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The Boks often have Spies, Burger and Rossouw attacking and defending either side of their inside centre, so our 12 can not have a dodgy shoulder. He won't last. For this reason I think Fainga'a is our best choice inside centre. The Boks use an umbrella defence where Fourie pressures his...

So they didn't break the rules but you think you can call it cheating? Last time I looked uni only won 3rd grade, so I would call it arrogant and stupid. But not cheating. All clubs want their colts to progress to grade, but some will cope better than others and that is why the rules are so...

Can't understand the grief that uni gets. Through their efforts, they have raised the interest in and benefits to every colts player in Sydney. And they will continue to improve the whole competition with their progressive attitude. Does anyone seriously think that the other clubs would be...

I can't understand why Horne is at 12. When fit he is the best 13 in terms of giving his outside man time and space with his pass and channel running. He has no experience at 12 and no game time with Cooper. And why have your most accident prone player running bash ball. Madness.

Can Stirzaker play 1st Grade on Saturday and then Colts 1 on Sunday?

For me the absence of Ioane highlighted how limited in attack our centres are. Two straight runners with limited ball skills are easy pickings for a determined defense and the lack of mid field penetration puts too much pressure on Genia, Cooper and JOC (James O'Connor), Beale, AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper). Ioane's and Mitchell's...

For a 13 to do well you need the 12 to be running straight and continually engaging the attention of the slide defence, much in the way Genia's snipes give Cooper that little extra time and space. With this straight running the 13 can attack his opponent on both inside and outside channels. With...

Barnes has been selected at no.12 this week, so it would be ironic if Giteau played.

The intrigue is that Deans on a $million a year for the last four years, with McCabe, is going to serve up to the RWC in a vital position someone who has only played 4 or 5 tests. Given the pedigree of Giteau, this is an astonishing risk. I feel Giteau's mistake was that he made the no. 10...

Spewn, Most of the 7s are pretty banged up at this end of what is a long season. We will see better next year those who are going to progress. I agree that the rednut 7 from Easts is worth looking at. What has happened to Goodman? Actually, both Goodman twins? He is usually in the mix for...

The ABs put a lot of pressure on Genia and AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper). Because of this, Cooper should have used 11, 14 and 15 in the 10/12 channel and also chip kicked over their offside defence just behind Nonu and Smith. When Genia is making breaks, Cooper and the Oz backline seem to have more time to do their...

Spewn, I have seen Connor play twice this year and both times he was best on field by a mile. Who would you say is better?

My feel about the score is that it flattered us a bit. AB looked very comfortable and made changes very early in the 2nd half.

Where was 'Plan B' for the Oz backline. All night the AB played offside in defense. This is a trend in rugby that really irks me as it stifles what little flair there is in rugby at top level. AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) was their target (which is why he had such a quiet game), but we still threw the long ball all...

Thanks Bruce. On the topic of selections, I must say that I am surprised at the many changes that Todd and Jack make throughout the grades. It sort of goes against the convention of a settled team, but I guess it is smart in terms of giving players experience in the top grades.

Bruce, I am impressed with the play of Michael Hodge. Any insights to his background? And will T. Carter be back for the finals? Cheers.

Adding to WH woes is the bye for Randwick on Saturday.

I would like to see the scrum addressed. Teams are very good at disrupting their opponents loosehead ball these days and it is getting to the stage where the best cheaters win the scrum contests. It is impossible for refs to see all that is going on and for that reason I agree with Riptide...

Time for your medication Groucho. And you're confusing me with my cousin Torn Hammies.

Rob Horne has all the skills required to be a world class outside centre. I think his best asset is his ability to put his outside man into space. Given the talent of our wingers and fullback I can see why Dingo is a fan. I tend to put players into two catergories: the TPN Group and the...