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3. Davies 2. Cooper 1. Ioane

Well if Hynes comes back from injury we could slot him in ahead of the Beale bloke. Of course the forwards will need a few changes too - I guess Pocock is an ok fill in for Robinson, TPN and Moore can fight it out for the reserve hooker spot...

3. Beale - creative spark, some great some less great 2. Robinson - seemed to me to do a lot of work, solid in the scrums 1. Pakalani - I love the way he tears into attack and defence Could easily have gotten points too - Timani, Dennis, Douglas, Carter, Cross

So what happened? They have finished their equal lowest in 5 (?) years. They managed a qualifying finals position, but with a starting team severely depleted by injury. Were the injuries just plain bad luck? In some cases I'd say yes, but in others I am not so sure. Was the squad just not...

If the Waratahs were going to win that match I think they needed to rattle to Blues and certainly go into half time in front. They had some strong periods in the first half and their defence and committtment was pretty good. They were a bit unfortunate with sly Blues knock backs being called as...

The overseas away matches weren't the problem for the Waratahs, the problem was losing to the Cheetahs at home and the Reds away. Sort those two results out and the table looks a lot better for them.

Number 10 is the big worry for me. Halangahu has not had great games of late, which is hardly surprising given the lack of faith shown in him this season. His highlights are the two big tackles on big Brumby forwards. I don't have anything against him, and I think a good coach could get more...

Far from it, obviously. :)

The Blues are favorites, that is for sure, but I'd also say there is a pretty big weight of expectation on them too. If the Waratahs can pull together and maintain their excellent defensive team effort they might be able to grind out some points through the forwards, and there is also the...

Why, did she look like Owen?

For the benefit of TheNextBigThing Position Team Conference Points 1 Reds Australian Conference Leader 66 2 Crusaders New Zealand Conference Leader 61 3 Stormers South African Conference Leader 58 4 Blues Wildcard 60 5 Waratahs Wildcard 57 6 Bulls Wildcard 53 7 Sharks...

This season, maybe not different at all - but that may not always be the case.

More matches is a good thing, but -I'd prefer that everyone plays everyone else at least once -The top 6 should just be the top six on the overall Super ladder (ie no resevered top 3 positions) With those two adjustments I think the competiton would be fairer The Rebels have done pretty...

I'm pretty sure that Bob Dwyer pointed out that defence is 50% of the job, and I would add that it is especially true of a back. I can certainly imagine a situation where Carter should be considered for the Wallabies (and it is incredible that he hasn't been tried at Aus A level). I wouldn't...

3. Beale 2. TPN 1. Carter The scrum was pretty awesome.

Nonu - absolutely no way! His now injured understudy Ngatai at the Hurricanes is a different matter...

Only today I nostalgically told a Welsh friend of mine about being at that match. Willie O was on fire - who wasn't? Wales I guess.

Looking at the remaining games I think the most likely order is 4. Crusaders (they are the Crusaders FFS!) 5. Sharks (Cheetahs, Lions, doesn't matter if they beat the Bulls) 6. Bulls (lose to Stormers but win the other two) 7. Waratahs (went to shit when they lost to the Cheetahs and the...

There was a lot of shit to can in Australian football. I'm not sure they can be compared really. Football was (is) plagued by dodgy financial dealings due to the huge profitability of the sport and the lucrative rewards offered by the transfer market. It also had (in Australia) a long history of...

As opposed to his magnanimity maybe?