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Should I have included the :fishing icon? Caught myself an LG!

Wishful thinking there Lindo methinks. I would love to be proven wrong though.

too late to say that Andre Pretorious won't last the season but here goes... 1. Berrick Barnes to have an injury during the S14 2. Ben Robinson to have less impact in this years comp (heresy I know but I got the feeling he was starting to burn out at the end of last year) 3. Waratah's to choke...

Sad to see him go but Pocock has come on leaps and bounds inthe past 12 months. The Brumbies appear to be well-covered with Colby Fainga'a and Michael Hooper on their books (not to mention Hoiles who could cover 7). Hopefully both of those young blokes get plenty of game-time in this years S14...

Re: awesome article by adam frier: The beauty of our game is in the contest Does he have to wait that long as the sooner he goes the better it will be for rugby in Oz IMHO.

Attended our first training session tonight (sat on the sideline like a good supporter yelling out wisecracks) and was impressed by the turnout. We had over 20 grade players which was a lot better than last year and is a good sign as it is still January and it was raining tonight. The coaches...

So does this explain the backs' poor performance overthe past few years? Too much time wanking during matches and no way to dry their hands hence plenty of dropped pill.

1. Bulls 2. 'Saders 3. Stormers 4. Brumbies 5. 'tahs 6. Blues 7. 'canes 8. Reds 9. Sharks 10. Force 11. Chiefs (think reverting to the old laws will hurt them more than any other team) 12. 'landers 13. Lions (will be interesting to see if Dick Muir can turn them around like he did with the...

Hopes: 1. We learn to finish off our chances (more tries will help get the media off the Wallabies backs too). 2. A fullback comes from nowhere so that AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) can move to centre and Ioane to the wing. 3. No backline injuries this year. Expectations 1. Continued improvements by our forwards in all...

Good luck with the mighty Beacons Redsfan spent 3 years with them myself. Have they managed to find a way to shut Burkey up yet? As for the topic, I retired (from playing for the Rams) at the end of last season and was looking at managing / coaching a team but won't have the time as I have to...

Everyone seems to agree that Paddy must go but does it really have to be an ex-referee who is the manager. Surely as a business it should be someone with a good knowledge of the game (an ex-coach maybe) who has good management skills. You could have one or two technical coaches to develop the...

The Chiefs made the final last year so I wouldn't count them amongst the weak teams. The other 4 we should beat though. I would love them to have an unbeaten record at home, wins against those four teams hopefully with wins in NZ and SA. If they can achieve this they will be well placed to...

7s is boring, but I can understand what people are saying (Personally I would love to see a Summer 7s series run with club sides putting teams into a competition played over 13 rounds or so all over the country). As for the crowd problems the Australian sides (not just the Wallabies but S14...

Matt Gitteau to fullback; Nathan Sharpe to lock (don't know why tis wasn't tried earlier as a guy who is over 2m shouldn't be playing centre); Kurtley Beale to halfback.

Was Kearns ever the permanent Wallaby skipper? I thought it went Farr-Jones - Lynagh - Eales - Gregan. Which would make NFJ the last.

1. Do we really want players being so petulant (as rumoured - I don't know whether this is fact or not - does anyone?) as to demand a position in the national team of their choice or they won't play? 2. I got it LG, though I would have been driving eratically too if my missus was running after...

They may well have but McCaw has the mystique of the hit-and-spin at the rucks as well as his leadership on the field which is why I'd have him in my team anyday.

For arguments sake: My Shadow Team (to take on the team selected) 1. Beast 2. Jerry Flannery 3. Carl Hayman (he is still playing in the GP just wasn't available for the test selection) 4. Brad Thorn 5. Paul O'Connell 6. Thierry Desautoir 7. Richie McCaw 8. Hairy Donkey 9. Mike Phillips 10. Morne...

1. Benn Robinson (100% vote) 2. Bismarck DuPlessis (60.6) 3. Martin Castrogiavanni (60.7) 4. Bakkies Botha (56.7) 5. Victor Matfield (76.7) 6. Rocky Elsom (33.3) 7. Heinrich Brussow (56.7) 8. Pierre Spies (38.5) 9. Fourie DuPreez (38.5) 10. Dan Carter (77.4) 11. Brian Habana (51.9)...

Will be sorry to see PB go, will miss his insights into SA rugby. Good luck boet.