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I would think Messam will come in for Kaino, which is an outstanding replacement and Conrad returns next week so a 12/13 of Fekitoa/Smith will still be strong. Despite the quality of the reinforcements, we will probably benefit from having those player out. Nonu in particular is always a stand...

i agree with the first part, but McCalman over Higgers?! Higgers made real impact when he came on. i see no reason he should be dropped for McCalman, who doesn't have a great reputation for impact off the bench at test level

just rewatched the game. I'm really surprised that some people on this site have the knives out for our team after what was a decent performance. We certainly looked the more likely to win in the final ten minutes, but we were also 6 points behind at half time and trailed for most of the...

I would say that usually the All Blacks prefer a dry track so they can play running rugby, but given that the wallabies are traditionally a poor wet weather team and the Kiwis are accustomed to the conditions,the conditions played to the Bleck's advantage slightly

Yeh I'd have to watch the game again to see how well Fardy played. All I remember is he gave away 2 penalties in the first 20 minutes

3. Slipper 2. Carter 1. Hooper HM. Palu, Kepu, Simo, Charles (in that order)

given the shit weather its a bit hard to judge mate. I reckon they lost a decent amount of "walk-up" spectators due to the rain

Entertaining game! We really could/should have won that game but I'll take the draw. Let's keep perspective. We shouldn't forget that a draw is better than any team has done against the Blecks since 2012. Proud of the team, particularly the tight five, who arguably outplayed their opposites...

this weather forecast is bothering me. fuck off rain

Chance of rain for Saturday night.

I suppose its just speculation but if McCalman is Link's first choice subject to fitness, why name Higgers? Ordinarily the coach would name his team and just make the change at the last minute. There's no benefit to making it known that a player in the 23 is potentially carrying an injury. Who...

Nothing wrong with that All Blacks bench, it's quality. Barrett and Fekitoa could be dangerous late in the game. However, I'm not so sure it's better than our bench. We have some real impact players coming off the bench. The likes of Phipps and Foley are in white hot form and should be sharper...

On Paper the Blecks should win, but games aren't won on paper. Otherwise the Kings wouldn't have a won game last year. There is enough quality in our backline to score some tries and there is enough talent in the forward pack to make the forward exchanges combative. The team that plays...

The Beale over Foley decision seems odd but it really is much of muchness. Not a big difference between Foley and Beale at 10. Both are in good form. Playing Beale at 10 gives us a bit more spark and variety in attack (such as the ability to have Beale move to 12 on attack or the ability to have...

I like the look of that pack. its a shame neither TPN nor Moore could play. That Carter/Fardy combo is one of the partnerships that makes the Brumbies such a tough beast. Both guys do a tonne of work in tight quarters. Palu and Hooper are in as good form as their All Black counterparts at the...

can anyone enlighten us on the injury status of Scott Sio? how long is he expected to be be out? Is he likely to rejoin the squad during the RC?

If Moore's injury this year has taught us anything its that you can lose 1 or 2 players in a heartbeat and all of a sudden a position of strength can become a possible weakness. Pocock may not be our no.1 choice when he returns but he's still a world class no.7. If he gets back to his pre-injury...

Playing Skelton next weekend is definitely a gamble. He's come on leaps and bounds this year, and has actually managed to get some pretty decent "big game" experience this season with two finals appearances and one test. A full test season in the Wallabies squad, including the EOYT and another...

Woodcock out of the Rugby Championship (sorry if this has already been posted).

If McCabe starts on the wing, I'd like to see him opposite Savea. I reckon both McCabe and Horne should be able to contain him pretty well.