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It is becoming clearer why the better coaches have been rotating their squads from early on....but the better coaches also recruit better, train better, have better tactics.....

Maybe each national side could have a couple of marquee foriegners a la Aussie Super teams?!

I have no doubt that Bruce can stick up for himself, but your post has moved me to stick up for general decency and decorum. You are in error on numerous points of fact, and I have no doubt that this bit alone contravenes a swathe of forum rules, but for me the main rule you have flouted is the...

How about a couple of questions about his time with the Wallabies (on the bench)? What position does he see himself best suited for? How does he feel his game varies according to the position (6, 7 or eight) he is playing? Are there also differences depending on whether he is playing for the...

Taf should not be directing his blame at the Reds. We've seen all these tactics for covering up a piss weak scrum before as the Wallabies were the masters of smoke and mirrors scrummaging for years (how we exasperated the English with that!). It is for the Reds to get away with whatever they...

Tahs: 3. Sekope Kepu (surely won't make the Wallabies - he is the form Aussie prop, and we already have Alexander, Mafu, Slipper and Daly doing sterling work) 2. Benn Robinson (might make the Wallabies if he works on his flick pass) 1. Sitaleki Timani (should make the Tongan squad) Palu was...

Well I'm going to wade into this one, with an edited version of my post on the front page. When Walsh didn't come back on for the second half I thought he'd been subbed for a poor performance, but then the new ref (Smith?) had me pining for Aussie Steve pretty quickly. Surely after so many...

Yeah that Robbie Deans is some linguist, not only are his comments on rugby both insightful and clear, he is au fait with the subtleties of Polynesian languages. Give me a break.

I can't agree with you on that one No 1. Whilst beating QLD is important to me, I would trade it in a heartbeat for winning the competition. As it turns out, the Tahs will likely need to beat the Reds in this match for even a slim chance of the Super title. I don't think the Reds need to win as...

Look at the relative strength of the Reds and Crusaders. I think that is a part of the equation. Was it against the Bulls or Stormers last season that the Reds pulled out every trick in the book to avoid a 'normal' lineout contest? McKenzie recognised that the Reds did not have the capacity to...

I would be surprised if Beale thinks he is moving to the Rebels because they are 'winners'. The money, opportunities, lifestyle, coach may be better, but the Rebels have zero Super titles - just like the Tahs. Every player should have the attitude that they want to make the team they are playing...

Losing is ugly, winning is not. Super rugby throws up some slight variations on that theme as there are ways of getting competition points for scoring tries, whether you lose or not.

If Waugh and Palu are back I have no concerns about the Waratahs' capacity to match or even occassionally dominate the Reds pack. I'm not saying they will, but at least it is possible. If the same backline as played against the Blues runs out I'm not sure that even at their best they could...

The set piece was pretty strong, and Mitchell was incredibly elusive and strong in attack. 3. Robinson 2. Mitchell 1. Kepu

I wasn't expecting the Tahs to win this one, and at the beginning of the season I suggested that (as far as possible) the fringe players be given a crack. It turns out a few did, although I don't think it was due to some kind of grand plan on the part of the Waratah management. There were many...

I hope that the absentees are being saved for the match with the Reds. I'd like to believe we can win both, but even winning one will be tough - and if I had to choose only one it would the the Reds. Give the extended squad a crack at the Blues I say.

3. Kepu 2. Mitchell 1. Carter

We only have 70 mins of shit to sit through per match? Being a Waratahs supporter is even more frustrating than in previous years? I think the issue is that they come out of the blocks strongly, but if an opponent doesn't then fall apart (or heaven forbid, even hold their shape and don't...

Individuals have a bias, the site does not. For the record, I think Scott Higginbotham is over rated (mostly by Reds fans and his mother). I also think he is a pretty good player, and potentially a first choice Wallaby.

Brumbies 3. Giteau 2. Vaea 1. Valentine Tahs 3. Beale 2. Waugh 1. Kepu