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If he manages to get back to his old self playing in France that will be a huge loss for Australian rugby. Even last night though he still looked lacking in terms of the pace he used to have. When he would turn on the turbos and start squirting through gaps that literally weren't there it really...

He has to be, one mistake early on when that kick didn't go out but the rest of his performance was just on another level from most of the guys in that match. Looked totally composed with the ball in hand and generally took the right option. Really mature performance - he wound the clock back a bit.

Wish Argentina didn't field their 3rd-string XV because the POM punters seem to think this means they are definitely winning the next RWC. :rolleyes:

Not looking very tired to me!

What Vunipola is doing is very dangerous and if he had been penalized for it every time he would have been carded by now.

"I'm sorry Rob but you have to move to 13, Tom is slow as shit" - Michael Cheika

Tahs getting absolutely blasted in the tackles

Beautiful steal by Ranger. Huget fortunate not to get whistled for that attempt at a cleanout.

Try was on during the 5-6th phases out to the left until they decided to rumble it left through the forwards and THEN finally move it to the backs on the crash to Fritz AFTER the entire AB defense had slid to the left. French are their own worst enemy right now just a series of brain explosions...

C. Smith's defensive reads are just fucking unreal sometimes, he makes it look easy

Apparently everything is more important than playing the #1 and #2 teams on Earth.

Not if it's a set play like the All Blacks used to do to James O'Connor. The only time it would be disadvantageous to throw a bomb up to a weak receiver would be if the chase line wasn't ready.

I'd wager it is his high ball ability and custodial talents. A bit obvious, I know, but hear me out. They're running the English defensive pattern so at most 3 players are back (when the opposition has the ball inside their own 22 - 10, 15 and a loose forward all drop) but when the opposition is...

Oh wow North out is actually a really huge deal. He's been in really spectacular form. Hope for the Wobs yet?

Kurtley will be at fullback. If Sexton is niggled and the Coaches Son ends up doing the kicking out of hand it may well be anyone's guess where it is going to ;)

Dai bando Except the lack of player depth makes arranging more 'meaningful' matches nearly impossible so this is a moot point. The whinging is getting seriously old and I'm not even exposed to 9/10ths of it. 12Trees adds a genuine play-making option at 12 without forcing someone to play out...

How much is Willie Le Roux charging to teach lessons these days?

Gnostic The thing that worries me most about the lineout is that if the Lions do claim the ascendancy it will cover the biggest weakness in their defensive pattern. By running the English system they only leave 2 deep sweepers (15 and 10 usually) to cover the entire backfield, with 9 scuttling...

Gnostic 'We' have the flexibility to run any number of game plans. The side Deans will select doesn't ;) 9. Genia 10. To'omua 11. Ioane 12. Lealiifano 13. AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) 14. Folau 15. Cooper That lineup could execute just about anything you'd ask of them. But a selection like that would require a...

Gnostic On the bright side the Lions aren't exactly doing any cloak and dagger stuff regarding their own game plan. Been pretty obvious since the Baabaas game - Welsh attack, English defense.