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Thought I'd get the ball rolling early this week. The Reds are on a hiding to nothing. The Chiefs will probably take the opportunity to rest key players, as could the Reds. But then again, the Reds might be thinking that the Chiefs have to lose a game at some stage, so go for it. We can only...

The Reds will be taking a close look at themselves after giving a master class on how to turn victory into defeat against the Hurricanes. It would seem that we need the return of some firepower particularly at blind side flanker (6). Hopefully there will be a return of some of the Reds injured...

I have become frustrated with the lack of media coverage the Reds receive. The Australian had reasonable coverage when they had Wayne Smith, whom they released when Foxtel didn't retain their TV coverage of Australian rugby. Nowadays they barely write about anything rugby or only when they can...

The Wallabies got out of jail at Suncorp in Brisbane, and won only because of a school boy rugby error by the French after full time from a line out (and a very aware McDermott). So does Rennie select the same starting side or will he change things around to extract more go forward from the...

This post starting just 3 days before the game suggests the fan base is probably suffering form the high of the Reds winning the final of the Super AU against the Brumbies Saturday week ago, to the low of losing comprehensively to the Hurricanes last Friday night. Interestingly, the Brumbies...

This will be a hard fought game, with the Brumbies holding home ground advantage. Both sides are undefeated, with each just managing to beat the Rebels. The Brumbies do have a number of players on the injury list, while the Reds have players coming back. Additional, the Reds have just had a bye...

Did I read this correctly - that the Lions are hosting the Reds in Dubai. It suggests they're giving away home town advantage for some pieces of silver. The Lions just got tossed by the Jaguars in Argentina & have to travel back to Dubai, so I'm thinking the Reds could be in a good space here...

This game kicks off at 1:15am Sunday morning AEST. The Bulls are in 12th position (LLLWL) and the Reds are 13th (LLLWW). In their last game the Bulls lost to the Jaguares 22 to 20, a game that the Bulls were set to win until the Jaguares scored two tries in quick succession towards the end of...

Here it is Thursday already, two days out from the game, and I've looked, and looked, and looked again, and no thread yet. What does this mean? I can only draw one conclusion: There is no interest in the game. It is a foregone conclusion, the Reds are going to get smashed. Or will Brad Thorn &...

So as there was no thread for the trial game between the Reds & Fiji, I thought it is best to get things going early for the game between the Rebels & the Reds. The Rebels have just come off 2 defeats against the Brumbies & the Waratahs, but without a number of their star lineup. The Reds is a...

Am I the only one noticing time & again tries awarded when the ball is passed metres in front of the passer, yet the referee & assistant referees are wearing double-eye patches? Not even the TMO is consulted by the referee when he asks "is there any reason why I cannot award the try?" The TMO...

So, the Chiefs are not sailing as smoothly without Aaron Cruden to steer the ship. And the Reds have grown another set of legs with Quade Cooper coming back from injury. I'm tipping that this is going to be very close, with the former side off the boil and the latter side performing their best...

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Does anyone have any idea of what is the starting side for the Reds. There are those coming back from injury, and from Japan. And does Duncan Paia’aua retain the run-on No 10 jersey? Or will JOC (James O'Connor), Hunt, or Frisby be chosen for the positon.It's no time for mucking around now with the next game...

I read an article in The Australian this morning by their rugby union editor, Wayne Smith. It concluded with the words "Australian rugby, this is your greatest day of shame". I have sat back and analysed my thoughts as to these comments. Australian rugby has been played in Australia for over 150...

This should be an interesting game. One team, you'd have to think the favourite, suddenly lacking confidence after coping a shilacking last weekend against the Blues, playing the other, scoring six tries and suddenly rediscovering their mojo without their international halves. There have been...

It is interesting to see that the Chiefs are taking this game, although a trial, very seriously, to be arriving in Brisbane on Wednesday. Unless its a bus man's holiday in lieu of the match that was to be for them against Toulon which was canned. The Reds have beaten the Chiefs in their last...

Its still a long way off, and players will change with retirement/injury/improvement etc, but this thread will allow considered opinion over time of the optimum 23 players to give us the best chance in the RWC. So for starters, here is my early selection, remembering we are 2 years away...

Possibly one of the greatest Springbok of them all, has been struck down with MND, motor neurone disease, and is now in the battle of his life. Joost Van Der Westhuizen's response on realizing what the disease meant, a slow melt down of his muscular co-ordination whereby commands from the brain...

I read with interest in today's The Australian an article by Wayne Smith titled It reported that Mckenzie was bewildered at the Reds over use of the pick & drive and driving maul, with not enough ball going out to the backs to do their thing. Much like happened against the Brumbies the previous...