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"Hey David, can you show me how to take this off again?"

It doesn't matter who was better than him in France - whose spot did he undeservedly take in ABs? He didn't start - Ma'a pretty much owned that position. But I can tell you that I know for a fact that Ma'a definitely felt the pressure and the heat to perform to keep his nose ahead of SBW in the...

Original post: Ummmmmm.....not particularly hateful?!? Why was being unsigned past the RWC selfish???

It seems that most of the guys who play with or coach SBW have nothing but high praise for not only his work ethic and diligence on the training field but his willingness and availability to do the community work, autograph signing, sponsorship commitments etc as well. Todd Blackadder actually...

I never thought I would change your mind. For many haters (I never called you stupid) it's usually about their own insecurities. That's why they are unable to really articulate the reasons for their hate.

I'm sorry but this post says nothing but 'hater'. 1. General behaviour?!?! Like what?? Training hard? Playing rugby and boxing at the same time cos he can? What is 'general behaviour'? If you don't like what he did at the Bulldogs then so be it....but general behaviour?!? 2.ARe there any...

This is just bullshit. He's done it once and whether you agree with him or not, he felt justified in walking out on the Bulldogs. He has honoured all other contracts. On the flip side, you have that role model, Todd Carney, still picking up contracts. The Sharks are his 3rd club now? I know...

Most the tries in league either come from a kick or someone missing a one-on-one tackle.....including 1st fives.

Yes, let's keep it real - after 3 years with this pack, it was still rightly perceived and targeted as the weakness in the Wallabies which teams as far below them in the world rankings were able to exploit and build wins on. Performances like Bledisloe II last year proved that Williams had the...

Just to throw it out there, no-one in NZ that I'm aware of recognises the Super 10 comps as part of the SANZAR competition which started in 1996. Probably because the comp itself doesn't recognise them.

So the whole 'play what's in front of them' is just bollocks.

And this is what I don't get. Deans apparently coaches players to 'play what's in front of them' but Genia keeps box-kicking cos that's the coach's tactic. So which is it? Are they coached to play what's in front of them or to a very confined game plan which they apparently cannot deviate...

Box kick is set piece? Don't think so. The set-piece is the scrum and line-up. You know how many players in each team are involved in the set-piece and can attack accordingly. You can't even determine exactly where your own team may be at a ruck or maul let alone your opponent - barely anything...

Still don't get the Genia love. He's been great at Super Rugby but apart from a good first year, his international form is pretty average really. I don't buy the "No way was Genia doing box kicks without instruction" line. Intelligent players don't stick to silly tactics. As the old saying...

For Jim to have done a good job, you would have to take all those outstanding moments, string them all together and hit the loop button cos there aren't a lot of games where his pack dominated.....

Deans and Mitchell - yes. Well - no. Not 'no good' but they definitely did not like playing for them and didn't think too much of them as coaches.

I agree with some of what you're saying Slash but not all. QC (Quade Cooper) probably played about as good as most people outside of Australia thought he would. Why? Because he's young, inexperienced, hugely talented but far from a complete player yet. Very low percetages on winning RWC with that kind of...

Before the RWC, so many people here were trying to tell me that the Wallabies couldn't win the thing without Cooper. Now he's the reason they lost. Both of which is rubbish. The Wallabies were always gonna be in trouble from the moment the squad was named. Ben McCalman - useless. Should have...

The Blues have picked up Piri Weepu and Ma'a Nonu as well as ex-All Black Rudi Wulf reurning to the team. Throw in NZ Player of the Year Kaino, RWC winners Mealamu, Williams, Woodcock, and Toeava. Boric is still there with Rene Ranger, Mathewson and the Braid brothers. After making the semi's...