heart_of_oak says...

Credit is due to Australia for a hard fought win, with all their injuries, with the flak the coach is getting, their lack of depth and the crap from Cooper. I always try to be realistic in my posts and I had said that my team, England, might just beat Oz in England but that Oz would beat us in Australia. Maybe I was being a bit optimistic. I reckon we would really struggle against an australia side at full strength, certainly away and maybe at home too.

As for this XV of the week selection, Georgesmith - would you give it a rest, please mate ? Your McCheat stuff is coming across as childish. McCaw, to give him his proper name, is a great leader of a great team. If he does something dodgy, then it's up to the officials, of which there are plenty with TV replays available, to take him to task. But they don't, do they ? So if you're going to have a go at anyone, shouldn't it be the officials ? And are all the players in this competition as good as gold ? I seriously doubt it.

On another note, this competition is going to do wonders for Argentinian rugby. They were already a strong rugby nation but they will get better.

Posted 08:30 09th October 2012

latehit says...

Sorry guys but this is a crock. Harris kicks... woo bleeding hoo - does bugger all else, Comacho ran a whopping 44m.... and? Phipps.. oh please.. slow and cant pass... and though I love him, Sharpie started well but fell off after 30 mins. At this rate I am surprised you did not add in Tapuai as he must have run 150m sideways butchering overlaps.

The darts were off this week

Posted 04:33 09th October 2012

kiwilad says...

lebok, sour grapes???

Posted 01:40 09th October 2012

tweedledee49 says...

kiwikev, I think you may have inadvertently called the team of the week rubbish...i think...unless you meant to then...thats cool

APV1, I would like to buy a vowel please...E!

Posted 01:04 09th October 2012

jmanngod says...

No McCaw? No idea!

Posted 00:20 09th October 2012

georgesmith says...

M. Hooper has arrived and he deserves it so too. R. McCheat will soon be history. Maybe a museum is the place for him now. I did not see any good work by him against the Sprinbgoks. Maybe tis because he was not allowed to cheat by the referee.

N.Sharpe's selection is so biased. A lock with always hands on the hips. What a farce? S. Timani was doing all the hard work and over-rated N.Sharpe takes all the credit. Shameful and disgraceful.

Posted 23:56 08th October 2012

rugbylover says...

@leebok..........In fact, following on from your comments, all the AB's past victories should be declared null & void - against all opposition in perpetuity.

I think that about covers it. OK?

Posted 22:33 08th October 2012

olepete says...

leebok, thank you for restoring my faith in SA refbashing, I thought you'd all learned to accept your defeats!

Posted 22:22 08th October 2012

S_Dog says...

Worst team of the week ever

Posted 20:57 08th October 2012

leebok says...

McCaw left out because playing the ball on the ground or being offside counts against you. Also, Read should have been carded and pen try awarded after he deliberately brought a rolling maul down 3m out, buf ref ignored it.

Posted 18:17 08th October 2012