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Hahahaha wow... Tucker couldn't have been more off if he was writing from the moon. Must have been a nasty shock seeing the full strength Qld side get thumped by the Waratahs in the opening round. But seriously - Qld second, and neither the Brumbies nor the Waratahs making the top 6? And that...

You're free to hold that view, however strange it may be, but after the League Origin series and seeing the absolutely hilarious trash your Courier Mail put out, I have to say that you lot sure make the worst winners and losers in Australian sport. The fact that the Courier Mail had to dedicate...

There's also the issue of proximity and ease of access. In reality the SFS - the Waratahs home stadium - is relatively easily accessible for around half of Sydney's population. But as you get further out it's a bit of a mission to get to any stadium in Sydney. That's not really a problem if...

To be fair to Canberrans, a lot of jobs have disappeared down there in the last 11 months, so I'm guessing the fan base has been affected a little by the weaker economy.

Interesting point, but I think a grand final involving two Aussie teams might be different to a round robin match. All the same, having an all Aussie affair would be good for more than just crowd figures. Would be great publicity for the game here too.

My point was more that there's a lot more brumbies fans in closer proximity to sydney than there are crusaders fans. For Waratahs fans just hosting a home grand final show be the only 'draw card' necessary.

Your mail is a bit off here mate. The scenario is the Crusaders play the highest ranked winner of this weekends matches and the Tahs the lowest. So to get an all Aussie final we need the Highlanders to do the job again in Durban and for the Brumbies to knock off the Chiefs. That will mean...

Seriously hoping this is against the Highlanders! Means we could end up with a Waratahs v Brumbies Super Final! :D

Has anyone else clicked that it's quite possible - if seemingly unlikely - that we could end up with an All Australia Super Rugby final if the results fall the right way? It's tricky, but certainly not impossible; All we need is for the Highlanders to beat the Shawks at home - like they did to...

Good win, but in a lot of ways that was one of the worst performances the 'Tahs have put in for quite a while... The set-piece truly was a shambles and we were pretty badly exposed at the breakdown in the first half on a number of occasions. If it weren't for Qld's in ability to execute basic...

Wales easily the better side this week - heck of a turn around. But unlike others on here I agreed with both penalty tries. There was no way in hell the welsh were stopping that maul without falling over to trip the boks, so it had to be awarded. Likewise at the end, very poor judgement by...

Great game for the most part and a brilliant atmosphere at what was a record crowd at the SFS for rugby - still can't work out why similar numbers didn't turn up in Brisbane. Can say pretty confidently that if this was played at ANZ probably wouldn't have gotten 25k, so good work by the ARU in...

Skelton offers something different to Jones, and I suspect it's got more to do with how McKenzie expects the game in Sydney to play out - more running and less field position you'd think. Jones has a great work rate, but doesn't have Skelton's effectiveness as a runner. Although that said, I'd...

I think McKenzie and the coaching staff were hoping that Horwill's poor form for the Reds was more about the team around him, but that he'd get back to his old standard in the Wallabies setup. Unfortunately judging by his efforts on Saturday this just isn't the case... It's a shame the Tahs...

As a opposed to ... what? The lunar right agenda driven drivel over at the Murdoch "News" papers like the Tele or the Sun? The Herald offers balance and decency, and is home to some great Sports columnists like Masters, Cully, Spiro Zavos and Georgina Robinson. But hey, if you'd rather go...

That's just plain scary... with Kurindrani looking as good as he was, having Speight, him and Folau all running hard will cause a lot of problems. Can't wait!

Kurindrani had a great game at 13. Showed no signs of his apparent inability to pass at the Brumbies (great bat on for Hoops and pass to Beale to set up tries), and was devastating both in defence and attack with his hard shouldered running. Will be bloody handy having him around when we line up...

One game in their last, what, 12 against the All Blacks? The trouble for the poms is they remain too inconsistent against most teams, and against the All Blacks their record is even worse than Australia's. Success on this tour is absolutely vital if they're any chance of getting the...

Someone showed the seating plan on this thread that indicates it's pretty close to being sold out actually.

Bahahah nah mate, just pointing out a few FACTS that kinda show your comments to be pretty stupid. I noticed you didn't mention any of those FACTS in your reply here. The EOYT was pretty decent, but we looked shit against Scotland and England all the same. And no, I wasn't a fan of JOC (James O'Connor) getting...