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The article below seems to sum up my thoughts (apart from the misleading title, as I couldn't find any of McLaughlin's criticism). It seems a very conservative selection that neglects (or ignores) present form and misses a great opportunity to inject new blood.

Similar things have been said about a younger Ma'a Nonu. As I said, I'll keep the faith, and live in hope.

Thanks Lee. Sad to hear.. at least he still has youth on his side. I'll live in hope that he eventually makes use of his formidable talent.

How far away from a recall is centre Mathieu Bastareaud? He was an integral part of France's 2010 Grand Slam and has been conspicuous by his absence since. I know he's had his problems with weight, attitude, saying the wrong things to the press and the infamous New Zealand 'mugging', but...

Like you've already pointed out Lee, there are a lot of 'notters'... this problem has also been identified by England's forwards coach Graham Rowntree who has identified the need for an out and out fetcher at 7. So much so in fact that he's even suggested identifying a young foreigner who...

I by no means want to hijack this thread, but I thought it interesting that England's much vaunted academy system (especially after their noteworthy performances at underage levels recently) failed to pick up Ben Morgan.

Agreed... Much appreciated

And they'll be working on it with one of the best in the business watching over them... Muggleton. That must be worth a few points a game at least:)

Pretty sure that they are only selecting those playing in England, however, an exception has been made for those with contracts pre-dating the introduction of the policy - such as Tom Palmer.

Maybe you left him out because he's already known to a wider audience than the rugby tragic, but I'm thinking Joseph Tomane will be the big winner from the Brumbies rebuilding. I just hope he gets a shot at 13 in one of their trials.

WorkingClassRugger, do you have a link to this very exciting development?

Not sure if he's in the game tomorrow, but David Smith is also on Toulon's books

I think the consensus so far is that the quota of foreign players allowed will decrease by two per year, but the existing restriction on any individual foreign player only being allowed to sign for 2 years does not apply. In theory then, Delve could be signed until the Rebels lose all their...

What position does Cusack play?

I hope I'm wrong, but I can't see him making much of an impact... especially considering he's coming off what must be up there with the longest rugby season's of all time. French rugby season and six nations to world cup to Japanese rugby to super rugby (and then he's off back to the English...

Haskell has signed with the Highlanders for the 2012 Super Rugby season. http://www.espnscrum.com/super-rugby-2012/rugby/story/153515.html Pity... I think he would have added a lot of balance to the Rebels backrow. At least we'll get to see him play in this hemisphere week in week out.

I confess to knowing less than perhaps I should about you South Africans'. However, I do recall talk of Tim Whitehead being a real talent a few seasons ago. I guess the stormers have a glut of talent in the centres, but I for one will be very interested to see how Whitehead goes at 12.

I'd suggest they bite the bullet now and install Pocock. Let Sharpe mentor for the year.

There was some talk of securing the services of James Haskell. With Saffy and Delve, I would think that back row would be able to hold its own.

Maybe I've missed past posts on the topic, or maybe this is the wrong thread to ask this in, but can you tell me about these WP Smith brothers. Why are they coming (back?) to Canberra and are they any good.