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Agree on the debut barbarian, but not so much on the impact in the Bledisloe tests. I thought he looked limited, particularly in the poor conditions. Short of Link or someone else close to the action coming out and telling the public what he has been specifically asked to work on, we can only...

I know there have been many calls for changes to the pack but when you look at it in the cold light of day, what are the realistic options? Is Jones really ahead of Carter? Could a Carter and Jones combo really be expected to do the business against an Argie scrum? And whilst Higginbotham has...

A number of ABs were very quiet vs the Argies and will probably be looking to bounce back in a big way - Ben Smith, Nonu and Conrad to name a few. Thrush has slipped into the starting role before when one of our 2 first choicers haven't played. He looked very strong and efficient last weekend...

Watch more cricket :) In seriousness though, you've made a very good point regarding territory. What I found interesting is that Morne and co despite kicking the leather off the ball, they really couldn't get your mob out of territorial trouble. OZ ball retention was pretty good in that last...

So getting above your opponent (albeit in an arbitrary ranking system) is now seen as a negative. I've read it all now.

Cyclo, how dare you debunk preconceived perceptions with such rich analysis. Be gone with it :) I also couldn't believe some of the comments here and on the fern. Phipps a huge improvement from previous tests in terms of delivery and just being in the right place when required. White stifled a...

And here I was (optimistically) thinking that whatty would come on here to post a nice rant directed at the Boks 1st 5 for not finding touch after winning a penalty very late in the game.

Palu suffering from the Reuben Thorne syndrome I think here. I personally don't think the balance is right in the OZ pack. They're not getting the go forward in attack in the back 5 that they need. So this means guys like Palu are singled out. It was the same with Thorne as he was fine...

Being back Deansy aye KOB :) Not just tonight, but some of the tactics in the first 2 AB tests were highly questionable also. There's a couple of very good backline moves that the Aussies execute, but I thought the very wide passing from the base when you had them on the ropes rather than...

Foley's kicking game was pretty poor overall as was Folau's. What was concerning for OZ was the drifting in attack by guys with low numbers on their backs. Made it far too easy for the Boks. When it was with the backs creating one on one opportunities, OZ looked pretty good. That first Bok...

And the Boks probably bombed at the very least 2. Too many Bok tight forwards getting in the way of their backs

Beale showed his worth as an impact player once again. To'omua was a bit up and down but boy his clean out and defence is effective. You won't get that stuff from KB (Kurtley Beale).

Blue i turned away from the TV, but who was it that missed touch on that penalty kick? Absolutely criminal

Foley with ice in his veins

Ahhhhhh Horne

Rubbish call. But some dumb attack by OZ.

He copped 5 weeks

That really was stupid stuff from Ben T. Ben T was wide enough from the ruck that Jacko was not going to get in his way, so he didn't have to go with the big push like that. Ben T could even have stepped a little to the right. It was deliberate and dumb, and Jacko flew like a good 1st 5 does...

Haha, last test the talk was about Pocock. This time around its about JOC (James O'Connor). Hilarious stuff, not only are they not in the team named by Link, but they're not even in the squad. I think AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) is a far better winger than centre at Int'l level (much like Richard Kahui was a better winger than...