Rugby Australia step in as Brumbies players and staff battle Mumps outbreak

But you didn’t say merely that Dublin was the biggest population centre you said that it was by a considerable distance (see quote below). This is demonstrably false. Dublin Urban area is about 1.3 million. Belfast is .75 million. Provinces are 2.9 and 2.3 million respectively. When faced with facts you pretend. You claimed the lack of top flight soccer in Dublin meant that it had an ‘Inherent’ advantage over other provinces. A cursory look at the top of the League of Ireland shows that 3 of the top 4 teams in that League are Dublin based.

In the biggest supported game, GAA football, Dublin have won 9 al-Ireland titles since 2011. You are being dishonest. Your commentary on Dublin, Leinster or Ireland cannot be taken seriously. You invent facts to fit your petty jealousies.

So fanbase, sure Leinster have a larger fanbase and that’s a direct result of being, by a considerable distance, the largest urban population on Ireland, aided further by the absence of any top tier football teams that similar cities across other countries have. Once again an inherent advantage over the other provinces

If Ioane was given the same amount of time afforded to Smith or Ringrose, everybody would realise how good he is. Just half an extra second to make a move. Jordie just needs 10 extra kilos, and he would be set.

Ioane has such an amazing skillset that people don’t pay attention to, and Razor put it under heavy use last year. Just imagine if we had Roigard, Barrett/Mackenzie/Kemara, and Jordie stabbing kicks through for him. Ioane is EASILY the fastest player in World Rugby right now, and we should utilise that pace more.

If it was Reece that you were remarking about, I would fully agree, but this is practically a 23/24yo AB star that’s leaving. Those don’t grow on trees, right now you have Reece, Fihaki, and Punivai as the other right wing options in New Zealand!!

I certainly agree that Razor seems to have his own type of player. I know most kiwis get pretty tribal about it and there is obviously a huge crusaders - chiefs ‘thing’ but it’s hard now not to say that Razor has his crusaders favourites. Some of their stats don’t look SR standard let alone test level.

The one big thing for me with Tele’a is that he doesn’t solely rely on pace which is unusual for a test winger. Probably would have prolonged his career too as he could afford to lose a step or two of pace. He’s positional play always stood out for me. Still, you can’t carry players that don’t want to be there.

Finances should improve for NZR. They should finally get a bit of premium sponsorship deserving of the brand and it’s history. I’m sure plenty over in my side of the world cheered when they got the drop on INEOS and that morally bankrupt swine, Radcliffe.

They done him good and proper.

Super Rugby has been brilliant so far, too. Never saw that coming!

Always here for a chat.

There’s a name for that too…