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I believe it is a sour grapes thing and you just want the whole tournament to be a failure.

Yeah I know, but he’s going to want to get a look at what he regards his best team to be, which has Petaia and DHP in it.

Despite making a booking at the pub a week in advance and requesting a good view of the tv, the dickheads put us on the same wall as said TV. So I’ve now had a second look at the game and made my 3.2.1 votes accordingly. With regards to this week’s game: - we know that Rennie’s preferred team...

3. Slipper 2. Daugunu 1. Hooper

I'm assuming that Link would have initially made that request 6 years ago when he kept kicking it down the throat of the Springboks in the narrow loss over there. Point being, I don't think he will reign it in, it's always been his major blemish but he keeps doing it, and it's why he can't play...

The trade off is he kicks the ball back to the opposition when we’re in a scoring position and the play ends up 80m back up the other end. I don’t think you can train that out of him at this stage of his career.

^^^ Re the scrum, a ref that officiates both teams the same way would be a good start

If it has to be from the bench then start Lolesio and drop To'omua. Hodges boot is too valuable

It would have be for either Daugunu or Paisami unfortunately, they both played great games. But he has too be selected.

Yes yes I think we might have all been oblivious to the conditions against us in the second half. However I think Uelese is a better player than Fainga’a, and I said on the new match thread I’d be inclined to start Lolesio at 12 as To'omua kicks the ball back to the opposition too much, usually...

I’d be taking a punt on Lolesio at 12. He’s played there plenty and To'omua kicks crucial possession away too much in test matches. With Harrison coming through it’s where he could well end up.

With that draw we jumped from 7th to 5th on the WR (World Rugby) rankings and NZ stay second. I ran the outcome with the Hodge penalty going over and it was the same, albeit a bit tighter.

Ok well he will overcompensate there then!

The irony is that when Gardener gets handed the game in Sydney he won’t want to appeared biased and will overcompensate in your favour

Re Lolesio, I’m not sure Valetini came on either?

It was interesting that when Simmons came on for Wilson, LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) went to 8 and Samu went to 6. Strange in the context of the game but maybe some longer term implications for when the 2 OS players join the squad.

Or Or, in fairness, if JOC (James O'Connor) kicked a goal

Because it was our advantage, not theirs

We can only assume the ref wasn’t in a position to see it because you can be assured he would have pinged us if he was.

Warning Aaron to play the rules ffs