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Palau, Samo, McCalman. Lots of people with the same skills. Add Elsom and Higgers and 5 has to go into 2. Preplexing to say the least. Semi final and Pocock goes down in the warmup. It seems a bit nutty. Saia as openside? I beg you jest sir.

He is worse. A lot.

Steemkamp should not even be in the squad. It's too late. He is fat and unfit. No chance to get him in shape. James on the bench? Why? Lambie covers 10. No Aplon. It's like a fucking lucky dip. AB's by 10. We're fucked. We just don't want to admit it.

I don't. I think we will lose again. We have no attacking shape. There is no structure to our play. Half our guys look unfit and the other half out of form. We have lost 9 of 11 against the Wobs and ABs and what could possibly happen in a week to suddenly make us score tries and play wiht some...

Chavin' a ball old Jake. Sitting tens of thousands of miles away taking pot shots. Guess he has to endear himself to the Australian rugby community as he wants to ultimately coach the Wallabies. Not that I disagree with what he's saying and all that. Factually he is 100% spot on, but it must...

Guess not. Smit tweeted yesterday that he is fine and SARU have made a statement to that effect.

Bit of a farce really but we have come to expect a lucky dip from the SANZAR judiciary.

I guess with the history of scrummaging you will take any victory however small. But I guess it was fun to watch and just topped off a miserable day for the Boks so as a Wallaby fan you had to enjoy it.

Thought Afoa is broken?

Surely dropping him will amount to a PR shitstorm in New Zealand? The NZRU and their sponsors would want him in the squad for wank value.

Yup. Very sad to see Smit battle on like this. Steenkamp has not played in a year. He should be nowhere near the squad. He recovered too late. Had he play two CC games I'd say okay, give him a chance. They will prolly start him next week.

Swarley: Re best props: Beast and Jannie to start with CJ on bench. I thought before Jannie went off our scrum was going nicely. Cj look great on the EOYT last year and was playing well for the Stormers until he got injured. Wasnlt half bad against the ABs when he came on. The fact that Smit...

Hate to steal your thunder but with Smit at 3 and Steenkamp at 1 it's possible the worst combination SA could field. This is Steenkamps first rugby in 12 months and we all know about Smit at 3... It's the rough equivalent of bringing Daley on at 1 and moving Stephen Moore to 3. Up to that...

I just think CJ needs game time. He is our best bench prop and the only guy we have who covers both sides. Move him to tighthead in the second half and bring the Beast on at LH.

Coaches have to try something. 15. Lambie - Never again Steyn or Aplon. 14. JP 13. Fourie 12. Juen de Jongh (lost of man love for Jdv from PdV - must be they share a surname) 11. Habana 10. James - "Last chance saloon at the high tackling coral" 9. du Preez 8. Spies 7. Alberts 6. Brussow 5...

Default to Victor. Extent of injury not confirmed. I expect Smit to be dogged and try and make the Cup.

Well done Wobs. Two in a row in SA. Ugly as a crack whore with warts but I bet you'll all take it. Everyone can be very relieved that Elsom looks like he is back. Only comment I have is that when there is a lot of defensive pressure Cooper disappears and you need a second playmaker to get...

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?? Lack of game time maybe but these guys have played together more than any other international side in many years. They are rusty. Some haven't played for seven weeks, some even longer. That's to me what give the Wallabies a real chance. I'd me more inclined to put a lazy ten on the...

I think his scrummaging isn't half bad but not good enough to get selected. He looked shakey in his debut season but who wouldn't next to Finger and Daley against a rioting English scrum? Anyway we'll have the "Battle of broken Arm" in the second half if Mafood comes on and Steenkamp (who also...