These guys are part of the top 150 players in NZ, one of the top 500 players in the world & they CAN’T CATCH the Ball!!!!

Nonu & Woodcock are the only two who can hold their heads up

As if having a Louren van der Merwe isn’t double-trouble as it is, throw a Breytenbach into the mix and oh dear lord.

Hopefully We will have Hernandez next season from Argentina, also Orene Aii whos signed with Northalnd. Canterbury and Highlanders are packed to the rafters with fringe players that we can take on, would mind the younger of the Whitelock brothers to be Blues number 8 next season, or blindside flank. Chiefs have Bradley, Thompson and Frits Lee in the 8 spot, surely we can entice one of them north of the Bombay Hills. Open up your cheque books ARFU, its time to do what we use to be great at…. import all our players from other unions… Maybe Sam Warburton may want to play down south next season… who knows?!? Desperation stages it is…

15.Beale
14.O’Connor
13.Ashley-Cooper
12.Barnes
11.Ioane
10.Cooper
9.Genia
8.Palu
7.Pocock
6.Higginbottom
5.Horwill (c)
4.Sharpe
3.Kepu
2.Moore
1.Robinson

16.Polota-Nau
17.Slipper
18.Pyle
19.Hooper (debut)
20.McKibbin
21.Lealiifano (debut)
22.McCabe

Tough one to pick, but Deans never really strays far from his incumbent squad members, few tweaks here and there.

ACT robbed: SANZAR
Crystal Ja
April 27, 2012
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Wynand Olivier tackled by Christian Lealiifano and Pat McCabe during the Super Rugby Round 9 match between Vodacom Bulls and Brumbies from Loftus Versfeld on April 21, 2012 in Pretoria, South Africa. Photo: Getty Images
SANZAR officials have all but accepted responsibility for a farcical refereeing blunder that cost the ACT Brumbies victory in Sunday’s 36-34 Super Rugby defeat to the Bulls, labelling CJ Stander’s try a ”stone-cold mistake”.

But they’ve chosen to back South African referee Marius Jonker for his overall performance despite Brumbies coach Jake White openly questioning the heavily lopsided penalty count of 14 to six.

The Brumbies came achingly close to pulling off the upset of the season after outscoring the Bulls five tries to two at their lauded fortress of Loftus Versfeld Stadium to finish up just two points adrift at the final siren.

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But SANZAR game manager Lyndon Bray admitted yesterday the Bulls’ second try was awarded in error – with both Jonker and assistant referees Lourens van der Merwe and Stefan Breytenbach missing a clear knock-on from Morne Steyn.

Stander ran on to score from the midfield after everyone else – including his Bulls teammates – stopped and waited for a whistle.

”That particular error is just a stone-cold mistake,” Bray said.

”He’s just got to put his hand up and say ‘we got it completely wrong’.

”That was between the assistant referee and the referee and that cost seven points.

”And that probably colours the overall view of the performance because of that mistake.”

White has demanded a please-explain from SANZAR, disputing the number of penalties that were awarded against his squad. In the end, they proved the difference, with Steyn notching a game-saving 26 points off his own boot.

”I need to know what we have done wrong or what we need to change,” White said.

”It’s like any feedback – it’s very hard to start changing things if everything I see is OK.”

Bray and White were due to speak on the phone late yesterday to review the match, ahead of the Brumbies’ last clash in South Africa against the Lions tomorrow morning. AAP

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Probably time will tell with the likes of Hardy and my pick for future AB’s 7 in Sam Cane. We look set for a great international season.

very accurate. I think Hansen will select majority of your picks

Lam gotta go and he better take Weepu with him.. the Blues can come right

and to think Bulls lost to this collection of crud AT HOME nogal.. just like they were supposed to lose to that collection of JW shitzblits last week but for the outright manipulations of Joker Jonker at HOME nogal.. and to think the Bully brekers were actually gaaning on about how f’ng sensationally superior they were in EVERY facet of total rugby this year.. TILL the wheels began coming OFF .. at a huge rate during the speed wobble known as Spiesing disease.

agree. Will not be selected for ABs again. Expect him annouce he is going overseas soon. Ala Luke McAlistair

True they have gone through a slow demise. Time to change the management as you say…fresh views and tactics.

I think piri may have a season at best left in him and then should go make money in Japan or france. Good player but passed his prime imho…sorry. A man showing weight issues in the middle of the season has retirement written all over him.

Worst Auckland side ever

All the big schools are here, Affies, Paarl Boys, Paarl Gym, Grey Bloem, Paul Roos, Waterkloof, Boland Landbou, Glenwood, Maritzburg College, Monument, Krugerdorp, Middelburg….

Rugby is starting tomorrow but damn this is a one horse town.

that being said, they’ll probably start winning!