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That was a good job with the Rd.1 selections qwerty and you should do this every week. It is interesting because it is a good indication of who is playing well without pretending to be a template that Deans will follow when he picks the first Wallabies matchday team. To play against the...

You can't argue against the card. Scrumhalves do those things all the time and don't even get penalised for it but they shouldn't do it when they have only 14 men on the park and a fairly new ref has the whistle. I thought Gardner had a fairly good game for a man of his limited Super...

Not too bad for an Australian derby was it? The Rebels looked ordinary for most of the first half because they couldn't get a lot of ball, then turned it over when they had some - a bit like the Tahs' trial the other night, come to think of it. But when they hit their straps they looked decent...

A blog on the game is here: http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/waratahs-win-hearts-and-minds/ .

It's possible, after all, Turner hasn't played at the top level since 2011 and may have to be eased back. I wouldn't discount the chances of Pete Betham either. Kingston is a natural stepping outside centre and when he plays on the wing his first instinct is to step tacklers, sometimes even...

At the Shute Shield level he is a very skilful player and, a tall lad, very elegant in what he executes. I always thought he needed a harder edge to his play. I also questioned whether or not he could operate in a professional environment, in which his time to do things would be limited -...

From iafrica.com Blues down 'Tahs Sat, 09 Feb 2013 A try to Peter Saili in extra time snatched a thrilling 40-36 victory for the Blues over the Waratahs in their pre-season match in Whangarei on Saturday. The Blues found themselves trailing late in the second half but wing Waisake Naholo...

From ninemsn Wide World of Sports NSW lost a tight 40-36 Super Rugby trial match to the Blues, after conceding an injury-time try in Whangarei on Saturday. Peter Saili scored the winner, prompting a relieved Blues flanker Luke Braid to say it was good sneak home after a first up loss to the...

Blues win 40-36 in last play of game. 6 tries each but Blues 2 more conversions. Folau outstanding when he came on in 2nd half; Kingston 3 tries. Tahs butcher one try when ball spilled over line. Both teams had defensive issues. This info from Silverfern Sports Talk forum. .

Chapman will not only be a backup 6 but also a back up lineout boss. The Tahs lacked a number 2 guy in that area; now they don't. .

Whilst I don't think that Phipps is as bad as people say he is I reckon that White is a remarkable player and has the X Factor that Phipps will never have. However White has to stay healthy throughout the Super season to convince Deans that he is the one to back up Genia - or, God forbid - to...

Alcock could be a nice surprise for Force fans. There is a lot to like about his play. .

I don't think our knickers should be in a knot because Ella and Dwyer have called for Horne to be dropped from the starting team. Dwyer dropped lots of people who came back better than ever and even the Great One - Ella - was dropped himself. It does no long term harm for a player of Horne's...

My apologies - I was thinking of Jean-Marc Doussain who played in the Rugby World Cup final from the bench. Is there more than one Doussain who plays for Toulouse? PS - I am just joking jauzy19. My point is that a fellow who played in the RWC final can't be too bad 15 months later. .

There are many models for an Australian semi-pro domestic comp, from the old ARC system to playing the England system of club promotion and relegation after the original teams participate in Year 1 - with some assurance to Perth, Melbourne and Canberra that they would always have a team in it...

Doussain is a good player; so it is no disgrace to be ranked behind him. Burgess is not playing as well as he did last year but neither is the team as a whole. French scrumhalves in the Top14 play the position like they are flyhalves playing the position, and are frequently the quarterbacks of...

I like the balance of this Oz Sevens side better than the teams they have had recently. A Sevens matchday 12 should have some forward types with big engines, steppers, and fliers, plus a couple of fellows who can play quarterback, so to speak. Within those you have to have a guy on the field...

I'm glad that Izzy played well in Hobart as it will give him a bit of confidence. Apparently he played a lot at fullback, a harder position than wing because you don't have the touchline to help out on defence. Well done. I wouldn't worry too much about the hoo-ha about him and whether he...

The selectors must have remembered Fofana's hot form playing for Clermont on the wing a couple of years ago and with Clerc injured it's a good solution. I also disagree with the benching of Parra and Domingo though it could be my Clermont bias. .