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What a great weekend of rugby it was!

15 Sep 2009

From London – where a few pork pies were told – to Victoria, via Paris and a Burger in Pretoria, there has been so much mud slung in the past few months that you’d be forgiven for thinking it was a sport for pigs.

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As soon as you receive a red card for a dive, and for such incidents you can use a video ref, then people will stop diving. A couple of weeks of nine-a-side will soon make sure football players aren't such pathetic pansies!

UEFA throws credibility out the window

18 Sep 2009

I don't think Wales are going backwards. They are still ahead of England when they have a fully fit side. As long as Johnson persists in picking overrated, experienced players, England aren't going to go forward. What does Simon Shaw have to do to convince someone he should be in there as a token 'experienced' gun? Kennedy is better in the lineout than Borthwick (and didn't even make the squad?!), and with someone like Kay in there, we have RWC winning experience too. Steffon Armitage has been brilliant in club rugby, and has begun where he left off last season (despite his side struggling on the whole). This year will be a potential make-or-break for a lot of England's young pretenders. Wait....didn't I start this post talking about Wales?

Will SANZAR treat NH tours seriously?

15 Sep 2009

I think Aus have more promise than NZ at the moment. The pack is probably the cleverest in the scrum in the 3N. If only SA could find a front row... At the back, Barnes is a gem waiting to shine - he could be as good as any 10/12 in the world, maybe even the best in my opinion. For flowing rugby, Giteau is better than any 10 in NH by a way. In terms of attacking options, I still think the strength in NH lies mainly in the pack. Ireland have a robust front five, while Ferris/Heaslip/Wallace - if not now, could/should be the best back row in the world if they keep going in the same direction. "Brainfart" O'Gara is too hit and miss at 10, but D'arcy on form, and the resurgent BOD is great to see. You SH lads were surely impressed by Tommy Bowe? and give Fitzgerald a couple of years, with Kearney at the back. This Ireland team is only one player (Fitzgerald) away from being a top three side. This Autumn (Spring) is their chance to show they can mix it. They've received top drawer billing once before (2007 RWC), so they will need to do something pretty special to build on 6N 2009 and become a real world force.

So Robbie, when can we expect some silverware?

15 Sep 2009

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