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I know where you're coming from Scarfie but, like plea bargaining, the justice system has become somewhat Amercianised over time. I think if it's a system that's credible and it works it's probably a positive. The source was pretty good. I wouldn't have put it up if I didn't think it was...

The ionosphere is the uppermost part of the atmosphere, between the thermosphere and the exosphere, distinguished because it is ionized by solar radiation. Did you know that it plays an important part in atmospheric electricity and forms the inner edge of the magnetosphere? It has practical...

Boom boom - you may have a point Bruce, after all, he is from Tokoroa. I don't want to appear as though I know it all but he got off because he presented evidence that his drink was spiked, backed up by a blood test (amongst other things), thereby providing 'proof' that an 'intent' could not...

I've just spoken to one of the legal people associated with this case (yes, really). It may be that the case turned on 'intent', which is of course a substantial element of the charge the prosecution is required to prove. The prosecution may have accepted that 'intent' was not proven 'beyond a...

All Blacks: Mils Muliaina, Cory Jane, Conrad Smith, Ma’a Nonu, Rene Ranger, Dan Carter, Piri Weepu, Kieran Read, Richie McCaw (capt.), Jerome Kaino, Tom Donnelly, Brad Thorn, Owen Franks, Keven Mealamu, Tony Woodcock Reserves: Corey Flynn, Ben Franks, Samuel Whitelock, Liam Messam, Jimmy Cowan...

I didn't think 'the Pie Eater' played that badly either. Sure, he's no Fourie du Preez but who is? I thought his service was OK (heaps better than Burgess for instance - didn't see too many around the bootlaces or over heads) and he poses a bit of a danger around the ruck with his sniping. He...

In a team where nobody played that well I thought Spies was one of their best. He actually made more runs and more metres than anyone else in the Bok team (10), was involved in more rucks & mauls than anyone in BOTH teams (11 - apart from Kaino, also 11), didn't make as many tackles as the other...

Groucho - flankers actually used to be called 'wing forwards' in them there old days....

Is Tim Walsh still around at Easts? I think he was playing F/B when I last looked - he was an adequate five eighth replacement (in an emergency).

Good call Riddler. Nine weeks actually. NZ Herald Bakkies Botha has been suspended for nine weeks for head-butting New Zealand halfback Jimmy Cowan in last night’s Tri-Nations rugby test at Auckland. It means Botha will miss the remainder of defending champion South Africa’s Tri-Nations...

Did you see that Luke Rooney is off to NZ to play in the NPC for Hawkes Bay. Good plan - they're one of the top sides.

Lei Tomiki?

The experience of Muliaina was preferred - which is understandable in the Tri-Nations. He was concussed in the first Wales test but was available for selection against the Boks. Cory Jane will be able to cover for F/B and Kahui 2nd five eighths to wing. I can't see him taking over the F/B...