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Will Genia of the Reds, likely Wallaby scrumhalf against the Lions. Photograph: Getty Images

While the game continues to flourish around the globe, in Australia it is struggling and in need of some help

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Somehow Rory found the will to get to his feet and take his stance. He looked his opponent in the eye and said, “Come on you basta(...)

Nathan Hines and  Ronan O’Gara at the end of the Heineken Cup semi-final. Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho

Munster outhalf showed that class really is permanent

 Joe Schmidt will find the international environment very different from the supportive atmosphere of Leinster. Photograph: Donall Farmer/Inpho

Coaching is about perception not substance

Boston firefighter James Plourde carries an injured girl away from the scene after  the Boston Marathon bombing. Photograph: Ken McGagh/AP Photo/MetroWest Daily News

The Boston Marathon bombs had been packed with metal fragments and placed close to the ground

The game used to be for all body shapes, the IRB can bring that back

Leinster’s Rhys Ruddock. Photograph: Lorraine O'Sullivan/Inpho

We need an extensive review into the systems that recruit and develop the next generation of players

The hasty recruitment of Michael Bent from New Zealand sums up Ireland’s problems at tighthead prop. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho

It’s time to hold review into the systems and processes in the elite player pathway to the national team

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Rabo Pro 12

Team P W D L F A BP Pts
Ulster 22 17 1 4 577 348 11 81
Leinster 22 17 0 5 585 386 10 78
Glasgow 22 16 0 6 541 324 12 76
Scarlets 22 15 0 7 436 406 6 66
Ospreys 22 14 1 7 471 342 4 62
Munster 22 11 1 10 442 384 8 54
Treviso 22 10 2 10 414 450 6 51
Connacht 22 8 1 13 358 422 4 38
Cardiff 21 8 0 13 335 450 6 38
Edinburgh 22 7 0 15 499 504 8 36
Dragons 22 6 0 16 358 589 4 28
Zebre 22 0 0 22 288 573 10 10