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    Players in Japan 2011/12

    Whatever happened to Hopgood? He was looking promising there for a while
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    NZRU set to overlook Gatland and Deans

    Sorry to inform you that george whitelock made his npc debut for otago from which he made nz u20's. canterbury diddnt discover him at all
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    RWC - Ones to Watch Part 3

    Bit harsh on the highlanders considering they were in playoff contention for most of the competition. Colin Slade played about 3 games so awful analysis really. In fact alot of your blogs are full of hearsay and false facts, don't know how you got this role to be honest
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    Probably the most stupid question on this forum but how does the itm cup work.

    Each franchise can protect 24 players from the draft. However the introduction of direct contracting has made the draft fairly redundant. This allows players to play Super Rugby for whoever they wish whilst staying with their itm province. Main examples of direct contracting have been Thomas...
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    Robbie Robinson signs with the Chiefs

    Yes he has dissapointed but the guy could still come good. The NZ maori series last year was a great example of how good he can be. I'd rather see him in there than the player that will likely replace him - James Wilson
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    Robbie Robinson signs with the Chiefs

    Huge loss for the highlanders. Robinson has his fair share of critics but hacing a player who can cover multiple posistions and posseses extreme talent cannot be underestimated for all we know he may have a huge year in a different enviroment
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    Tri- Nations Talent - New Zealand

    Clearly New Zealand was not the least successful conference and we came very close to having three teams in the playoffs untill the highlanders blew up. Back three debate; 15. Dagg 14. Jane 11. Gear
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    Div Calls on Big Guns...

    Still stand no chance
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    Julian Savea

    it seems to be a common problem with players who dominate age group tournaments then struggle with the step up. Dan Kirkpatrick is a huge example as a former Secondary schools captain. Savea will make it one day but it will require alot of hard work and i agree that all his school career he...
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    Australia vs Samoa Predictions

    my apologies, loving your work
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    Australia vs Samoa Predictions

    Take that Woldog
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    Springbok 49 man squad announced

    wheres the ebhersons?!
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    My match 22 for my first match when playing RWC2011

    New Zealand 1.Woodcock 2.Mealamu 3.O. Franks 4.Thorn 5.Williams 6. Kaino 7.McCaw (C) 8.Read 9.Cowan 10.Carter 11.Gear 12.Nonu 13.C.Smith 14.B.Smith 15.Dagg 16.Hore 17.Afoa/O. Franks 18.S.Whitelock 19.Thomson 20.Weepu 21.Bill Williams 22.Muliania I realise no back up 10 is big risk but its only...
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    Form XV Super XV

    that first team was awful, some good sides coming in now however
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    My match 22 for my first match when playing RWC2011

    Need Lambie starting more young blood required. Mvovo for Peitersen, Bekker for Bakkes. not bad though
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    Ruan Pienaar to play for Bulls or Stormers?

    Stormers bias much
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    Super 15: Cheetahs - Crusaders in Bloemfontein (14-05-2011)

    So that means you'd make what? a good school in New Zealand's 2nd XV. ******
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