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Venue: GIO Stadium
Time: 10:45 CAT (SA, GMT+2)
Brumbies starting XV:
1 Scott Sio
2 Stephen Moore (c)
3 Ben Alexander
4 Blake Enever
5 Sam Carter
6 Scott Fardy
7 David Pocock
8 Ita Vaea
9 Tomás Cubelli
10 Christian Lealiifano (c)
11 Joe Tomane
12 Matt Toomua
13 Tevita Kuridrani
14 Henry Speight
15 Aidan Toua
Reserves
16 Josh Mann-Rea
17 Allan Alaalatoa
18 Leslie Leulua'iali'i-Makin
19 Jordan Smiler
20 Jarrad Butler
21 Michael Dowsett
22 Andrew Smith
23 Nigel Ah Wong
Easily the most balanced team in the competition this year, strong and consistent in every nearly every area. Attacking their line out and pressuring Cubelli will be the Tahs only options I think.
Are u a Kiwi? Really? You looks so humble to be one haha. Especially talking good about Aussie rugby
Oh really?
High praise from smart king is quality banter such is you self haha
Relax, mate. The season is just beginning. The Jaguares are going to crush the Canes
Relax, mate. The season is just beginning. The Jaguares are going to crush the Canes
Please, please, please, please; gamble all your money and telecommunications equipment on that predicted result.It would make it more exciting than a RWC final.
Are u a Kiwi? Really? You looks so humble to be one haha. Especially talking good about Aussie rugby
Hahaha ok thats funny. But lets wait for the internationals then the wolves in sheep clothing will come out.
I think you'll find Kiwis in general to be a lot more humble this year, it's a rebuilding year and we've been gutted of most of our legends and that air of invincibility won't be there. We have already seen the negative effects of the losses with the Hurricanes get hammered by the Brumbies, no Nonu and Smith is a huge concern for the All Blacks.
Australia retain most of their squad and their best players are in their prime, they will be the team to beat this year and probably for the next few years and next RWC.
That would be great for the health of our code. A true challenge between NZ & OZ like the old days.
But I'm still skeptical, so many years of NZ domination that sometimes I think it's impossible to reverse.
I'm really looking forward to it, we soon get to find out the men from the pretenders and things will start to take shape for us again. I loved 2012 for the exact same reasons, new legends rise. It's going to be an awesome year of rugby. You lads (The Pumas) will have a good crack at us as well, I'm sure Creevy will have the team believing.
I think you have the correct replacements: 7 Sam Cane, 10 Aaron Cruden, 12 Rene Ranger & 13 Malakai Fekitoa but I'm not sure if they are going to work like the ABs 2012-2015
Not to derail the thread too much more from the game at hand (Brumbies vs Tahs), but Fekitoa and a Ranger midfield is a bit too volatile, their defensive game and position isn't even on the same planet as Conrads was. I'm not worried too much about their attack, but I can see teams targeting our midfield this year. I'm hoping Charlie Ngatai stays fit and continues to develop into a world class player, but there's no doubt our 12 and 13 combination is undecided and our main concern. Guys like Kirindrani and De Allande will be real threats.