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Two many underperformed Blues for mine. Foster has long shown illogical loyalty to Blues players. The Blues front row pairing have failed constantly over many years. Their continued selection under Hansen and now Foster is so frustrating. Bower? Anyone else?

Webber should be there over Christie, and Stephenson over Clarke. Crusaders have 9, Blues have 8 ffs! The above reduces that total by four, which sits more in sync with our domestic rugby results.

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Agree Ofa and Laulala are pretty lucky to be there having been underwhelming for a few years now. But there isn't really much depth below them to choose from. Bower is out for the season, Moody's injured.

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Wishing the ABs all the best at the RWC. Great to see some good performances at the front end of the Rugby Championship but I still feel there is some prep to do. The scrum has been great with EDG & Lomax, but otherwise I wonder if it has the mongrel and physicality to boss the big teams - a few names there in 2019 still feature but are another four years older. Maybe a new front row and next level S Barrett can make a difference? The backline probably still needs some time to develop cohesion, but the two Barretts and Will Jordan are the type of players I’d want in my team in tight, knock out football. I do hope the forward pack can provide good protection to our bantam weight halfbacks.

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It's a shame Ellesse Andrews' gold coincided with the naming of (a pretty good IMO) the All Blacks RWC squad as it was a phenomenal achievement.

I'm a Masters track cyclist & the Keirin probably requires more nerves & very quick tactical appreciation than any other track event. Ellesse hit the front probably a lap earlier than she would have ideally wanted but then showed incredible power to sustain the sprint & manage a wee kick to hold on. Averaging 60 kph plus over 2 laps is really something because typically the riders coming off your wheel in the last lap usually have the edge. Great win.

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You will forever be one of my favourite journos simply for calling them Easts.

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