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BOKS 1. Beast 2. BDP 3. JDP 4. Bekker 5. Matfield 6. Burger 7. Brussouw 8. Alberts 9. FDP 10. M Steyn 11. Habana 12. JDV 13. Fourie 14. Aplon 15. F Steyn 16. Smit 17. CJVL 18. Russouw 19. Diesel 20. Hoggard 21. Lambie 22. JDJ Rossouw can cover back row and...

WALLABIES 1. Robinson 2. TPN 3. Slipper 4. Horwill 5. Sharpe 6. McCallman 7. Pocock 8. Palu 9. Genia 10. Cooper 11. Ioane 12. Barnes 13. Ashley-Cooper 14. O'Connor 15. Beale 16. Kepu 17. Moore 18. Simmons 19. Robinson 20. Higgers 21. Burgess 22. Morahan Players...

If the Reds beat the Saders and get a home final, they will be clear favourites

I agree you'll never see the Reds scrum dominate, but they have got the better of some of their opponents this year. if not by much

I kinda like the idea of Fainga'a in the backline. He's tough as nails and solid in defense. I imagine he'd happily put his well being aside and play a kamikaze role at the world cup if deans asked him to.

I'm not sure Reds scrum is that weak. Their first choice front row daley/Fainga'a/slipper has been solid this year. They outscrummaged the stormers and the bulls. The scrum is woeful without Slipper though as seen in the Waratahs game. Although I think the tahs have the 2nd best scrum in the...

Firstly, don't know where this idea came from that O'Connor is a liability in defense. He is a solid defender. secondly, disagree with those supporters who think the Wallabies should be going with the biggest centres they can muster simply because some other countries have imposing centre...

The one stat that really matters to that home ground advantage is everything in Super rugby. Whichever team finishes at the top of the log is in the Drivers seat. For the Reds, these next two games against the Blues/Crusaders will define their season. If they can win both, they could top the...

I actually thought the Brumbies got the upper hand in the first half of that game. pretty even in the second. Although to be fair, the tahs were doing okay before TPN went off.

Gnostic, you've obvious grown a fondness for Kepu, whereas I'm still not convinced. When he came on for Robinson for the the tahs against the saders in 2010, his poor scrummaging IMHO cost them the game (the fact that i had money on the tahs probably resulted in my view of Kepu being tainted). I...

Gnostic, I recognise that Kepu has probably been scrummaging better than alexander so far in this years Super tournament, but not sure that he is better than alexander. Alexander showed himself to be a strong scrummage at test level in 2009, so he has proven that he can hit the skill level...

Love the depth that Link is building. Makes selection very interesting and certainly is a bonus in weeks like this where player fatigue needs to be taken into account. All the players in the squad are outstanding at the moment but i think I go with the following team. 1. Daley 2. Hanson...

I'm sure Deans would at least be trying to keep a spot free for Vicks, but i agree until we see him play a few games we wont know. But you have to imagine a guy of his class will push his way in. Generally agree with your choices but... - Kepu is not as good as Alexander, even at scrum...

Had choice. there were no weak links in the team this week. Firstly honorable mention to the guys they cam into the team (Samo and Hanson) both contributed what Link wanted them to. Good to know that we can be confident to call on them during the rest of the season. They highlighted the...

but dont forget Cooper was suspended for our first two games against the all blacks last year. the first was a shambles, and the second we lacked creativity. The reason we were average in the EOYT was more down to our forward pack than our backs IMO.

I wouldn't be changing the backline around much. The backline last year looked as good as ever. was probably the premiere backline in world rugby, second only possibly to the blacks, although I felt as though our outside backs out-shown theirs considerably. Coopers offers us something in attack...

Disco, I'd have Giteau act as my back up third halfback. Hooker I hadn't thought about, but I suppose Id bring Saia in and drop Mumm or maybe Davies out. TPN was originally thought to have a season-ending anterior cruciate ligament injury however it is expected that scans will show he has...

Hard to see Deans benching the incumbent wallabies captain, but i'd probably have to agree with you if we were going on form last year. Elsom might benefit from losing the captain tag. it might help him find some form

Okay so I realise there is still some time before we know the likely make up of the world cup squad, but I am already anxious and excited about the Wallabies’ performance at this years tournament. My excitement is geared by the fact that I actually think we have enough talent to lift the...

Cheers Tiger...spent the last few years posting on the South African rugby sites. Didn't realise Green and Aold existed.... i feel at home. ahaha