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Depends what the idiot coach told him to do.

Thought this was worth posting: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/jul/19/nfl-star-brain-injuries-destroyed What I would like to see now are some stats on % of retired players who report some kind of brain disfunction.

I've changed my signature just so that I don't have to keep posting it in threads.

Wow, you really love your rugby, Sul. :o

Josh Valentine? TPN by a mile.

Two things you don't want to do against the Crusaders: (1) kick deep to them - you will lose that battle (2) let them catch you behind the advantage line - they will counter ruck in your territory. Sure, some of Genia's box kicks were awful, but the strategy as a whole was pure genius.

I agree with all of that. Saia in particular does some ridiculous things on the wrong side of the ruck.

Crazy trying to pick just 3. 3. Genia 2. Robinson 1. Simmons I would probably change that if I could see a tackle count. Was it Ant Fanger that made all those tackles?

My view on Bryce is that he was utterly incompetent as usual. He lost control of the breakdown in about the 3rd minute and never got it back. Call me a troll if you like, but some of Richie's atrocities were beyoind belief. The funny thing is that Bryce's uselessness materially contributed to...

I'm surprised that no-one has mentioned that the Reds won the battle of styles. The game was chaotic and up-tempo, not controlled with set pieces the way the Crusaders would have liked it. A big part of that was Genia's mania for box kicks. It was saying - we're going to play the game entirely...

Thanks for putting me down for 13, cyclo. Daz - you accidentally left off the (c) after my name.

I'm thrilled with last night's results. The best two teams have made it through to the final. You've got the Reds, who play the most exciting, up-tempo rugby I've seen in a long time, against the perfect XV-man rugby side. When you take travel into account, I think the Reds can do it. It might...

Man, there are some excrescences there already. What would you say to the guy who decided that Ireland needed a jersey with hexagons and a rugby ball on it. You might just pop him one on snout. God knows what Georgia will come up with.

Rugby stats are useful things to get you to see things in a new light. But they're not much good for drawing conclusions. There's nothing wrong with your weightings but other people would give different emphasis to different things. Everyone knows that SBW and Ioane are the most penetrative...

RF - it's uni holidays at the moment - why don't you have a crack at designing a trophy? Would love to see it, even if just a rough draft.