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If you look back in the 70's and 80's a English rolling mauls in the mud was the 5/6 Nations!

A family that bunks together stays together

True but he represented 3 countries in both. Have a WC winners medal, had captained the SA union side and have a couple of Currie Cup winners medal to his name. He was still successful in what he did. Remember he played most his years playing rugby for fun.

That was a example mate. AUstralia is not doing it. I am trying to explain to you what the rules actially states and what teams could do. You can replace Australia with every top rugby playing country in that sentence.

I know that its part of Tasmania I threw that in for a bit of comedy value. And I only use Australia as a example I am not saying Australia is doing it. You can replace Australia and put any tier 1 nation there. Its the scenario that is important and what I was trying to explain ;)

Howley coached them last time around and he tried a bit different tactics that what they did in the championship run. First they kicked balls out or let it roll out as where they always try to keep it in or set it up then use the kick and chase. Other thing is that they also tried to employ the...

That is not entirely true. In the so called height of apartheid the rand was equal to the dollar at one stage and we were one of the fastest growing economies in the world. We were still in control of most of our minerals as well. But I think what they mean in terms of Sport and bringing in...

What about Tiaan Strauss. Played his hard out year in year out got Springbok selection but was overlooked for favorites from the Bulls and Lions as well as Sharks. Darling from WP had to captain a WP team rebuilding and in decline and still took them to a Currie Cup although got beaten by the...

Cmon WP and the Tjarkies played a Currie Cup final in a Durban piss storm and the handling was superb. This is from players that can say summer is a couple of months and not its your favorite day of the year like over there in the UK. Apart from first game the Welsh went back to old tactics...

When will Jerome Kaino be playing again? If there is one guy I miss and really enjoy to watch play then its him. Fantastic player.

Yeah we played around like that with them last year as well semi final time we smoked them. Guys getting to know each other. Young lads hopefully learned the lesson at a young age unlike our seniors and Meyer last year trying to play the power game with the Argies in their own back yard. They...

His successes for some reason against Australia?

Warren Gatland have a bit of a history with Sean Maitland hence his selection. Wilkinson not included totally agree with that as his attacking skills is very limited these days. Ferrell well he is a crab running your centres into touch so hopefully for entertainment Sextoy don't get injured...

What are you smoking would have been a good reply as well I said that with a tongue in the cheek. But one can never know. Tah's look good on paper but on grass they one week crap other week good.

I notice those SARU contracted players. Are those guys who didn't get a contract from a union from not being good enough so SARU signed them and put them in anyway?

I am referring to players who played the one year for a certain country and the next year for another. If you are born in a country and smuggled out when a baby is a different scenario. I am talking about guys who only went to another country for education but still represent their country of...

This should be a easy game for the the Kings who will start as favorites. Waratahs will look for damage control as most minnow sides do these day

That is stats. Making a lot of tackles mean you can't hold on to possession or you play kick and chase. That is why SA teams will normally lead the line out stats and amount of tackles.

I am not refering to those blokes. They are fine but I am referring to guys not born in that country and represent the country of birth one year next year he runs out for another country. How do you work that out. Imagine lets say O' Connor playing for Australia this year next year he plays for...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rugby_union_players_who_have_represented_more_than_one_nation There is the list of some. But it seems like the JWC is a tournament for scouts to cherry pick youngsters to make sure they have enough in the cupboard in future. Some of these countries are...