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Assuming it is true that Paice has received Management Committee dispensation on 'safety issues' grounds, the QRU will presumably explain to all of the Premier Clubs (particularly Easts) as to why the Competition Rules were not adhered to in this instance - specifically Rules 10.2 and 10.4(II)...

Yep. Its pretty straightforward. The Competition Rules require a player to have played at least one third of the matches in the rounds to be eligible (in Prems this is 6). Hunt does not meet this criteria therefore he can only play if dispensation is granted. The Committee only has...

The Competition Rules, including the specific reference to Law 3(16) applying to First (Premier) Grade, appear to address this possibility.

Jim Tucker wrote an article yesterday (30 July) indicating that Souths recognise Hunt is not eligible for finals and so won't play against Easts this weekend (similar to Mark Chisholm with Wests last year) but Souths are apparently seeking dispensation for Paice to play. While Paice has also...

No Bunter Bowl up for grabs. Souths have already used their one challenge. Uni won it for the first time last weekend and will carry it through until it next comes up for grabs in 2019.

With Bond having a Bye next week, it appears that GPS and UQ have locked up final four spots. Competition now between Souths, Easts and Bond for the other two spots. All three have one game against a team lower than them on the ladder, while Souths and Easts also have one game each against a...

SX. They only have to sprint 50m while the other team has to go 60 and then turn and face. That's plainly ridiculous. Anyway, if the Laws said you could have a quick restart then teams would be aware and know how to react, but as it wasn't and is still not the Law, teams have every...

Should see no more illegal restarts like the cock-up last Saturday. It has come to my attention that all QRRA referees have this week been issued the following edict. ‘Under Law 12.5(b) a team awarded a Penalty Try MUST be afforded the opportunity to realign to receive the restart. If they are...

Not sure why you are confused SX. The Law is quite clear. If you need more clarity you can review the Laws yourself. Normally after a Penalty Try the referee should be issuing a YC or RC or talking to the offending team's Captain about why the Penalty Try was awarded (game management) during...

The 2017 Laws were confusing regarding kick-offs and restarts after a score and restarts after a touchdown in goal and were covered under the then Law 13. Referees were provided guidance on how to manage the restart after a Penalty Try until the rewrite of the Laws for 2018 as there was an...

Anyone at the Reds game last Friday night, or at Sci-Fleet stadium in time to see the very end of the Reserve grade match between Wests and GPS, would have seen the incorrect restarts taken after the awarding of a Penalty Try. Fortunately in the Reds game there was no impact on the outcome in...

I would rate Matt Gicquel from GPS as the form No 7 of the Premier competition, and by a fair margin.

Is the Sunnybank No 8 who got red carded last week actually playing tomorrow? He produced a late massive shoulder charge to the head on an opposing player, right in front of the grandstand, and was deservedly directed to sit out the rest of the match. Was a magic wand waved over the judiciary...

The Harry Nucifora interview backdrop footage seemed to show a number of Bond tries coming from a charge down and dropped ball close to GPS line. Was their attack really good or did they benefit more from defensive pressure and bounce of ball?

I believe you will Bulldog is correct, once the currently incorrect Rugby Link Ladder is properly updated.

And you would think that that is how it should be in the lowest grades if you have front rower shortages. The issue is when you have contested scrums in lower grades (and therefore competent trained front rowers who can bench for higher grades) but somehow then can't find front rower reserves...

The livestream seems to show Souths rely very heavily on getting the ball wide as quickly and by any means possible to their speedy outside backs and hope they can run around the opposition. When this doesn't work they don't appear to have a Plan B. The forwards were average and poor...

Murphy payed Premier grade in what was his 100th cap, and Felsman played Reserve grade

GPS depth might be tested this year with only four starters from last years Prem Reserve premiership winning team playing against Brothers 2nd grade; with the rest playing Prems, retired, absent or injured. Will be interesting to see how the season progresses for GPS with the inevitable injuries...

The ARU would not have gone down a 'defo' track (I assume you mean definitely), however they would have taken into consideration what just about everyone undertaking a pub test would say - that he was almost certainly involved with cocaine again but legally we can't absolutely prove it so we...