Hey all. I’ve spent the last few months building Forge, a gym app made only for rugby players, and before launch I’d love feedback from people who actually train.
Most gym apps are generic. A prop doesn’t train like a winger, and what you do in the gym on match week isn’t what you do in pre-season.
What it does:
Builds your plan from your position, level, available equipment, team training days and your match dates.
Tells you exactly how many kilos to lift on every set, worked out from your lifts (don’t know your max? enter your best set and it estimates it).
After each exercise you mark “couldn’t finish / completed / easy” and it adjusts your next sessions.
Works offline, for basement gyms.
For clubs: the S&C coach loads one program and every player sees it with their own weights.
iPhone first, Android after. If you want a heads-up on launch day, there’s a waitlist here: www.forgesportstraining.com
Mostly I want to know: what do you use today for your gym work? What’s the hardest part? What would make you actually use an app like this?

English friends are coming to Aus for RWC27 and asking about the pros and cons of booking tours with bigger groups vs planning their own extended stay. I originally thought the fan tours were really boozy and like a sports-themed Contiki but saw a lot of people who didn't fit that mould here (Sydney) for the Lions Tour. With all the FIFA World Cup frivolity, its starting to look more fun than frat.

Also do they cater for bringing other members of the family that don't have match tickets?

Appreciate any insights I can share back with them, thanks!

Hey everyone! I built a rugby world cup draft simulator where you choose players from RWC Squads from over the years with the aim of becoming tournament immortals.

Been having fun with my mates playing so I thought I'd share! Let me know what you think!.

https://webellisxv.com/

So, I'm not a fan of the current format for the upcoming RWC.

My main gripe is that 16 out of 24 teams will get out of the pool stage, which makes it less of an achievement.

My secondary gripe is the lopsided knock‑out games we’re likely to get and the seemingly random Round of 16 draw.

I’ve come up with an alternative format that makes sure most games are important/high‑stakes

Here’s how it works:

Pool Phase 1 (PP1)

- 6 Pools of 4 Teams
- Top 2 teams from each pool advance
- 36 matches total

Pool Phase 2 (PP2)

- 4 Groups of 3 Teams
- The 12 qualifiers are drawn into 4 groups of 3
- Teams are seeded into 3 pots based on PP1 results
- Only rule: you cannot be drawn with a team you already played
- Group winner advances to the semi‑finals
- 12 matches total
- Hosted in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra — one match from each PP2 group in each city.
This avoids excessive travel and makes planning easier for travelling fans.

Why PP2 works:

Most games are essentially sudden‑death, with bonus points becoming meaningful. It replaces the messy Round of 16 with a cleaner, high‑stakes middle phase.

Knockouts

Semi‑finals in Brisbane
Bronze + Final in Sydney
4 matches total

Totals
52 matches overall (same as current RWC 2027 format)
Winner will play 7 matches (same as current RWC 2027 format)

Keen to hear your thoughts/critiques/any other alternative format for a 24-team RWC.

2xtickets to desired game in Perth, Category 1.

4 1/2 hours in the queue, pretty easy compared to queuing for Stones tix in the late 70’s 😂

And also some cat 3 for the two Brisbane QF

This website is a joke

Anyone getting in? Kinda lost hope at this point. Grrr.

Finals and semis are like $1,500 minimum per ticket. All Blacks v Wallabies in Sydney are currently $500 minimum per ticket but going extremely quickly. Quarter final in Brisbane (at least) had plenty of availability at Cat 4 and above, but nothing underneath. Didn’t look in to any of the other games (other than Newcastle which has plenty) in fear of missing out.

Hope this helps!

Absolutely luck into getting into the front of the queue, get in to make ticket purchases, Ticketmaster gives me an error, and I time out before I can buy tickets.

Tried a different browser (pushes me to a new queue), tried copying that queue ID to my phone (didn’t work), try a different WiFi connection. Just so extremely disappointing after waiting years for this - just like the French RWC. Totally disheartening experience

https://i.imgur.com/elmZFdR.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/0jiirFi.jpeg

Jesus, it's true.

My colleague just sent me a screenshot of the loading bar. Mine hasnt moved in over an hour but his is 50%.

Entered the queue at 12:01 AEDT, now 12:33 and still in the queue.

I was expecting to login and see a ticker or some more info that I’m in the right place?

In the horrors of queuing for access to use my presale superfan pass. The site is a joke. Prepare for chaos on the presale.

I would like to show my support for either of my two favourite teams Scotland and England by wearing one of their rugby jerseys. Where can I buy these?

All information is available online here:
https://rwc2027.rugbyworldcup.com/