At only 16 years old, Emosi Tuqiri is already wreaking havoc in Australian schoolboy rugby. He Captained the Marist College Ashgrove first XV team to the Premiership this season, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake. This guy has a very bright future if he lives up to his highlight reel:
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Sign up for freeEngland supplied 10 Test Lions but strong displays by other players in Argentina gave Steve Borthwick food for thought.
The Ireland head coach has played a smart hand in Australia but there are question marks over the longevity of some of his trusted lieutenants
Comparisons between Lions players and teams across different decades is difficult given the huge changes the game has undergone.
The challenge is to develop test experience for a wider squad while still winning consistently. Its hard to do, but building a scalable apprenticeship model at test level can deliver long term continuity, tactical choices, player workload management, and reduced dependency on particular individuals.
Farrell is smart enough to see this happening, but he is under pressure to win games. It will be interesting to see how this develops in Irish rugby.
6 Go to commentsI don’t think you can say they looked better than they did say, v England [and Wales] last November…
236 Go to commentsBTW having an interesting philosophical discussion with Tony under Hamish’s current article… we'll see whether he actually allows my last comment.
Seems like clicks are the only thing that matters to him, not even number of comments.
236 Go to commentsEveryone’s fielding their B team against the ABs nowadays……….
No respect.
3 Go to commentsBring it and come.
1 Go to commentsYes I did watch the U20s, loved the SA backs.
236 Go to commentsEvery team lives or dies by the fortunes and misfortunes of other teams. It’s the way rankings work
8 Go to commentsAndy Farrell’s fanfare is a little OTT in my opinion. He’s good. Not great. Yet.
236 Go to commentsI came away convinced that the Wallabies are on a good track. Nice to see.
40 Go to commentsDiscuss.
4 Go to commentsI’m not worried about these injuries. I’m actually quite chilled about them.
But I would be worried about just having a stress fracture healed and then playing the springboks.
Sleepless, sweaty, nights.
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