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I'd have had Sharpie starting this game. Deans must see something we don't but buggered if I know. Maybe Kev reckons lineouts will be stronger. Granted Simmons can be in your face, but damn surprising.

Piri is that you?

Looking back that game was one of the best games I have watched in rugby. We won, but I don't think any of us kid ourselves it wasn't on a razor's edge. The Boks tried a gameplan that could have worked. Both sides played huge games, both sides suffered serious errors due to pressure...

Stu Wilson drives me nuts. .. Great player, but a twit. Easily the worst. Marto can also, but I don't mind his one eyed stirring really because that's all it is and in more serious moments he often adds value. Kearnsey makes me laugh. And he's a better judge of players than many credit him...

An attempt at cheating foiled by a ref is still cheating I would think, ad worthy of heavy sanction when it's of the type done by England. Irrelevant to the Todd thing. I'd wager money Robbie and the team couldn't care less about it. I certainly can't. Mad Media. And I agree a useful...

Agree Pumas played well, but as you point out kiwis always looked like they'd win. Tho Slade was looking like crap and the Pumas did have a good 20. If the Kiwis lose tho, I think history will disagree with you Grub and say yet again the build up was too soft. Victim of your own success...

That is priceless.

Could be right Chasmac, tho my read of the day was that we blindsided them and didn't really let them into the game first half. Yeah they changed to a tight game in the second half, but our forwards had burned a lot of energy in the first 30 getting ascendency. A direct reverse of Bled 1...

Yeah Kaino is a huge asset. Even with an injured McCaw the AB backrow has an edge on ours, but if our forwards and midfield play like bled2 all bets are off in backrow. How will Read play? He will be at least excellent I'd say, potentially superb, same for Rocky. Kahui I'll watch with...

Is there an ignore function on the forum, my eyes are bleeding again. > <

Vickerman says; ' 'We come up against a pretty formidable opponent this weekend and if we're not on our game we'll get put to the sword, so we need to prepare.' so SMH headline says...

I've posted my views on how we should tackle the game in detail on my blog, so won't go into it here other than to say the obvious, assuming Quade and our forwards rock up, much will depend on how cleverly we attack Nonu and Cruden. Nonu is not the defender many perceive him to be. On attack...

Priceless.

Agree Blacks are clear favourites. But disagree we're kidding ourselves to win. Even with Carter playing we've already shown we can win. Will be a tough game with serious home advantage, but the kiwis will put themselves under immense pressure. Huge expectations on them, any cracks have the...

I'm picking Horne on bench McCabe to play. Horne start, Ant to bench if Selectors not satisfied Patty's shoulder is good. Barnes to 10 Cooper to 15 if Beale is out.

Wee pu reached a new level last night. So much so I'd say they have to keep him at 9 for 80. My read was that Cruden clicked. He belongs in the ABs. I'd say Nonu thinks so too by the way his body language with Cruden said 'you'll do son'. I'd play Cruden with Slade benched, but Henry won't...

Aah Jay, you are being selective. We've all seen Kiwis write off their 'b' team game vs Boks this year. And rightly so. Let's not try to rewrite history eh, the Wallabies won the 3N playing the best team the Kiwis can field. Not saying the Boks haven't come right back this RWC, they did and...

Anyone who thinks the ABs would rather face the Wallabies is dreaming. ABs hate playing unpredictable teams. There's not a lot in it either way though and I doubt Henry and co are fussed overly. As for Bryce game, any team that paid attention to his reffing would know how he refs. He has...

Ignore the press, the kiwi pundits, etc; the All Blacks worst fear is a rampaging Wallaby forward pack with Genia and Cooper creating opportunities for Beale, Ioane, AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper), and O'Connor. Cooper seemed to me today to be his own enemy. It wasn't the crowd. That's not his style. He's a belief...

I hope not, it's not a bloody battlefield, that kind of low dribble is beneath contempt.