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So, 15 teams. I presume thats: 1. Blue Bulls 2. Natal Sharks 3. Free State Cheetahs 4. Golden Lions 5. Western Province 6. Eastern Province Kings 7. Griquas 8. Pumas 9. Leopards 10. Valke 11. Boland Kavaliers 12. SWD Eagles 13. Griffons 14. Border Bulldogs 15. Namibia So, since there's no more...

Oh... thanks for clearing that up for me. I only saw him play for the first time today but, he could be a future French Test star in that case...

What can anyone tell me about this Macalou guy on the flank for Stade tonight? He was quite impressive. He has a Fijian name, but since he's so young (20, no?) are the French maybe trying to maybe claim him for themselves like Nakaitaci? Agree about Plisson. He wasn't perfect, but he showed...

Unfortunately, I don't think Italy have done the Eastern European teams any favours. They've been particularly poor for the past few years and their club teams haven't really made any impact. Again, I don't mean to be so negative about the Italians, I'm a big fan of their's. But it's true. Until...

I signed your petition alexvoica, because I think it's a noble cause and a fine idea. But unfortunately, I don't see the Six Nations being changed any time soon. Frankly, rugby is run by (to quote Will Carling) "old farts". Much of rugby is based on tradition: the Lions, the Barbarians, the...

Unfortunately, I think your right. It's a shame. It's always good to see a new team at a World Cup. Madagascar broke my heart before this tournament. I'll just have to hope World Rugby lets a second Asian side in for 2019...

I'm pretty sure RWC 2019 is nailed down to have the standard 20 teams, but there was talk of an expansion for 2023 I think. It'd be interesting to see a 32 team tournament with eight pools of four. There wouldn't even be a need for each team to play any extra games. There would be even more...

Soooo.... will Argentina 'A' still be the Jaguars too? They're really running out of cats. Still, good on Contepomi. I hope he does well in the role. It seems to me though that, with them signing up so many players, there isn't much distinction between this side and the national team. It's...

I never thought of that. They'd have to be in automatically as hosts so. Looks like Korea and Hong Kong have it all to play for now.

So, as in RWC 2011, the top three teams in each group at the end of this World Cup qualify automatically for 2019. This (I think) is only the second time it's worked that way and the 12 teams that made it last year were all standard (Ireland, England, Wales, Scotland, France, Italy, New Zealand...

Nope. Hmmmm, Clarke, Irish name. As big a fan as I am of him, I'd rather Kidney didn't pick him though (if he's eligible, anyone know?). Still, very impressive signing for Connacht. Surprised he didn't have any offers from some bigger clubs to be honest. Top player.

So, Liam Messam says he wants to go to the Olympics with the NZ Sevens side. SBW is rumoured to want to go too and I'm sure there's plenty of other 15s stars - New Zealander or otherwise - who are thinking about switching codes for the Olympics. I don't think it's really fair though. For any...

No, it wouldn't. If a promotion-relegation system was put in place then it would take a good 5 years or so for any new teams to get promoted (provided promotion was determined by a play-off). No matter how bad Scotland or Italy are at any given time and no matter how good Georgia, Russia...

The openside is, ideally one of the fittest players on the pitch. In attack he is an important support runner. The 7 is always expected to be on hand to receive the offload and be first to the breakdown. A good openside will be an expert 'jackeler' which means he should be able to win a load of...

Anyone know the kick-off times for the first round?

Although I LOVE Super Rugby and would hate to see it go, I'd love to see the ARU take another crack at an Australian Rugby Championship and then have the ITM Cup, ARC, Currie Cup and Argentine Nacional des Clubes feed into a sort of Heineken Cup tournament - probably branded 'Super Rugby' but...

Why not Argentina, isn't the logical choice now that they're playing in the RC? Or the Pacific Islands' full teams? You would feel that the PIs might feel a bit patronised by being thrown into a club tournament though. Especially after the strides they've been making in the Test arena. PI...

Wow! I like it! Only problem would be that it would fill up the schedule too much. That would mean it would go: Six Nations - Six Nations & Lions Tour - Six Nations & REC - Six Nations & World Cup Along with the Heineken and Amlin (which would probably need to expand too to allow clubs from ENC...

Okay, this is a pretty long-winded, and probably over-thought thread but please, give it a chance. And remember, it’s only a hypothetical situation. Right, rugby will obviously never reach the global popularity that soccer has because soccer has the edge due to its headstart at world...

Have they signed any established Currie Cup players or are they a brand new squad of players? And will this mean they'll get a place in the Currie Cup this season too?