one: when he got back from the SA tour he got a syndesmosis injury playing for Jnr Tahs at Forshaw and only made it back in May (like Jowitt, he pretty much was out injured for the entire season). Plus, he was signed under the developing foreign player rule, so I wouldn't have...

I'd say it's a transition through to next year. Clarkie's going to be doing a lot more games in 2011 so they're using new blood on that show. It's no different to Adam Peacock hosting the panel for the Premier League content or when David Murdoch did the bikes. Let's face it - McArdle's not the...

The article says Vickerman won't be available until May. That would mean NSW would have to have a full roster to start the season then add to it later (isn't that what they did with Luke Doherty?) Sounds like he's in the sort of demand which would mean he can swan on in for the World Cup...