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One player? Name another who played? there is very little super rugby players even playing atm And Foketi was held back so it’s not BS And it’s been an ongoing issue for years with pro training players not getting game time

The latest RA dilemma So apparently Lalakai Foketi was going to turn out in shield for manly v gorden But RA blocked the move as they want him to rest as a reserve to the 38 man training squad just incase Like FMD no wonder we are hopeless and there is no connection between professional and...

The latest RA dilemma So apparently Lalakai Foketi was going to turn out in shield for manly v gorden But RA blocked the move as they want him to rest as a reserve to the 38 man training squad just incase Like FMD no wonder we are hopeless and there is no connection between professional and...

Wasn’t roigard or Taukei'aho? they were mentioned on the injured list also How close was Numia from selection or is he injured to?

Is it up to players to put their hand up? Would have expected some bigger names Bower, darry, haviilli and love extra in the ABs squad but might have expected Riciteli, ioane, sotutu, lam, Ross, ah toiu, Nanai suturo, Stevenson, strange, Christie, numia, Iose, lakai, rayesi, nareki

Decent side Takes missing to injury Taukei'aho / Jordan / roigard and maybe Cane and potentially Numia an option Seems the blues have been dudded a little Riciteli should be over bell The props are huge (tosi a bolter) Short on locks Think finau and Blackadder lucky to get over sotutu and...

The impact of the drain does effect super rugby and the test team Like nz and savea even said get with the times the game and scene is changing with more players moving to Europe and Japan and even NZ are looking closer at it for particular players Unless we open up like SA and pick the best we...

You need a mix of experience to assist the youth Lasts years RWC missed the experience I would not be totally surprised to see Beale as 23 or even 15 with kellaway and Wright on the wings Tbh not many outside backs are certainties yet especially with no koribete, petaia and Marky N around

The injured/ overseas and non selected 23 who would win? 1. Bell 2. BPA 3. Hoskins 4. Rodda 5. Skelton 6. Leota 7. McMahon 8. Samu 9. iFL 10. Gorden 11. Korobeti 12. Kerevi 13. Perese 14. Toole 15. Petaia 16. sio 17. Lonergan 18. Robertson 19. Swain 20. Swinton 21. Phipps 22...

We lost to wales by 40 last year…

New squad last year and 13 new faces this year! With not overseas players and 10 or so injured though can see why Injured - Leota / Jorgensen / bell / petaia / porecki / Lonergan / HJH (Harry Johnson-Holmes) / schoupp and Toole in 7s Players heading overseas not selected or nrl - Marky n, gorden, rodda, Hanigan...

It does seem odd doesn’t it I know he is trying to keep local but with the injury and unavailability list allready and not selecting the overseas guys there will be some interesting names selected in the squad and Joe will be go against it straight away to get wins with what he has SA have won...

Have heard a little more on this It was an RA decision to send him to 7s but I also presume he was going to be selected in the 35-40 man wallabies squad but potentially out the outer players so not in the 23 to start hence the option to allow him to go to France then come back in time again to...

Another year another brumbies semi final Getting good at reaching this stage and not being able to get past the semi Tbh fair enough the nz sides have to play each other twice while the brumbies get the easier side of the draw None of the Aussie sides seem to have the brutality in the...

It doesn’t matter who it is In 2012 the nrl and super rugby has the same salary cap of $4m Super rugby is now $5m and nrl is $12 heading towards $15m quickly Average nrl player can get $500k or more now so why would you knock back $800k from the titans who get more to their games then any...

Of course tahs would have more wallabies there has only be 3-5 sides to pick from Nrl has 17 Still more people across the country would no more titans players then wallabies Why did Mark N (Nawaqanitawase) go across to nrl for less money While rugby had to throw $1.5m at a potential player to get them

Roosters have the 3rd highest average crowd in the nrl of 23k Got to remember there are 17 going on 20 nrl sides and 10 sides in nsw alone compared to 1 rugby side Carter Gordens profile is now bigger since he signed and there will be plenty of leagues wondering who he even is

Biggest challenge For rugby in Australia other then itself Is competing against nrl and afl! While we pretend we have the national game our domestic game isn’t on the same postcode as the other two atm Although we could reduce teams we allready have f all pro sides compared to other codes so...

Any credibility in options below? 1. continue with the current teams but somehow push into joining the Japanese league 1 competition where they can receive significant cash investment to play the Japan club sides - and potentially 2. Start a domestic competition with current club rugby sides...

Any ideas to where they are all heading? Or just not re signed? other then swain who has signed with the force Will be a few rebels pickings maybe a front rower or two could help (and slipper and Neville won’t be around forever) so LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) or Leota could work! Tbh not that many decent 12s around atm