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I agree that the 3 point conversion seems overkill, but i suspect the intention is to maintain the importance of having a good place kicker in the team.

looks like Kerevi / Kuridrani will become a dangerous combo. Good sign for us Reds fans

Just watched the first game and the NRC is a hit for me. Just what Australia has been missing. You could straight away see there is plenty of good talent out there that will make a name for themselves in this comp. As for the rule changes I thought they worked really well. Penalties are almost...

In any event Hansen's argument seems to be isolated to one or two occasions when Peyper gave the wallabies a free kick, presumably for an alleged early engage or something? Seems like whatever point Peyper conceded (if any) had nothing to do with the wallabies not competing properly in the...

Those comments are just laughable. The All Blacks put very little pressure on our scrum on Saturday. Hansen will do what every Test Coach (whose team is about to face Australia) has done since the beginning of time - suggest that the Aussie scrum is weak and that if it looks like we are gaining...

I like to think that Conrad knew the All Blacks weren't going to win in Sydney and pulled out to protect his record

Good looking team....From an aussie point of view ;)

very true. I do get the feeling that Mckenzie likes to choose a second row style no.6 partly to strengthen the Wallabies THP in the scrum

If the wallabies had a few injury worries like the Blecks, they might have delayed the naming of their team. blecks didnt have that luxury. australia certainly look the more settled team going into saturday

Sorry Dismal Pillock - I skimmed your post and misinterpreted

Crocket is VERY clearly not behind the hindmost foot in that image. We obviously see that picture differently

haha are we looking at different things? Crockett is already on his way to take out the half back before White get's his hands on the ball.

The first yellow card was called for imo. The Wobs were getting a roll on and it was nothing more than a blatant attempt to kill off momentum. I don't believe for a second that the player thought he was entitled to take out the half back. cyncical stuff and deserved a card. This is the type of...

to the Boks? yep I agree with you that just because a stadium is hard for away teams doesn't necessarily mean a good team wont overcome that. But I believe that at Suncorp (and perhaps its the same at Eden Park) the home team usually plays their best rugby, most likely because of the atmosphere...

I like your confidence Qwerty, just don't go betting the mortgage on it. I know all of the teams that play at Suncorp stadium traditionally enjoy an impressive home win ratio (as compared to their away wins). The Wallabies, Reds, Broncos and Maroons all do. I suspect it has something to do...

It's only Tuesday and already this game is all I can think about. Usually I dread the games at Eden Park, but I sniff a chance for an upset. I think the good money is still on the Blacks. Eden Park is basically their Suncorp Stadium but if the Wallabies are able to play some running rugby on...

I really hope Hansen goes with Fekitoa at 12. I reckon To'omua would have him under all sorts of pressure

It was a difficult weekend for all 4 starting flyhalves. I find it hard to believe that Kurtley could have been the best 10 on offer (as Cully suggests) but fuck there's not much in it. Cruden made less mistake and kicked well but he also didn't play with the ball. Kurtley was tasked with a...

Silly idea aimed to stir interest and sell papers. Nothing wrong with playing to a draw. Also, am I right in thinking that the Wobs can draw the next game in the series and then potentially reclaim with the Bledisloe with a win at Suncorp?

i rewatched this morning. I thought Higgers gave just what we wanted from him in the final 15 minutes. Dynamic with ball in hand, moved the ball quickly, got over the advantage line in all of his runs, pushed like a demon in the scrums. McCalman is arguably still a better starting option due...