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Not sure if anyone still cares about this, but here's my attempt at reviving the thread. Sitting at 2nd in the GAGR league and 19th Overall, which probably means I'm in for a shocker. Woodcock/Guiñazu (J du Plessis) (C) B du Plessis (Moore) Whitelock/Fardy (Etzebeth) JMF Lobbe/Read/Luatua...

I'm sure I will change things around a lot before next weekend, but thought I'd get a 23 out there just for a foundation and to grab some guys before prices start fluctuating: Robinson/O Franks - Oosthuizen Moore - Creevy (Guiñazú is not listed for some reason) S Whitelock/Etzebeth - Carizza...

Cheers for pointing that out, I have swapped Spies out for J Potgieter and Aki for Kuridrani. Also Fardy out for Latimer. Most of my selections are pretty standard, just looking for a few points of difference where possible.

As this is basically the last opportunity to gain any ground (I assume teams for the Final are going to look extremely similar), I have tried to go for a few slightly strange selections, at least according to the "Teams Selected %" stat: Sio/Franks Ralepelle Whitelock/Retallick Spies/Read/Todd...

This may not be the right place for this, but it is partially a Mungo thread after all - thought you lot might enjoy knowing that Karl Stefanovic's tantrum has made it onto a popular American sports site: http://deadspin.com/australian-tv-host-storms-off-set-because-of-rugby-815901636

Haha I'm not going too badly mate! 45 in GAGR and 1,160 overall, which I think is reasonable considering I've been figuring it out as I go to a degree. 246 from 8 players so far this week, so I'm hopeful of moving up a bit heading into finals if my other 7 can perform.. I've already started to...

Is the value increase dramatic? This is my first year playing fantasy. I figure once we know the fixtures for next week, I can start making transfers right away, before the values change too much, and keep transferring as necessary re: injuries and selection. My team value is 6.5 million, so I'm...

But we have unlimited transfers for the finals, so why the focus on picking players for Round 20 who will definitely be in them?

Interesting point Dan, but I don't think it's negative to say "Australia was under pressure at the breakdown - they're probably going to try and have a bigger impact there - we need to maintain that pressure by playing a true 7." I agree in general, but I think Smith is the sort of player that...

Haha no worries KOB, I'm a really dumb forward. But yeah I was thinking more of the defensive responsibilities of a 13 - quite a particular skill I would imagine.

Mate how do you figure that 13 and 15 are generally relatively interchangeable?

Cheers Swat - I live in the States, so I was writing last night, and just woke up to the team announcement. I think it is an excellent XV - but I would have kept BOD in the team purely for his defensive leadership at 13, never mind the fact that he and Roberts have been very dangerous...

And is it completely unreasonable to suggest a bench (in the backs) of B. Youngs/Murray, Tuilagi, and Hogg? If Sexton goes down, I reckon we're f*cked either way, so might as well have a guy in Hogg who can play at the back (which also provides wing cover in a way, as Halfpenny could move...

The more I think about the best possible Lions XV (and I have already spent a seriously unhealthy amount of time this week thinking about it), the more I like the look of Ian Evans and Alun Wyn Jones as the second row pairing. They have played a lot of rugby together, and I think represent the...

No I share your concern Dai, just wanted to make sure you realized he was scrumming down at tighthead lock in the last 10 minutes of the First Test. I agree that Vunipola/Youngs/Parling is a weak area of the scrum, and that you must scrum as a five, and indeed as an eight. I understand all of...

Mate when Parling came on after 70 minutes he scrummed down 3 times, all on the tighthead side - I can only assume that this was a desperation move because P'OC was playing with a broken right arm. Obviously a lock needs both arms to scrummage properly, but given that it was the right arm that...

ha. ha. ha. I have Steyn, Read, Romano, and Ranger. At least they're on their respective benches, so I'll have to leave them in my XV, praying they'll get on early. I may be looking at only 10 guys who are actually starting, 4 on the bench, and 1 zero. Will be an almighty struggle this week...

I thought Tom Youngs got through a lot of work around the park and was accurate enough in the lineouts - why would you drop him?

My thoughts exactly - as a rugby fan and someone who has struggled with alcohol problems myself, I took no joy in seeing Kurtley slip at the end there. Wonderful Test match and best of luck to the Wallabies in the Second Test - I hope the stretcher won't be required and we can all just focus on...

Watched the France/NZ highlights, and unless mine eyes deceived me, the French hooker was calling the lineouts. When I played hooker at uni I had to call and it was a pain in the arse because you really want to be focusing on the throw. Can anyone confirm if this was the case throughout the...