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Kepu < Sheridan TPN > Hartley Slipper < Cole Sharpe > Deacon Horwill > Palmer Elsom > Haskill Pocock > Moody Palu > Easter Genia > Youngs Cooper > Flood Mitchell > Cueto O'Connor > Hape Ashley-Cooper > Tindall Ioane > Ashton Beale > Foden

Right now, he's probably the best available. But as soon as Slipper's back to full-fitness he should come straight in.

I don't really understand why he deserves to start? He can't scrummage nearly as well as either Kepu or Slipper and his work-rate isn't as high as theirs as well.

Our scrum should be fine. Yes, Robinson is a big loss, but it's not the apocalypse just yet. A front row of Kepu-TPN/Moore-Slipper will be able to provide a solid platform for our back-line, especially when you factor in the scrummaging ability of Horwill and Vickerman. Besides, Australia's...

You've got to feel sorry for the bloke- Australia's first choice prop since 2008, and then tearing his ACL just before the Rugby World Cup. Especially in a virtually non-contact training exercise.

Barnes and Ashley-Cooper will suffice with Pocock on the field.

He was the the top. Even more turnovers than Braid!

Agreed. The main reason Fainga'a performs so well at the Reds is because of the style the play. With such an expansive, wide-running game-plan the Reds need centres who are defensively solid and can compete at the breakdown- enter Ant Fainga'a. He's a flanker at heart, having played there from a...

Spot on RugbyReg. Wonder who the reserve Prop will be- Daley or Ma'afu?

If we don't go for a second playmaker, it'd be much better to select either Barnes or Gerrard. Barnes is a much better defender than Fainga'a and is extremely level-headed and focused, and performed excellently with QC (Quade Cooper) last year. Gerrard brings the long-range kicking game that our back-line is...