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Friday night in the Bull ring. Get the brandy and cokes ready. Bulls (# caps): Zane Kirchner (71), Lionel Mapoe (28), JJ Engelbrecht (17), Wynand Olivier (103), Bjorn Basson (42), Mornè Steyn (106), Francois Hougaard (45), Pierre Spies (89, c), Dewald Potgieter (54), Deon Stegmann (60)...

Why did they recruit Ebersohn then? He is a good all round ten with a very good kicking game. Perplexing.

Paarl, there was all this talk late last year of Fourie du Preez coming back but I guess that's not going to happen any longer?

Toughest opponent? (other than Richie MacCaw ;).

Maybe it's just me but New Zealand is doing juuuusstt fine when it comes to talent development. A little bit too fine. The vast majority of PI heritage players are Kiwi residents and have been either since childhood or birth. It's too engrained in their social fabric, culture and ethnic makeup...

Pity Greyling can't scrum for shit.

Yeah let's chuck the hit. And stop the contest after 1.5m. Oh dear.

The recruitment of youngsters is nothing new. It gives them a bit of money, access to training and conditioning, but not much more.

Stade. On the subject I have little faith in the Bulls selection and contracting process. They lose the guys you mention and then make a big hoo hah that they resigned, wait for it, Greyling and Kruger. Two of the worst props in SA. Like it's some fucking scoop. It's broken and looks more...

Hell of a back row that. Will be interesting to see what shape Schulk will be in. Bloody long layoff.

who will be the back row with Burger?

I read that and my first reaction was: "now where have I heard that before?" but I think you're right. Both look to have stronger squads. Problem for the Stormers isn't players. It's attack coaching, or lack thereof. The have great defence and grind opponents down. But if they fall behind they...

BLK? WTF?

Pardon my french but what utter bullshit. He has committed himself to nothing but saying that he is honouring a contract. What did you honestly in a sane world expect him to do and he is not even officially in the job yet?

Jeez you lot are a bloody tough crowd to please. A man with noted business experience and passion for the game takes over and almost everyone has a whinge. Certain arguments have some validity but hiring some outside guy who is not connected to the inner circle is nothing short of laughable...

I thought it was the fact that private school boys are too soft and opinionated? Seem to recall reading some such comment in a Sydney rag recently. I think we are likely to see more regular schoolboy rugby players of South African stock emerge out of the West than here in Sydney. It's a very...

Everyone wins then. Except the mungoes. All is well.

Which is part of the reason I bombed my subscription. H Cup coverage compared to last year is a mess. I'll get the 6N online

The mantel has been unequivocally passed on. Rise, Sir Bakkies Hore.

I don't like the logo. Traditional weapons. Incites violence. :p