Paul Williams must have had the pre-game sit down with RA about making sure we don’t get another blowout. It’s been a pretty average ref display on both sides but you do feel like the home team has ...

So Tupou, Philip and Lancaster have been released for the game. Potentially we could see something like: 1. Lambert 2. Dobbins 3. Tupou 4. Philip 5. Lee-Warner 6. Leota 7. Gamble 8. Talataina 9.

He's always going to be upbeat about their chances but it does genuinely sound like they would have all played if this was the the biggest game of the year.

Some changes needed in the backline in particular. Martens the better No 9. Fowler is the size of an U12s and plays like it. Need more penetration in the centres; a bigger bodied winger with some pace ...

To me, it a appears a number of the "roster" were there for contractual compliance, and not to buy into the goals and expectations of a team ...

"France coach Fabien Galthié says he has “no choice” but to name a weakened squad for next month’s test series in New Zealand." In the meantime he's named a squad for a warmup v an England XV: ...

Just to spell this out. In spite his piss-taking demeanor, not only is Pfitzy a prop, and a ref, if you drop into the Subbies Rugby thread you'll see that he has basically run a rugby club for, I ...

I find the comparisons between the Crusaders & Storm Troopers a bit over the top to be honest. A lot of the Storm Troopers were taken by force and brainwashed. They didn’t choose to be the bad guys ...

It will definitely be something they adjust week to week. Last night they obviously made a decision to take time and space away from the big centres that killed us in the round game (along with Naholo ...

Brumbies beat the Chiefs and Blues beat the Crusaders then the Brumbies host the GF. Maybe then Canberra might get behind this team. Haha yeah... Brumbies GF at home infront of a passionate 5000 ...

Entertaining running rugby Ruben Love with some horrific matador defense for that Brial try The usual mentally deranged lineout throwing from Bakabaka Tuputupu ...

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