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Who is Dowsett? Another scrumhalf? Hoffman dropped?

Wouldn't mind seeing McDuling given a shot on the bench instead of O'Donoghue at some stage, maybe vs the Lions. The only selection that surprises me is Saia over Hanson.

Wow, anyone else here find it hard to believe some of those listed weights for both teams?

Genia's issue is his kicking; it's poorly executed and too often at the wrong time. That charge down he should go the open left every time.

Tight jerseys just aren't flattering for props. Kepu's sporting a nice little gut there! Like most Australian props I guess.

Last digression from me on this topic, but Wayne Gretzky is another. Athletically inferior to his competitors, yet a superior player. Back on topic: best of luck to the Rebels. If they can bounce back, they have a real shot at this. At home against a slow starting Crusaders, who are also...

Browning might be the Reds' best choice as a strong running back rower, but I'm guessing that he is a year or two off yet.

If sport was played in a gym, guys like Tom Brady would never have gotten anywhere. Brady always had rotten numbers, yet trained his ass off in other ways (technically) and when given a shot took it and never let it go. If you get a chance, watch a documentary on Brady sometime, it's actually...

The thing about this game is how many key injuries the Brumbies have - Lilo, Pocock, Fotu, and with Tomane under a cloud a well. The Tahs are practicularly full strength. Kuridrani looked short of a gallop vs the Reds, which was to be expected. I thought he looked better against the Canes...

Issue with the Reds is tackle busting players in the backline. Guys who can beat other guys one on one with more than just speed. Turner isn't one, Davies isn't one, Harris isn't one, Fainga'a isn't one, Taps isn't one, Shipperley isn't one. Some of these may have the potential to be, but...

Smith joins Lyon around May, so it's more likely he will be busy getting R&R with his family. Buttler isn't a 7, so he's not a long term option there unless the Brumbies play a style of play that has no fetcher / linking openside / breakdown pest. They are lucky that Fardy is handy enough at...

Folau can't kick? Quade can't tackle? Alexander can't scrum?

If cynical play is responded to with foul play, in this case an underhanded uppercut, then the guy who threw the uppercut will get a yellow and the penalty against his team every time. Whether the instigator should get a yellow is another question, and in this case you can argue yes. The ref...

Wow, when did Corey Flynn become a prop?

Wasn't selected to travel.

Reds getting the bonus point will be a good result here. Not sure I can see how they will win, though, unless the game results to a game of throw the ball around touch. 5 - 6 points from the SA tour will be a very good result for the Reds, if they can pull that off. A loss to the Lions would...

Once you have the four try bonus point it's generally better to keep the scoreboard ticking over. At 32 - 0 though, the game is basically over either way.

If it happens, it will be channel 10 would be my guess. Of all the stations, they seem to devote the most news time to rugby.

Particularly in the late second half he missed every tackle that came his way, Brumbies' scrambling defence though is excellent and saves him a lot of blushes. His technique is horrible - too upright and he grabs with his arms.

Turn over ball, on the front foot, and then the kick - where he stepped away from the back of the ruck to where there was no protection: woeful execution. He just needs to put away the box kick on counters, it rarely works well for him now. More of a low percentage play than a percentage play.