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Early take but Nick Frost might not make the wallabies squad for mine if LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto), Holloway, Rodda are locked in and Ryan smith, Hanigan (bench lock and 6) and swain are all in much better form and have greater size. Frosts lack of physicality and passiveness in contact is glaring in the game tonight
Have to rebuild the system with quality coaching at Super Rugby level - DC seems like a great guy but doesn’t have the experience overseas needed to succeed in a high pressure job that the Tahs is
Should be coaches lining up for the Waratahs job - the fact the current coaches experience highlights are winning the Shute shield and MLR just isn’t good enough
Carter Gordon far too rocks or diamonds for me - kicks out on the full, charge downs and patchy decision making.
Doesn’t strike me as what Schmidt is In the market for
This is some of the worst rugby of the season so far from both teams - directionless and kicking away any bit of ball they get.
For mine a big black mark on the 10’s, wingers and 15’s for each team with the inability to trust themselves to build phases and just kick balls straight back to the...
Apparently Isaac Lucas is one year off Japanese eligibility and off contract end of this season - surely this is a prime target for the Tahs with the struggles at 10 we see currently
Thinking about the current make up for the wallabies team and short run into the wales series, hard to go past a 7,8, 9 combo of Mcreight, Wilson and McDermott regardless of how consistent Valentini has been in years past - I’m sure Ben Darwin would agree with the cohesion in these keys areas
Unsure why everyone is panicking about the staff being put under 4 month deals - whole scenario says to me that RA will see the Rebels ship sink and with it the debt. Rebrand under a new name as the RA Rebels and keep all under contract Rebels for 2025 and reappoint coaches as they see fit. Then...
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2024/01/09/six-nations-2024-player-names-on-shirts/
Have said for a while this is such an easy way in Super Rugby to put the spotlight on the players.
Also hope they are discussing a retro round where every team wears an old school jersey - would create...
Easy thing they have been doing in the Champions Cup to drive support is for upcoming fixtures marketing the stars of the World Cup as the draw cards from the game, we need to build personalities in Super Rugby for the game to be relevant again
https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/blindside-rugby-transfer-column/413026/quins-looking-out-to-the-wings/
Report out of the UK saying Harlequins are submitting they will lose Louis Lynagh after this season to come home to push for Wallabies honours. This would be great for our depth with...