How good is it that...

[barbarian]

... no-one is injured at the moment. Well, except Fatcat anyway.

Can you remember any period in the last ten years where ALL of our front line players were fit and available for selection? I certainly cannot. But now it is happening right around World Cup time!

It most likely won't last- a few players will go down during the RWC. But isn't it fucking fantastic that we have a top-strength 30 on the plane to NZ. Congrats to all the medical staff and physios for making this happen.

Of course now I have probably jinxed the shit out of us and six players will go down in a freak ping pong incident. But still it is nice to savour the moment.

 

[Moses]

Great point BaaBaa - could be worth a blog post?

 

[DPK]

If George Smith was in the squad, it would be my dream come true.

 

[Gnostic]

Keep people like Simmons away from all other players at training. Reminds me of Tom Bowman he was always good for destroying one of his team mates at training just by dumb luck/accident prone-ness.

 

[Ignoto]

It most likely won't last- a few players will go down during the RWC. But isn't it fucking fantastic that we have a top-strength 30 on the plane to NZ. Congrats to all the medical staff and physios for making this happen.

The sheep sacrifices to the rugby gods have paid dividends?

 

[GC]

Hynes is injured too. Was a Deans favourite so could well have made the 30 if not for his shocking run.

 

[barbarian]

Hynes is injured too. Was a Deans favourite so could well have made the 30 if not for his shocking run.

And Chisolm, and Brown.

Meh.

 

[DPK]

The sheep sacrifices to the rugby gods have paid dividends?

Two for one with that, pisses off the Kiwis too.

 

[Moses]

The sheep sacrifices to the rugby gods have paid dividends?

Two for one with that, pisses off the Kiwis too.

To be fair the Kiwis are abstaining till November, so it probably wont piss them off until after the choke

 

[EVERYFWDTHINKTHEYREA6OR7]

To be fair the Kiwis are abstaining till November, so it probably wont piss them off until after the choke

I have considered making T Shirt's highlighting the fact that they will choke. Maybe something with instructions with how to undertake the heimlich

 

[Bullrush]

I have considered making T Shirt's highlighting the fact that they will choke. Maybe something with instructions with how to undertake the heimlich

What an original idea......yawn

 

[Blue]

Whats going to be really interesting is how teams are going to cope with injuries, because they will sure get them.

Every one of the top teams have two or three players that are near irreplaceable and we'll all be praying they stay healthy.

This is the healthiest an Wob squad has looked in many years. You can cope reasonably well with any injury expect Genia in my opinion. Essential to the way you play. More so even than Cooper. Lose one one Alexander and Kepu and you also have some front row balance issues as it might force you to have two props on the bench against the NH fatsos.

 

[Richo]

1. Genia
2. Horwill
3. Kepu
4. Pocock

That would be my greatest injury worries, in order. I am now knocking frantically on wood.