Recent content by Gingerbeer

Not quite just yet... he will be in a few days though. Either way, it doesn't sound like he has much interest in coming back to rugby. The articles talk about him not being able to commit 100% mentally next year, wanting to spend more time with his family and, "it was a shame what happened...

I couldn't get to Ballymore on Sunday afternoon and really wanted to re-live some of the excitement and atmosphere from Suncorp so watched the entire pre-game, game and post-game show off the iQ - loved every minute of it. One of my favourite moments, Jono Lance running back one kick-off (I...

Spot on.

Personally, I do not boo when the other team has a shot at goal. I booed as loudly as I could as the Crusaders came onto the field and even though I despise Dan Carter and loathe HRH Richie McCaw even more (as my Crusaders-supporting wife will definitely attest to this), I sat in silence when...

I thought Huxley looked fine until they tried to play him at fly-half. Not sure if it was the bad run at 10 affecting his confidence once he was moved back into position or perhaps something else. I would think his versatility will at least have him on the bench and getting reasonable amounts...

In some respects I agree with what you are saying - the Crusaders game plan wasn't focused on necessarily scoring more tries than the Reds. They were prepared to take whatever points were available - as were the Reds. This has been their approach all season, particularly in the finals, and...

I think you'll find that after the end of the regular season (the last time the Reds & Crusaders had played the same number of games this season) the Crusaders had scored MORE tries than the Reds and had let in LESS tries than the Reds. This is despite the Reds getting two cracks at the...

Yep! Put some dosh on them at the start of the week. Just checked my balance then to discover I had completely forgotten that I put $5 on them at the start of the season - not big bikkies but for $5 it was a nice unexpected bonus. However, the most profitable bonus for me will be winning the...

I totally agree too... but had felt too ashamed of thinking this way to post it. I would much rather see the Reds win.

Great post Ali's Choice. You know it's a tough one to call when Reds fans are saying "Heart says Reds, head says Crusaders" while Crusaders fans are saying "Hearts say Crusaders, head says Reds". As much as I want the Reds to win, how evenly matched these two teams are is a huge part of the...

Foxtel ratings work the same as FTA ratings - a sample of households have devices which record who & how many are watching what and when they're watching. Foxtel boxes are sending back information to Foxtel or the ratings agency about what is being watched on Foxtel. As for Foxtel IQ and...

The Reds have announced that it is officially a sell-out.

Excellent!

What's the quality like? It just makes me worry when I see that they're selling a 2011 Reds Super XV Home Jersey which is actually last years. Makes me doubt that they're selling legit stuff but hopefully it's just their clearing the 2010 Reds home jerseys by saying they're this years (which...

Morahan did his hammy against the Force - at the time they were saying 3-4 weeks which would suggest next week is possible. Not sure how his recovery is going but he was doing some training (not with the rest of the team though) at the open training session last week. Slipper suffered a high...