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I prefer Gardiner, I think he is more consistently good than Berry, who seems to me to have the odd bad match. The Saffers hate Berry with a passion, so he can't be all bad;)

Week Two, France vs Ireland, might just be the decider on who wins the Six Nations this year. France at home might be slight favorites but it should be an absolute cracker of a game.

Tim Horan, our greatest ever 12, (and worst commentator ever), was not big or heavy. But I'd take him in a heartbeat in front of any of those listed above at 12. He was a very mediocre 10 though. The two roles were very different and still are.

The South Africans certainly did. PaarlBok was a huge cheerleader.

I know I'm a broken record, but....how can New Zealand select their full B team for an international and not "disrespect the jersey"? Had Australia done the same thing the board would be on fire, with people wanting the complete selection panel stripped of their nationality and consigned to...

Just exactly what do we do if JOC (James O'Connor) gets his knee wrecked in the first five minutes of the Scotland game? We have two more games, England and Wales, who are absolutely top class teams. All we have at 10 is Beale, who has been playing 13 and 15 since he left for France. Say he gets injured too, a...

Last time I saw Beale playing in France for Racing, he was playing at 13. Looked good, but that was a while ago. Does anyone who watches French Rugby know where positionally he is playing and how he has been going?

Lots of paper talk that Cooper will miss the game along with Kerevi and McMahon. We are running out of reserves. Maybe we will need Beale and Morahan just to fill the 23!

Last time I saw Beale play he was at outside centre for Racing, not fullback. What would those dumb froggies know playing a 13 who can't tackle? Just proved to me that the old adage about there being lots of ways to play rugby successfully still works.

I agree with that but with one caveat. He penalised Australia a number of times when the Bok front row just pancaked. Those penalties should have gone the other way. But, he was light years in front of anyone who has reffed us this year. The New Zealanders would have hated him because he would...

I assume the "they" is the USA. I thought the second Australian game was quite disappointing given how clinical they were in the first, but they were clearly a class above. I am worried that Manenti hasn't rested his stars enough early, given the heat they're playing in. A number of them...

Any team with Scott Barrett in the 23 is not close to the best available.

Don't let the facts get in the way of a good story! The French forwards were 50+kg lighter than our pack. Rewatch the scrums where they always seem to list the pack weights. Or maybe French kgs are not the same as ours. The French just play like behemoths, they are not that big. Even so...

There is an amazing amount of conjecture about whether we should play our best team next game or try some of the other squad members before running out our best team for the third game. What I want to know is this: Based on this game how on earth could you tell what is our best team? The game...

Maybe Stewart to 10?

Mounga was worth the price of a ticket on his own last week, he is hands down the best 10 either side of the ditch with daylight second. The Tahs were improved yet they were beaten by 26 and when the Crusaders clicked it was poetry in motion.

Brumbies at home and hurting. Hurricanes might be second but they've had their share of luck and look the flakiest of the five NZ teams to me. Do I dare pick an Aussie team in the tipping comp? If I am going to pick one this week the Brumbies might be it, as the Blues look to be just too...

This might be the game the Tahs spring a surprise. They weren't that far off last weekend and if they are going to do it this season it probably has to be this week. Still, I reckon the bookies will have them at +30. Maybe a value bet at the TAB rather than a long shot at the tipping comp.