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And yet I did. But I agree, Gits will be a central selection choice.

Last week maybe, this week? I think Higgers would have been a better bet and he seagulls! Big Q now surely has to be Hodgson or Beau? I can see Hodgson is more likely but to my eye Beau is the better big game player, big big heart. And for the same reason Waugh surely has to be a...

Won't have any choice but to send them home surely. Ant too potentially but he may wing it. Docs will look pretty closely. Taps does seem a strong possibility, a 7 is a must, I won't let the opportunity pass to say Tom Carter, who had a big year for the Tahs, is in great form and is a big game...

Hmm, this was what I came up with; http://www.irbplayerwelfare.com/?documentid=3 Which implies 1week minimum under guidance of medical practitioner. I would expect that team management are very conservative about this injury.

Re 7s, my preference is Beau, his work rate and read of play does it for me, love the bloke. Will be Hodgson though, and we sure as hell need one of them. And the devil in me says what about Waugh.

Less risk to cover the 5 and swing back asap if needed imo but I agree it was clever play. Did Schmoo warn Rocky that was the go? No matter which way you slice it, letting in tries like that is a screw up plain and simple.

During the Hadlee Crowe era? I must have been in an alternate reality.

I wouldn't say the Irish played ugly negative rugby, it was well executed, and with great commitment. The pace of the game was expertly controlled also, a crucial part of sport. But I would say that attractive rugby has both good defense and good offense. It seems to me that's the whole point...

The man is cursed for sure. Here's hoping it's just a bone bruise.

Good news! Advice: mate we love your commitment to the tackle but next time don't use your head quite so literally!

BarBar, certainly agree about the (sorry I can't bring myself to type it) QC (Quade Cooper) thing by Marto. And I am not calling it a disaster, it wasn't. It's hard to fault the scoreline - what more could you ask scorewise? But I'd rather have seen a structured game with less points but executed well...

3. AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) 2. Elsom 1. Sharpe

Have to say I was disappointed with our game, which seems bizarre given the score. We lacked continuity and our set piece was between limited and awful. Also, can someone please explain to me why we didn't have a backline defender on blindside for the American try? Our backs certainly did a...

I've been pondering this Lee. My read is this. The only player Deans considers that the best alternate to McCabe is Horne (strong defense, able to play straight attack, potentially more) and it was always his plan to play Horne vs USA, Russia to rest McCabe and give Horne a chance to...

Well on the brightside Grub, things have never looked better for NZ. Once Read comes back in, the team is one of the strongest Kiwis have fielded in a while. Halfback is an issue, tho thats not new for the ABs, and I think the winger FB setup hasn't been ideal to arrive at, but that's largely...

Now there is a reassuring positivity thought!

Dunno BH, antipathy against Aussie can run deep. I recall in the 87 cup sitting in a room with family friends watching the Aus-Fra game. Buggers wanted France to win and this only a few years after the rainbow warrior affair that got a kiwi killed. I'd wager any conversation between an Aussie...

Surprises me, as you say must have wanted to vote. According to this article he has dual citizenship; http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/australia/4344194/Former-All-Black-David-Kirk-becomes-Australian-citizen.html

Boks against Namibia was hard to judge, looked a little disjointed, but their game vs Fiji was a clear warning. We're in the crap and no mistake. If we do manage to beat Boks, it will be a good step up for our toughest game. In the miraculous event we beat Boks and ABs, we will go in as...

Well, for my part wasn't competing. I know how great Kiwi scenery is, I have seen almost all of it. Was just putting it up that most folks assume Aussie is a desert, when in fact some of the sights here are incredible. Edit - re the Lake, I bet it isn't a super-volcano though BarBar...