The similarities between the two QF’s are quite remarkable, both teams totally dominated territory and to a lesser extent possession. Both team suffered critical injuries (AB’s Carter and Evans, Boks, Brussow). Refs in both games made big calls on forward passes however it was more there failure to penalise for infringements that was the issue, and both teams had some questionable selections AB’s didn’t play Howlett and Mauger, Boks didn’t start with Bismark and Hougaard.

And with the S14 final and the last TriN win against the AB’s they did manage to have the nice rub of the green of facing a team coming back from SA. I hope their luck is about to end!

Aus is unpredictable though, like a lot of AB supporters I was hoping for SA to take out Aus, not because I considered our chances against the Boks were any better, just that it wuld be easier for my nerves as you knew what the Boks were going to do (well apart from them changing their tactics against Aus).

Easy on paper but the game will be played on grass…best of luck to both teams and may it be a great game for all.

Bring it home black.

SVS extraball is non ‘corpus’ mentis, no use trying to debate with him.

Australia: Kurtley Beale/Adam Ashley-Cooper, James O’Connor, Ashley-Cooper/Anthony Faingaa, Pat McCabe, Digby Ioane, Quade Cooper, Will Genia, Radike Samo, David Pocock, Rocky Elsom, James Horwill (capt), Dan Vickerman, Ben Alexander, Stephen Moore, Sekope Kepu. Res: Tatafu Polota-Nau, James Slipper, Rob Simmons, Ben McCalman, Luke Burgess, Berrick Barnes, Faingaa/Rob Horne.

You can support Wallabies although Australia had a “White Australia policy” that only expired in the 1970′s; genocidal policy of stealing aboriginal children (Stolen Generation) that also ended in the 1970′s and of course the current marginalisation of aborigines (no political representation, police brutality, rampant alcoholism, child abuse and life expectancy of like 53)

So I axe you, ET, madala, what is the good counter-racist fight?

You’d welcome them with open arms had SA a chance to recruit them.

Funniest thing I’ve ever read that the All Blacks have asked for the ruck to be policed with greater scrutiny. That’s about the equivalent of Hitler asking people to make sure the jews are looked after.

For me – that’s the final admission that Pocock is now more dominant around the ruck than McCaw. But I find it a little hard to swallow that after years of getting away with murder, they are now complaining because someone is better than them at it.

Joubert has moer in against aus..watch!

Which game did you watch…reads of paper has been inked with pocock being the man of the match!

Unless ABs are by 8+ points ahead at the sound of siren, there cannot be a peace of mind.

Bring it on.

And go Welsh young lads.

Plus the All Blacks got away with standing about 2 metres off side in the last game they played and almost won it.

Plus, if Cooper stays on the field they are stuffed – Barnes is a much more solid option.

ABs by 16 at least -which is the same score I predicted in the Eden Park Tri Nations game. Put ya money on that.

now that IS a funny thought !

notwithstanding that he has already signed on with ARU for 1 more season….