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Vinny Munro has looked superb this year. I think he's definitely on the up and up.

Lam gets Joubert this week against a saffer team. Now he's really going to be upset. From the replay I thought the calls were accurate. The Blues tend to live on the edge of the laws, I would like to see the AR's input more, particularly on forward passes and offsides. Neutral referees will...

Re: Rebels deadline ends, update here on what you hear. Single tier seating means that the back rows will be a long war from the action.

Guilford is the only Crusader and Dagg for the Highlanders. This is on form to date so I agree no McCaw or Carter (I'm talking Dan btw). On form I think Becker has it over Matfield, on form Sharpe deserves a spot. Berger over Elsom definitely on form to date, Faiinger has been good but I would...

AB's have six games in ten weeks, Boks have six in nine, WB's have six in eight. Fatigue means we have the worst of it but everyone is going to be utterly stuffed by the end. There will be lots of injuries and more than the 22 will be needed by all three teams because fatigue makes you more...

Lee: I now live in Adelaide so I only have access to Fox + G&GR you tube. ABC here does not show Shute Shield (which I miss a lot). So I have to live vicariously on the feedback of others - hence no actual vision of Betham or Nadolo. I can't wait to get home to the SFS. If anyone can tell me...

Blue: Exactly. But we'll never know if the fringe candidates are any good if they don't get time on the park. We have a brilliant bench and a good squad, but they are the most under-used in the comp. Nadolo is a classic case. When he scored four tries Mitchell was the greatest winger ever to...

But Palu came off at half time injured too! Why play him next week when we have to have him against the Crusaders at full fitness? We've got the best bench in the comp, lets use it, especially against a team travelling who have got lots of injuries too.

Because if Baxter is injured this year Kepu has shown he is not a good enough replacement. I'm thinking only about what-ifs for this year with regard to Palmer.

Some good things already mentioned that I want to endorse: The AR's giving clear advice on the run to the ref about infringements. It doesn't happen enough! Now if they could pick up more on off-sides and forward passes we would be putting some fairness back in. The All Blacks scrum leading up...

Given that the Cheetahs have real problems right now I would rotate some players, rest Barnes, and stack the reserves with insurance. I am assuming Palu and Waugh are out for a week with injury. So... 1 Kepu, 2 Fitzpatrick, 3 Palmer 4 Mumm (c), 5 Caldwell 6 Dennis, 7 Mowen, 8 McCaffrey 9...

I'm with most others: TPN 3 Hangers 2 Mumm 1

Who invented the gameplan that said "lets kick it to the Blues backline". Every time we did it, we let the Blues backs get up to speed and they ran all over us. God help us if we do it against the Crusaders or the Chiefs, we won't be so lucky twice. While we were committing this lunacy, we did...

I know that Brumbies watching Tah games is heresy, but if they'd watched the game against the Bulls they would have seen that the referees are not rewarding scrum dominance, just endlessly resetting or playing on. So when your scrum is totally on top taking lots of scrums can be...

The Chiefs have lost one more game than the Tahs, played the same number and are only ONE point behind. That's what scoring tries and making bonus points does for you. The whole coaching team plus Phil Waugh admitted last year that not going for tries and bonus points cost them dearly. Now we...

Phibbs 3 McCabe 2 Huxley 1

The Blues front row were given a scrummaging lesson last week by the Aussie reserve scrum. A repeat performance like last week against Benny, TPN and Baxter will get pretty ugly for them. The Blues tight five are vulnerable; this is where they have to be attacked on all levels for the Tahs to...

Other teams have been hit by injury, but never like this. Its worse than the Reds having to use second grade props a couple of years ago.

PB, If its any comfort I'm picking Stormers 1, Bulls 2 and then Crusaders, Brumbies and Tah's to fight over the scraps.

Spectator, I believe you are on to something. I thought the Tah's played tough grafting rugby week1, explosive running rugby in week 3, slaughterhouse rugby week 5 and this is now week 7. I like it! Not so good against the Cheetahs but we'll still win, great against the Crusaders to win, not...