Rumour is this will be the full strength test team. Gives them 10 days to prepare for the big dance. The AU/NZ game will be against the second stringers.
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- Mon Jul 07, 2025 6:16 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Brumbies v Lions Wed, Jul 9
- Replies: 29
- Views: 659
- Mon Jul 07, 2025 5:58 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: GAME OF THE WEEK: Australia vs Fiji
- Replies: 140
- Views: 1732
- Sun Jul 06, 2025 11:44 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: GAME OF THE WEEK: Australia vs Fiji
- Replies: 140
- Views: 1732
Re: GAME OF THE WEEK: Australia vs Fiji
Wallabies played dumb in parts but dominated the first half. If Lolesio hadn't had a brain fart, it would have been 14-0 at half time. I just hate how teams try and place loose against Fiji. They love that shit. Revel in it. Tighten it up, play for set piece dominance and the holes will open. Then ...
- Sun Jul 06, 2025 6:27 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: GAME OF THE WEEK: Australia vs Fiji
- Replies: 140
- Views: 1732
Re: GAME OF THE WEEK: Australia vs Fiji
Hopefully a lot of that was rust. Bring on next week.
- Sun Jul 06, 2025 6:25 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: GAME OF THE WEEK: Australia vs Fiji
- Replies: 140
- Views: 1732
Re: GAME OF THE WEEK: Australia vs Fiji
Ok now just nothing stupid and close this out.
- Sun Jul 06, 2025 6:24 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: GAME OF THE WEEK: Australia vs Fiji
- Replies: 140
- Views: 1732
Re: GAME OF THE WEEK: Australia vs Fiji
Thank fudge.
- Sun Jul 06, 2025 6:20 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: GAME OF THE WEEK: Australia vs Fiji
- Replies: 140
- Views: 1732
- Sun Jul 06, 2025 6:20 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: GAME OF THE WEEK: Australia vs Fiji
- Replies: 140
- Views: 1732
Re: GAME OF THE WEEK: Australia vs Fiji
Three tries overturned in the game so far. Even though that worked in our favour its so annoying. I mean it wasn't obvious, he just licked the line. I feel like TMO should only be for obvious misses, not something you have to spend 5 minutes reviewing. Right, who was going back to look for it? It’s...
- Sun Jul 06, 2025 6:16 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: GAME OF THE WEEK: Australia vs Fiji
- Replies: 140
- Views: 1732
Re: GAME OF THE WEEK: Australia vs Fiji
Far out. We are just making dumb mistakes now.
- Sun Jul 06, 2025 6:05 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: GAME OF THE WEEK: Australia vs Fiji
- Replies: 140
- Views: 1732
Re: GAME OF THE WEEK: Australia vs Fiji
Gee that’s a shame, such a great try. I really wonder sometimes if that had stayed ‘missed’ would anyone have thought to go back and look at it? WR obsessed with cancelling tries. Might as well bring back the captain’s challenge. Three tries overturned in the game so far. Even though that worked in...
- Sun Jul 06, 2025 5:59 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: GAME OF THE WEEK: Australia vs Fiji
- Replies: 140
- Views: 1732
Re: GAME OF THE WEEK: Australia vs Fiji
Ok didn't realise his smashed his head. Hope he's ok.
- Sun Jul 06, 2025 5:57 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: GAME OF THE WEEK: Australia vs Fiji
- Replies: 140
- Views: 1732
Re: GAME OF THE WEEK: Australia vs Fiji
Fucks sake. Get Noah off. Stupid turn over.
- Sun Jul 06, 2025 5:53 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: GAME OF THE WEEK: Australia vs Fiji
- Replies: 140
- Views: 1732
Re: GAME OF THE WEEK: Australia vs Fiji
We just need to calm down. We should win this easily, get back to playing structures.
- Sun Jul 06, 2025 5:50 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: GAME OF THE WEEK: Australia vs Fiji
- Replies: 140
- Views: 1732
Re: GAME OF THE WEEK: Australia vs Fiji
Honestly so sick of TMOs. Even the Maori game yesterday the TMO came in for a knock on, delayed everything only to be told its not a knock on. FFS.
- Sun Jul 06, 2025 5:43 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: GAME OF THE WEEK: Australia vs Fiji
- Replies: 140
- Views: 1732
Re: GAME OF THE WEEK: Australia vs Fiji
Fuken TMO. Back out of the hands.
- Sun Jul 06, 2025 5:41 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: GAME OF THE WEEK: Australia vs Fiji
- Replies: 140
- Views: 1732
Re: GAME OF THE WEEK: Australia vs Fiji
- Sun Jul 06, 2025 5:19 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: GAME OF THE WEEK: Australia vs Fiji
- Replies: 140
- Views: 1732
Re: GAME OF THE WEEK: Australia vs Fiji
That was a moronic chip to be fair. 

- Sun Jul 06, 2025 4:46 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: GAME OF THE WEEK: Australia vs Fiji
- Replies: 140
- Views: 1732
Re: GAME OF THE WEEK: Australia vs Fiji
Unlike the world cup we look to be much the better team. Should be a 20 point plus win if we keep this up.
- Sun Jul 06, 2025 4:44 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Qualification process & draw for RWC 2027
- Replies: 72
- Views: 9095
Re: Qualification process & draw for RWC 2027
HK China qualified via Asia route yesterday. Mistake by WR to give them an automatic qualifier. Should have made them play the final repechage to prove they belong. There will be teams who are significantly better than them who don't make the RWC. Best guess is they're the 27th best team in the wor...
- Sat Jul 05, 2025 8:04 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: ALL BLACKS V France C 1st Test. Match Thread.. Theo will be in attendance
- Replies: 755
- Views: 10353
Re: ALL BLACKS V France C 1st Test. Match Thread.. Theo will be in attendance
Agree. Can't stand that wit kant. Just a total annoyance all super rugby long. Just fudge off with your matey mate shit.les@mooloolaba wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 7:53 amWheeler is such a cockheadSonny Blount wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 7:47 am What the fudge is with Joe Wheeler and Israel Dagg on the broadcast?! Clowns...
- Sat Jul 05, 2025 5:25 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Match Thread - Maori ABs Vs Scotland Saturday 5 July
- Replies: 52
- Views: 1390
Re: Match Thread - Maori ABs Vs Scotland Saturday 5 July
The Maori 9 is probably the worst player on the park.
- Fri Jul 04, 2025 4:03 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Welcome to Country - what's going on?
- Replies: 164
- Views: 3333
Re: The Welcome to Country - what's going on?
Probably are. Or also tribes up in the highlands in PNG. The amazing thing is how quickly people got to Australia which is well before when they got to Europe and potentially before east Asia. They got out of Africa then just hopped along the coast down into Australia. What gets me is why didn't an...
- Fri Jul 04, 2025 3:33 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Welcome to Country - what's going on?
- Replies: 164
- Views: 3333
Re: The Welcome to Country - what's going on?
Yes. They are the longest unchanged culture which was uninterrupted from the moment they got here until when the POMs started to settle. Though you could argue this technically isn't true. Various peoples rose up and fell over time. Eg the Kaurna people of Adelaide have only been here for 10,000 ye...
- Fri Jul 04, 2025 2:19 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Welcome to Country - what's going on?
- Replies: 164
- Views: 3333
Re: The Welcome to Country - what's going on?
Are the Aboriginals the oldest known culture in the world? I honestly cannot think of a culture that seems to have existed for so long that can track itself back so far. Not even close from what I can tell. THen again I'm not familiar with the African cultures and there must be some old ones there....
- Thu Jul 03, 2025 6:33 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
- Replies: 500
- Views: 10338
Re: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
I haven't got around to watching the match replay yet, but I did click on the the SMH/Age match report, and, erm, well... https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.2023%2C$multiply_1.0406%2C$ratio_1.776846%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_62%2Cf_auto/4250d68d5b1b445c936b19d1c557dd673001847f :...
- Thu Jul 03, 2025 4:16 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: ALL BLACKS V France C 1st Test. Match Thread.. Theo will be in attendance
- Replies: 755
- Views: 10353
Re: ALL BLACKS V France C 1st Test. Match Thread.. Theo will be in attendance
Scott Robertson's post-selection press conference; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlkQcDjaKds Man is he excited or what !?! Love it . As someone who has rediscovered health and fitness in my 40's I also like that we have a head coach who models health, fitness and self-discipline to his players. I...
- Thu Jul 03, 2025 4:14 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Welcome to Country - what's going on?
- Replies: 164
- Views: 3333
Re: The Welcome to Country - what's going on?
Our big monthly regional meetings at work start with an AoC. I don’t think anyone cares. It’s just a short formality. I did one a few years ago though when mc’ing a conference. Had to go research the tribal nations of Western Sydney and Brisbane. I found it very interesting. I found out why certain...
- Wed Jul 02, 2025 11:39 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Welcome to Country - what's going on?
- Replies: 164
- Views: 3333
Re: The Welcome to Country - what's going on?
To me, it sounds like you guys are having too many meetings and not doing enough work… But the AoC should really only be brought out at the wider significant departmental/all team meetings and not just for every minor catch up. 100% agree. But alas, its every single meeting. 3 people through to 300...
- Wed Jul 02, 2025 11:35 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
- Replies: 500
- Views: 10338
Re: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
I'd like to be proven wrong, but I cannot see Australia getting within 15 points of this outfit. Argentina are stronger than Australia these days. I am not so sure about that. We lack depth, and our Super teams stripped of their best players shows that. But our top 23... I think we can win the seri...
- Wed Jul 02, 2025 11:28 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Welcome to Country - what's going on?
- Replies: 164
- Views: 3333
Re: The Welcome to Country - what's going on?
What? lol. That sounds a little much. You're doing it in the workplace before team meetings? wtf. Who is doing it? It's common place. Happened twice in one huddle, as we had two guests back to back who both did it. When people say they are over AOC that's what they mean. My son does it every mornin...
- Wed Jul 02, 2025 12:23 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Welcome to Country - what's going on?
- Replies: 164
- Views: 3333
Re: The Welcome to Country - what's going on?
theres nothing wrong with welcome to country-it just doesnt need to be done- as it is bit of a bore to watch.A rugby match is entertainment and this adds nothing. And its not even a long term tradition-they added it in more recently. So much of a pre-rugby match bores the fudge out of me - anthems ...
- Wed Jul 02, 2025 12:20 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
- Replies: 500
- Views: 10338
Re: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
Reds are cooked. 

- Wed Jul 02, 2025 8:22 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Welcome to Country - what's going on?
- Replies: 164
- Views: 3333
Re: The Welcome to Country - what's going on?
Outside of the usual racists, I don't think anyone really has an issue with welcome to country.
Its acknowledgement of country that gets used so much that it becomes nothing more than a meaningless token gesture by people who would cross the road to avoid someone with darker skin.
Its acknowledgement of country that gets used so much that it becomes nothing more than a meaningless token gesture by people who would cross the road to avoid someone with darker skin.
- Wed Jul 02, 2025 12:52 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
- Replies: 500
- Views: 10338
Re: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!

I guess the younger types will be turning up same week as the first test.
Looked like grandpa and co at the Force game.
- Tue Jul 01, 2025 3:43 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
- Replies: 500
- Views: 10338
Re: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
I take a lot of glee in Japan losing. I hope they turf him out on his ass too soon.
- Tue Jul 01, 2025 12:41 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Wallabies 2025: Revenge of the Schmidt
- Replies: 16145
- Views: 671187
Re: Wallabies 2025: Revenge of the Schmidt
Yeah, shocking. Did they just shit the bed? SA suddenly amazing? Guess we will see after the next few games.
- Fri Jun 27, 2025 5:37 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Springboks vs Baabaas in Cape Town 28 June 2025
- Replies: 138
- Views: 8407
Re: Springboks vs Baabaas in Cape Town 28 June 2025
Nevermind, the Baabaas game is showing up on Stan now.Sensible Stephen wrote: ↑Fri Jun 27, 2025 5:12 am Any Australians know if this will turn up on Stan? Can't see it anywhere. Or the NZ Maori game.
I remember they had the NZ v Japan games last year, not sure why they are not there this time.![]()

- Fri Jun 27, 2025 5:12 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Springboks vs Baabaas in Cape Town 28 June 2025
- Replies: 138
- Views: 8407
Re: Springboks vs Baabaas in Cape Town 28 June 2025
Any Australians know if this will turn up on Stan? Can't see it anywhere. Or the NZ Maori game.
I remember they had the NZ v Japan games last year, not sure why they are not there this time.
I remember they had the NZ v Japan games last year, not sure why they are not there this time.

- Fri Jun 27, 2025 5:05 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The future of Moana Pasifika?
- Replies: 176
- Views: 8925
Re: The future of Moana Pasifika?
Dropping another team would be horrific for the comp. Hopefully money comes in from somewhere. Also, I've never understood how the 7s circuit couldn't be losing money hand over fist, so it's nice to have some confirmation that is indeed the case. That money is also better spent elsewhere. I don't un...
- Fri Jun 27, 2025 12:31 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Should France be sanctioned by World Rugby and sued by NZ Rugby?
- Replies: 202
- Views: 11424
Re: Should France be sanctioned by World Rugby and sued by NZ Rugby?
Wasn't it 2009 last time the kiwis got this upset about a so called French "c" team? Carisbrook? Bottles thrown at the French after the loss? One of my all-time favourite tries from one of my all-time favourite players https://youtu.be/zGcdjenXlLk?si=1jinKX8k3BwD9Fyj Just going through the thread, ...