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I'd hope that the new coach for Argentina, Felipe Contepomi, is not so prescriptive about what Santi will need to do to get in the national squad. He's understandably desperate to get back in, so...

Its been obvious in the first few rounds especially that our pack was getting bossed around so I think these are a couple of good signings.

Horton has really bulked up; he was something like 97kg...

I'm really pleased Santi got the recognition I think he deserved in this TOTW; he was all over the park and threw a couple of tidy dummy runs in too; that was his best performance of the season, and...

Ah, so on balance its one out of the second row stock and one in with Williams. Assume Funnell was an HIA too, I think that was him that Marley helped up - commentators said get Marley off not but I...

Pretty sure I heard Cron say that he'd be travelling with the squad to NZ.

Does anyone know who we have lost to HIA for the next fortnight? Is Croxon OK and Franklin too???

big call, but I like it!

Very much with you on this. He’s had a year off, and I suspect that while he has mentally been through the wringer, physically that’s a year to get the body back into shape. I really hope this goes...

He’s been fabulous and I think we’ll all wish him well.

Robbo must have his exams soon, get him back on the paddock. Also a little surprised they haven’t called Abra back.

https://westernforce.rugby/news/force-coach-laments-lack-of-ruck-speed-against-big-blues-forwards-202445

Pretty sure he was signed by Leicester as short term injury cover over the Six Nations.

if only...

I agree; Coxon has been awesome. It looks like he has a healthy streak of mongrel in him, which helps with the dark arts of the front row. He looked like he took a massive knock in that first match...

Has anyone got any info on Alex Masibaka? I thought he was loaned to Montpellier for a couple of years as a development opportunity but looks to have transferred to Soyaux-Angoulême

Carter/ Franklin either is a good pairing with Rodda. I would have thought that Rodda's game time would be ramped up. I am pretty sure I heard him say he was hoping to be back for the next home game...

Yeah, that's fair enough too. On the plus side, Marley is back in the picture, is he not?

Couldn't have said it better myself

I agree that it was almost impossible to pick, but given that Bayley was out of his "preferred" position, I reckon it's a fair call.

Was there any info on Williams injury? He said he was off for a scan in the press Conf but haven't heard any more.

Nic also looked to have picked up an niggle by the time he came off, perhaps letting IFL do the lions share this week to manage recovery?

Looked like he came off injured

I do hope someone somewhere can pull a rabbit out of a hat - it’s terrible for all the innocent parties involved like Kevin, Sambo, Ryan, Jake etc.

Tupou is something like 135kg and is the heaviest in the Rebels pack; the lightest weighs in at 104kg. Average 115.75kg

In the Force pack, the heaviest we have weighs in at 118, and the lightest...

I think the set piece is going to be tough, Rebels pack has close to 50kg on the Force.

If he’s come in from the Mako, Roxon will have been playing in the NPC with Feleti - if that’s the case then as good a choice as any for injury cover.