Western Force

[The Camden Leisure Pirate]

The Waratahs will come crashing back down to earth this season. I predict they will finish mid table.

Not only will the Tahs make the finals we will win it.

 

[Scott]

Not with a front row of Dunning, Cannon and Baxter you won't.

 

[The Camden Leisure Pirate]

Not with a front row of Dunning, Cannon and Baxter you won't.

Cannon now palys for the Farce champ. We have the young guns, hooker
Tatafu Polota-Nau and flanker Leroy Houston.

 

[ThrashViking]

Your front row is still very weak.
Pre Season prediction:
Blues
Chiefs
Crusaders
Hurricanes
Will all play in the semis. The South African teams will become a joke & The Australians just dont have the depth to compete with the top New Zealand franchises.

 

[The Camden Leisure Pirate]

Your front row is still very weak.
Pre Season prediction:
Blues
Chiefs
Crusaders
Hurricanes
Will all play in the semis. The South African teams will become a joke & The Australians just dont have the depth to compete with the top New Zealand franchises.

You are kidding yourself mate.

The Chiefs are one of the worst teams in the comp.

It will be Chiefs vs. Farce vs. Cats vs. Cheetahs for the spoon.

And as proved last year, by the Tahs you don’t need a big pack to win games.Its not International Rugby, the game is played in a different style.

 

[Scott]

But you will struggle to win going backwards and that is what the NSW pack will be doing. No doubt they have the backs, and the loose forwards too, but they have nothing up front. They won't make the top 4.

It will be Blues, Canes, Crusaders and possibly the Sharks.

 

[ozbash]

hang on johnny, the mighty chiefs have aquired some very good players for 2006, mils muliaina is one of them.

dunno about winning the comp but i reckon they,ll play semis.

top 4 ?

canes
chiefs
highlanders
tahs or brumbies.

dont know why the south africans got an extra side, i,d rather there was a pacific islands team.

 

[The Camden Leisure Pirate]

They needed new blood, the game they played against the Tahs in 2005 was
Like watch The Penrith Emus 5th grade, they were awful.
I am looking forward to this season; it will be very very interesting.

 

[ozbash]

I am looking forward to this season; it will be very very interesting

same, cant wait actually

 

[CanadianSteve]

dont know why the south africans got an extra side, i,d rather there was a pacific islands team.

I read that the lowest placing SA team will be relegated out of the S14 and replaced by another SA team.

http://www.rugbyheaven.smh.com.au/articles/2006/01/18/1137553653389.html

That's an interesting concept. But does SA have enough depth to make that work?

 

[ozbash]

But does SA have enough depth to make that work?

i,d say so steve but i really dont think they take the S12 concept that seriously.

they get the big crowds whenever they play the nz or aussie teams in south africa but thats south africans for you. they love it.

i reckon its a bit unfair, if they are going to have a promo-relegation it should include a number of countries, argentina, samoa,fiji,japan, canada