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That must be the youngest ever top 4.

What's the story with the bit about Vickerman they tacked on at the end there? Have I missed all the Vickerman-is-coming-back articles?? Losing TPN would suck, but best to fix it now before it becomes a bigger issue. We still have Moore, and a few hookers who could be decent back-up.

Can Bakkies maintain his effectiveness as an enforcer with this particular tactic removed from his arsenal?

The fact that he did it against another Saffa probably helps. I suspect there'd be less recrimination and more "They only banned him because he's from SA" if it had happened against a kiwi/aussie side, or if it had happened while he was playing in a Springbok jersey. Maybe I've spent too much...

A halfback who never passes? :nta:

:lmao: Put a rugby ball in his hands and the huge mitts of an opposition loosie entering the frame and his own mother couldn't tell them apart. FWIW I think the Tahs will be thoroughly dominated up front and lose, though the scoreboard may well flatter them and allow Hickey et al to waffle...

Re: Break Out the Arm Bands - Bakkies Again.... Long enough to make a point, not so long that he'll miss any 3N matches. Much like his last ban. And Schalk Burger's eye-gouge ban for that matter. Funny how that works out. :fishing I'm sure the Boks can handle Wales away and France at home...

Moses, you scare me.

I see the Crusaders got a neutral ref: http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16024_6157061,00.html Good for the Crusaders. I'm sure the Tahs are thrilled for them, having themselves drawn Mark Lawrence with assistant refs Jonker, Wessels, and TMO Veldsman. ::) Better than getting Kaplan I guess.

Re: special event: Great Aussie Bulls V Evil Stormers Bekker and louw subbed off at the 52min mark, what a shock.

Re: special event: Great Aussie Bulls V Evil Stormers We'll have to watch another victory-interview with head-scratcher Burger. The guy must have fleas.

Re: special event: Great Aussie Bulls V Evil Stormers Nah, they'll want to expose all their B players to super-level rugby. They just won't want any of their A players (only Bakkies, really) to be put at risk. I actually thought they'd put up more of a fight than this. It's like rope-a-dope...

Re: special event: Great Aussie Bulls V Evil Stormers I'm not expecting Bekker to come back out for the second half. They'll wrap him in cotton and ask the Bulls coach to bench Bakkies.

Re: special event: Great Aussie Bulls V Evil Stormers Stormers will start benching their big names soon.

Re: special event: Great Aussie Bulls V Evil Stormers Can only hope Bakkies injures himself trying to play a lone hand to make the saffas hurt for this travesty.

Re: special event: Great Aussie Bulls V Evil Stormers 'Bulls' have had about 3 seconds of ball so far. It's like an American gridiron practice match between offence and defence.

Re: special event: Great Aussie Bulls V Evil Stormers You have to say, if one of the Aussie sides rested 13 of their starting 15 they'd be playing a LOT worse than this. Can only hope the Bulls stay in touch until the last 20mins, when altitude will start to tell. Never thought I'd say that. :nta:

Kaplan more likely dropped down the rankings due to his shocker in reffing the Canes vs Saders. The fact that Aussies hate him and consider him biased against us is more likely to strengthen his standing with SARU and NZRU.

Re: special event: Great Aussie Bulls V Evil Stormers There's a chance we won't see a full-strength Bulls side take on a full-strength Stormers side. That'd be a shame for the neutrals, if there are any.

Live commentary for the Tahs match?