It was a top game given the conditions.
I've always touted 10. Dave Harvey as a likely player for Super Rugby squad, warts and all, and he took another step forward last week. If the ARC had been going since 2007 I think that Dave would already be in a Super stable. He doesn't lack confidence. He's only 25 but if he doesn't get a gig soon the world could pass him by.
There is no doubting the suitability of 8. Tala Gray for Super Rugby but his history of having both a shoulder and knee construction at age 21 could make him a pariah with the guys with clipboards.
John Grant is looking more and more like a footie player. This year he is trying different stuff and doesn't look as clumsy as he has been in the past though I'd still like to see him run over folks more often rather than avoid them - and develop a strong fend and seek to use it. He's big enough.
He probably couldn't run 10.8 secs these days as he did to win the GPS 100 metres title, having bulked up for rugby, but is still bloody quick.
He's the kind of player who could ease into the Rebels to replace Rooney and if he is a bit more robust in his play for the rest of the season and tries a few more things in traffic, McCabe style, he could get the chance.
Incidentally, others have mentioned the merits of scrummie Dewet Roos, yet I gave the little bloke faint praise in response. I now conclude that they were right and I was wrong; he's a cracking player.
