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Agree with some of what you say HJ, but I certainly don't think you are giving the Bulls the credit they deserve. You are basically saying that if the Reds are on their game and do the basics well then the Bulls will have no answer? You obviously think that on their day the Reds are a far...

In fairness, it's not only threads involving South African teams. He is the same with QLD Reds, All Blacks and Quade Cooper....wow. I'm certainly no fan of Quade, but he had to have slept with qwerty's sister the way the guy carries on.

Did you do a survey or what do you base this on? Actually don't bother, you are a waste of time.

Geez, this is a massive loss for Springbok and Stormers rugby. Not that Juandre Kruger is a bad replacement (at Springbok level), but Bekker in full fitness and in form is pretty much untouchable as an athletic lock forward IMO. The first couple of games this season have been an indication of...

The most negative person on the forum. Geez, I wish the Kings had been drawn to play the Waratahs next week cos that would've really given you something to be negative about.

But they beat the Stormers who then beat the Chiefs the following week. Let's pick games in insolation, against different opposition and use the results as a measuring stick for who's going to win the next game. That method always goes to plan.....doesn't it?

Could you name better players from the Waratahs? That's a matter of opinion. Probably also why your Waratahs never live up to the expectations of you fans. The players are really not as good as you think they are. As for form? 3 wins from 3 is not bad for a team that's out of form.

JP Pietersen, Jordaan, Lambie, Kankowski, Daniel. Plenty of points there. They haven't quite hit their strips yet but to say they don't have the ability to score points? You're kidding yourself.

Out of curiosity, who in the Tahs squad would you throw in as the centre pairing? Perhaps a combination of 10 - Foley, 12 - Volavola, 13 - Izzy and adopt the "hopefully we'll score more tries than we'll concede" mentality? Who is the alternative to AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) at 13? Horne? Is he a significantly better...

Cheetahs unchanged from last week: 15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Willie le Roux, 13 Johann Sadie, 12 Robert Ebersohn, 11 Raymond Rhule, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Sarel Pretorius, 8 Philip van der Walt, 7 Pieter Labuschagne, 6 Frans Viljoen, 5 Francois Uys, 4 Lodewyk de Jager, 3 Lourens Adriaanse, 2 Adriaan...

Got it! If it was in Canberra then Brums, if it was in Durban then Brums.

A week is a long time in rugby and derby games never play out the same way that inter-conference games do. Neither team has played a team outside of their conference yet, so hard to know what to expect. I do expect the Sharks to place more emphasis on attack leading into this game though...

Yeah it's a bit of a predicament and I definitely don't claim to have the answer. At this stage i would be going with Izzy and perhaps using Volavola as a final 25-30 minute impact player. That's just my opinion though.

Is he going to pick up the instinct sitting on the bench or out of the matchday squad completely? After making a significant investment in him, I don't think the Tahs will give up on him after 3 games. If they're going to start benching him now, they might as well admit they got the whole...

Agree with everything except that final sentence. After scraping a home win over the Force, I don't think many people were predicting that the Bulls would be that dominant over the Blues, in their first week on tour, at Eden Park, after the Blues had been very impressive in their first two...

Is that really worth mentioning at this early stage or prior to any game? Are you predicting there will be? Surely it's a given that no one wants controversial refereeing decisions. Brumbies in better form at this stage - Sharks have started slowly again. Perhaps the travel factor and home...

Haha I think you were somewhat lucky with your assessment in that the Bulls dramatically lifted their performance in this game whilst at the same time the Blues struggled for cohesion after some strange selections (since acknowledged by Kirwan). The Bulls were poor against the Force and not much...

Tim Whitehead? He's still at Sharks, just out with a fractured arm. Not that I agree with PB. IMO the Sharks started to hit their best form last year when Steyn was at 12.

Perhaps "fans" booing their own team should result in police intervention? ;)

What do people make of Jake's comments about Waratahs 'new expansive play'? Accurate comments or just mind games in the lead up to the game? Or a bit of both...