Brycy

 ...mate,  nothing much to write home about after that last test...couldn't get excited about that at all ....many have said after that test that rugby was the loser on the day and the word boring was even mentioned...iwas watching a league final at the same time so wasn't too fussed about the rugby anyway...

League is big here in Kura and our men and women's team are Auckland champions..

...But there were some good games of rugby in the Mitre 10 Cup on the weekend...our provincial team pulled off a good win against Auckland thanks to a late try from Chiefs/AB halfback Augistine Pulu

Tell ya , the Auckland Blues should go well next year with Pulu and SBW coming in to the squad..and Umaga finding his feet as coach

... for the ABs thankfully rotation has arrived and players like Moala, Naholo, and Damo Mckenzie all being great attacking players are in... should make for a much greater spectacle going into the next two tests...

The AB travelling squad...

Hookers: Dane Coles, Liam Coltman and Codie Taylor.

Props: Wyatt Crockett, Charlie Faumuina, Owen Franks, Joe Moody and Ofa Tu'ungafasi.

Locks: Brodie Retallick, Luke Romano, Patrick Tuipulotu and Sam Whitelock.

Loose forwards: Elliot Dixon, Jerome Kaino (South Africa only), Kieran Read, Ardie Savea, Liam Squire and Matt Todd.

Halfbacks: Tawera Kerr-Barlow, TJ Perenara and Aaron Smith.

First five-eighths: Beauden Barrett, Damian McKenzie and Lima Sopoaga.

Midfielders: Ryan Crotty, Malakai Fekitoa, Anton Lienert-Brown and George Moala.

Outside backs: Israel Dagg, Waisake Naholo, Julian Savea and Ben Smith.