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Pity that the game had to have a controversy thrown in, but that said I dont think were up to the AB level yet. We made too many fundamental errors and the fielding of the high ball was piss-poor. I did get a semi at the first scrum though. Glad to see that scrumming has been brought back into...

Pity no-one in NZ knows the laws.:)

If the Boks pitch up on Sat night and we can get the ref to stay out of the game we will see a classic match. Clash of the titans. Really looking forward to this one. It will be a last man standing type of game. Really regretting not booking that flight over now.

I would like to post how great the team is, but I will reserve judgement until after next weekend. If we can back it up with a good performance again then I will be a convert.

What I found strange was that at the scrums Kepu could not keep his bind. Strange in that they are binding prior to the engage. He must have been under enormous pressure for that to happen. I also dont think that the Boks will have Meyer as a coach much longer. I thought he was about to explode...

So what would happen if a player was tackled. Both the tackled player and tackler slide into the in-goal area. The tackler while holding the tackled player rolls onto his back and prevents the tackled player from grounding the ball. That is almost always given as ball held up in goal and a scrum...

Even though the SA v home countries rivalry is older the AB's have always been the team against which we measured ourselves. I think it is because both teams play such a physical game and nothing is held back when the teams meet. The games were often brutal, but there were no whingers from...

Biggest rival without a doubt. Aus and Poms are fun to beat, but it is against NZ that we really get excited. The games always seem to be that bit more physical between us.

It works well when we are dominant and things are going our way. The moment we hit some gradient it turns to poo and the lack of plan B shows it's head. We also kick all our possession away, which against the ABs and Wobs will be the end of us.

We play the most predictable rugby. It is so easy to play against us. We have moments where we almost break out and play decent rugby, then they remember where they are go back to the one dimensional game plan. We will shown up in the games against Aus and NZ and it will not be pretty.

Why not have a comp where each country decides how many teams they want. SA can have 10, AUS can have 6 etc, who cares. The first stage of the comp is then the regional comp. The top 3 (or 4) in each country then play a home and away comp with finals at the end. That gets rid of the riff-raff in...

I dont think we would want Ma'a Nonu. We have had enough issues with star players who dont fit into a team culture.

Finally, a Victorian in charge.

Maybe people need to understand a bit about how death and mourning fit in with the African culture before thinking about their weekend entertainment. http://toughtimestransport.blogspot.com.au/2011/12/xhosa-funeral-traditions.html

Was Horwill on the grassy knoll??

I think the penalty try was justified, because the Rebels did seem to have collapsed it. My whinge is when you cant nail the culprit, dont card someone who had nothing to do with the offence.

I also though that it was substandard. Crooked lineout throws should not be seen at that level. Small things which are allowed which should not be. Still not sure why Reid was sent off at the penalty try as he was hanging on the side. The culprit was someone in the middle of the ruck. Not my...

BIL seemed to be offside, but their defence was just so quick off the mark and stifled any chance of Rebels attacking. Burgess takes two steps before passing which does not help the backs much. Really dissapointed that they brought him in. It would have been better to blood the Ranga and allow...