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As a Blues fan I was pretty happy to see Ali challenging the refs. He wasn't screaming in the refs face or anything like that but as a Captain he has the right to talk to the refs. Anyone who has played rugby for a decent amount of time knows what it's like to play games where the ref is...

I agree. I almost never shake hands before the game. We never did this in NZ. We'd shake hands but never did a tunnel. We'd often buy a case for the opposition though when they were at our home ground. We'd have a case for our boys as well in the changing rooms. That never happens here. I'd...

Wow. Really?! Have either Crawford or Betham actually played any Tests?? I knowCummins only has a couple but he's played pretty well when given the opportunities and I'd have that over un-tested players everyday. Betham has played what? 1 season of Super rugby and been OK - some good games and...

Shoving another player in the head while they are on the ground after your team scores a try in the last min of the game....

Is it actually confirmed that Horwill is injured? Perhaps he went missing in Christchurch because he was outplayed by better players?

Again, SA and NZ also had Tests during the same period and there were players who backed up into Super Rugby so there wasn't a massive difference between the Wallaby players and the ABs or the Boks. I didn't hear too many people saying that the reason Aussie players played well before the Lions was...

Maybe they should have....

I think the whole Lions Tour excuse is pretty weak. Didn't NZ and SA play 3 Tests as well? Yes there was 2 weeks where they didn't play but it's not like these guys don't know each other. They just played 15-odd Rounds together. The Reds were slightly above average most of the season and they...

I will 'lol' because that's about as lucky as you'll get for tackling. Normally when you tackle someone with 'good technique' you don't end up flying backwards. And he doesn't go low the second time at all. He's lucky Shatz was there because Ranger shrugs him off and Quade is left grasping for...

Quade 'tackled' Ranger.....lol

Tough one to pick..... The Crusaders looked bloody good on the weekend but the Chiefs have some awesome x-factor and un-predictability. The Crusaders forward just looks too good though so I've gone with the Crusaders. Plus - I can't bear another year of listening to my...

If Sio is playing better or is a better prop than the other choices than why not start him? Against the ABs, the Boks, the French....whoever. Why does it matter?!?

For me, the Reds haven't looked convincing all season while the Crusaders have looked damn-near untouchable in a couple of outings. It just seemed to me that it would have taken the Reds playing their best game of the year and the Crusaders playing pretty average for the Reds to steal it.

I actually meant that if they 'click' they will smoke the Reds. If they don't, they'll probably grind out a win.

How many polynesian guys do you know or regularly hang-out with?

I'll go out on a limb and say that the Crusaders will blow the Reds out of the water. Man for man I'd pick most of the Crusaders over the Reds and I get the feeling that if they 'click' then they have more firepower on offence and defence to match the Reds. I think the Reds will need the...

Yeah, I also heard he wasn't going to be available for the Wallabies. In regards to Folau - which of the young players are better than him? The reality is that there is a risk with every player you sign - will they continue to play as well as they have in the past, will they get injured, will...

I think it's because most Kiwis (or the ones I know anyway) don't have an either/or mindset when it comes to union and league. Most of the guys I play rugby with enjoy watching league as well and LOVE S.O.O. (my bloody Facebook was frikkin chokka with '8 STR8!!' shit this morning - predominantly...

No opportunities are taken away from anyone. Benji Marshall won't actually stop anyone from playing rugby. If a player is good enough, work hard enough - and are lucky enough - they will get their opportunities. Rugby is full of stories of players who got opportunities they never...

Agree. The bolded part was a big factor previously I think for Benji - the lure of playing at the Olympics. I thought I heard that Shaun Johnson from the Wariors was also pretty keen to have a crack at a gold medal as well. He is a one quick-ass player too......