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Well there goes my tipping! Beat the Crusaders one week, get crushed by the Clan the next. Analysing previous results seems absolutely pointless when tipping Super Rugby! Should I just throw a dice instead?

Glad to see Stevenson on the bench. Him at 15 and McKenzie at 10 is the stuff nightmares are made of behind that pack.

The scary thing about the injury list is that most of them have a "+" sign beside the week number. Given that so far injury recovery times have exceeded the forecast recovery date on almost every occasion, that means that the squad is unlikely to be close to full strength till round 10 even if...

Is there any likelihood that the Waratahs can pull out of their current trajectory and beat the table-topping Chiefs? Who among the resting/wounded returns this week?

Obviously Pietch is still not ready, so that's about the best backline available. But Nadolo covering for Jorgensen, who needs maximum help this week, is the stuff of nightmares. I'd have swapped Vailanu and Latu, but I see the logic of keeping Latu to protect the two youngling props. I must...

No problem. I suggest lurch rests next week, so he doesn't have the further issue of plane travel to Sydney to deal with.;)

Woops, my bad.

Those people who thought a Top Four spot was an easy target for the Waratahs were abruptly brought back to earth after the loss to the Rebels and the realisation that the next three weeks could leave us 1 from 6 after the bye (roughly the half way point of the season). The Hurricanes suffered a...

If this is really true (yes, I am a doubter) then his improvement has been so great that we should be having him tested for refereeing steroids. My vote would go to Wayne Barnes, he seems to have a good feel for the game as well as the laws.

How would you like to be Canada this time around. That's a pool of death!

By the time he gets on the field it could all be done and dusted. Unless they do a rotation, he will not be a starting lock.

That selection raises a number of issues: Johnson-Holmes is back. That is HUGE for us, the scrum has not been as strong as we need it to be, especially against the NZ teams. He gets one week to get up to speed. This would have been the ideal week to rest Porecki, start Latu and bench Vailunu...

Fair or not, in two weeks time the Waratahs play the Hurricanes in Wellington. An Ardie Savea champing at the bit is not something the Tahs would relish. The Blues this week on the other hand will be cheering non-stop!

I thought Newsome was very, very good in his last year at the Tahs. The original journeyman who suddenly found form at 15. Got squeezed out here with all the talent coming through, but I always thought he'd be great in France. Clermont were lucky to get him.

I agree, but I think its a bit early to know. Bowen is still very green. He needs to be well managed by the coaching staff by applauding his good performances but constantly reminding him that he needs to mature his body and his 10 game before he'll be ready for a starting role. I doubt this...

Right now Jorgensen should have a lock on the 23 jersey. After one week on the bench to ease him back, Pietsch should go straight to starting winger. Jorgensen should NOT start any game at 15 this year. Why? Because he is just out of school, just learning the ropes and getting a feel for Super...

I don't see that. There are a number of Brumby and Drua players who I am sure would disagree; I wouldn't want him to tackle me any time soon. He doesn't seem to be doing as much lineout catching as he used to.

BR: I think you are severely downplaying the strength of the Brumby forwards and the weaknesses in the Blues pack. Yes the Blues backs are extremely dangerous, but if they are trying to work with 20% possession they risk trying to do too much. The Brumbies backs to me were pretty decent last...

Looking at the line-ups this is not an easy match to pick for a result. Over the week i have changed my tipping twice and I'm now picking the Canes by a few. On paper the Hurricanes tight five are better, Reds backrow marginally better, the 10's/15's the great unknown, and the Hurricanes 11-14...

Latest on the weather forecast: Rain due Thursday and Friday has vanished, after midday tomorrow it'll be warm and dry. Should allow a cracker of a match.