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With the passing of time, it’s now easier to say in coach-speak “we lost to the best team in the world by the narrowest of margins. There are a lot of positives to take away from that.”

It's just another delaying tactic so beloved of tired forwards and analytical coaches. It gives a moments respite for them to rest and set up the kick receipt pattern. I can see how the Drua would be irritated as their ability for a quick tap and go is compromised. Similarly, there are many...

The captain always acts as a lightning rod for supporter emotion, both positive and negative. He's doing his leadership role and doing it well. Wells comes across as honest and thoughtful. Great attributes for a skipper. I hope he gets to reflect on how they won a few games this season.

The eighties have called and offered a solution. Alan Jones' Grand Slam squad played 18 matches in 8 weeks. 32 players. Lynagh took to field most, with 11 games. 11 others played 10 times. Sure, a lot has changed since then but mid week matches would bring renewed interest in the game. Touring...

I thought they had a small foothold in Shute Shield in the mid 1970's. Back now bigger and better.

Perhaps the game plan will change if Gordon goes off injured. 8 man rugby. Grind out a win.

Initially I thought this to be the post of an idiot. On reflection, he/she/it/zee/them may be right: Backs with the speed of a cheetah, forwards with the heart of a lion. Tigerish in defence, all players are built for hunting opposition mistakes and clawing their way to many a winning game...

I'd add to that the images of very big boppers being the units in motion.

I guess that's a hypothetical?

I heard on the grapevine that Parra Oval cancelled a soccer match because of drainage issues. It seems the oval drains OK but it goes into the Parramatta River which, when subjected to the weekend's deluge, causes the ground drainage to bank up. More credit to Leichhardt then.

Splitting hairs. It's all Marlins territory.

A suggestion for Rennie - show this to the team before all Tests v the All Blacks.

A quiet word from the ref on the run to each player was required.

Any Barker Old Boys reading this forum with experience in the transition to co-ed? Anyone go through the divisions caused by Barker's decision? Barker seems to have had a unique geographical advantage in that large swathes of land existed for the creation of new buildings that could accommodate...

A cynic might imagine that the decision to go co-ed has already been made and the Headmaster is there to achieve that goal. The cynic might very well think that; I couldn't possibly comment.

A good win to start to the 'Tahs season. We needed a win and we needed some confidence builders like a poised 5/8 game, 15 taking the high ball well, winning some collisions and getting up from the big hits we suffered. Certain signs of skill around the park including silky hands and hole...

I'm a Barker Old Boy from pre co-ed days. The change appears to have been successful.

Perhaps my memory of last season is hazy, but pick and drive seems to be restricted to the zone 5m out from the try line. Usually we see slow breakdown ball being shovelled to a nearby pod whose 3 members truck it up a few steps until hit by the defence. More pick and drive would bring the...

Are "left flanker" and "right flanker" back-to-the-future terms?

FFS! Will a ref have 10 minutes to do the computations before he signs off the score sheet? It looks like the win/loss/draw points are trying to get as complicated as the laws of the game.