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If we all had the same opinions it would be a pretty dull forum! The pooper works because hooper is an 7 who covers a lot of the traditional roles of an 8, and pocock is an 8 who covers much of the 7 role. Two great traditional 7s doesn't work - see the Smith and Waugh experiment. And after...

I like it!! That would be the closest we have to the pooper. Don't get me wrong, I rate hooper when there's an 8 whose hard on the ball but we don't have another one in the squad. And whatever Hoopers role was last night his stats in Super rugby show he's behind pocock/Gill/ smith in his work on...

No we weren't. If he'd made his kicks then we would have been in the lead after our last penalty and would have been in a position to close the game out, rather than push for another try and give one up instead. Not that I am criticising Foley - he had a great game. But your statement is wrong.

1st half - the ruck where England actually got the penalty and 3 points for Pococks pilfer whilst supposedly having a second go at the ball - minus his head.

Maybe. But hooper had no impact on the breakdown last night. And Pocock's gone. We'll get owned there if we don't have McMahon or Gill on the paddock. And I can't see where else to shoehorn him in. McMahon and Gill don't have enough impact to play 8. I take your point about Houston - it's a...

Backs were fine. The two dud passes wont happen again. Forwards need a shakeup. TPNs throwing is still a liability. We need a fetcher with Pocock gone. I'd like to see this 1. Slipper 2. Moore 3. Kepu 4. Arnold 5. Horwill 6. Fardy 7. Gill 8. Houston 9. Phipps 10.Foley 11. Horne 12. Kerevi 13...

You need to replace your winking emoji with a blind one. There isn't a single current reds player in his starting line-up.

Amazed how many changes are being called for. Swap the starting props with the bench and stop the stupid penalties and that was a win 9 times out of ten.

More possession, more territory, more line breaks, more tries, less points. Seen it all before. But it never gets any easier.

Eh?? That's got nothing whatsoever to do with anything. Let's go with the established laws and not invent new ones.

He doesn't have to miss. They can collide full tilt and both land in a dangerous position provided both were in a realistic position to catch the ball - which they were until he slipped. So take your herring back and use it to cut down the mightiest tree in the Forrest.

Challenging players in the air - Law 10.4(i) Play on – Fair challenge with both players in a realistic position to catch the ball. Even if the player(s) land(s) dangerously, play on Penalty only – Fair challenge with wrong timing - No pulling down Yellow card – Not a fair challenge, there is no...

Definately a harsh call. The ball wasn't anywhere in the frame when he slipped and he would have been in a position to compete or disrupt if he hadn't slipped. You can see he plants his foot to try and launch in front of foley and it slips. There are plenty of examples from kick offs or box...

That's 3cm/sec right?? Geez I'm glad I'm not mowing your lawn.

Pride? Fair play? Guess they belong in a bygone era

That would be awesome. Then he could get sin binned again. Rinse and repeat. After 15 mins there would be no one left. Maybe then the Reds backs could score a try.

There you go combatting hyperbole with logic again Why let fact get in the way of a good story Down with this sort of thing

Like a few posters have alluded to on this forum I've sensed a disturbance in the force of late and I'm actually quietly confident about this one. We are in a phase of ascendancy and the ABs seem to be just losing their edge a little. This RWC is a year late for them, and probably a year early...

F@#k that. I'm over watching the last 30mins with my heart in my mouth and butt cheeks clenched tighter than a tenors trousers. Gimme a 15 point lead with ten to go any day..

Did it dawn on you it could be because there's no one else left? If it quacks like a duck...