Italy make one team change and alter bench split to face Wales

This is revisionist history. The hurricanes were at their best during the first half of last season when they were playing at a ferocious pace and blowing teams of the park. That was with roigaard starting. It was the second half of the season where their form tailed off and they eventually blew out in the semi final.

Nick is that 55% tries from mauls off lineouts or passing plays off lineouts?

Great to read, Nick.

Williams is right in that the intention of the Law is what is important here for how this is sorted out. That is what a lot of supreme courts do in working out the intention of laws poorly written. Owen Doyle’s recent article in the Irish Times seems to establish that answer. The intention was 5:3 —- Three specialist front row players on the bench, plus a secondrow, and a backrow player, hence five. The backs were allowed to cover the specialist positions of nine and ten. Finally, one utility back would be permitted, making up the three.

First of all, and most importantly, it was never the intention of the law to allow other than 5-3. I was part of the law group that determined the IRFU’s position on how things work currently. In short, we agreed with what was being proposed. It was to ensure that there must be three specialist front row players on the bench, plus a secondrow, and a backrow player, hence five. The backs were allowed to cover the specialist positions of nine and ten. Finally, one utility back would be permitted, making up the three.

When the actual law was written, the frontrow requirement was specifically defined, and written into the laws. The other replacements were not defined. Nobody considered for a moment, even in a wild dream, that a 7-1 would ever be on the cards.

Re the Arendse try: look at Arendse’s actions again. As the French players are gathering to catch he pushes one of them in the back into another French player who then fumbles the catch. As the cross field kick is now de riguer, you don’t get away with that any more. It’s good play by Arendse but nowadays it gets spotted.

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I hope this new innovative game plan involves kicking the ball out of their own 22.

As usual Duck , your response is both factually incorrect and full of your own ill founded assertions and self importance.

In your earlier post you stated that Leinster had approached TB with a view to returning - now that I have shown this to be false, you have altered your position

asserting that he was not prepared to return to Leinster . How do you know this ?

You Don’t - but like all your posts you attempt to imply your opinion as fact !

You stated that I said TB left Leinster of his own volition - that is just an outright

Lie ! I in fact said that Leinster had released him .

For once try and get your facts right , but then facts and the truth might actually

upset your diatribe !

Sexton was 38 at the last world cup, I know he was a better #10 that JOC ever was, but surely 34 isn't really that old?! I guess as JOC debuted as a 17 year old, it just feels like he's just been around forever… there wouldn't be many people on the planet who can say they've played professional rugby for more than half their lives, pretty amazing longevity really.

Looks like this guy got up this morning, in a Trump mood, and decided, again, South Africa is just terrible, and if he shouts it enough, it will be true.

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It’s not looking good for Pero, he is becoming the blackadder of the backs, struggling to get fully fit for the end of last year and again now apparently.

Poorly researched piece that fails to take into account the critical point that it wasn’t possible for SA sides to earn a home ko fixture in the Champions Cup initially, as a result of the entry agreements. The format compounded this with ko rounds over sequential weeks, leaving the Bok teams scrambling logistically at incredibly short notice, but that will hopefully change pretty soon. So overall, the EPCR was stacked against them and as a result, was always going to be a slow burn for bok teams.

Haha sorry Ben but your beloved All Blacks is as cooked as your country!

The way Jones is tapping into the energy and discipline of these student-athletes reminds me of how crucial support systems are, both on and off the field. Here’s hoping this new generation brings even more historic moments for the Brave Blossoms!

If home playoff fixtures were secured, it becomes an advantage.

No, they can’t. The finals have to be in the EU right?

2 teams from the last 8 but hey they are only decent

Err no they didn’t? Maybe it was just a random invitational tournament I watched (or theres been a new one since then!)?

He’s playing pretty good, has some good experience on him, and playing out of position his stats are pretty much identical to Chay Fihaki’s. I don’t have kicking meters though, and maybe Fihaki also looks more like a midfielder than wing, if he could turn around his defence (pretty much the worst tackle% of any winger I look at).