Nick Wilson

[Nick Wilson @NAWilson]

@kinson88 @wallabies @NSWWaratahs @westernforce @iainpayten @StanSportRugby @StanSportAU @wwos @smh @SMHsport Do the tahs need to stop chasing the quick fix and expecting a new coach to turn things around in a season or two, and instead take the long road back like the Reds did with Thorn?

[Nick Wilson @NAWilson]

@AngusRowan7 @ChristypDoran It's just a shared backend system for all the super sides. You can do it with any player/club combo:
https://t.co/5dWpbix26G

[Nick Wilson @NAWilson]

@RugbyReg I'm sure @bendarwin will be very disappointed to see another team wear a one off strip in a completely different colour for a must win game

[Nick Wilson @NAWilson]

@kinson88 @iainpayten @StanSportAU @StanSportRugby @wwos @SMHsport What's happening with the CBA and salary cap? If it doesn't increase after so many static years are our super clubs going to be able to compete in the global player market? Or does RA intend to offset this by spending more on wallabies top ups?

[Nick Wilson @NAWilson]

@HuwTindall @mattfa91 @mward1246 @Hugh_96 Over half that 23 got their pro start outside the tahs (JAS still in NSW):

Kailea
Dobbins
Amatosero
Blyth
Scott-Young
Samu
Debreczeni
Creighton
Sua'ali'i*
Fainga'a
Talataina
Potter

Some were NSW growing up, but the fact they were initially missed is part of the problem

[Nick Wilson @NAWilson]

@harrisondale88 @kinson88 @iainpayten @StanSportRugby @StanSportAU @SMHsport @wwos Hasn't it? I'd like to see some hard numbers around how much teams are engaging in the pick and drive on the line now vs then but it definitely feels like there's less of it (from the smart teams at least) then before.

Beyond that it's a much better restart than the 5m scrum was

[Nick Wilson @NAWilson]

@Gary32t @rugby_podcast He was literally the World Rugby number 8 of the year last year

[Nick Wilson @NAWilson]

@steve_l15 It was actually a really good game from Doleman, and as a spectacle overall. Can't complain, despite the disappointment

[Nick Wilson @NAWilson]

@NotRobSimmons @Rugby_Scoop This isn't about a world cup game, it's about a nation's championship game this year, one that is ostensibly a home game for Japan

[Nick Wilson @NAWilson]

@Sambruce86 @espnscrum Is there any appetite/plan to standardize test player resting protocol for Australian an New Zealand sides, and then make sure future draws account for this with bye timing, so the best players are on the field as much as possible?

[Nick Wilson @NAWilson]

@rugby_podcast We also need to find a way to pay players their worth, or they're going to explore these options

[Nick Wilson @NAWilson]

@Nelsonhdale Haloholo light years ahead of Talataina right now, and Latu, Scott or Bryant on the bench. It'd be K Pritchard (BRU) or Pakeho at 13. Grealy at 15 and Muirhead on the wing. T Pritchard before Harvey for the wing right now, but it's very early days for both.

[Nick Wilson @NAWilson]

@OBBY001 Neither could the media voters.

Both Cully and https://t.co/P4tPXm273X picked 3 other tahs in their teams too, should all of 4 have received the votes? Does being the best 13 in the round necessarily mean you were in the top 3 performers for your team?

[Nick Wilson @NAWilson]

@Brocklesnitch Terriers

[Nick Wilson @NAWilson]

@HuwTindall No, did you see him get skinned by Jordie Barret?

He's still got something to offer at super level, but he's a mile of test rugby, or even what JOC was showing for the Crusaders last year

[Nick Wilson @NAWilson]

@pTah_XV How did he miss coached by a former North Sydney Bear???

[Nick Wilson @NAWilson]

@Rugby_Scoop Also helped by the fact that Potter's move to the tahs has come with a form dip in a crowded back 3 roster, whereas Lomax shouldn't struggle to get game time for the Force. Much easier to make a case on the field

[Nick Wilson @NAWilson]

@Rugby_Scoop No guarantee, but RA wouldn't have been involved in the process unless they thought he was a good chance. He's got some very useful attributes (powerful winger, good under the highball, kicks goals) given the current challenges in the squad but he'll still have to earn it

[Nick Wilson @NAWilson]

@harrisondale88 Yes. I'm not inclined to jump for French propaganda and Welsh clickbait without any supporting evidence. Particularly when talking about the outcome of potential law changes - they're very rarely what people expect based on the law and I prefer to judge them on their own merit