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CFS failed his concussion test. Infact he did it in the tackle @liquor box was alluding to the page earlier.

Darkly humourous is the diplomatic reasoning behind a Fijian team (soft-diplomacy to win favour over china in Fiji). Do they realise they'll be 2 years too late by then? The Western Force will be gone; as will Tonga, Fiji & Samoa to World Series Rugby. Ironically enough; a competition it's...

The rumour mill had it that the Western Sydney Rams made enquiries/had discussions about Twiggy-ball when it was first announced it 6? months ago. If he picked them up Super Rugby for Aus would be flushed. I'd boldly predict the Rams will have larger crowds than the Tahs in their first year...

Yeah but this is the "where to for twiggy rugby" thread, not "Where to for super rugby". Twiggy's shown a clear indication this year of where the comp will be at next for the Force. We're playing Samoa, Fiji, Tonga & Hong Kong this year. I'd bet my house these 4 will be foundation teams along...

WR (World Rugby) would cover the costs of travel and accomodation for the Tonga, Fiji & Samoa like they're doing for the Drua in the NRC. Currently WR (World Rugby) subsidises these three nations to the tune of 1.7m pounds a year. If they increase that my 1m you'll have fully professional setups with players on...

Great to see the Reds win last weekend. Our scrummaging & mauling is becoming a real menace with one try a piece. On the other side of the coin our Lineout is probably one of the worst in the comp. Thor's try was off the back of our only line out win in the first half. Our tight 5 shows real...

not sacking Kurtley Beale on the spot

I just don't understand why McMahon is even there in the first place, regardless of how well he plays - it's about consistency from Cheika If Fardy is told his services aren't required as he's not in Cheika's World Cup plans, then why on earth is a bloke who just signed a 3 year deal in Japan...

You're not the most endearing fellow are you?

It reminds me of the "world-wide" search for a CEO landed us with the halves partner from the Chairman's high school footy team.

Under Ewen McKenzie, our lineout success rate was was 91%. Short lived period, but one where it was literally our strongest facet of play. Obviously our scrum was a work in progress back then. Unfortunately, I see our scrum getting decimated this weekend. The Saffa's are on another level.

If Coleman goes down and we're left with Rodda, Arnold and Hanigan as our lineout options we may as well pack our bags and go home. Chieka used to pick teams based on Chieka ball; Bash&crash ball rugby where high impact big blokes win the collision. He's picked such a hoshposh team of...

If Super Rugby continues post 2020 and includes South Africa, the Rebels won't be a part of it.

Yep, the ARU cannot force any players to move city's or states. If a player wants their contract paid out they'll have to pay them out. Then they can chase the yen or euro for whichever buck may please. Good on 'em I say - they've been put through the ringer this year. I don't expect many...

I don't understand why members of this forum are so... pessimistic about an Indo Pacific comp. Sri Lanka has twice as many registered Rugby Players as Australia. Their club finals attract upwards of 40 thousand spectators Singapore has already bid for a Super Rugby franchise. China has as...

I'd say 5 of the 6 teams are the Force, Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai, Hong Kong & Singapore - given Twiggy's mining connections. The other that takes it up the 6, and the third than accounts for the "quickly expand to 7 teams" is the big question. The Japanese Top League season runs from Mid...

Firstly, he's already contemplated his future. He's stood down from captaincy and will retire from internationals at the end of the year. Secondly, I made a joke in rhyme. This forum has strange double standards when it comes to players, jokes and who's fair game or not. Lighten up a bit...

Steven Moore rules himself OUT due to wife's childbirth! The entire continent of Australasia rejoices in Steven's seed choices.

Hear hear. Tony Greig was advertising the Block a decade a go. The Sports media landscape has changed. It's high time we get over it and be glad that said advertising has enabled more than a doubling of Rugby on FTA tv.

Fatprop, YES. Does Larkham have a history of playing people out of position at the Brumbies? Do you think Ledesma would like to sacrifice 40 kilo's of back row muscle? The only bloke with a history of doing what the Wallabies have done this year is Nathan Grey, who turned the Tahs into a...