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Thanks for the updates Lindommer.

Half time and Fox still won't let me log in. Anyone got any suggestions?

Landajo to the bench, Cubelli to start. Didn't expect that, thought Landajo was a lock on 9. Am pretty confident we'll dominate the scrum; especially the finishers.

Not injured, just playing like he did in the RWC. Won't change until its addressed by the coaching staff.

Just to be pedantic: We are looking pretty strong in scrummaging front row stocks but not so strong in workaholic front row stocks.

The one thing that the data says is that this is not a just-now issue, Its been that way for a long time. Retallick hit 40 rucks in the WC final. It would take Moore four games on average to amass that total and Sio and Kepu even more. Even then, our finishers were hitting rucks when the...

I have been one of those demanding that our front row is selected on scrummaging ability But I also expect that they will use the same basic physical skills you need for scrums to hit rucks and move bodies and make tackles in close. I do not expect our front row to run 60 metres and score in...

1. Pocock 2. Douglas 3. Slipper

As I posted on the game thread, the key changes should be in the front row. Slipper for Sio and TPN for Moore. This would improve the team far more than arguing about the Pooper or whether Foley should play at 12. The front row was just disgracefully lazy last Saturday - its like going into the...

I assume, since we were playing the Boks, that your comment is tongue in cheek. The Boks love to challenge in tight. It was mainly the front row. Starting locks hit 49 rucks, starting front row hit 29 with one extra player.

Just imagine if our tight five, especially our front row, applied themselves a bit harder. We might even gain some parity with the NZ team. Our starting front row (all three of them) got to 29 rucks in 50 minutes. Our replacement front row got to 31 rucks in 30 minutes with Slipper outstanding...

Irony does not come over well on the internet.

Last week at 60 minutes it was 60-0 (Vikings nil). Its not arrogance that got those good players benched; it was the diabolical way they played. Those good players earned their benching. Its just surprising that it wasn't bloodier.

There has been a lot of commentary on how badly Ala'alatoa played and how good Robertson looked, but for me the standout scrummaging front rower was Paddy Ryan. I know everyone has written him off as hopeless and a roadblock to younger props coming through, but his scrum work in the second half...

At this point I'd like to see anyone not in the 23 next week playing NRC. Its only a 2 hour plane trip across the ditch. If anyone gets injured in the next few weeks in the main squad, they'll be replaced by someone who has not played a game in two months and will be very, very rusty. There's...

I've just scrolled through the last four pages. Whatever gets announced tomorrow, 90% of the posters are not going to be happy! Its a real worry when so many positions are not clear to everyone. In the NZ team only a couple of positions are up for discussion. That says to me that a win is very...

You must have missed his appalling brain explosions in the U-20's. The guy clearly has massive problems keeping his temper/play/composure under control.

It might be OK now but on day 3, women's sevens final it would run for 20 secs and then freeze. It took me about 2 minutes to reboot (cause they always showed a minute of ads before starting) and then I'd see another 20 seconds. Rinse and repeat. I have far more tolerance for the Census...

When you look at the calibre of the players recruited for 2017, 6-7 wins would be a fail in my view. Even if Quade doesn't come on board, they should get 8-9, and if he does then at least 10 wins. Right now, though not a Reds supporter, I expect the Reds to win the conference from the Waratahs...

Flagship morning show maybe, but for just two weeks every four years maybe they could take a holiday. But if, for commercial reasons, they want to keep the show going they had options. With 4+ channels available - 7 flix and racing could have been used too - they could have had much better...