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As to the halves, I still want the urgency and speed of Phipps, with White as back-up. 10 is the real problem though. Despite being a Tahs fan, I've always thought Cooper was our best option, he has the vision and the skills, but he's not helping me out much here! Perhaps he is, as the Kiwis...

There are a number of factors in the lineout. In Sydney two of our losses were right in front of me. In one, the throw was good, the jump was right, Fardy got two hands to it, he just knocked it on cold. In the other, a rubbish throw when right over everyone in both packs. The thing to note is...

1 Folau 2 Fardy 3 Kepu HM - no-one, I was battling to get three!

No 4918 Add McMahon, remove Genia, Speight for Tomane and I think that's it!

I also don't go with the criticism of Cheika. The guy has won competitions with the Tahs, Leinster and Randwick, is the only person to coach a championship side in both hemispheres, took the Tahs from also-rans to champions and top Aus side two years in a row, has just won the TRC, and after one...

My first comment is that it's a lot easier to look the goods coming on with 20 minutes to go when everyone else is stuffed. Exhibit A & B being White and To'omua. We seemed to lack the enthusiasm of last week, not sure why, although I think the urgency added by having Hooper and Pocock on...

3. Pocock 2. Hooper 1. Folau HM Kepu, AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper), White To'omua

I think we're getting close. To'omua to start at 10, Leliafarno on to the bench, Foley watching on tv, apart from the I'd change nothing.

I take your point Forcefan, however I would argue that Skelton is already clearly our number one option at Super level so, to use your analogy, he's already reached the qualifying standard. What he hasn't done sufficiently in my mind is make that next step to test level, but I beleive to do it...

My side for Saturday, with explanations Sio - I've read all the amateur diagnosis here, but I believe Slipper needs a rest, and wouldn't play him again before the WC. Besides, Sio's been in great form off the bench, let's see how he goes starting Moore - Goes without saying, although he's been...

If you read my first post, I am not opposed to the symbolism, it's just meaningless without action. The whole trouble is, we get the symbolism (go right back to Gough and land rights if you like) and everybody sits back and says 'ah, we've dealt with that, now I feel good about myself' and...

That may be the case with the people you spoke to on the weekend, but the people I have spent a lot of my life living with, working with and playing sport with want jobs, they want their kids off drugs and out of prison, they don't want their husbands to come home drunk and belt them. A lot of...

I'm going to offend people here, but adopting some sort of aboriginal dance or ceremony before a test will be yet another bit of empty symbolism to keep the latte sipping crowd happy thet they're 'doing something' for the aboriginals. It's no different to all the other PC crap that we go on with...

Has anyone seen footage to determine whether Hooper threw a punch, a slap or just a hard push? All I can see is Sanchez try to hold Hooper back, Hooper throw an arm out and Sanchez look like he copped one from Mike Tyson (but then jump up unhurt). Not saying Hooper didn't throw a punch (most...

More to the point, I'd like to see Cooper given a crack with Phipps at 9!

I would like to see Sio Moore Kepu Simmons Horwill Fardy Hooper McCalman Phipps Cooper Tomane To'omua Kuridrani AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) Folau TPN Slipper Holmes Skelton Pocock White Foley Mitchell

I have to go with BR on the scrum. While I was disappointed in Skelton generally, it was the LH (Slipper/Simmons) side of the scrum that was continually going backwards. It seems that once some people have decided big Will can't scrummage, any deficiency in the scrum must be his fault. For mine...

3 Hooper 2 Phipps 1 Folau HM To'omua, Sio

First, wasn't it great to see the wallabies come home in the last 20 minutes, rather than post a lead and then try to hang on, haven't seen that in a long time. While there are plenty of negatives, a win is a win, and I'm delighted with it. However, given we are preparing for the WC, what did we...

Daz, I take your point about NH players, but this isn't primary school, where everything has to be fair. This professional test rugby, and we want to be able to bring the best possible Australian team to the WC. We sit back here and pontificate about how superior SH rugby is to NH, but I would...