Richie Gray to team up with host of World Cup winners in Japan move

I'm surprised the top players in Aussie and NZ are playing so much - Aussie in particualr no far short of France. That's a detriment and it might also go some way to explaining the ABs fall-off in the last 20' of games.

My point is not that RR should be starting for the ABs, or that Bell is not a very talented player, but that like many other selections it just seems random and inconsistent. If Bell was coming off the back of an SR season like RR had then you wouldn't flinch at his age or experience, like Sititi for example. But that is not the case for Bell at all. In fact he had some pretty horrible performances.

Inconsistent selections make an inconsistent team.

Rather than just spewing 💩 online like the SH thickos.

Blues scrum won penalties on something like 40% of their feeds. RR was in the most dominant front row of the most dominant forward pack, and also threw into the most dominant line out. In every possible measure he is the no.3 or 4 hooker in NZ, and at 29 is not old by any measure for a front rower.

You are absolutely out of your mind if you think Taylor and Taukeaho would be the 1 and 2 hookers for a world XV right now.

I really like those numbers from a SH/SR/TRC perspective, I think they're the best balance and R&R of the bunch. The article talks like the numbers are just league based, but you're including all club games from other competitions?

Maybe I'd want to compare Ricky Rick with Kurt, Lakai with Christie, Holland with Isiah? Maybe I'd roll all the little guys up into one Manson, Godfrey, Hurley to see who's the best!

He writes a load of RUBBISH about the BOKS anyway. ZERO SENSE.

Harry is too slow for fullback, needs to turn himself into a full time 1st five.

Its still very formulaic in NZ. Another cracking hit from Finau on a ten in the weekend, at least theres still some mongrel, something from the good old days in the game.