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Enjoyable game as it was close to the end, but boy is it dour to see England kept in games through penalties. I honestly didn't really see them scoring and that Smith intercept aside it didn't look like much was going to happen outside a mistake by the All Blacks. It's such a shame as I think...

Is this confirmed? Sometimes things appear on Stan at the 11th hour. The first game against the Bears might stream on their own site, or maybe even RugbyAU as these things sometimes do; Australia XV v Bristol Bears, 7:45pm GMT, Friday November 8, Ashton Gate, Bristol...

To be fair Crowley was stuck behind Sexton where as Lolesio hit the period of a bit of a Flyhalf void in Australia. If anything he was probably brought in too soon with us having no real plan post Foley and the cameos from Cooper.

Sandy Park? That holds around 15k I think, so ~2/3rds full average isn't bad. Benetton have a pretty small stadium, pretty similar to Ballymore in size.

I'd be curious who'd people would like to see outside Skelton who's name is perpetually put forward. I wouldn't mind seeing where some players like Scott Sio and Ollie Hoskins are at, at a level above the Prem. Some of the Saints boys like James Ramm and Angus Scott-Young would be worth a look...

Here were the numbers for the 2023/24 seasons for URC & Premiership that someone put together for context. I wonder how much the EPCR games push the averages up compared to their regular season games. A lot more home games and inturn $$ than SuperRugby. Those Welsh teams must be really...

Geez, some of those are rather dire. I wonder what the match day is like for some of those games. I know locally our live product needs a lot of work even down to the simple ref mic not being broadcast at the field and atmosphere is often a case of requiring a certain critical mass which most...

I'd be curious if they'll try to get any of the European based players in a for a game either in the A's and/or Wallabies. I'm not sure if any of the o/s clubs would be open to releasing their players unless its in the window and for the Wallabies. Assuming for the A team it'd need the clubs...

That really was a shocker. I also get the not rewarding the pinning the player in rubbish, but that early ruck of ours with the AB player flopping around proceeded by a knock on I thought was poor officiating. The AB player clearly impacted the ruck speed, irrespective of the tactics teams are...

Maybe we are being a little critical. It's just things, like at ~25min mark when he shifts to the blindside and proceeds to get himself bundled into touch. He then follows that up by giving away a penalty in the AB maul from the lineout with the ref clearly instructing him to be away. He then...

The better teams have had a good handle on how to manage workloads across a game for awhile now. That doesn't include just the obvious use of subsistutes, but clear approaches and actions to adjust the demands within a game. South Africia are the masters of it, pushing it so far that we now...

Well that was an odd game (had to watch of replay today as had commitments yesterday). Oddly I actually felt like there were some elements where we seem to be moving forward as a team. It's still some of the individual moments which we're not finishing that is sinking us. I also think some...

Posted this in the Northern Hemisphere thread also - Alex Newsomes try for Clermont Note: you have to watch on Youtube, embedding not allowed. Which got me thinking that a Waratahs Old Boys.. Alumni.. whatever you want to call it team vs. the current team would be a fun watch. Be a pretty...

Also.. a good win (20-19) by my Ulster boys against defending champs Glasgow over the weekend in the URC.

On the flip side, this Alex Newsome try for Clermont was pretty special. Edit: seems you have to click and watch it on Youtube

Reece has been playing some nice rugby, though I must admit I haven't seen his specific stats. He looks best when he's outside his brother. There has been some chat they he's worth a try at Super level for a bit now.

Are you referring to Reece Suesue?

Our issue has been moving too late such that we're moving into/across paths, catching a lazy shoulder. The smart teams are performing organised drifts early and then present a closer to static picture when the opposition runner/challenger comes through. It should be a penalty and probably...

Really enjoyed this game. The atmosphere at the grounds seemed great and the Argentines are playing a really attractive form of Rugby atm. Sure they probably push their chances a few times where they'd be better to take the more tactically smart option, but overall it just makes for a really fun...

Aussie raised Dylan Riley didn't do too bad int his game. They're looking rather light the Japanese when you put a few towering Fijians in front of them. They were at their best when they played a highly disciplined, high rention, high skill game, but they're just not there anymore. I think...