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It's to the lasting benefit of Australian rugby that players move around freely. This is especially the case when they move from the rugby nurseries to the newer teams. No matter how much we might p*ss and moan, it was good for rugby that the Force 'poached' the players they did, otherwise they...

Bucketing down in Brisbane at the moment.

And better players on the day... by a margin.

I think the Reds would have given as much, with or without the press.

If a team needs their opponents' media department in order to get fired up, then they have much deeper problems than simply being or not being the better team. I would hope the Bulls would give 100%, regardless of whatever mean comments the Reds PR girl makes.

'Winning ugly' is resorting to kicking for field position because you lack the basic skills to execute either a running or a forwards-oriented game. 'Winning ugly' is resorting to kicking for field position despite having the basic skills to execute either a running or a forwards-oriented game...

I don't know about that. Kepu, Dennis, Mowen, Burgess, Sookface, Turner and Horne are all pretty handy. And no way Cooper is faster off the mark that Kurtley. Kurtley might just be the fastest over 15m in the world at the moment, or close to it.

darkhorse, I agree with that post but with one caveat. JOC (James O'Connor)'s defence is the opposite of what Gilbert's used to be. He is very good in the line but a little bit hopeless out the back where good runners seem to be able to get around him almost as easily as he gets around them. On the weekend...

The ball shouldn't have been thrown anywhere near Becker. Who was calling?

I agree. Most spectators would say he 'went missing', like Palu 'goes missing'.

I think JOC (James O'Connor) at 12 could certainly happen. It's hardly a gamble, given our weakness there and the way JOC (James O'Connor) has been playing. There's nothing he can't step around, especially the lumbering tanks playing 12 nowadays. Players like Nonu and Sunni Bill are powerful but hardly nimble.

Yep. Robinson, Slipper and Kepu plus Mooore and (a fit) Taff is outstanding.

Carter is 'deceptively fast' as in 'too slow to tackle'. The defenders would have speared off into touch leaving him a clear walk to the line.

Incumbently, over the ball?

But will she still be leader? ;)

I think that out of those, TPN and Drew are only 50/50 selections. Moore is a favoured starter with TPN for impact, and Drew is always going to be at risk from Ioane if JOC (James O'Connor) gets a wing. Wing is fiercely contested, which is A Good Thing. An in-form Robinson seems like a certainty but not on last...

Paradox, I think Mitchell was dropped due to his stupid red card, not due to his playing performances.

People often talk about teams being 'angry' after a loss. The most common result after a loss is another loss.

Not to mention that we haven't got the cattle to win any games beyond the pool stages playing 10 man rugby. We've just won a game against the ABs, and we have won games against all the other major nations, by playing running rugby. We only need to win one game against the ABs if we are to win...

Typical Kiwi hubris. ;)