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3. Bathite

Better units I think Nick, not just about individuals a lot of the time. Look at Mujati this season, he's had trouble against most LH's but looks a world beater with Tonga and Hartley beside him

Bonnaire - 'wilko cant handle the pressure'

http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3818_7228203,00.html

Would love wilkinson to come back and say 'France can't beat Tonga, a side the Saxons beat by 40+ points...'

anyone read greenwood's latest blog? Reckons England by 14 points, says having Flood and Wilko playing will pin the French right back and unleash our backthree and Tuilagi.

Says that Tuilagi has been causing defences all sorts of problems and imagine what he will do when England start spreading the ball wide and actually put him into gaps.

Aus side to face SA:

1. Kepu
2. Moore
3. Alexander
4. Vickerman
5. Horwill
6. Elsom
7. Pocock
8. Samo

9. Genia
10. Cooper
11. Iaone
12. McCabe
13. AAC
14. JOC
15. Beale

Rumours going around Bakkies is retiring from Int rugby after injuring his achillies. If so, total legend...one of fav locks ever.

New Zealand:
15 Mils Muliaina, 14 Cory Jane, 13 Conrad Smith, 12 Ma'a Nonu, 11 Sonny Bill Williams, 10 Colin Slade, 9 Piri Weepu, 8 Kieran Read, 7 Richie McCaw (c), 6 Jerome Kaino, 5 Brad Thorn, 4 Samuel Whitelock, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Keven Mealamu, 1 Tony Woodcock.

Replacements: 16 Andrew Hore, 17 Ben Franks, 18 Ali Williams, 19 Victor Vito, 20 Jimmy Cowan, 21 Aaron Cruden, 22 Isaia Toeava.

SBW on the wing....jesus, hard call on Kahui, read Guidlford was injured also.

Can see Weepu/Slade really clicking, takes the pressure off goalkicking for the young lad (He's norm an 85%+ in S15 and ITM!?!?). Think Weepu manages better too although isn't as crisp as Cowen.

No Kahui is harsh, and neither him nor Dagg on the bench?!?

Kahui and Dagg are both injured

Ah....

Guys what do people make of Julian Savea? Would be keen to get people's thoughts on him as he's got a lot of potential (8 tries in 12 games) and was world young player of the year in 2010.

Savea is a decent attacking threat, but lazy in defence Chris. He is also suspect under the high ball and in poor conditions would be a defensive liability for me.

Agree with Pete, good with ball in hand but not great in defence. Would get ripped to shreads some of the wingers in this league

Do you think he'll get better, or offload job?

Difficult to say really, but from the outside lookin g in he doesn't seem like he has a great desire to knuckle down and to get to the very top of the game.

Who knows Chris, might take another few years, might not happen. There's a plethora of wing talent in NZ, Hosea Gear was 25/26 before he got Int recognition

That;s the problem I have - if he did knuckle down then he could be absolute world class, but if he doesnt he's just a good club player.

Same with many players I guess though, there's about 15 better wingers in NZ currently

Tuilagi straight into the Leicester side, but Castro has got a dodgy hammy so not included.

I wonder why weren't allowed to select Losi and Ansbro then? Puzzling.

Dickinson and Vernon straight into Sale squad (on the bench) for Gloucester game

Ozzy3213 wrote:I wonder why weren't allowed to select Losi and Ansbro then? Puzzling.

Toby Booth is a great player manager and may want to reward the players playing well at the moment

Oh, don't get me wrong, I wouldn't have started either of them this week, but stnick said we weren't allowed to select them anyway.

Irish team for this week...

15. Tom Homer; 14. Topsy Ojo*; 13. Jonathan Joseph; 12. Steve Shingler; 11. Adam Thompstone; 10. Dan Bowden; 9. Darren Allinson;

1. Clarke Dermody* (Captain); 2. David Paice*; 3. Faan Rautenbach*; 4. Nick Kennedy*; 5. Bryn Evans*; 6. Declan Danaher; 7. Jamie Gibson; 8. Chris Hala'ufia*

Replacements : 16. James Buckland; 17. Max Lahiff; 18. Paulica Ion*; 19. David Sisi; 20. Alex Gray; 21. Guy Armitage; 22. Adrian Jarvis; 23. Paul Hodgson*

Pretty happy with that to be fair. At home we should have enough to get the TBP against a dogged but unimaginative Worcester outfit.

Wasps have named a near full strength team versus Bath this weekend - with Robinson back in the 10 shirt I fully expect a win. Just wish we had more than Payne and Broster - Castex looks good every time I see him, but never starts and we also had a young Argentinian we signed who doesnt get near match day squad yet.

Probably our best backrow. Corbs and Garvey only way you could improve that pack really.

I was told they werent allowed to be selected. strange if Tuilagi is playing as Tagicakibau is still in NZ or Samoa, although he is injured.

I'd have liked to see Danaher and Gibson the other way round stnick, but am guessing as they both can play 6 or 7 the numbers don't really matter and they'll share the responsibilities.

exactly

Danaher has always been a 6 whereas Gibson has time to develop.
Can see Gibson becoming a bit of a Moody and play as a 6.5.

Interested to see what sort of a team Booth will put out in the LV. Be good to see Spratt, Guy Armitage, Watson, Lahiff, Sandford get games, but also people like Ansbro, Sinclair and Ion.

Pete/nick how is thompstone getting on he got a 8 in the rugby paper last week vs glaws

I've only seen highlights of the game driver, but from what I saw and have heard from people who went to the game, our backline looked dangerous despite our pack getting a bit of a shoeing, and Thompstone provided some good go forward out wide.

in my opinion he hasnt been the same player since his bad injury. thats not to say he wont get back to that, but he used to be a great try scorer and played a bit like ashton, tracking well. he hasnt scored since his return but im sure once he gets one try his confidence will boost and should improve his performances.

stnick

people on The Craic saying that Hala'ufia and Rautenbach have both been citied from the Glaws game, but I can't find anything official on it. Any knowledge?

Faan got cited for illegally entering a ruck, pretty ridiculous citing he did barely anything wrong.

Hoff will probably get a ban, was a pretty sick tackle/flying headbutt/forearm smash. although, the fact that he is playing on sunday is a good sign as usually a team would 'lay off' a player if they expect him to be banned as it helps to reduce the length of the ban. and it may of been decided that a yellow was ok.

That is a nonsense one for Faan, but I think we all expected Hoff to get cited and banned. I did wonder when I saw him in the team for this week.

My understanding of the process is that the citing can only upheld by the panel if they deem it should have been a red, as the referee clearly saw it and dealt with it.

Would love to see what the referees report says about. I'll have no complaints if Hoff does get banned for it as it was a hefty and pretty reckless hit, but the fact that Morgan hasn't ended up injured as a result may help him if his argument is along the lines of 'it looked worse than it was'.

I'm gutted cos I really wanted to go on Sunday, but two of my daughters have got things that they need taking to in different locations so I have to take one and won't get back until about half two!

It's on Sky pete

Yeah I know Driver, just wanted to actually go to the game, haven't managed to get to any so far this season due to work and family commitments.

the hearing for both of them is Monday.

I'm not going either, out on the p iss Saturday night and have football Sunday morning so cant be bothered to drive there on sunday afternoon, if it wasnt on TV i would. also my season ticket this year is in the guiness lounge which is full of screaming kids, dont fancy that with a hangover.

The following Saracens players are available, some will obviously require better deals than others.

George Chuter
Scott Lawson
Bob Casey
James Scaysbrook
Jacob Rowan
Rodney So'oialo
Ollie Smith
Jonathon Davies
Billy Twelvetrees
Mark Cueto
James Short
Isaia Toeava

rautenbach cited for Striking apparently

Nick Evans prem player of the month

Anyone else just seen how well Ben Morgan just played??!!

Entertaining first half. Sam Warburton been absolutely superb and giving Ireland's back row a schooling. Wales need to suck in more defenders and then send it wider to Shane and North when they get the ball quick. The defence will take it out of the Welsh though so could work against them.

Steven_Sharks wrote:rautenbach cited for Striking apparently

A sign that faan can actually move. I
Imagine Irish put a mirror under his nose to see if he is still breathing. Dreadful player. In o'reillys dusseldorf 07.50 packed with paddys and the cider is hard work at this time

wonderful try from Phillips

Ireland dominating breakdown and possession, Wales are just so clinical & defence superb.

Welsh backrow have really stood up so far, been so clever the way they have played the Irish. Warburton and Lydiate have been awesome - the Irish have looked awful today.

Hopefully I wont get marked down for playing Phillips anymore :-)

Ho wmany people are signing Welsh players in the next window then?

Steven, you might have got the best deal going when you signed Warburton.

Kind of glad Wales won as if England go through have far more hope of us beating them. Now very nervous about the England game!

Wouldn't say Ireland dominated the breakdown? Both sides won most of their own apart from a few turnovers from Warburton and BOD (SOB might have got one as well)

I reckon that was probably Wales' final in all honesty

Come on England!

Awsome Welsh defensive play, got to credit Edwards with the way he had them set out. Think that won them the game in the first.

SOB was totally kept quiet, can't believe it! Warbs was good on defense but again was pretty quiet, esp at the breakdown where I didn't see him have any impact.

A couple of good games in 3 years doesn't me like Phillips lol. He still plays his own game and looks for contact too much.

Phillips was sensational today, in wet conditions where you need a physical game then there is no one better.

I thought Warburton was incredible today, certainly not quiet mate - not sure what game you were watching as he was all over the park, slowing Irish ball and leading the Welsh brilliantly.

Nervous about this now...