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This is a very preliminary make-up of my side. I'll have another look over the fixtures of Rounds 1/2/3 to make sure I can make transfers easily and once the match squads come out there'll be different changes. My main areas of concern are: Hooker- Is Bismarck really worth 400k? The budget seems...

This is the worst thing I've ever heard

With regards to Grammar, the word is that Year 11 boy Fergus Halliday will be the first-choice scrumhalf. He's been playing #12 since Grade 8 but he's an experienced club #9 for Ashgrove, having made various representative teams during his time at BGS. Really stood out during 2011, making...

QLD is in the same boat for the first time. The GPS season is now taking place in Term 3 after the mid-year holidays, as the soccer/rugby seasons have been split so that students can play both. The trial games in QLD will be condensed and there won't be an opportunity to play any trial matches...

Is someone like Sam Tomkins really deserved of a Test cap? Just because he made the England RL team doesn't mean he'd make the England RU team. You'll often find the uncapped player isn't Test standard. Robbie Fruean is a possible exception.

1. Salvatore Perugini 2. Kevin Mealamu 3. Sylvain Marconnet 4. Marco Bortolami 5. Victor Matfield 6. Jerome Kaino 7. Mauro Bergamasco 8. Adam Thomson 9. Peter Stringer 10. Danny Cipriani 11. Bryan Habana 12. Robbie Fruean (Uncapped) 13. Stirling Mortlock (c) 14. Richard Kahui 15. Isaia Toeava...

This is from HelpGuide.org To answer your question Inside Shoulder, a lot of highly successful people could exhibit some symptoms of OCD, or even borderline OCD. However, I don't think many would have it any worse than that. Although it does 'help' in some aspects of organisation/planning...

I have mild OCD, and I find that in some aspects of organisation it actually helps with making things presentable and most importantly keeping them consistent. That could probably be harnessed in a positive way for someone like Pocock. However, it can be very time consuming- you don't get to...

I wouldn't be surprised if they did try to fit them in Ruggo. McCalman did feature at lock a bit last season, and with his high workrate and ability to jump in the line-out he'll likely end up featuring there. Personally I think he's a #6. He doesn't have the impact required to be an effective...

I'm really liking the look of the Force forward pack. There's a lot of experience there, with a lot of great tacklers and breakdown experts. The addition of Ma'afu makes it look a whole lot stronger funnily enough. Pity there's not a couple of backs with strikepower, the departure of David Smith...

Aaron Cruden, Robbie Fruean, Rene Ranger Liam Gill, Dave Dennis, Ben Tapuai Elton Jantjies, Patrick Lambie, Juan de Jongh

Waste of time. Moore's not going to be benched any time soon and Vaea is the best #8 in the ACT, some would even argue Australia. Keep him at the back of the scrum.

So now that Mortlock is pretty much locked into the #13 jersey, what happens to Mitch Inman- can he play wing or is he an out-and-out centre? I imagine the backline will look like this now: 9. Phipps 10. Cipriani 11. Gerrard 12. O'Connor 13. Mortlock 14. Mitchell 15. Beale 20. Kingi 21...

Nothing on the 2007 3N, with our 'Brumbies' backline and another 6 in the 22. Julian Huxley Adam Ashley-Cooper Stirling Mortlock (c) Matt Giteau Lote Tuqiri- lone non-Brumby in the backline Stephen Larkham George Gregan Rocky Elsom George Smith Guy Shepherdson Mark Chisholm Stephen Hoiles...

Thanks for that Brisbok, it actually makes a lot of sense.

Really? I think Lambie's a better #15 than Taute. Jantjies is great and I prefer him to Steyn (especially now that his kicking is consistent), but starting is a big call. Haven't seen enough of Killian to make an astute judgement but Bryan Habana will likely retain the #11 jersey. I know this is...

Because it means he's not getting experience playing #7. Alcock's just a kid so any time he gets playing there is very valuable. Look at Ashley-Cooper, he's a victim of his own versatility. Instead of being picked solely at #13 where he plays best, he's been shuffled around to inside, fullback...

1. JC Janse van Rensburg 2. Bandise Maku 3. CJ van der Linde 4. Wikus van Heerden 5. Franco van der Merwe 6. Cobus Grobbelaar 7. Derick Minnie 8. Josh Strauss (c) 9. Michael Bondesio 10. Elton Jantjies 11. Michael Killian 12. Butch James 13. Doppies la Grange 14. Dylan Des Fountain 15. Jaco...

Have we heard anything about who's taking over the captaincy? I'd like to see Robinson, Mitchell or Barnes. I hope it's not Elsom.

Blue, it seems that you South Africans have a clear distinction between #4/#5 locks. Almost as distinct as the two flankers. What's the criteria for each?