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Tis a strong finish by the kiwi and saffer teams to deny the reds more than a single point out of three more fixtures, two of which are against australian teams. Which apparently are weak.

3. Beale 2. TPN 1. Timani Timani was awesome, at times. F@*%ing Japanese rugby.

Just watched the replay this arvo on fox. Waratahs gave it a good shake, can't doubt their effort. They did seem to move the ball laterally a lot and not especially fluently without threatening, apart from Beale who was truly superb. A +1 for the impact of injuries. But sack Bowen. The...

I like the concept of the super sides seeing reason when JON and (?) RD do not. Is Elsom a good investment?

The reds scrum kept its shape more than I expected, for all that it was pretty much constantly on the back foot. Wyatt Earp was even lucky not to be penalized for hinging once and was penalized when he put his hand down repeatedly at another engagement. Be interesting to see how the reds get...

Heh Heh, thanks for posting, that match review was a crack up. Reminds me why I love kiwis.

Rereading that, I'm prepared to put money on O'Connor being selected to play 12 for 80 minutes week-to-week, back-to-back as Robbie has now stated it won't happen. And that makes me happy.

Once again the Deans talent for obfuscation comes to the fore. In other news, if you're good enough, or were thought to be good enough by some at some stage in the past, you can be contracted to play for the wallabies without getting on the park in Super rugby:

That call was inexplicable but it did occur when the reds had penalty advantage from crockett being clearly outside. Certainly helped them surge into crusaders territory, but....

I know. It hardly needs to be said >:D it's so obvious. I was just trying to find a prescient post from a couple of years ago - not me -(while the Faingaas were confined to Canberra) which pointed out Fainga'a A's propensity to make important defensive misreads. I failed, I think it was a...

One start outside giteau against the all blacks. If that damns you, there are a whole lot of brumbies smelling brimstone this season.

I could be wrong, but I don't think he is eligible for wallaby selection. Even if you bind him in wedlock and have little Nonu babies.

TBH I'm not overly fussed by the whining about Dickinson, in that the combination of home games, home referees and rugby invariably = a serious whinge about the performance of the referee. But I have to agree that the thrust of the OP - Richie is and was superbly classy - I agree completely...

Noice!

Give George Smith a ring. He can play some real rugby before tucking into the suntory.

Reds should rent George for a few games. Or does he start in Japan immediately?

Ho-hum. Apparently it's cool to diss Fainga'a S, but he has played more minutes this year than Moore or TPN and worked hard all those minutes. He captained the u20 RWC team, didn't he? And is part of a pretty good player culture at the reds, he's not a complete wanker. I think both TPN and...

I did think a couple of times yesterday that true sparks like O'Connor or Giteau (well maybe) and Horne and AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) could have and would have done much more with some of the attacking opportunities that Taps and Fainga'a had..... Still, Taps had a solid game and it's still early in his career, while...

I just can't believe McCaw didn't find himself carded for that last infringement.:o Seriously, enough on the refereeing. There was enormous effort and enterprise through the game from both sides, it was an armwrestle with style and massive defense. I know Cooper is garnering votes galore...

Did he think the Tahs were playing the Cronulla Sharks? Did the Tahs take the wrong option on the 6th tackle? Edit: Or is it the 5th?