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I like your backline bench options Barbarian I was tempted to go with Fainga'a & Mccabe in the centres but was worried they are similar players but maybe having two hard straight running players is a good thing.

So if New Zealnd win with a bonus point & the score is 33-32 (so add 1 to the NZ for & against) we would still have to beat NZ by 38 points in Brisbane to claim the Tri-nations & that's not gonna happen. Best outcome is that SA win by whatever margin & then it's winner takes all in Brisbane.

From what we've seen so far this tri-nations I'd like to see this 22 for what may be the Tri Nations grand final. 1.Sekope Kepu 2.Stephen Moore 3.Ben Alexander 4.James Horwill 5.Nathan Sharpe 6.Rocky Elsom 7.David Pocock 8.Radike Samo 9.Will Genia 10.Quade Cooper 11.Digby Ioane...

Reg, I've been thinking about the return of Drew Mitchell & I'd like to see him play the Baa Baas game against Canada & the easier pool games before making a decision on him returning to the starting 15. If he does hit the ground running & returns to form then I'd actually drop AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) & move...

Go the Springboks. If PDV has a brain he would drop Smit now & start with BDP. If I was in charge of the Boks I'd start BDP & Lambie & drop Smit & Fat Franny. Would also be hoping that Brussow can go at least 60-65 minutes as he needs to be out there as long as possible.

3. James Horwill 2. David Pocock 1. Rocky Elsom SM: Pat McCabe & Stephen Moore

I'm happy with Higgers to play 50 minutes & finish with Samo. I think it worked well last night but I'd also be happy to see the roles reversed with Samo starting & Higgers finishing.

SBW will definitely start against the Boks. He's been a bit sore about bench warming & may turn his back on the NZRU at years end.

I think Digby should be in the higher level of player payments but I don't want to see another Lote Tuqiri/ Matt Giteau situation where the ARU is breaking the bank to keep him. Would love to see him in Red & then Gold next year but if he goes chasing the yen I'm sure we'll have another...

Strange bench selections I can't see all of Timani, McCalman & Samo getting on. 1 of them will be purely there to warm the bench & act as desperate injury cover. Deans does it again.

We have to win in SA with a bonus point if we want to win the Tri-nations as the AB's for & against probably won't be beaten even if they do drop their next two games.

I think Simmons & McCabe are good & definitely worth sticking with. McCalman just isn't the dominate #8 we need at least with Palu, Samo or Higginbotham they'll get the hard yards or pull off a big hit when we need it. I think we really need Barnes back at 12 or hopefully Ant Fainga'a can...

When you are 1 metre back from the last feet then there should be no risk of being cleaned out or held by a player who is off his feet.

Surely Horwill over Williams & Thorn? Not only was he better in last nights game he's 6 & 10 years younger.

Well my 22 would be different to Robbie Deans Disco 22 1.Kepu 2.Moore 3.Alexander 4.Sharpe 5.Horwill (c) 6.Higginbotham 7.Pocock 8.Samo 9.Genia 10.Cooper 11.Ioane 12.Ant Fainga'a 13.AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) 14.JOC (James O'Connor) 15.Beale 16. S.Fainga'a 17.Ma'afu 18.Vickerman 19.Robinson 20.Burgess 21.Barnes 22.Turner The...

Watch it again. Got over the Adv line, pilfers, tackled like a demon & huge workrate. Definitely better than Thorn & Williams.

Robbie "Riddles" Deans. I don't understand what he means by this comment so I can't vote.

Beefcake that 1st post is going to start some brew ha ha's with some of the crew. I would like Deans to start with Ant Fainga'a next week because he knows Quade so well & I think we need a defensive leader.

Our forwards were not the problem they gave our backs a good platform tonight which is clear by the try scoring chances we wasted. You don't spend 6.28 minutes inside the opposition 22 without getting over the advantage line. The team (not the forwards) did not show up in defence for the 1st...

That's why we need Barnes has he is good for Cooper, Giteau is not.