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Super Rugby Qualifier A Match : Crusaders vs Reds Venue: AMI Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa) Assistant referees: Garratt Williamson (New Zealand), Mike Fraser (New Zealand) Television match official: Vinny Munro (New Zealand) Super Rugby Qualifier B...

Well, Blues are screwed by a bad call from the ref.

While 99% of my rugby focus is on the Lions tour, let's not forget that if some of these games go our way we could have a grand final in Australia!

South Africa Willie le Roux; Bryan Habana, JJ Engelbrecht, Jean de Villiers (capt) or Jan Serfontein, Bjorn Basson; Morne Steyn, Ruan Pienaar; Pierre Spies, Willem Alberts or Siya Kolisi, Francois Louw; Flip van der Merwe, Eben Etzebeth; Jannie du Plessis, Adriaan Strauss, Tendai Mtawarira...

Game so far: Happy Birthday Ben Smith Fumiaki Tanaka controls the forwards and sets the backline on fire Piri Weepu is down

So the Highlanders have announced their B team against an opposition that loves to wreck those who don't show enough respect.

Great to see James Leckie back in the reffing position instead of being assistant. I really like his reffing style.

So we know there are players who are simply too inexperienced for a Lions call, but how about the EOYT? Who are the players that we want to be experienced come 2015 but also don't want to throw to the Lions? Eg. Kyle Godwin, looks the goods to be future Wallaby 12 but no way in hell is he...

Discussion over at the Wallabies Watch and 30 man squad had a few mentions to Kyle Godwin. I off handedly said that he and Tapuai might be the Giteau and Barnes of the future (Solid 12s). This got me thinking - who are the young Australians (25 or under) who, in four years, would be constant...

Well, defining game of the Australian conference. Brumbies were dominant first round but have lost their form, where as the Reds were without their best in round one and now they have both their best and they are regaining their 2011 form. Hard to pick.