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Most impressive period for me was the brumbies attack just before half time. The canes looked utterly spent while the Brumbies looked like they had another twenty minutes in them. It was like the Brums were the kiwi team.

If the brumbies can get away with it (ie not get yellowed) why wouldn't you play cynically? Blame the ref not the ponies, they simply summed up the conditions. Without reading too much into a preseason match I thought the Brumbies at least looked to try some different things and were primarily...

I would suggest putting the onus on the teams/players rather than officials. Yellow card for having more than you should on the field if it's noticed. Forfeit the result of it's only noticed later.

One of my best friends is getting married on the Saturday, so needless to say I will be lucky to get much sleep. The funny thing is that he's a Kiwi with a whole bunch of Maori relatives coming over for the ceremony. The whole thing is happening in the hunter valley also, near Broke. I don't...

What grinds my gears the most on the scrutiny of the Australian progression to the final is that the wallabies themselves have had no bar of it personally. They have carried an air of humility though out the tournament while play inspirational rugby yet because fortune favoured them at a crucial...

Or a last ditch effort to try to appear relevant. Sad really.

I read that first bit as: "and I didn't enjoy it". Then kept waiting to read why. That's a lack of sleep for you! Great post, good to hear what conditions were like on the ground.

So glad that Pocock's calf seemed good. Folau will be better for the run but wasn't great. Beale could replace him but he's such a good option on the bench.

3. Fardy 2. Pocock 1. Mitchell

The last penalty for off side at the lineout was a bit harsh as the throw was anything but straight.

It's probably more a case of the lignocaine being well placed.

Just created this for the facebook page. Wallabies by 11. Good luck to myself and all others relying on alarms.

Teams have made the final after losing a pool match though.

No worries. Keep an eye out for the number eight holding Louw from the ground in the lead up. That's the one I'm talking about.

It's a little different from Pocock, who was being held and was trying to get free. McCaw runs in and perhaps elbows someone who is trapped in a ruck. Based on the little evidence here though you can't tell if there is contact, but it still looks bad, because the judiciary is a fickle beast...

Looks bad but it all comes down to the judiciary's wheel of Fortune.

He's 21, that's hardly surprising. To my initial statement I am much more likely to be incorrect than accurate. so much would need to fall into place but that's the fun in predictions. If I had said that Hooper or Pocock were future wallaby captains it wouldn't be much fun. I can't imagine many...

No doubt every player needs luck and opportunity. But he's already forcing himself into the equation at 21, with both of those players around their peak.

McCalman will play but McMahon's a future Australian captain.

With regards to fitness issues, don't forget the workload other players are under. Playing high intensity rugby for 5 weeks in a row will mean there are plenty of niggles going on. While poey and Folau may not have areas that aren't 100% the break would have given them time to recover from other...