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First time in and going OK, but Fantasy is the right word. TPN scores 14 points against the Reds, Douglas 14, Baxter 9, Mowen 14 Burgo 14. Contrast that with the Reds - Slipper 13, Darwin 9, S Fainga'a 20!!!, Simmons 19, Higgers 18!!, Genia 19!!. Based on that you would think the Tahs would...

WJ, you need to go the LG route. Blackcurrant juice with an additive in a PET bottle. You don't miss any rugby that way.

His role in the team is LHL, the guy who runs a lot, has a big engine and gets to wide rucks early. I'm about to re-watch the game (one of life's great pleasures) but my first look last night was that he did exactly that. That's the beauty of the Tahs pack. Everyone has a job to do and does...

Scotty Bowen replaced our former backs coach. Muggleton was an extra and you'd have to say he looks like the buy of the year. Hickey is TOTALLY pissing me off with his refusal to sub injured players but for the rest I think he's done well. He seems to be coaching in the "general manager"...

Love your work Bruce!

You must have watched the match in an alternative universe I think.

Sometimes its great to be a Tahs fan. That was one of my best nights ever and I wish I could have been at the ground to be part of it. Some thoughts on your thoughts: If Taf's throw to Dennis was not straight then half of Saia's throws went straight down the Reds line too. Major problem...

Waratahs: 3. Horne 2. Dennis 1. Burgess This was very tough because the whole pack deserved 3 points. None played average even, all were good to outstanding. Note how much variation there is in the choices posted above. An easier task would have to be to nominate the worst player -...

Had a bloody dinner party to go to so I had to wait till I got home to watch the match. Deans said this week that the Rebels were not the last team the Tahs would embarrass this year, but I don't think he meant that the Reds with all his favourite forwards would be next. That was one of the...

I certainly agree with the overall thrust of what you say Lee, but I do disagree on some of the detail: 1. He is quixotic and panicky with some teams but not others. He seems to referee teams in SA well, you do not get the howls of complaint you get everywhere else, particularly in...

I got it Bruce, and thought it was another of your pearls. What was that line about "casting your pearls before swine?" They won't know what they are ingesting.

First they get into WJ's account and given him a new personality and now someone's got into Reddy's. We need tighter security.

Replying to Reg's post above, I'm glad the Rebels have cited Chapman. In real time watching, I was incensed (but not surprised) that neither Kraplan nor the two AR's could see the obvious; that Chapman attacked the head of Cipriani behind the play. That he happened to poke him in the eye was...

Next week they play the Chiefs. Given the results from the first two rounds maybe they don't have to step up too far. However, they have got problems they will have to deal with: 1. The Chiefs scrum looked good against the Highlanders and the Rebels scrum has not looked good. Somerville is...

Both the AR and Kraplan were in good position to see the forward pass. Kraplan didn't fuck the Brumbies over he just squared them up for his earlier mistake. Add in the deliberate knockdown when the Rebels were away.... and I don't think the result was altogether unfair. What was totally...

They should be 0 from 2 against two teams who, lets face it are playing dreadful football. Last year was terrible and this year has started worse. Apart from Friend they are being coached by novices and he chose the coaching team. They have a dream team in ability that's turning into a...

Brumbies: 3. McCabe Daylight 2. Moore 1. Vaea Rebels: 3. Delve 2. Gerard 1. Vuna

The Brumbies were regularly offside too. Gnostic, Kraplan is much loved by the South Africans and they have a lot of say in the referees. He was truly awful tonight but I predict the assessors will give him at least a pass and probably a credit.

On what we've seen so far the Brumbies won't make the finals. Their best performed players are the newbies - Palmer, Vaea, McCabe, To'omua, Coleman. There is no clearcut plan for their game that is visible from the stand. I don't care if Giteau is playing better this year, he cannot run a...

Bloody well done!