1 win in a row for the Reds, so a big improvement on last year. I'm excited.

Bulls beat the Canes and lost to the bye weekend and Lions.
Advantage Reds.

Actual footage of Brad Thorn entering Ballymore for the Sunday debriefing.



Big things expected this coming weekend (i.e. at least one 5 pointer).

How can the hapless Bulls win against this?

Hopefully Odendaal is over his niggle and Gelant gets a good training week in. Very short on match fitness.

I'm feeling quietly confident about this game.

You guys will probably end up pulling yourselves inside out before this season's over.

The Reds have already smashed this year’s KPI of 0 wins. After just 2 rounds even.

Everything else is just sweet sweet sugar on top.

I don't want to over hype this wagon train...

but I'll be watching me some Reds games this year. Yessir.

Worth watching just for Eto Nabuli’s improvisational comedy alone.

Imagine if they score a try this weekend?

Hoo boy. I'm going to jerk it so hard all I'll ejaculate is dust.

Heh.

I watched the game with my wife on Friday and she asked me why I didn't like him and then he dropped the ball cold for the 18th time that match and she started screaming "CATCH THE BALL WITH YOUR HANDS INSTEAD OF YOUR FARKEN ARMPITS YOU DICKHEAD..."

Dude seriously can only carry the ball if someone duct tapes it to his chest.

Who the fudge wants trys? I'll be happy with 7 penalties and a Tongan Thor drop goal.

Bulls Super Rugby touring squad:

Forwards: Pierre Schoeman, Lizo Gqoboka, Trevor Nyakane, Conraad van Vuuren, Frans van Wyk, Jaco Visagie, Adriaan Strauss, Jason Jenkins, RG Snyman, Lood de Jager, Roelof Smit, Marco van Staden, Thembelani Bholi, Hanro Liebenberg, Nic de Jager

Backs: Andre Warner, Embrose Papier, Handre Pollard, Marnitz Boshoff, Manie Libbok, Burger Odendaal (captain), Jesse Kriel, Johnny Kotze, Travis Imaiel, Divan Rossouw, Warrick Gelant, Duncan Matthews

Seriously, how farken good is that tank of a prop coming on? He was everywhere on Friday night. Smashing cunce. Pushing the Brumbies back in scrums.

So good.

He was senfarkensational. Just reward for the Reds after all the junior development time they've poured into him.

Nothing better seeing someone come up through the grass roots system.

He was second only to the big Jaapie prop that the Reds also poured loads of development effort into.

At least JP Smith went to school in Qld.

It's funny, y'know ...

that big Yarpie prop played 1st XV for Toowoomba Grammar School in 2007 ...

... and in the centres !! (he only really focused on the front row from the age of 18) .

He played for GPS club in Brisbane before going to the Ponies.

Twin bro played for Queensland U18 and Australian Schoolboys in 2007.

Which reminds me. How is Michael Alaalatoa coming along?

He is doing a nice job deputising for Owen Franks - we will probably cap him this year to keep him out of the wallabies frame. Cheers!

I watched him enter the ruck from the side about 20 times on Saturday, so he’s got Franks technique down nicely.

Must be an absolute penalty magnet...
http://www.espn.com.au/rugby/playerstat ... gue=242041

or maybe not.

That’s the joke, buddy.

yes, yes it is....

and who's doing the laughing my erstwhile friend and colleague?

Hint... it's us.

You and Shrekles...

Sitting together on a hoisted petard.

We see you. Oh yes we do.

I hoisted no petard here. I simply had the audacity to, once again it grieves me (grieves me) to say, question some Australian whinging about a player supposedly breaking the Laws of the game. A game, it should be noted, that did not involve an Australian team.

Did you actually read the thread?

The one in which your mate Shrekles started a discussion to that very effect?

New Zealanders whining about a game not involving a New Zealand team?

Nah, mate. They're Aussies when it suits. Shrek and GS go both ways; like AC and DC ... AC/DC.

Let's get this thread back on track. How many tries are the Reds going to score this weekend. I say one (1).

In the 81st minute. Penalty try for repeated Blue scrum infringements.

That would make my day.

So you fully expect to win 7-6 then?

5-3. Qld won't get the conversion from in front.

Mate.....................new rules no conversion fro a penalty try. It is included in the price of the gold watch.

7-3 it is then.

Beauty.

Should this game even be played?
Both teams will be happy with this result.

This back-on-the-rails thread sucks badly.

Let’s go back to sledging kiwis