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Experience is always good, competitiveness is always good, awareness is always good. That can all be undone by prejudices and biases, though, and we'll never know if White, Cheika, Henry or any of the candidates are safe from those until they get the job. What I do know is that I was concerned...

Unfortunately I can't find stats anywhere, but the eye test tells me that Lealiifano and Kuridrani did the most on defence of any backs, and their value to the attack is unquestionable (how often did we see a forced offload or a player run for the offload when they should have secured the...

I have never seen an easier TRC/Tri Nations draw for us. Let's hope we can do something with it.

The only two "reliable" in game kickers for the Wallabies are To'omua and Cooper... I wish Jayden Hayward would hurry up and be eligible for Australia.

My only issue with White as the coach is he wants a big team and he wants the set piece skills already up there. I don't think you could select an Australian team that has the size or mindset to play the way White wants to play. That said, he did a damn fine job with players like Mogg at FB...

3. Kuridrani 2. Slipper 1. Lealiifano HM: Fardy, Fainga'a

I'm thinking it was these two combined. Back with the Reds, Link had all the support he could ever want from the players, the staff and the fans. Hell, he robbed me of a 2012 finals spot and I still respect the hell out of him. But things start going a little wrong for the Wallabies and you have...

Cheetahs 1 Caylib Oosthuizen 2 Adriaan Strauss (c) 3 Coenie Oosthuizen 4 Lood de Jager 5 Francois Uys 6 Boom Prinsloo 7 Lappies Labuschagne 8 Philip van der Walt 9 Shaun Venter 10 Johan Goosen 11 Raymond Rhule 12 Francois Venter 13 Johann Sadie 14 Cornal Hendricks 15 Willie le Roux 16 Ryno...

Super Rugby Round 1 Match No1: Cheetahs vs Lions Date : 15 February 2014 Venue : Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Kick Off local: 17.05 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa) Assistant Ref 1:Jaco Peyper (South Africa), Assistant Ref 2: Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa)TMO:Johan Greeff (South...

Yet.

It's the first season, I expect a lot of errors and screw-ups but I'll stick with it.

It was a trial game, you don't play to have a competitive scoreline, you play to work out your combinations and test your line in attack and defence. Given how many Brumbies were in the ACT XV, plus the players who have been training with them, we basically saw an opposed training session. Not...

In the second half, Coleman. First half was a lot closer.

The ruggapedia here on G&GR used to be up to date, anyone who finds anything might want to update that.

He played 12 four times last year and 13 twelve times. I understand why you'd want him at 12 but surely it's like all team calculations: What do I get from this combination v what do I get from that combination. 9,10,wings and fullback left alone, what do you get from Ellison and Inman? You...

I just think it's another coaching technique like many others.

I'd have to think the backline would be Hegarty, Kingston, Ellison, Inman, English, Woodward

Louis Fouche (FH) and Jurgen Visser (FB) from the Bulls, Sarel Pretorious (SH) from the Cheetahs to make his glorious return to 2011 form, Hayden Parker (FH) from the Highlanders, James Broadhurst (LK) from the Hurricanes, JC Janse van Rensburg (PR) from the Lions, Colby Fainga'a (BR) from the...

Too bad he's out until mid-March, but a good pick none the less.

I went with a bench player for every position but lock, I have a couple who weren't picked that I can just swap out for if I need to.