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My observations: 1. Tui isn't fit enough. Too much time spent seagulling on the wing and then getting burned by the AB backs looking like he's about to keel over 2. Whole team wasn't fit enough - they were expending such a lot of energy in the first half maintaining a rush defence and I could...

Between the headgear he's wearing and the pain in his ribs I wonder if Stewart even noticed it?

That's the softest red I've ever seen. Rugby is broken.

I wish I liked Mungo enough that I could ditch this stupid shit and watch NRL. Rugby's become nothing more than Card Roulette.

A few pleasant surprises in there - Cheika seems to have selected primarily on Super form which I wasn't expecting. I think Cheika got the props situation dead right, that's four solid scrummaging props and for once I won't feel a cold chill the first time the ref signals a scrum after the 60...

Gifting the Chiefs a bonus point through inability to win a lineout and Smith's indiscipline. Pathetic. Showed heart at times but no skills. Somebody asked last night how the Kiwis have won 38 Super Rugby games in a row and the answer was "if we knew why we'd stop it." It's because all the...

Not even regrets that you paid for the ticket?

Reds looked better immediately when Sorovi came on. Maybe the Chiefs are just tired (and comfortably up) but it's like a different team compared with the Reds with Lucas. Quick ball is half the battle in modern Super Rugby and forgives a multitude of sins. It's really shitting me how the...

Wow. That was absolute rubbish from the Tahs. Poor discipline, poor handling, poor set piece, poor decisions. All combining for what the commentators said is the first time in history the Tahs have failed to score a point. The Lions were good but they weren't that good, there's a lot of...

I was hoping to see the 6:2 split, you're not going to beat the Canes in the backs, you have to beat them up front. With Ardie out, bringing Fainga'a and Hardwick on in the last 20 will be a real opportunity. Mobile back rowers and both excellent breakdown players. Hard for the Barretts, Aso...

That's one of the biggest turnarounds I've ever seen in a Super Rugby game. Well done Tahs.

I think that try fell victim to the old "clear and obvious" clause. If it had been onfield decision try, it would have been a try. When onfield is no try, the video refs sometimes seem to lose their nerve. I understand why they took out the "try or no try" call but sometimes it leads to...

Reds really under pressure now, saved only by repeated poor handling by the Jags. Something has to give eventually.

Tupou's worth as a runner off the lineout is shown there - both defenders went for his feint and allowed Timu all the space in the world.

"Behind the last feet" must not translate well into Spanish... This Reds team is so good across so many aspects of the game, if the backs could just gel in attack and hold onto the ball they'd be one of the top teams in the comp IMO.

The Rebels' bench is outstanding - Koroibete, Ruru, Hardwick - all starting quality players in any other side. This team should top the conference on what we've seen so far. Three games, three comprehensive wins.

Much as I think it's harsh to drop DP from the starting side, especially since Thorn knows exactly what he's capable of as arguably the best player in Qld Country, I have to admit that a centre combination of Kerevi-CFS piques my interest. CFS is in form and 13 is his position IMO. The only...

He could be going for a pocket quite a bit, the Reds and Bulls have played two games each and got six cards between them already - five yellows and a red. Statistically there should be three cards this match!

The Bulls are looking very much improved this season so far, beat the Canes and ran the Lions closer than the scoreboard suggested, but I'm hoping that away from their altitude fortress and into the Brisbane humidity, we'll have them. They've got a huge pack but really struggled to the defend...

Slipper has a history of serious back spasms. Not a good sign to be hit with them again so soon into his recovery from the ACL. On the plus side, we wouldn't lose much by having JP Smith starting. He's been immense. Tens, trials and the first two Super games.