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Re: Brumbies Vs Crusaders I tend to agree with enforcer - the team did well against the Highlanders so I'd keep it as is. Huxley and Fanifo on the bench are great options to have up your sleeve. The more I think about it, the more excited I am with To'omua. He is still so young, but is already...

I am looking forward to these matches. Although the Stormers will want the win, I think the Bulls will want it too as they won't want their potential finals opponent to have anything over them. I didn't realise the Bulls were playing at Soweto instead of their home ground - this is a good...

As I mentioned in the other thread - FUCK! or more appropriately, considering the highlights package - FUCK NO! No way the Tahs can start with Tilse on at LHP - Palmer will have to come in and we just hope he contributes around the park too (if not, at least the scrum will be solid). I haven't...

Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not good news at all - the Wallabies will be fine, but the Tahs may struggle.

That is the worry. So Bulls 1st, home semi, and a likely final in Pretoria - very bad news for everyone else. Stormers will make the 4, but if they don't beat the Bulls they'll need bonus points to avoid playing them again at Loftus the following week. The other positions will likely be...

3. Beale - skillful, determined, elusive, strong, alert - and exciting 2. Waugh - added some decent passing and running to his usual contribution in defence and at the breakdown 1. Robinson - his presence in the scrums, especially early on, put the Chiefs on the back foot TPN would get points...

That was fucken awesome!!!!! Keep playing like that and the Tahs could beat anyone. It wasn't perfect (and the Chiefs were average at best) but the general attitude was spot on. Hickey made the big calls on team selection and has been totally vindicated (as regards the starting 15 anyway)...

3. Moore 2. To'omua 1. Elsom

3. Genia 2. Daley 1. Cooper

It did look that way...really makes my heart bleed for Ritchie and the Crusaders.

yep - cheergirls could only be an improvement - bring em on

:lmao: that is gold Moses If I could diverge from the 'we produce all the talent' line...I would prefer to see the development of local talent, bringing in unaffiliated grade players, or the loaning of junior academy players as the options explored ahead of this 'draft' (daft) idea (and I don't...

Blue - my thinking is not that the Chiefs are better than the Canes, therefore beating the Chiefs would mean they should beat the Canes (BTW the Chiefs-Canes match could easily have gone the other way if that penalty went over, so not really a thrashing there). I was thinking that if the...

I didn't say he isn't fast - just that he should do everything fast as he doesn't always (the criticism was of his service). If there are no runners, for whatever reason, have a run (but do it straight away, and maybe not sideways) ie pass, run or kick - just do it fast (in the case of passing...

Re: Cheifs V Waratahs, Hamilton The spelling and grammar are depressing, but not nearly as depressing as the performance against the Highlanders. Tom Carter and Rob Horne in the centres would be a formidable defensive unit. Carter will cart the ball up all day long. He is not a 'ball player'...

Once we get to the finals I think a different style of play will be viable - the stifling, defensive style. Last season I thought the Tahs ended up playing in a way that could get them past anyone, but last weekend really disturbed me when it comes to this year. They could of course end up 5th...

Wow, there is some great depth there, especially if you also think about the Northern Hemisphere and injured players too. The locks and centres are second to none when it comes to depth - even the second choice players would be world class....you could probably add the scrum halves to that list...

According to this SMH article (http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/barnes-in-line-for-chief-playmaker-role-as-waratahs-tinker-with-backs-20100503-u3tn.html) Burgess may be back in favour with the Tahs. The consesus seems to be that Deans likes to stick with his selections, which would...

Re: Cheifs V Waratahs, Hamilton I was just about to post that article - I think it is very promising. Halagahu would probably have been the conservative choice at 10, but I think that Barnes at his best is much better than Halangahu at his best....and we just have to hope he is at his best...

Re: Cheifs V Waratahs, Hamilton Wow, there are a couple of contrasting predictions. I think the Waratahs need to play a big forwards game. The Chiefs tend to dislike that kind of thing, plus the Chiefs defence is not all that great. They do have excellent backs, so starving them of ball (ie no...