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Hoping this is not s serious post... I'd love to see the teams in Singapore, Shangai and Hong Kong will compete even with a Shute Shield team.

Good summary from the Supersport site. Makes for depressing reading for most SA fans. I don't really drink very often but I might go for a drink now. http://www.supersport.com/rugby/super-rugby/news/140423/Our_rugby_can_no_longer_sit_on_defence Nick Malett reckons they need to start...

I don't buy the Hodgo burnout thing. Plenty of players have played their socks off without missing games for a whole season. All the way to the final. Yank him early a couple of times. That's the best you can do. Having said that you have a very able deputy in Stander. Just manage his time a...

Tanking a game in a congested league ladder. Brilliant idea. I strongly suggest the Force do it. :)

Flip is playing. The way the Bulls scrum went the last few weeks I reckon we are going to give you lot a bit of a working over. Just as everything else falls to pieces it appears e have fixed our scrum.

Whilst there is some truth top the games being boring the comp also serves up some awesome rugby if the likes of Clermont and Toulouse get going. When Toulon hit their straps they are impressive to watch. The French love an arm wrestle. They love a try like the rest of us but a tackle can draw...

BDA Fair enough I will be looking at the comp from an SA perspective. However, what brought me to the conclusion is how I am far less enthused by the rest of the games. I am a rugby fan first and foremost. I have taken as much enjoyment from attending premiership games in the UK as I have from...

Check your wallet. No seriously we're an honest bunch, we might be fucking batshit crazy, but we're honest :)

Piet van Zyl, the Bulls 9, is out injured. Pity because his kicking game is so much better than Hougaard. Hougaard will move back to 9 and Ndungane back into the wing. Force by less than 7. Will win the game at the breakdown. We cannot compete there. The opposition has time to stake out a...

Either that or they want a a "working class man's game" and / or a home grown, parochial sport. Probably a good smattering of both.

Let's go Wobs. Walk away. Let's have the two best teams of each country play a round robin tournament after the RC and top 2 teams play a final. We'd all be glued to that. Let's have it. Enough talk.

I also think there is an onus on the players because the level of infringement at the ruck is getting ridiculous but if the ref is not taking control it becomes a free for all. Players are pitching their tents behind the opposition's last feet.

Agreed, the refs need to step up. We cannot hope for rule changes to make a difference. The IRB process is like a fifty year old oil tanker - straight ahead. How long did it take to change the scrums? They will always look at the NH comps as a barometer and the stadia are full and TV rights are...

It was possibly the worst game I have ever watched in Super Rugby. How are the refs going to stop this though? I cannot see what a ref can do to change that sort of game. He can't stop players from kicking and dropping the ball let alone make poor decisions. On a side note I really don't get what the...

I assume you're just taking the piss although you seem to be prone to personal attacks when you have little else to add which seems to be the norm. I have been clear many a time as to my expectations of the Bulls season. My post is completely general. I used to enjoy watching almost every...

Every team does it. When Dennis was sent off in Durban the Tah time wasting was some of the worst Ive ever seen. The Kiwi teams are even worse. Refs need to be brave and penalize immediately for time wasting. Another area where the yellow card needs to be used is immediately after a card has...

Yup seems to be endemic to oval ball codes at the moment. Then you look at the Premiership, Top 14 and Heineken Cup games in Europe and the fans don't appear to complain much.

You cannot change laws to suit a local audience. You can't expect players to play different rules locally and internationally. The lobbying for law chnages will continue but for now it is what it is. It is my understanding that a Japanese team in Super Rugby is a difficult thing to achieve...

Ok that's it. I am bored stiff by Super Rugby. I always scoffed at people who had the audacity to suggest that it was a boring comp but this year I have to say I am more than just a bit disappointed. I have always watched many games because I am such a rugby tragic but this year I have...

Horne needs to play 12 to take the heat off Foley / Beale who should play 10 and one of them on the bench. Beale at 10 would be my choice every day of the week. Horne is the perfect foil for a ball playing 10. I just don't get the plan. It looks spectacular for about 2 moves a game. The rest...