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| Saturday , August 17 | |
| Australia vs New Zealand | TBC |
| Saturday , August 24 | |
| New Zealand vs Australia | TBC |
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| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 6 | 26 |
| 2 | Australia | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | South Africa | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | Argentina | 6 | 4 |
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Comments
Bones7 says...
Payve's link deserves some more views I think! Hilarious! Strauss played like a man possessed when he came on, carrying hard constantly but Mealamu's turnovers and handling had a touch more class I thought. Just as well Strauss had a stormer though, I was so disappointed he didn't fire when he got his opportunities against England as I had championed him for some time. I would love to see Burden get a few run outs as well, he's a quality player. Elsewhere in the front row I thought Figallo played well but Owen Franks was outstanding, every hit he makes is so explosive. Sharpe was only marginally less clumsy than I've seen him before, whether that makes him better than Romano who also worked hard and was a lot more, ahem, sharp, I don't know. Timani when he wasn't bleeding everywhere was good as well with some good offloading. How Morne Steyn was the best 10 I have no idea. Apart from a crossfield kick that I'd expect any top level 10 to pull off when kicking to Habana and a 100% goalkicking record he did absolutely nothing. Carter and Hernandez weren't any worse but I suppose none really stood out.
Posted 16:09 20th August 2012
whatisthis says...
what happened to king richie being past it in the summer tests??? talks of dropping him for sam cane and using him as an impact sub seem to have been premature and if anything helped McCaws form giving him a kick up the arse... greta shift put in
Posted 15:16 20th August 2012
The_Claw says...
tweedledee49 .. Adam Ashley-Cooper played quite well, as always, but of course he was selected out of position - as always. The best fullback and also the best outside centre in Australia, for mine - and test after test they select him on the wing, where he gets no opportunity to do anything. Madness.
Posted 14:31 20th August 2012
melkdave says...
Happy with most of the PR picks ,but id have KM at 2 and DC at 10 myself .I wonder if i can find 15 turkeys from the weekend ,now that could be a fun list to do lolill give it some thought .But number 15 is already nailed K.Beale
Posted 14:07 20th August 2012
carpelone says...
Ranters of the week.
FISH
Kiwikew
Makemesick
Jmangod.
Sportmanship and honourability are not with you.
Posted 14:05 20th August 2012
payve says...
Please tell me I'm not the only one who sees the similarity here.
http://i.saucesome.net/B1z.jpg
Strauss?
Posted 13:45 20th August 2012
dangerous says...
Echo comments about Mealamu. Amazing turnovers, energy, support play. Still a rock at hooker.
Posted 13:38 20th August 2012
tweedledee49 says...
with Sharpe at 5, georgesmith will not be happy lol anyways, he deserves his spot
I think Ashley-Cooper did well, saving a try and all, I think he was one of the few that were not as terrible as the rest...maybe Barnes too....
Posted 12:57 20th August 2012
LeedsNick says...
Morne Steyn continues to hold the Boks back.... so keep picking him please!
Posted 12:52 20th August 2012
abfixit says...
Kevie M should be there!
Posted 12:50 20th August 2012
jonesy2 says...
thought robinson was good. him and franks had a good battle that franks won but not by much.
obviously laughed when i saw steyn's name there, comedy brilliance as usual planet rugby.
and im assuming that the hooker selection is a mistake which im sure you will fix imminently
The editor says.... No mistake Jonesy2 but it was a close call. Strauss came off the bench and got through a huge amount of work in the loose. Tough on Mealamu yes as he was also impressive.
Posted 12:40 20th August 2012
hayj05 says...
Yeah Mealamu is very unlucky not to be included, was possibly even the best player across both games. Other than that I'm not too fussed.
Posted 12:26 20th August 2012
Houston_11 says...
Yeah I have to say I'm quite happy with the team pick here - pretty much bang on. The only one I'd maybe change would be Mealamu at hooker but it's a toss of a coin for that one to be honest... Strauss was awesome as well.
Posted 12:26 20th August 2012
s15rules says...
Hey ed
You give mealamu a 9 rating,straus an 8 rating,but then pick straus in team of week?
Witch is it?
Posted 12:23 20th August 2012
powerplay says...
Didnt watch the other tests, so cant comment on them. However, Keven Mealamu played like a monster, he was definitely MoM!!! Legend!!!
Posted 11:54 20th August 2012
Trinats2 says...
I think Beale helped the kiwis get selected !!! If he could tackle it would have been 14 less points for ABs
Posted 11:42 20th August 2012
hobo says...
Agree with the side, Sharpe and Digby were the only Aussies who were close to getting a mention in this side.
Posted 10:52 20th August 2012
nefari says...
Happy with steyn and kirchner! Great game keep it up!
Posted 10:35 20th August 2012