O captain! My captain!.

What a round of Super Rugby Pacific. Tight matches everywhere. Aus rugby unbeaten. Heart in mouth stuff and my team didn’t even play. We’re back, baby!.

Unfortunately it reads like he is heading overseas, which is smart to do with the money on offer and his young family. He needs to be the exception to Schmidt’s rule. If Ikitau signs overseas, he still NEEDS to be in the Wallabies XV every match until the Rugby Championship.

Imagine trying to explain to someone who doesn’t watch rugby that the little guy closest to the trophy is the best player there….

2024 was a massive year for the Wallabies and rugby in Australia and one of the nicest success stories out of it was Jake Gordon, who I thought had his best moments in gold last year. Really excited for him to lead again and bring the Tahs back up into the finals this year.

RT @NSWWaratahs: Jake Gordon is back to lead us in 2025 🤝. #wearetahs

2024 Debutants (no. of tests, out of 13, in brackets). (1) Canham, Lancaster, Reimer, Hodgman, Edmed.(2) Stewart, Cale, Uru, Potter.(3) Lynagh.(4) Blyth, Flook, Sua’ali’i.(5) Tizzano, Pietsch.(6) Nasser.(7) Jorgensen.(8) Kailea.(9).(10) Williams. Which of these 19 face the Lions?

Some quick thoughts on the Wallabies first year under Schmidt:. ⭐️ McReight is the best 7 in the game.💪🏼 Defence is improving and is very close to clicking .🫡 Wilson an outstanding choice as skipper.🔒 Williams the find of the 19 debutants.🪨 6/7 of the backline is set.🥰 Ikitau.

Worth getting up for yet again!. ⭐️Wright elusive.⭐️Faessler hatrick.⭐️Backrow a handful.⭐️Locks all putting in a shift.⭐️McDermott with punch.⭐️Lolesio directing well.⭐️Ikitau a freak.⭐️Kellaway genuinely the most underrated player in world rugby. What a win 🥰. #WALvsAUS

Taking my jersey off the hanger as we speak….

Roigard’s try is a thing of beauty. There will never be a time where the best players to watch aren’t Kiwis. Hope All Blacks can keep this up.

I have a lot of appreciation for the amount of comments that took the post extremely seriously and literally. Touchy subject maybe. Definitely a lot in common with the accounts that were offended by the remark though….

For some reason, really looking forward to a few of the usual reaction and weekly rugby pods this week….

Take a bow, gentlemen. Been a sleep deprived father-of-two for the last 30 months and sacrificing 2 hours of sleep for a performance like that is right up there with the best decision I’ve ever made. What a match from the @wallabies . #ENGvAUS #Wallabies

England vs. Wallabies Ratings:. ⭐️ - every Wallaby. 💩- Ben Youngs and his dogshit opinions. Up the fucking Wallabies!. #ENGvAUS.

Wallabies with an all-time win!. Take a bow!. Forwards tireless. Backline electric. That is the best win of the Schmidt era by an absolute landslide. Every player stepped up, but wow. What’s finish from Len and Max. #ENGvAUS.

Don’t want to call it early, but Sua’ali’i might be the best rugby player to ever play the game for any team, ever. Maybe. #ENGvAUS

I love watching the All Blacks. I don’t care about what the rankings say or what the form book is looking like. To me, the All Blacks are the best team to watch and consistently produce the most exciting players in the world. What a match. #IREvsNZL.

Sua’ali’i in at 12 is a great fit - excited to see how he goes. TRC was tough. 107 points scored (11 tries) vs 213 conceded (28 tries). Need to score more points. Need to let in less. At the least, need to do one of those. Unexplainably excited. Doesn’t/can’t rest on him.

Best time of year.