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A top bloke, Richie McCaw. A cheat, but then so are George Smith and David Pocock. I'd have him in my all time XV.

That's starting to look very strong.

I'd have Turner and Davies as my reserve wingers. Both fast, both excellent finishers.

Genia and AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) are also talented kick returners.

People sometimes misconstrue statistics. Any statistician will tell you that of course they don't influence the result. They are actually more important than that. They are our memory of the past - a true record of what has happened, free of the cloudiness and plasticity of anecdote. And they...

This might be contentions but I think the Crusaders were flattered by a fairly dismal Stormers effort on the weekend. They have a great lineup on paper but have often misfired this season. The Reds, by contrast, are more than the sum of their parts - a team. I don't see any reason why they can't...

Reading between the lines, I somehow get the impression the two are related.

Quite right. I withdraw my acronymious comment.

That's a good point. I wonder what kind of flyhalf that should be? I'd say a classical distributor, which would still let us exploit our runners but a bit more narrowly. Barnes would probably be ideal. Not Giteau, although arguably he is the next cab off the rank. Actually the 2011 model Giteau...

The people on here getting all worked up about colours and piping are like a cross between Grumpy Old Men and Absolutely Fabulous :lmao:

I don't disagree with any of that, however these jerseys do all these things. The people who are objecting to them, are objecting on fashion grounds. Just like people objected to the new lightweight materials, even though they provide a performance advantage. I'm pleased you mentioned the...

They're just a footy team. The Crusaders are one of those teams who didn't manage to win away.

Historically that hasn't been the case. No team has ever won the final after traveling to or from South Africa.

Slipper would be a definite inclusion if fit.

In this game we should play our backup in each of the Reds player positions. That means replacing: Horwill Genia Cooper Ioane Every other selection should be the same as the first team or serve a specific development purpose. The only obvious development purpose is JOC (James O'Connor) at 12. The team...

Cooper had an off night but he's been kicking at 70%+ this year. No need to go dropping players to protect him.

Hmm. I'm not sure that not rating Higgers as a test 6 is sour grapes. There is an authentic rugby debate about how tight or loose he plays. He's obviously playing to Link's satisfaction in the Reds pack, but that doesn't necessarily translate to the Wallabies pack or style of play. For my two...

Beale suddenly found the desire, and now he's a machine. Maybe Quade will too.

Erm... who would those be? Davies. Mitchell if fit.

3. Cooper - amazing 2. Horwill 1. Davies - is there a faster man in world rugby?