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enforcer - The Cheetahs are used to it. They lose promising players all the time. Grey College in Bloemfontein is a Springbok production line. The good ones get snapped up by the richer unions early on and when a player does well for a couple of seasons for the Cheetahs he inevitable gets more cash.

They will trouble a few teams with that lineup. Strong scrum with two very good young locks. Back row sells itself. 10 is the gap for me. Olivier is really not great. Decent midfield with quick wings. Daniller is a decent player. Trouble starts for them when those first choice players go...

Well I started by scratching around the Cheetahs website and for the most part thought who are these people? As is always the case, the Cheetahs are made up of youngsters, some rejects, and a few guys who never left the Free State for some unknown reason. Yet, there are a few shining lights in...

Kirchner vd Heever, Hougaard Watermeyer, Olivier Steyn Fourie Du Preez Spies Potgieter, Stegmann Vic, Bakkies Steenkamp, Botha, Kruger Basson (Wing) vd Westhuizen (10,15) Pretorius (12,13) A prop (not sure) Flip vd Merwe(lock) Kuun (2, back row) Danie Rossouw (lock, back row)

Ok, well maybe it is a bit of an issue? I see most SA teams play four games over this side and the Aussie sides only two over in SA (Tahs anyway haven't looked at the rest). However, once our players stopped gnawing and gnashing about the travel our teams started winning games so I think it's...

Always though you're as crazy as fuck Oom but now we all know it for sure. Only because Vic will retire ;)

This is simply a continuation of Australians gettign a boner over more derbies and SA hating the idea. Trust me, the SA coaches have moved on and are preparing for player management as much as the Kiwis and Aussies. P Divvy needed something to get his name in the papers and Jon O'Neill grabs...

I hope Lambie's versatility is not his undoing. Like Pienaar (who I would incidentally still have on the bok bench regardless).

Thanks Lee. My next attempt is the Cheetahs which will be a bit harder. Lots of new names. I will need some help from the Oom and others. Paarl, I will start a Cheetahs preview with what I know about the squad and you can follow up with some thoughts.

Squad looks more or less like this: 15: Louis Ludik (Pat Lambie) Wings: JP Pietersen/Lwazi Mvovo/Odwa Ndungane/Skholiwe Ndlovu 13: Stefan Terblanche/Adi Jacobs 12: Meyer Bosman/ Riaan Swanepoel (JLP) 10: Pat Lambie / Jacques Louis Potgieter / Steve Meyer 9: Charl McCleod / Conrad Hoffman 8...

He wasn't going to play in the first four rounds anyway from what I remember.

Steenkamp is fit - that was a broken arm at the end of CC last year Matfield - neck problem since 3N - will be fit for opener and has been in rehab since EOYT but it has only been a contact issue he has been training Kirchner - Ribs in trial game - three weeks according to reports Bakkies...

I don't see Hickey dropping Carter as he suits the style Hickey wants them to play. In his mind anyway. Horne / Turner is a very exciting prospect but I doubt we'll see much of it. Carter does the job expected of him but in my view players like him hold the Tahs back. They need more spark from...

The locks were to blame for Murray getting folded like an escargot. The captain behind him had his arse in the air. Terrible technique at test level. I can't believe that's the same team that beat the boks a few months ago.

Well spotted. There are a couple of guys who did well in the Currie Cup. CJ Stander is a very capable replacement who played very well towards the end of the CC. He was U/21 captain a couple of years back. Back row depth has never been a problem and the guys that are there are pretty durable. We...

For the most part the squad now seems settled. New players in Italic. Fullback: Zane Kirchner, Jaco van der Westhuyzen (Utility - wing, 10) Wings: Bjorn Basson, Akona Ndungane, Gerhard van den Heever Centres: Stephan Dippenaar, Jaco Pretorius, Stefan Watermeyer 2nd 5: Wynand Olivier 10...

If anyone needs punching it's ESPN's poor attempt at trying to make the 6N coverage interesting. They should really just show the games. The studio mob is embarassing and a veiled excuse for punting their betting advertiser.

Aah, some things in life you can bank. Death, taxes and pre-season Tah optimism. :) (Insert little fishing fecker)

How Wales persist with S Jones at 10 is a fucking mystery. He offers nothing and lately he hasn't been kicking well. England should have won more comfortably. Re Jonny w - Problem is that he was very average in his starts last year but T Flood looks pretty one dimensional himself. England...

Like the jersey. Bit of old school in there. Now if only the Bulls can run out against the Goats with an old school Blue jersey we can watch some real rugby :) On a side note, that's six seriously good footballers in the photo. If they can stay relatively injury free and ride a bit of luck...