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So does this explain the backs' poor performance overthe past few years? Too much time wanking during matches and no way to dry their hands hence plenty of dropped pill.

1. Bulls 2. 'Saders 3. Stormers 4. Brumbies 5. 'tahs 6. Blues 7. 'canes 8. Reds 9. Sharks 10. Force 11. Chiefs (think reverting to the old laws will hurt them more than any other team) 12. 'landers 13. Lions (will be interesting to see if Dick Muir can turn them around like he did with the...

Hopes: 1. We learn to finish off our chances (more tries will help get the media off the Wallabies backs too). 2. A fullback comes from nowhere so that AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) can move to centre and Ioane to the wing. 3. No backline injuries this year. Expectations 1. Continued improvements by our forwards in all...

Good luck with the mighty Beacons Redsfan spent 3 years with them myself. Have they managed to find a way to shut Burkey up yet? As for the topic, I retired (from playing for the Rams) at the end of last season and was looking at managing / coaching a team but won't have the time as I have to...

Everyone seems to agree that Paddy must go but does it really have to be an ex-referee who is the manager. Surely as a business it should be someone with a good knowledge of the game (an ex-coach maybe) who has good management skills. You could have one or two technical coaches to develop the...

The Chiefs made the final last year so I wouldn't count them amongst the weak teams. The other 4 we should beat though. I would love them to have an unbeaten record at home, wins against those four teams hopefully with wins in NZ and SA. If they can achieve this they will be well placed to...

7s is boring, but I can understand what people are saying (Personally I would love to see a Summer 7s series run with club sides putting teams into a competition played over 13 rounds or so all over the country). As for the crowd problems the Australian sides (not just the Wallabies but S14...

Matt Gitteau to fullback; Nathan Sharpe to lock (don't know why tis wasn't tried earlier as a guy who is over 2m shouldn't be playing centre); Kurtley Beale to halfback.

Was Kearns ever the permanent Wallaby skipper? I thought it went Farr-Jones - Lynagh - Eales - Gregan. Which would make NFJ the last.

1. Do we really want players being so petulant (as rumoured - I don't know whether this is fact or not - does anyone?) as to demand a position in the national team of their choice or they won't play? 2. I got it LG, though I would have been driving eratically too if my missus was running after...

They may well have but McCaw has the mystique of the hit-and-spin at the rucks as well as his leadership on the field which is why I'd have him in my team anyday.

For arguments sake: My Shadow Team (to take on the team selected) 1. Beast 2. Jerry Flannery 3. Carl Hayman (he is still playing in the GP just wasn't available for the test selection) 4. Brad Thorn 5. Paul O'Connell 6. Thierry Desautoir 7. Richie McCaw 8. Hairy Donkey 9. Mike Phillips 10. Morne...

1. Benn Robinson (100% vote) 2. Bismarck DuPlessis (60.6) 3. Martin Castrogiavanni (60.7) 4. Bakkies Botha (56.7) 5. Victor Matfield (76.7) 6. Rocky Elsom (33.3) 7. Heinrich Brussow (56.7) 8. Pierre Spies (38.5) 9. Fourie DuPreez (38.5) 10. Dan Carter (77.4) 11. Brian Habana (51.9)...

Will be sorry to see PB go, will miss his insights into SA rugby. Good luck boet.

I had him nominated as a 14 which is a right wing :nta:

Lock maybe? Number 8 could be interesting depending on your views of Palu v Kefu.

What's the go with all the acronyms getting posted lately? If people are going to start posting acronyms can we please get some kind of dictionary thread stickied on the front page so people like myself who don't spend copious amounts of time on other forums can have an understanding of what the...

He wasn't nominated PB so I didn't include him in the poll.

... bugger and it won't let me change that fact either. I have changed it so that you can't view results until after voting though. Guess one position won't be a surprise come Saturday.

Easy. He wasn't nominated whereas TPN was.