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Given the performance and the game plan against the Southern Kings, I see it very hard in Pretoria, guys. There's a strong need of a reliable kicker in the starting lineup and the game plan can't be based on forwards' clashes against the opposite defensive line while uselessy trying to carry the...

Very disappointing loss, guys. I must admit I was not expecting such a poor performance after the little light I saw in the first round. Once again plenty of ball possession in the first half without capitalising much on the scoreboard, once again poor performance at the lineout, once again easy...

It's a common opinion that the Kings will be targeting the Force and will be probably playing the "game of their lives" next weekend in Port Elizabeth. It's their first superrugby match, they play home against a (to their eyes) weak team and they want to show they have the right to stay in the...

He's improved his shape by eating meat pies instead of chocolate ones. Ok, bad joke. Anyway, I'm rather satisfied with what I saw in the first round, considering it was the first superrugby match for the Force, with a new couple of halves, a renewed and "strange" backline, away in Melbourne...

Did anyone see CTM training with the Force? What about him? I don't know why, but I think most of us supporters are simply expecting too much from him.

Good to know the franchise can rely on wide popular support. Hope the NIB Stadium will be always almost full, too. Unluckily I'm just 12,000 Km far from Perth, too much to get the 10,001st membership card :D Anyway, what do you think about the next pre-season games? What will be our...

Yes, Waratahs definetly are. Needless to say, last year's injuries kept a lot of key players out of the pitch for a long time and the general performance of the squad felt the effects. Hope this season will be different, even if some of the players seem to be prone to injury :( Anyway, I'd like...

I completley agree. Let's not forget that this franchise has been through a bad period last year. The good new is that finally the bad outlook seems to have been reversed. But it's too early to lift feet off the ground and dream about results out of reach. :D For the talent to sign...it's a pity...

I may be wrong, but I see CTM as a kind of bet. I guess Foley probably saw him fit, determined and definitely showing some skills at the Shute Shield competition and decided to give him a chance, but nobody really saw him playing continuously both in the NRL or superrugby, so there's no...

Thank you for the answer, so the squad is complete. As I wrote previously, I think we'll definitely miss Pocock and Sharpie, but I'm confindent in next year's team. I've seen efforts to improve all the weeknesses shown during the last superrugby season. Now the Force can count on a new and valid...

Hi guys, is the squad now complete or do we still have one spot/player missing? On the official website I see 34 players, there should be space for another one. Anybody knows who can be the last one? Thank you for the answer

Meanwhile a little help from the fixture allows the Force not to play against two traditionally hard-to-beat sides such as the Auckland Blues and the Cape Stormers. Sounds good

I don't know whether Tatuara can be considered a good player at the Superrugby level or not, but generally speaking I like the latest purcheses. In the last season and in my honest opinion, Force were clearly in need of a better couple of "halves" and more quality in the backline. Now we have...

At the beginning of the season just a few people gave Brumbies a single chance to make a good superrugby season, let alone to make the finals. They started the season without a couple of top player like Giteau (do you agree?) and Adam Ashley-Cooper (here you surely agree) with a good forward...

I don't see an expansion of the competition to Japan or Argentina (or wherever outside Sanzar) possibile in the next future, unless you have a japanese franchise based in Townsville or an argentinian one based somewehere between New Zealand and South Africa. In my opinion the best way to expand...

I don't know much about South African rugby, but I don't see any reason why the Lions and the Cheetahs should make Bulls and Sharks' job easier, especially when those teams often hear rumors about a "forced" merge or relegation from Super Rugby to make space for the Southern Kings. However, it's...

From what I learn from the official website of the competition, with the new conference system if two or more teams have the same points, than the team that has won more matches is up in the ladder. http://www.superxv.com/about/index.asp That should mean that if the Reds get five points...

As regards O'Connor, I wonder if he could play well at 12 for the Wallabies. He has covered that position several times in his teams (Force and then the Rebels) playing very well in my opinion. But as I reckon that Superugby is a bit different from test matches, I have the doubt that in defense...

If everyone was fit and at his best, this would be my favourite backline: 9 Genia 10 Cooper 11 Ioane 12 Barnes 13 Ashley-Cooper 14 O'Connor 15 Beale Anyway, in the backline posted above several players can play in different positions, it's really important to decide in what position each one...

Ah, ye olde Southern King's issue! :D It seems that SARU made a big mess by promising Southern Kings they could be part of the competition next year. It's a promise they can't fulfil. Due to broadcasting rights the format of the competition cannot be changed until 2015 and the only way they...