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The more things change the more they stay the same. Expect to not see much difference in the first test as far as Bok selection goes. PS du toit will likely return in the second test. Lots of Safafs were only released by their English clubs this week so some of the starters will have had little...

Will there be a Wallaby selection shakeup? What can the Wallabies change? Fewer intercepts and a batter lineout might be a good start. Will the Boks strategy change much from the Lions series? Will anyone in the Gold Coast care?

No way this is happening with less than a year to go. Maybe this will be the first time the Lions play in the UK, provided they get the virus under control? No way in 10 months form now that 60K fans can flood into SA. A Lions tour with no fans would be pretty awful.

Sounds like SANZAAR are considering this. As much as I would love for test rugby to return, a tournament in NZ can only have one outcome. SA and ARGIE teams will be really undercooked (will they play any domestic rugby at all?). SA, AU and Arg players would have to quarantine...

So who's going? I'm off to see SA v Italy, SA v Canada, England v Argentina and Wales v Fiji If anyone's around any of those games let's have a beer or three.

Seen his lat 3 outings against the best packs in the NH. Different human being entirely. Slimmed down, fit and effective. Infinitely better than anyone else wearing 4 in AU right now. Would pick him for the WC squad in a heartbeat. But I guess the entire Aus rugby system is way too busy...

So we have this "Japanese" team playing in Singapore with two Japanese players in the starting 15. I think we can all agree that this whole circus has been a total failure. What is the point?

Springboks – 15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Raymond Rhule, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Jan Serfontein, 11 Courtnall Skosan, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Ross Cronje, 8 Warren Whiteley (c), 7 Oupa Mohoje, 6 Siya Kolisi, 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Beast Mtawarira. Subs:
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Match this weekend. Montpellier put 50 on Racing. Team sheets below. French players in bold. Out of the 46 players: Montpellier: 7 French, 16 Foreigners Racing: 6 French, 17 Foreigners So that is 13 French and 33 Foreigners :eek: Montpellier: 15 Joffrey Michel, 14 Joe Tomane...

At 74 minutes Cheetahs vs Bulls, the Bulls (6 points down) have all the momentum and the Cheetahs are out on their paws. Wave after wave of lateral attack from the Bulls, followed by the replacement 10 trying in a mindless chip kick with a man outside him and only one defender (he should be...

The worst kept secret after a litany of lies that SARU was going through "process". The only coach of color that could be given the job with a straight face. Now where is gets really funny is his backline coach. Mzwandile Stick. A sevens player who has only recently started coaching. He is...

All Blacks: Announce their Captain to succeed McCaw today - Reed - no surprises there. Springboks: No coach. No apparent process in place. Job not to be advertised so no need to apply. Captain? Who farken cares really. Anyone want to guess what will happen in this years Rugby Championships...

Paarl got pissed at me for not supporting his team. Sorry. I can't support the Stormers. If they had a progressive coach, who TRIED the get his team to play rugby then maybe. But keep playing that caveman style and they deserved to lose. Get fucked, Cape Town. The best thing that could ever...

Got handed the Laureus award for comeback of the year. Pretty amazing, considering his wife at one stage rang his mates to come and say their goodbyes. He's starting to look like the Burger of old. Playing some good rugby. Guy's a total freak...

Thought I'd start a thread for all the SA teams. Some interesting snippets of news this past week: Players to sign with overseas clubs this past week, after the 2015 season: - Flip vd Merwe - Bulls Lock - Jacques du Plessis - Bulls Lock (stolen by Jake White to go to Montjakeball) - Steven...

No not April yet. It's true. I have no real opinion. I'm just here to watch the show. And to eat the popcorn. http://www.sarugbymag.co.za/blog/details/jones-in-line-for-stormers-job

It really has become boring. Boring as hell. I try to watch, but I can't stay interested like I used to. And then I see Clarke launch his book and he is still playing and my eyes glaze over and I dose off and mumble to myself while the drool runs down my chin. Actually, it is a boring as...

Who would have known? There is another game on this weekend. Sharks in MUCH better shape than when the Clan hoodwinked them earlier in the season. The main reason they will win this is that they are playing a much more balanced pack with the return last weekend of Bresler at lock, which...

World XV 23 announced: World XV squad: Drew Mitchell, James O'Connor, Hosea Gear, Wynand Olivier, Benson Stanley, Rene Ranger, Francois Trinh Duc, Matthew Giteau, Rory Kockott, Jimmy Cowan, Alexandre Lapandry, Roger Wilson, Steffon Armitage, Mamuka Gorgodze, Iosefa Tekori, Alistair Hargreaves...