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I have a feeling that the first guy to propose this was Bob Dwyer, long before Spiro. When you play a game like last Saturday the first thing you have to do is rectify what went wrong. The backs selection was not a problem, poor option choice and people dropping the pill were the backs...

Wrong thread I know but I distinctly remember in round 1 & 2 that this buddy running was a feature of the Tah game.

Having done a thorough examination of my performance in the league to date, inspired by the fact that I used my wild card last week so I brought in 15 new players and having calculated the statistical likelihood of the impact of random events over an underlying trend, I have reached an...

Double shit!!! Kepu to start (he was one of our better players Saturday but that is damning him with faint praise) and Ryan as 17? The problem is that Palmer is the THP so whoever is the back-up has to be a really good LHP. Neither Ryan or Tilse inspire for different reasons - maybe Tilse as...

1693 isn't out of it yet, you're less than 200 points behind top spot. One really good week and you'll be back in the running. Just be thankful you're not back in the pack. And consider this: you are in front of all the Rugby Club pundits!

3. Shepherd 2. Mafi 1. Sharpe

Based on careful watching of the games this year. The Stormers defense has been excellent but except for this weekend they have all been home victories. This weekend was the Bulls and they have not set the town on fire this year. Yet in four games your team has scored but two tries, which...

There's only 42 points separating the top 5 and Moses had a shocker. Enjoy it while you can, a couple of injuries and benchings and you'll be down amongst the rabble with me (40).

The point is that no one, not even the Stormers, are competitive with the Crusaders. The Blues when they are hot are probably their closest competition, but when they are cold they are 30 points worse. The loss against the Crusaders away was not surprising. The game against the Cheetahs on...

3. Carter 2. Baxter 1. Mitchell I thought Kepu and Dennis did some individually good things but they didn't do it for 80 minutes, more like 20. Rest of the forwards weren't there, except Fitzpatrick was half-reasonable. Burgess was horrible, given that our forwards were not turning up...

"Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane." Shawshank Redemption. Long term Waratahs supporters (I go back to the late 60's) understand this completely. Well, it looks like a repeat of last season. Last year the Highlanders game was the keynote game for the season, this year...

Thompson will score OK. Down on average but better than most. Give them 48 hours to get it all done.

Unless something massive changes the Reds are going to get slaughtered against a really top scrum. Daley struggles every week, Fainga'a is a powderpuff and I still can't work out if Slipper is holding the thing together or is just over-rated. Daley cannot keep having learning experiences in...

Which given the way he seems to be going will be very soon. All round great guy but injuries have cruelled the last few years.

Not so sure the Sharks are miles ahead. They should have lost to the Rebels who, whilst they have potential for years to come, are somewhat limited and inexperienced. The Chiefs and Waratahs games say that the Rebels are definitely second tier, yet they got within two points and only some...

Me and I want to see a whole lot more water under the bridge before I change my opinion. Fainga'a, supposedly the third best hooker in the country, hasn't played against the Crusaders yet and the Reds set piece work against the Brumbies was nothing to write home about.

Thanks for this Bruce, it is the first reasonable theory I have heard as to why our scrum, previously so dominant, absolutely turned to custard. For me the important question is why? Foley's no idiot, far from it, so he wouldn't have had the leg positioning in place for no reason. I can come...

It hasn't had much attention on the forum but the first of the two Bulls-Stormers games has huge implications for the whole comp. If either team won both games they would be in a great position to take first or second overall, which is what you need to win. You have to do well in other games...

Very clever move. Both teams have a long travel to London so that's equal. Crusaders then have the bye so they can recover from the trip. Sharks don't have to jump time zones on the trip home so they will be acclimatised ready for the game against the Stormers (very important game for the SA...

Cowan is cheap but that is just about his only redeeming feature. I won't even start listing what's on the other side of the ledger.