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I am sure all those SA and Argentinian players make it clear to their OS clubs that they will represent their countries if chosen. If we expand or bin the Giteau law then it should be the same for Australians playing OS. If a player is not so keen on playing for his country then what can you do...

Skelton has been the reluctant Wallaby. Several coaches tried to get him involved and he was not interested. Jones making him captain was a joke. Maybe that was the only way he could get him to commit? He is doing well in Europe but there are big holes in his game and he has not been able to...

No, maybe not but they turned us around quickly when we made errors and if not for some heroic defence by Wright and a couple of others the scoreboard could have been a lot worse. I’ll have to watch it again but both their centres are recognised world class players.

The conditions were atrocious but the Boks handled them much better than us. Hard to judge the backs, or anyone in that weather but we obviously do have a problem creating anything through the inside backs, as some have already suggested. We lack the ability to penetrate through trucking it up...

You need a 10 that can kick to pull this off

Agree. We need to be patient and temper our expectations. Gradual improvement for now will need to be enough. Its unlikely that it will come overnight, but when the pieces all fall in place we should be able to punch fairly high up the order. I think we do have the cattle, at least our first...

Actually, on the back of this years Super Rugby season I would have thought that Toole would get a run before Jorgensen. Just because they have invested in Jorgo does not mean he is ready before someone else. Look at what happened with Vunivalu.

Wasn’t he a TH previously? Apparently very strong in the scrum. Makes sense. He looked decent last week when he came on.

Are Lynagh and Faessler injured? Donaldson may give us a little more width and he has a decent boot, longer than Lolesios anyway. With the weather we are going to need it.

Gordon and Lolesio were just out of their depth last week. Under pressure and unable to create anything. Paisami was the only one to actually create any opportunity. BPA is injured and it has been a long time since he played at this level. Is Fez injured? We tend to look back with rose tinted...

We are at the start of a rebuild after beginning to rebuild with Dave Rennie and then having EJ (Eddie Jones) blow the whole thing to smithereens. There are the makings of a truly world class pack a few years down the track. Frost comes on, Cale packs on an extra 5-10kgs, Angus Bell is well and truly over...

Is Maddox really worth pursuing when we have Wright, Kellaway, Petaia and now Jorgensen about to take the field? We also have Sualli on deck next year and who knows where he may land. It could also be at 15.

It’s not a bad thing to have a change in the halves. Both Gordon and Lolesio were completely overwhelmed last week. White is a bit hit or miss though. Hope this week is a hit. Good to see Bell back. Give him 40 and replace with Kailea or Slipper. With the Boks starting a lot of new players at...

It’s going to take a bit of time to get to place where those OS players are able to slip in and out of the squad as it is with this SA side. Schmidt has said as much and that it’s unlikely that he will know his best side until after the EOYT. We have the BILs next year and a World Cup a few...

It’s not their best but it’s still not too shabby and the bench is stacked in case it goes belly up. They remain firm favourites to win comfortably.

Frost, given a little time, will develop into an excellent test lock. LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) is hitting his straps and we have some other decent ones coming through. Swain, Williams, Canham, Ryan Smith and a few others. These guys just need time in the saddle. I have no idea why the coaches have no interest in...

Saturday will be another learning experience no doubt. Hopefully we can put out a better performance, shore up our set piece and impose our attack on the Boks a little more. It is part of the process. With a few more first line players available hopefully we can give Argentina and the ABs a good...

How far off are McReight and Wright? Are we going to see them in the RC?

He was the only back able to penetrate. Ikitau also slipped through a few tackles but Paisami was the only one to really stress their line. I doubt Stewart would do as much. If anything play Stewart at 10.

Dudes a myth? Unlikely