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Faf plays with the Curry twins at Sale whilst Louw has been instrumental in guiding Underhill at Bath. Therefore, there will be no surprises at all between these sides and i expect the Springboks to take on England at the breakdown. That will be a fierce contest. I think Louw and Marx will be...

Interesting ACR that you think Owens favoured England today. All of us English are spewing with him as I reckon he and the TMO did an excellent job of keeping the ABs in the match. The disallowed try for Youngs was way harsh as the ball never left the England hand. So many NZ forward passes...

You are right cyclopath....I meant to reference it back to Wallabies training. What is the inside scoop there and how tough are Cheika's sessions and does anyone really think any one side has a fitness advantage or are they all just very well prepared?

Interesting perspective on training by Eddie Jones from dropped England scrum half Danny Care. I am sure all sides are pushing very hard but Jones is clearly a real task master. Eddie Jones was very clear from day one that this World Cup will be won by the fittest team. Going into the last...

Thanks guys and I appreciate your comments. The downside with the English premiership is that the winter months can be very cold and wet and therefore a more forward based kicking game is natural. Add in that we have relegation and sides stop taking risks if they are in the bottom half. All of...

Apologies for imposing on your forum as I am a POM in London, but the RWC excitement and my Aussie childhood ( 5 years in school in Sydney) leads me to want to appreciate the Aussie perspective a bit more. 1. Wallabies always peak for the RWC so how optimistic are you that the Green and Gold...

You are wrong on England. They have lots to improve on. They have gone back to having strong set piece and being well marshalled at half backs, but there is plenty of improvement in their overall attacking game to come. I don't think Farrell offers much in attacking terms (superb kicking) and...

Interesting 6:2 split on the bench which for me is an unnecessary risk. Injuries in the backs and England could be struggling. 2 replacement locks? Pretty obvious which way England are going to play this one. Two playmakers pinning Aus back with kicks and then pressure the lineout. Should be a...

Daly has great potential but no experience at this level. He plays 13 or 15 normally for Wasps and has real pace (therefore can cover 11 and 14 for this match as well) and good hands. He has put a lot of pressure on EJ (Eddie Jones) to start at 13. A big bonus with him is his massive boot. He kicks penalties...

POMS perspective - as many have pointed out the Wallabies had England on toast every time they spun the ball out wide. I could not believe how quickly and frequently your guys had a 2 or 3 on 1 overlap. For England to win last Sat they always needed to try and win the gain line battle and...

From a POMs point of view I agree with my people here in that the Wallabies will prevail in the next 2 tests, but they should at least be hard fought. Eddie Jones has done a great job with England so far, but there are massive improvements still required. England at least have reacquired a...