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Three good referees for the three most important games. Good.

TL;DR version: Force are good, give them time. To quote the guy with the sign at the REBvBRU game on Friday: Love Rugby, Hate the ARU And the media is shit every team. All last season it was about how the Brumbies are going to fall over, the Tahs will go bankrupt, the Reds can't win without...

12 is actually a rather specific role, it's much easier to be a 15 or even a 10. He's also new to the game, so if we put him on late not only will he be up against tired opposition but the mistakes he makes won't seem as huge.

Maybe I'm too used to his delivery being quicker, or something, but he just looked below par to me. I thought about Alexander and Cowan, but I thought Tilse brought more to the game.

The real reason I chose Benn over Pek was the scrum, which is something I expect from a prop over anything else. Pek wasn't bad but he was a diamond in the rough and couldn't shine because of those around him.

So based on the week that just passed, now that we've all had time to review, the team would be 1. Robinson 2. Moore 3. Slipper 4. Pyle 5. Fardy 6. Quirk 7. Gill 8. Mowen 9. White/Phipps/Lucas (did any of them really perform that well?) 10. Cooper/To'omua 11. Ioane 12. Tapuai 13. Inman 14...

As an example, the Brumbies without the names I just listed: 1. Scott Sio 2. Siliva Siliva 3. Rory Murphy 4. Leon Power 5. Sam Carter 6. George Smith 7. Colby Fainga'a 8. Fotu Auelua 9. Ian Prior 10. Zack Holmes 11. Clyde Rathbone 12. Andrew Smith (Yes, he has shown himself to be a capable 12)...

His strength is his awareness and technique. People can get strong, people can become fast, just by training. But it takes years at the highest level to gain the awareness and technique that Smith has. But if he can't give that to Pocock and Fainga'a, maybe he can point them in the right direction?

The great thing about the Brumbies is the next man up attitude. You saw it last year when To'omua was injured, then Lealiifano. You saw it when Mowen was injured. In fact, if there was a player out, you had a new player slot in quickly and effectively. This makes the Brumbies the best suited to...

Let's watch the Tahs v Rebels first, predict how much they lose by later :P

Apparently Suntory will be happy to let Smith play for the Wallabies against the Lions and for the Brumbies in the finals (if they make it)...

At the start of 2012, Hugh Pyle was very quiet and Cadyrn Neville was unheard of. Now they are both looked at as future wallabies. Give them seasons to prove their worth.

Definitely, the Rebels and the Force will offer him 150% what the Brumbies do and a starting position. I wouldn't be surprised if some French or Irish teams did the same thing. I think it'll be best for him in the long term to stay. I think it'll be best for him in the short term to leave.

I agree that he's going to lose some confidence and might want to leave. What Jake White and Laurie Fisher are going to do is sit down with him, explain that they can see he is still struggling under injury, ask Smith and Pocock to train with him and tell him that they want to make sure he is...

Colby will be fine. The game time he has had has shown he still has some niggling injuries and the time off will let him get back to 100%.

Why the hell is AWH on the bench? I feel like Link just doesn't like the man.

He won't start, will he? On the bench in Colby's position.

That is surprising, surely he is the second choice at the hurricanes?

The backs really let the Hurricanes down last week, like the forwards did for the Reds in Canberra. Expect them to lift their game.

Smith won't start. He'll be on the bench for Colby.