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In regards to Sio and Ainsley, Sio I could agree with, he played very well last night against Bristol but I have no idea about who Ainsley is or what his form is like.

The Latu ship has sailed and hooker is not a position we currently have issues with.

I have written a seperate column just on Skelton which will come out in the comings days, so I agree with you there.

If Skelton is playing then I think for this tour it is enough and it is worth to continue to get game time and minutes into the current lock stocks.

Hodge doesn't fit in this side.

I wish Perese had been used at 12 consistenly by Wallabies and Tahs alike. But I don't think he is the right player to come in and add for now. Perhaps after the Lions, he wasn't a regular starter before he left under any coach, why would we draft him in now?

DMac will start, and he has been alright. BB looked pretty dreadful in comparison against the Aussies.

I think Proctor is more likely to come off the bench and push Ioane out to wing ATM.

Jacobson should never be in the black jersey again, he is fing awful.

Just sayin…

And it’s a pipe dream to think rugby union can overtake any of the dominant sports in aus.

As for America, did you not learn anything from the demise of sr…

Moodie was fit at the world cup, but didn't make the 23 for any of SA's important fixtures. He isn't a key part of the team.

To be clear Moodie has 11 caps, and SFM has 8. George Martin has 16, so he's clearly not "untested".

Feyi-Waboso has 4 consecutive test starts and CCS has 3. SFM managed 3 in a row this summer before being dropped. Moodie managed the same last summer before being dropped.

"It seems you only know two players in SA."

you're the one who brought them up.

this comment thread really has been a bit of a trainwreck for you.

All Blacks are playing in it this week before they leave.

Just like the URC is played in tandem with the Top 14.

The concept is certainly not that, what you think it is, common, follow along better. I would wonder if the top squads aren't able to bolster their squads for another window like what they do now during 6N. And field two separate teams obviously.

If they can do that for say a month of consecutive weeks (maybe the squads are bolstered for a bigger period) of pool play at least then you've immediately negated the problem with any of the other improvements (of which may also negate the problem and the need to play midweed).

I also wouldn't really say those ingredient's are "missing" (Japan and America), it's more like they're just not being used at the moment. SR is sadly not in a position to add them yet either, they're on a deadline to having something that is by 2031 for sure though.

If you skimmed over it, the point is that WR is not going to allow a b or c team to be used as the national team in disguise. They will simply promote another nation.

You're on the completely wrong plane, not just because they aren't doing (going to do) what you're criticizing them of.