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I actually thought our team showed a lot of character in this game. The wallabies just tried to hold their early lead and were handled the Boks well enough for 50 minutes. They ended up just allowing the boks to take control of the game, but as soon as they went behind they went looking for...

I think neither sides fans want to get their hopes up too much. Whoever wins will have all the momentum and could very well go all the way. But the loser will have a bitter pill to swallow. A failed campaign. It really is too close to call. The winning team is going to need an exceptional...

Really looking for TPN to have a massive game. He has quite an important role, to negate the impact of his opposite number BDP when they are injected into the game. He hasn't been up to his best so far, but we all know the destructive impact he can have on a game when he's in full swing. I'm not...

In my view this is the best 22 the wallabies have named this year. Sharpe and Barnes on the bench are a plus for us, and i think Slipper and TPN should be much better now that they have a few games under their belt. Go Wallabies!!

Beale is the form fullback in world rugby. Ioane the best winger. O'Connor and AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) are two of the best utility backs. With carter on the side line, and Genia at 9 I would rate our backline and the best in world rugby. Unfortunately they are not getting the front foot ball that many teams are at...

Fair enough but CJV I don't rate. He offers nothing around the field. "Bakkies gone is a blessing"...Can't believe a South African would say such a thing. He played great in his last test against the all blacks. Whilst I wouldn't have started him, I would have much preferred him as a back up...

Looking at the Boks line up there are some concerns there for the South Africans BDP on the bench for at least 40 minutes is a good thing. - It looks like PDV's hand has been forced into terms of a 4:3 split on the bench. The Boks have been playing 2 props on the bench until now, and I...

My team for Sunday 1. Alexander 2. Moore 3. Slipper 4. Horwill 5. Sharpe 6. Elsom 7. Pocock 8. Samo 9. Genia 10. Cooper 11. Ioane 12. Barnes 13. AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) 14. O'Connor 15. Beale 16. TPN (come on with 25 minutes to go) 17. Kepu (come on with 25 to go, to replace Slipper)...

the wallabies should win this game. I'm not overly confident but the past matches between the two sides over the last 2 years suggest i should be. Hopefully the Ireland game has fixed the complacency in the squad. The 3 biggest threats to the wallabies are Bryce lawrence, the weather...

If mccabe and Horne both need to be replaced id probably bring in Robinson and Giteau. perhaps even Tapui would be worth a look.

I suppose iv always watched international rugby from a NH vs SH view point. I enjoy watching the Boks or NZ beat the northern hemisphere teams. Maybe im one of the few Aussies out there that was actually planning on supporting the All Blacks against the French this weekend. I guess i was...

I can't comment on the general behavoir of the kiwi fans because im not over there. But one of the things that has disappointed me as a television spectator is that at both games we have played, there has been a lot of booing of our team. The majority of the crowds are New Zealanders so it is...

big loss,but i think we should be ok. hopefully mccalman aims up and i must say it's exciting to see palu back in the 22

It's not like the loss of Pocock would open the door for the Irish to dominate the breakdown. The Irish don't really have a specialist no.7 anyway. McCalman will do fine. If he was playing opposite McCaw or Brussow I'd probably be worried. On the topic of McCalman's place in the side, my...

I also find that the way the game has developed has created great 'specialty players' that certainly, in general at least, arent as well rounded as rugby players. For instance, you have some ridiculously strong defensive lineman, but they would be useless in a game of rugby where they actually...

You're right. Suppose what I was referring to there was the amount of stoppage time, which greatly outweighs the amount of actual 'time on'. There is a fair bit of stoppage time in Rugby too but it really only amounts to about a quarter/third of the game.

Completely agree....Although my problem with American Football is that it is missing one essential element that sets our two games apart....Endurence!...I'm not suggesting that players aren't fatigued at the end of 3 and 1/2 hours of play, but there really is no comparision with playing 80...

very interesting graph. Would also be interesting to put Australia's league and Aussie rules player base on this graph. our Aussie rules base would be much large than South Africa's circle on the graph. The problem with rugby in the states is that 99% of the most talented athelete will enter...

I'm tossing up between having Higgers and Palu on the bench or Mitchell and Barnes on the bench. Probably the latter.

If Digby is back for the quarters then that is good news. things could be worse. People forget how good Mitchell is. Give him Ioanes spot until Ioane is fit again.