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It could be a long summer for the South Africans if they don't sharpen up their bowling.
Not helped with Steyn picking up an injury.
A couple of wickets can change the tone of a match but South Africa may struggle without ABdV and Steyn.
Sean Fitzpatrick had a reputation for knowing how to play the referee, like McCaw. I can't think of any Wallaby captain who was as good as dealing with the referee as these two except Eales.
Australia men's sevens squad: Ed Jenkins (capt), Allan Fa'alava'au, Matt Lucas, Pama Fou, Jesse Parahi, Sean McMahon, Lewis Holland, Jordan Tuapou, Will Miller, Jacob Taylor, Luke Morahan, Shannon Walker
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Despite aspects of the game being poor, it was great to be so close to the reigning world champions at the end of the game, particularly when so many had written us off in the buildup.
Eliminate mistakes and we will be a real threat for the rest of TRC.
Can't see mckenzie or anyone doing a Harry Potter and magically turning this around in 7 days.
McKenzie has shown weaknesses under pressure on game day of late.
Would be a huge mistake to change coaches now.
I have spoken to someone who was there and if 1/2 what they said happened was true there will be repercussions in both the courts and the judiciary. My source verified the above happened and lots of other things that went down. Very poor form from everyone involved on both sides. A sad day...
AFL have been cooking the books about their player numbers in Sydney.
See here for details:http://www.smh.com.au/afl/afl-news/afl-accused-of-exploiting-figures-20120723-22knq.html
Is Russia the sleeping giant of world rugby?
There were some really tough looking buggers last year at RWC11 representing Russia.
One of my army mates told me that it is the official sport of the Russian army.
It may be that they are better prepared for expansion than USA.