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Watch the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific and Super W seasons on the home of rugby, Stan Sport.<\/strong><\/em> All matches streaming ad free, live and on demand<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n GET OFF THE GRASS<\/strong><\/p>\n Former USA international and serial on-field pest James Hilterbrand made an amusing cameo on Stan Sport's ClubLand<\/em> with Andrew Swain this week.<\/p>\n The long-time Manly Marlins hooker got picked up by the cameras hand feeding Eastwood's Ratu Tuisese a clump of grass at the bottom of a ruck last week.<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/StanSportRugby\/status\/1646309725926207489?s=20<\/a><\/p>\n Tuisese had a laugh about it, with Hilterbrand describing it as just "a bit of garnish."<\/p>\n Before playing at a World Cup with the Eagles, Hilterbrand learned a series of stitch-ups from Damien 'The Turtle' Cummins and lower grade prop Dave Boylan.<\/p>\n Boylan in particular was an all-time bandit who would tie opposing players' shoelaces together at the bottom of rucks.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CrEktIPPL-Z\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link<\/a><\/p>\n MEET THE WILSONS<\/strong><\/p>\n With the chaos of the final stages of the Tahs and Force game playing out at Allianz Stadium<\/a>, it might've flown under the radar that brothers Teddy and Harry snuck onto the field in the blue of NSW.<\/p>\n The sons of Wallabies legend David Wilson joined a rare 'Bro Club' in the process with very few siblings taking the field together in the history of the comp.<\/p>\n Timmy Horan checked in with the family in our Stan Sport post-game, where the boys mentioned everything was generally OK in the house on game day outside of mum Nicole being a nervous wreck.<\/p>\n There's also a strong link between the Wilsons and another Aussie World Cup winner in Jason Little with the former centre married to Nicole's twin sister Bridget.<\/p>\n I'm guessing the touch footy at family catch-ups is decent.<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> NRL's botched 'stolen' idea led to nightmare<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Star 'nearly in tears' after 'finally' icing win<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> 'Embarrassing' act towards teen blasted by coach<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n SOME OTHER MEMBERS OF THE 'BRO CLUB'<\/strong><\/p>\n Ant and Saia Fainga'a (Reds)<\/p>\n Tyrone and George Smith (Brumbies)<\/p>\n Sias and Robert Ebersohn (Force<\/p>\n Beauden and Jordie Barrett (Hurricanes)<\/p>\n Julian and Ardie Savea (Hurricanes)<\/p>\n Ryan and Lachlan Lonergan (Brumbies)<\/p>\n JP and Ruan Smith (Reds)<\/p>\n Sam, Adam and George Whitelock (Crusaders)<\/p>\n Akita and Rieko Ioane (Blues)<\/p>\n BOD SQUAD GOES BANANAS<\/strong><\/p>\n It was a night to remember for former Aussie sevens star and now Brumbies finisher Ben O'Donnell on Friday.<\/p>\n The abrasive winger knows how to find the line and the first of his three tries against the Drua sent his fan group absolutely mental.<\/p>\n Evidently BOD's school and club mates from Randwick had a couple of bucks on him to grab the opening try of the night and he didn't disappoint.<\/p>\n When the Stan camera crew zoomed in on the BOD squad it was equal parts delirium and disbelief.<\/p>\n Imagine the carnage that would've unfolded when he scored another two including the final try of the night.<\/p>\n With his head taped up and knockabout style, O'Donnell has real cult hero potential about him, he's a good one.<\/p>\n It's also worth giving a nod to former Brumbies and Aussie sevens coach Andy Friend for developing BOD in the national team and then furthering his game with Irish club side Connacht.<\/p>\n TMO TROUBLES<\/strong><\/p>\n There was a ton of uproar around the TMO intervention on Friday night with the Drua cruelly denied a try which would've put them in front late.<\/p>\n With the momentum of the game swinging in their favour, they could quite easily have gone on to win the game.<\/p>\n For clarity, I spoke with a couple of TMOs to nail down the process.<\/p>\n Basically, they'll only get involved if they are asked by the on-ground crew.<\/p>\n Gone are the days of poring over every involvement, looking to halt play for a minor indiscretion.<\/p>\n It was assistant ref Nic Berry who'd spotted the Drua knock on in Canberra.<\/p>\n He asked for a closer look. The call ended up being correct.<\/p>\n The extensive delay in finding the right replay came after a gremlin in the system unsettled the time coding between the TMO and broadcast truck.<\/p>\n Unfortunately the tech disconnect was the sole cause of the need for the repeated replays.<\/p>\n MOANA MEMORIES<\/strong><\/p>\n The result may not have gone the way of the home team in Samoa, but Moana Pasifika's first ever match in Apia was memorable nonetheless.<\/p>\n It didn't come up on the broadcast but there was a huge crowd on the camera deck side of the stadium which made a heap of noise every time Moana threatened.<\/p>\n Central in bringing the Reds to the contest was former Samoan lock and hugely respected player rep Dan Leo.<\/p>\n Here's hoping there's more to come in that corner of the Pacific, as you can see below, it was a special occasion.<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/HulaBulaJim\/status\/1647176825465085954?s=20<\/a><\/p>\n For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> clicking here<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n \ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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