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Yes did see the stumble, I wondered if the pitch was shonky. Not so confident he was clear of the tackle, as evidenced by the result, but need to see it again. I do stand my ground he needed to pass though. Ath.

To me it looked like he needed to pass to AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) and he took an unnecessary risk but I need to have another look. Do agree otherwise he played well but unless the wing is heavily marked near touch he should get the ball imo. Ath.

Seems likely Deans will play 5-2 given our forwards issues. Maybe we could make Cooper stand in at 9 if Genia had to come off. At least we know he has a long pass. Also concerned about Horne. I spoke up for him after his first ball ho incident, but the air turned a bit red in our house...

Nice lineup Qwerty, but is Pretorius over McKibbin the go? Great runner but his passing can be atrocious. If I was his coach I'd have been making him do passing drills 6 hours a day! Will be watching TC closely to see if we get the TC of old keeping everyone honest midfield. The best thing...

Thanks James, yes I wonder if dropping fetcher is an option, but thats a discussion for the Rebs 13 thread.

Completely agree that we need to get patterns going better. I saw the intent there, with our centres running a number of lines particularly while Pat was on - who I thought played very well indeed - but of course not easy to do if the defence is off the line so fast (often too fast). Wales...

I agree Groucho, but no fetcher? ps that should be back row... bloody hopeless some days bash away sentence half way behind brain!

BOD has played every Lions tour since 2001. Amazing career from a staggeringly good player. I wonder if he has enough in the tank to make it next year? He'd have a lot of motivation!

Gnostic, while I rarely agree with you views I think that was the most cohesive post I have seen challenging the thinking of Deans and Co selections. No surprise then that I did see a place for Gerrard in the team. But at the end of the day without two of JOC (James O'Connor), Ioane, and Beale you needed...

Superb news. Like all Rebels fans I have been waiting with baited breath for the news. Higgers and Delve is a mouthwatering back row. I do wonder about Luke Jones, a player I admire immensely. His energy and ability on the field is something to see. Rebels are on the up for 2013, can't wait...

You have to laugh. The biggest criticism of the wallabies in recent years has been their inconsistency. They shutdown Wales 3-0 and people are still bellyaching. We won, the Welsh pushed us every which way, and we eked it out. The confidence our boys will take from that is precious metal. Ath.

Too convoluted imo, would prefer Barnes at 12 and Cooper defending at 10 over Beale not at fb. In 2010 Beale was imo the best fb in rugby. Going into the cup arguably he still was, but for me the Cooper thing cramped his game. No doubt the kiwis all say Dagg, but that's not at all clear to...

For the reds it made sense, but not for a team with Beale in it. Ath.

I expect most of us on G&GR want to see our midfield get a lot better at passing! Ath.

Dan I'm a big fan of Cruden and have been for a while, but he'll find it much harder to penetrate Bok or Wallaby defenses, they know how he plays. Of more concern to me is how fast his combination with SBW is growing, no doubt we'll all be watching the chiefs very closely in the next week or two.

Quite right but perspective is relative. How often do we see a top nation crushed 60-0? Were Ireland knackered after game two? Sure. However, within 23 minutes of the game the score was 26-0, and the Irish were dead in the water. That is a great game, terrible but great. One that will scar...

3. Pocock 2. Barnes 1. TPN Ath.

Bugger that, just give them credit for a great game. Sure we'd have done better, boks too; we play them a lot and know how guys like Cruden and SBW play. There was some textbook rugby in that game.

Yeah, threw up liquid on the pitch, serious dose of nausea by the looks. Ath.