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Am I right in thinking the Reds have to play in SA on Sunday and then travel back to Brisbane to play next Saturday against a Bulls team who will have had a long weekend after playing on a Friday? Who arranged that? Am I also right in thinking that the Bulls have had SA refs in all bar one game...

The definition I've heard for "world class" is someone who is in the top 2 or 3 in the world in his position. Palu has signed on for another 2 years I see. http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/relief-for-waratahs-deans-as-palu-decides-to-remain-in-australia-20100408-rv4f.html

Re: Why can't we maul? At least the Reds have a coach in McKenzie who will hopefully can teach them a few things about forward play. Not sure if Aussies have ever been good at mauling though. So maybe he's just as clueless.

Let's watch rugby365 pack their Team of the Week with Sharks. ::)

Re: Why can't we maul? That may well be true from a biomechanical point of view, Bruce, but from what I've seen the teams who maul best (England, France, Ireland, SA) tend to do so in a more upright position. Those are the mauls which get the better of us time and again. The Force seem to be...

I can't say I ever get sick of watching 3N matches, but a bit more variety would be good. Good for the spectators and good for the players. I think they have a great player base (or so I was told), so they should develop well with more frequent exposure to top-flight rugby. They'll never be all...

Why can't we maul? Anyone watching the Reds match last night would have seen the familiar sight of an Australian team helpless before an opposition maul, and unable to make any forward progress when they set up a maul themselves. Why is this so? We do okay at scrums, so it's not like our...

FUCK'S SAKE!!! Dumb rugby!! Deserved to lose that one.

Another fuckup under the high ball. ::) Why the fuck did Hynes chip-kick with so little time on the clock? Game over.

The Boks are gonna maul maul maul this trinations. I hope Robbie and his forwards coach are paying attention.

Spoke too soon. They don't seem to have any answer to the Sharks' rolling maul though. All the Sharks have to do is get it down the other end and go for the lineout.

I wonder what the penalty count is at the moment. I bet the sharks are way in front this half.

Sharks take the lead. :'( Why try to break up a rolling maul on the sideline by driving it infield?? Why not drive it towards the line? Reds aren't chasing the kick well at all. Getting killed at the restarts. Their catching under the highball is woeful.

Good match so far. Genia has been caught taken one too many steps before passing a few times. The forwards aren't making too much progress in their pick-and-drives. 2 tries to none though is looking good. Hopefully the Sharks will tire in the second half, because if they get a lead late in the...

Two aussie games, no live commentary! Geez, do you guys have lives or something?

I'll probably stay up. I live in fear of spoilers. Should be a good match too. I have a feeling the Reds are due for a shocker, unfortunately.

Wasn't sure who to cheer for in this match. On the one hand the blues are more likely to be able to keep an Aussie team out of the semis, but on the other hand we don't want the Bulls getting too much momentum, and it'd be awesome if they were denied a home semi-final.

I see that the rugby365 writer cut out the above sentences when he rewrote his article to the full-length version. He must've had the chance to take a few deep breaths and cool off. :lmao:

"A last minute drop goal by David Hill and a diabolical refereeing effort by Stu Dickinson contributed to the Stormers’ shocking 16-15 defeat in Perth." http://www.keo.co.za/2010/04/02/force-vs-stormers-1205-ko/comment-page-6/#comments "The Stormers will regret what was probably their worst...

I couldn't help but notice Gary Gold (assistant Springbok coach) getting very fucking friendly with our friend Mr Kaplan in his latest video blog: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9PRo4-oUL4&feature=player_embedded