Who will be our starting half back in SA

[disco]

After watching the Boks last night I now think Genia has to start, we need Burgess on for the last 15-20 when the game becomes a bit scrappy.

The boks still love to rush the flyhalf & Giteau needs to have good service if he's constantly receiving the ball at his toes or head we're in for a long night.

I think Burgess will be brilliant after 60 minutes when the game opens up & he can snipe around the rucks but he could be a problem in the 1st 20 minutes with those big bok backrowers bearing down on Gits & Barnes early on.

 

[Groucho]

Genia is a great prospect, but he needs to be developed. Wallaby rugby is full of players who stalled because they weren't ready. Let's not do that to Genia.

Burgess is certainly inconsistent, but at his best he can be very good indeed, and his excellent running game is the perfect answer to a Saffa-style rush defence, as Deans himself has pointed out. He tends to disintegrate when his forwards are under pressure, so maybe the forwards need to do better as well.

Having said all that, Genia may be that much better as a starting halfback quite soon, simply because his pass is so much more consistent.