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No, I don't know what you mean. I know what you're talking about but I don't think players have any other option for 2 reasons: 1. They want to get back in the defensive line. 2. If they don't 'roll away' they'll get penalised. Unless we expect them to commando crawl back on-side.....

But look how it worked for the Blues choosing Munroe over Ranger!!!

What's the alternative? Stay where they are and get pinged for not rolling away??

That period was the best example of the Blues not looking to set the platform upfront FIRST!! While the Reds did tackle very well, the Blues made it easy by just shovelling the ball sideways - almost as if they were waiting for someone to single-handedly break the game open. Someone like Rene...

Go the crusaders!!!!

defense was great but the Blues didn't ask the right questions of it in the first half. I was screaming at my TV begging the forwards to go some pick n drives and just get the forward platform set BEFORE going sideways.....rene ranger - has he just played himself into the RWC??

Oh well....what can I say - good game Reds - congratulations you f**kn Reds supporters - I'm gonna go get drunk!!! LOL

Looks like the Crusaders aren't too happy about Brits too:

Now that would be AWESOME....

Blues back-line in 2012: 9. Alby Mathewson 10. Anscombe (or Mike Harris) 11. Rudi Wulf 12. Ma'a Nonu 13. Rene Ranger 14. Lachie Munroe (or Hosea Gear/David Smith/Sherwin Stowers) 15. Isaia Toeava Not bad, not bad.....

Bloody hard to dispute I reckon. Maybe Toeava for Beale but I'm a Toeava fan so probably a bit biased....

OK....we'll have it then...

Hahahaha...nice :D I don't think there's any kiwi I want to see get absolutely rolled more than QC (Quade Cooper). Not even Stephen Dona.......hmmmmm....I'm not so sure now....lol The step up from club rugby comps like Shute Shield etc to Super Rugby must be pretty big. I know guys who have played 1st...

With the RWC around the corner - I agree. I said at the end of 2010 that if I was Hickey I would have played KB (Kurtley Beale) at 10 all year as my first choice. And I think Beale does need some time to get comfortable in the role again. But if given the option of having either the best 15 or the best 10...

Haha...I don't doubt it. Just re-reading what I wrote, I realised that I would have Beale at 10 over Stephen Brett, Stephen Donald, Luke McAllister, Colin Slade, probably Aaron Cruden.....basically all the NZ contenders to Dan's crown....lol

This is from Wikipedia (so it MUST be true....lol). Any comments in brackets are mine. Is Kurtley Beale a fantastic FB - no doubt. But I really don't think he's been given a great start to his career at 10. I remember in NZ hearing all the talk and hype about this young kid before he'd...

1. Putting capitals on it doesn't make it a real title. 2. Too bad the Blues won't be the first team not to have been top qualifier and still win the competition.

Hahaha.....fair enuff. But if we can win the whole thing....I don't care either :)

Thank-you :) Who cares about an unofficial minor premiership?? Can anyone tell me off the top of their heads who the 'minor premiership' winners were the last 5 years? Exactly.

But he wasn't being seriously considered as the Wallaby full-back until the injury-enforced AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) move.