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I know one of the original 4 kamikaze units was called the cherry blossoms. Maybe they're making reference to that.

They're making such a big song and dance about turning down Wales' absurd offer to host the Eng vs Wales match at Millennium that you have to wonder if it's to provide justification for a 'consolation' offer to let them host Aus. Otherwise why on earth would you bother lining up suits to spell...

Apparently the board who decides if Wales get to play any of their matches at Millennium includes both JON and the Welsh Rugby Union chairman. Not sure what to make of that. http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/dec/04/wales-world-cup-millennium-stadium

Australia England Wales Huge Lubricated Banana-Skin 1 Just-In-Case Points Differential Lifter No easy pool games for us. It might be the sort of pool we need to avoid getting-ahead-of-ourselves performances like the one we put out against Ireland.

Didn't stop the Poms or ABs from doing it.

I watched the NZ vs Eng match first and am now watching Aus vs Wales. The main difference I'm seeing in how NZ/Eng played is that they get a lot more distance in the tackle, either by leg drive or from supporting players binding and driving them on. And not just their forwards. Our guys flop...

It's nice to see England pull out that sort of performance against someone who isn't us.

This 6N is going to be a cracker. England with their tails up, France in great form, Ireland a bit of an unknown quantity but looking bullish, Wales defending champs and hungry for redemption. Scotland will no doubt have done a lot of soul-searching and will be fired up from having their coach...

Bit harsh to blame Moore for the scrum troubles against Italy. He was part of the first scrum of the day that pushed right through the guts of the blue scrum. It was mostly when fatcat came off (pretty early IIRC) that our scrum went to shit. Which has happened a lot with Slipper on the...

I'd put Wales as favourites for this this. We won our last 2 games against them by bugger-all, and that was at home. They'll be out for revenge as well as redemption. Not having their starting tight 5 will hurt them at the scrum though, but so will us not having Timani. Who's the ref?

Lots of kiwis in Sydney.

I wonder if Genia is waiting to see how QC (Quade Cooper)'s negotiation goes? If it falls through that'd free up a "substantial" amount of dosh (according to Nuci) which he might like first crack at.

Because our handling can't get much worse, but maybe theirs can?

Everyone looked terrified of running away from their support. Which isn't surprising given the quality of their support.

I'm also in favour of 6. Timani 7. Hooper 8. Palu with Pocock on the bench. If I knew Pocock is up to form I'd start him at 7 and have Hooper on the bench to run at tired bodies around the 60 min mark. But the poms will just rumble the ball up and pile numbers at the breakdown, like they...

Still no match threads? Is that part of the new policy?

Being publicly endorsed by JON is just about the kiss of death on a hit-less scrum. Should've played it like Brer Rabbit. "No, no, ANYTHING but the hitless scrum! That will make some scrums too dominant!"

Is the power hit as big in France? From what I've read Carl Hayman had to adjust his technique a lot when he moved to France. Apparently there's much more wrestling/dark arts involved there, which makes me wonder if the power hit is as dominant.

Yeah I'm warming up to the idea of someone who kicks so well. It was nice to watch a game where you're not thinking "50-50" when there's a bit of angle to the kick.

I think if SARU made the boks unavailable for CC selection there'd be far more outraged howls at the devaluing of that august competition than there would be philosophical shrugs. From what I've read there's already a lot of resentment towards JON and SANZAR about the scheduling of superugby...