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I think that this first game against Argentina might bring some real surprises. Having read all the reports on the first NSW Barbarians trial and watched the second (a very painful experience) I thought the Argentinians had some real class about them. Their scrum, frankly, was frightening and...

I read that article as saying that KB (Kurtley Beale) wanted a shot at 10 but recognised that Foley had gone very well and if he wasn't chosen there he'd be happy to play elsewhere. I have no problems with that; he's not saying that one of his contract KPI's is that he is selected at 10. Right now from 10 to...

And if he doesn't get a full contract for 2014 I'll be spitting chips. He has Wallaby potential in a few years and is a THP!

Some thoughts on what was a very poor display by the Waratahs overall: Lucas was horrible and I thought Falealii was very promising. He needs an immediate promotion to Shute so he can be measured under pressure, but on this display you'd give him Lucas's EPS spot. Volavola was also poor and...

I didn't see the feed, only the highlights. Was this because on our feed the hooker was too involved in striking for the ball to push hard? That might explain why the feeding team was under pressure in both cases. If so, it doesn't presage well for the future. How did scrums get over this in...

Grayson Hart won't be a worry but Ollie Atkins played OK when he got on the field. I think that he could be anything in two years time, but I'll be mighty pissed if he ends up a long-term lock for Scotland. For my money we should have given him a one year contract and seen how well he grew...

If this is true, can you name someone who played better at 15 in the second half of the Super season? Mogg was impressive in the first half but went off the boil in the second. JOC (James O'Connor) was very variable, Beale and Coleman are injured, who else? I watched Folau closely this year and he has some...

I know that Sio handed Tamiefuna his head on a plate and that there aren't too many THP's who want to take Sio on, but in the final the Chiefs scrum was absolutely monstered all day and it wasn't all big-T's fault. I think Toby Smith might improve the Rebel's scrum but they are coming off a...

A great addition to the forum.

That is a seriously good 23. Hooker is the huge issue and lock is a bit thin, but everywhere else is absolute quality. If we can learn to win the close ones we can have some real hope in 2014. I wonder whether Potgeiter will play 6 and Dennis 5, with Skelton off the bench for massive impact in...

This is a huge concern. If Link thinks Betham is better than Crawford then he didn't see much of the Tahs this season. While Betham is a favorite of mine Crawford is miles better with his basic skills. I do not understand.?! That's a seriously good Argentinian team, hopefully they'll be...

Looks like you and me are going up or down together. Todd and Anscombe are our only diversions.

While I agree with a lot of your selections, some of them are really problematic: Sam Carter has been outshone for most of this year by Scott Fardy and yesterday I thought was further evidence of the fact. I know he's late-20's but for tight five those are the golden years. With Pyle as the...

I am really concerned about the breakdown work this year. I think almost every team were better at the ruck than we were - often we won through other parts of our game but were still beaten at the ruck. Last Saturday I reckon we got owned there and this, not the dropsies or the penalty...

We do not need any more wingers unless its an EPS spot. The video shows good skills breaking through tackles close to the ruck. He's tall, so he may be a worthwhile backrower. As JJ said, he's probably had a lot of rugby experience in Fiji, so he'll know what a ruck is, though Fijian rucks...

There's a lot more that was impressive too! McKenzie's admission that he had been in discussion/consultation with the ARU for months without realising they were at the same time evaluating him for the job. To be able do that takes real people skills. Pulver's clear message that Dingo was gone...

Taps was dropped by Link this year due to poor form as was Morahan. Morahan has signed for the Force he was so disregarded. I'll be absolutely shocked if we see either and I suspect Beale will be on the bench with Folau at 15 and Mogg at 14 (Mogg will be the 2nd fullback winger).

I think the backs coach is more important than those two, though the scrum coach is pretty important. The Kiwi scrummaging in the Super comp has not been all that impressive. Owen Franks did not look too comfortable this year and was beaten up by the French.

Dislike! Big time dislike!

We rugby tragics see things quite differently to the average sports fan. My experience with family members who are rusted-on mungo supporters but occasionally watch big rugby matches is that they didn't see "an embarrassingly inept performance little better......" They saw an exciting game with...