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RISK TAKERS - IMPORTANT NEWS! Deon Fourie is the Openside Flanker for the Stormers this weekend!

Stormers 1 Steven Kitshoff 2 Scarra Ntubeni 3 Pat Cilliers 4 Eben Etzebeth 5 Andries Bekker 6 Deon Fourie 7 Siya Kolisi 8 Nizaam Carr 9 Louis Schreuder 10 Elton Jantjies 11 Bryan Habana 12 Jean de Villiers (c) 13 Juan de Jongh 14 Gio Aplon 15 Joe Pietersen 16 Martin Bezuidenhout 17 Frans...

Craig Clarke is captain

Horwill and Douglas as locks, Mowen at 6 with Higgenbotham at 8, Palu on the bench?

Lord knows Mowen runs a good lineout, and Douglas is easily one of the top locks in Aus, so I'd be leaning towards Douglas-Mowen

We played Digby at 13 once. Never again.

Hurricanes 1 Ben Franks 2 Ash Dixon 3 Ben May 4 Jeremy Thrush 5 Jason Eaton 6 Faifili Levave 7 Jack Lam 8 Victor Vito (c) 9 TJ Perenara 10 Beauden Barrett 11 Julian Savea 12 Tim Bateman 13 Reynold Lee-Lo 14 Alapati Leiua 15 Andre Taylor 16 Reggie Goodes 17 Jeffery Toomaga-Allen 18 James...

Eg. Why would the Brumbies sign another outside back now if they have about 3 players competing for each position?

Any news on Andrew Smith? You'd think he would be on the bench ahead of McCabe if he was fit.

I think signing him just doesn't work for the Tahs - They have Foley, Lance and Volavola as 10s, Folau, Crawford and AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) as fullbacks. Stick with Horne - you have a proven 13 who is also tearing it up at 12 and obviously works well with AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) and can be his backup if he isn't at 13.

I think that the games with bad kicks have them all occurring in the same field position or attacking situation and are executed by whatever back has the ball in that scenario - it was clearly part of the team plan. Then you have the times where the plan obviously isn't to kick and he doesn't...

Twice, not the only culprit, both from within the 22, both after spreading the ball wide - Team plan. I'll give you 42, it was a shocker. Large guy right in his face, pass has to be quick while still bracing for impact. McCabe running in and calling for the ball, same thing repeated...

Beale on the bench - don't screw with a winning backline.

Not doubting the all-mighty Carter, but is his defence up to playing at 12? He'd have to make a lot more tackles there than at 10.

But that's the thing - Barnes has shown he doesn't just make stupid kicks on the international level, you're more likely to see it from Harris or Beale (or anyone who remembers the good old George Smith grubbers). In fact everything he does seems to come from a team plan - be that from Robbie or...

JOC (James O'Connor) (Bold = lost by 7 or less) Round 1: 6/6 Round 2: 3/3 Round 3: 6/7 Round 4: 3/6 Round 6: 1/1 Round 7: 4/4 Round 8: 4/7 Round 9: 5/6 Round 11: 4/7 Round 12: 4/5 Round 13: 0/3 Total: 40/55 or just over 70% But notice how of the 15 times he has missed, 11 were in games where the Rebels lost...

I really don't like the idea of Folau at 12 - he is noticeably less effective on the wing as it is. 12 is such a jack-of-all-trades role that if there is one thing he is weak at, it will stand out like blood on a dove.

Sharpe is officially retired - I think you have to go 18 months after that statement to play again. Pyle and Higgenbotham are the basis on which most Rebels success is built - he is great Timani is jumping, must be because Cheika doesn't accept "I don't jump" as an excuse. Jumping well too...

Here's a theoretical - The penalty that Eales landed in Wellington to win the Bledisloe, would you have preferred he called for a scrum and went for the try? That's the vibe I'm getting from all the Barnes and O'Connor nay-sayers.

O'Connor has been mediocre lately, missing easy shots that, if landed, would have won his team the game. Lilo would be okay, but he lacks range (aka, 35m+ back and he won't make it) and may well crack under pressure.