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Uni pack thinking with Randwick backline thinking, then merging the two together is the unstoppable force. I'm salivating right now, any more of this and I'll be dribbling uncontrollably.

If Vickerman was given the captaincy, while I would be salivating over the confrontation the first time Kaplan was scheduled, I would worry that his overall attitude might not work all that well with the refereeing fraternity. I think the ever-smiling TPN with those Sean Fitzpatrick "but we're...

You want to replace them with the Fox team?? Papworth is on there as an "expert" commentator, he's not there to rev you up but to analyse the play. The ABC's best ever expert rugby commentator was Cyril Towers and Papworth is positively manic compared to him. The whole team are a welcome...

From various press reports, Foley is actively trying to recruit Elsom at the Tahs. Given the backrow losses I reckon we need him badly. Rocky, healthy and in form, would make a huge difference to the team.

Did Beiber take our "root for the Wallabies" campaign just a little too far?

I see Peter Fitzsimons has picked up on the G&GR campaign. Would have been nice if he had given the site the required attribution.

I think these three options cover 100% of the performance spectrum, and therefore apply to every player on the planet. On the 2009 EOYT Palu was THE standout player. On that basis he was being rated with the same sort of performance levels that only Kieran Reid delivers. If you ignore that...

The best news longer term is that Scott Bowen will get a chance to learn how to be a good skills and backs coach. Having Gaffney as the senior assistant coach will allow him to direct the backs strategy and at the same time teach Bowen from the ground up. Its been said that Bowen is a long...

Paarl, While this situation is unusual in SA, in other countries it is much more usual, especially Australia. Those Kiwis who have migrated to Australia, even those who take out Aussie citizenship, automatically revert to being All Black supporters when we play the darkness. For a test in...

Welcome to the forum, TB. Naza has been complaining the new posters are too soft, seems you have answered the call.

Add me to that comment too.

As I posted on the injuries thread, this is the player SA needed most if they were to keep Bill. He is as important to the Boks as McCaw is to the Darkness. Terribly bad luck for him, disaster for the Boks.

May be wrong but I thought Lane let slip that he wasn't still on the short list about two weeks ago.

Just seen news that Juan Smit is out of the Springboks team for the World Cup. He's off to have an operation on his Achilles and won't be back till next year's Super comp. The odds on SA repeating just got waaayy longer. He will be missed as much as anyone in that team, only Matfield gets...

I suspect that Tom Carter might actually blossom under Gaffney. TC has shown glimpses of other skills, particularly this year, and a great coach will bring those to the fore. This appointment does suggest that the Tahs are very determined to go well the next two years. I think a lot of good...

This is very close to trolling. I think the long coaching stint (84-96) might have something to do with it, the sort of teams he coached during the golden years plus the esteem he's held in at the club.

Unbelievably good news. Under Bowen the backs had no system to play. Sure we had lots of injuries, but the whole season consisted of one-out individual efforts (mainly by Kurtley and Schmoo) rather than ensemble play by a backline working together in a system. Added to that, the skills on...

The key problems last week for me were: There was just no structure or flair to the attack. Its not 2007, you can't win with the 2007 gameplan any more. The game against a Wallaby team only firing on three cylinders showed the Boks have no penetration. John Smit can't play 3. Its like the...

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