With so many players and clubs doing media each day, it can be hard to keep on top of a lot of the stories coming out.
Rugby is filled with them across all levels of the game and whilst most are covered through some form of media, there are others that might have slipped off the radar as Super Round dominated discussions.
One Percenters looks at everything you might have missed from the week of Rugby.
Brumbies coach Dan McKellar has thrown his support behind Wallaby Tom Wright after his bombed try during their win over the Highlanders.
Wright lost the ball as he waltzed over the line inside five minutes, denying a brilliant team try.
The incident didn't cost the Brumbies the victory and took away from a solid performance by the fill-in fullback according to McKellar, telling Big Sports Breakfast he was proud of the way he bounced back
“I didn’t need to say a whole lot to him, to be honest. James Slipper and a couple of the front-rowers got into him,” McKellar said with a smile.
“The disappointing thing as I said on Sunday was it was a really good passage of play and we should be here celebrating a great team try but unfortunately it’s all about Wrighty’s howler.
“The pleasing thing is he was able to park it and have a good game. These events can lead to another and another so thankfully it didn’t happen.”
With Rugby Australia confirming a partnership with Sportable, there has never been a time where stats have been more rich and available to clubs, coaches and fans.
As data continued to develop, take a look at some of the more interesting and unique stats heading into round ten, courtesy of Opta.
- Whilst the Force have historically struggled against the Blues, they have managed to keep it close at HBF Park, coming away with two losing bonus points and a draw in their last four meetings.
- The Force remain one of the best defensive sides in the competition, leading for least missed tackles and third for tackle %
- GIO Stadium has become a fortress for the Brumbies, winning 15 of out last 17 and their last five against the Hurricanes, stretching back to 2010
- The Rebels have often struggled against new opposition, winning just two of their last 11 when facing a team for the first time
- Meanwhile, the Waratahs are building a nice run of form at home against the Crusaders, winning three of their last five whilst three out of their last four games at home in Super Rugby.
- As indicated last week, the Crusaders are a team who heavily on the kicking game, leading the 50-22 (four) and forced line drop out (three) count
- Fraser McReight remains dominant over the ball, leading the competition for turnovers (nine)
Waratahs prop Harry Johnson-Holmes is happy to call lineouts again if needed, believing the 'freak' incident last week was indicative of the side's attitude and ability to adapt on the move.
The Waratahs were left with a dilemma when both Dave Porecki and Tom Horton went down with head knocks with 30 minutes to go. Whilst teams often have a contingency in place, for the Waratahs, this was loosehead Angus Bell, who had already been sent off.
As a result, up stepped Johnson-Holmes who managed a couple of decent throws before being pinged by the referee.
Whilst forwards coach Pauli Taumoepeau concedes they should've been better prepared and has since orchestrated a throw-off for their fourth/fifth option, Johnson-Holmes believes it shows the side's refusal to make excuses as he retained his status as the back-up, back-up thrower to Bell and the two hookers.
“That was a given…I’ve retained my spot,” Johnson-Holmes said on winning the throw-off.
“It’s indicative of how we as a squad and team want to be perceived. We’ve had plenty of hurdles and challenges thrown at us this week with COVID and injuries, changes to leadership and captaincy.
“We’ve always wanted to be known as a team that doesn’t rely on excuses and that’s indicative of that freak chance of using two hookers and our third throwing option in Belly.”
Crusaders coach Scott Robertson is a surfer at heart and refused to let the relatively flat Melbourne from preventing him catch a couple ahead of Sunday's win over the Melbourne Rebels.
Robertson and the Crusaders are in Australia for a month, with the laid-back coach taking the chance to try out Urban Surf, Australia's first commercial wave pool, just outside Melbourne Airport.
“I went to Urban Surf (Sunday morning) and I had a wetsuit and borrowed a mate of mine’s board from 6-7am,” he explained after the win over the Rebels.
“It was a magical moment with the sun coming up and with 20-odd waves…the water was the same at home, I think I was the only one happy with it.”
With the Crusaders heading to Sydney and Perth afterwards, Robertson won't have to rely on man-made waves for an early morning surf.
It's the inspirational footage that has gone viral over the past week as one young teammate consoles another during a training session in Sedbergh, England.
The vision was posted by Sedbergh School from one of the camps, depicting a young boy in tears at the prospect of having to tackle older and bigger boys.
What follows is why Rugby is so great as one of his team-mates delivers an incredible speech that must be seen.
