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I'd keep Perofeta at 15 and have Zarn on the bench - to me this is the time to start giving Zarn some minutes at 10 off the bench.

Thanks - sorry WP - I saw Eden Park is going with no fans and I assumed the same.

I don't think NZ Rugby are going with any fans at this stage. Sounds like it's more hassle than it's worth.

Really impressed by Pasitoa. He has serious ability. Rebels are just awful. They seem to be playing a game from a past era. Their offseason recruitment looks really poor.

I really enjoyed that game (despite the result!) Canes stacked their bench and it paid off. Some great individual performances out there - Christie and Clarke were both brilliant I thought, RTS (Roger Tuivasa-Sheck) very encouraging, Goodhue was everywhere. For the Canes Iose continues to impress, Rayasi is a game...

20-3 Brumbies HT

It's worrying that Drua can't find a better 10/15 than Baden Kerr. He was never up to Super standard at his peak - let alone now.

That's my point. Zero done to address it in the offseason.

I can't believe the Rebels are just rolling out the same halfbacks as last year. 9 is a huge problem for the Rebels.

Even if Blues and MP (Moana Pasifika) play each other in their bye week that will mean 14 straight weeks of regular season play for both (not including playoffs). Round 1 byes aren't particularly helpful in that regard.

Yep I heard it too. What a muppet.

I thought the standard was good considering first games of the season and no ABs had played preseason. Josh Ioane could have a huge season and push his case for black again with no DMac and Beaudie having concussion issues. A solid forward pack, quality 9s, quality midfield. The Chiefs could be...

I'd really like to see Canes play a midfield of Jordie 12 PUJ 13 It's hard as Jordie was brilliant for the Canes at fullback yesterday but PUJ seems to go better at 13 than 12 and Jordie has voiced that he would be keen to give 12 a go.

Long range forecast looks like rain in store for Chiefs-Highlanders next Saturday. Crusaders-Hurricanes under the roof won't have such concerns.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/127757211/super-rugby-chiefs-put-down-a-marker-with-wins-against-blues-highlanders

I'm not surprised Blues looked clunky at times as a lot of those Blues players wouldn't have played in 6 months as it was August when Auckland/Harbour/Counties stopped playing NPC. Robinson's ankle didn't look too good but Ekuasi really looked sharp so there is good loose forward cover if needed.

Barrett becoming a bit of a worry - though they may be being cautious as it looks like the won't need him for round 1 vs MP (Moana Pasifika)

This.

All Black assistant coaches are yet to have their contracts extended so there could be changes coming there. It sounds like Schmidt is going to be more than just a selector and will be helping with tactics and analysis. You'd have to think Blues players will be extra keen to impress Schmidt now.

I like the colour of the blue the the Blues have gone back to but yes as always the nib logo ruins it. Highlanders jersey looks much better with a logo than without - breaks it up a bit. Good to see some thought has gone into the away jerseys and they aren't just plain white but at the same...