For those you think NZ rugby is on the slide are in for a rude awakening.

It may be true that NZ rugby is at a low ebb but if we have studied NZ rugby history this does not last long...just a hiccup or correction. They will regroup go back to the basics and build again...there's no question of that...their bear runs do not last long...soon, I believe the Crusaders (will ride the storm, swim the shark tank) and be in the bull market (pun intended).

I still stick my prediction that there will be a Sharks/Saders final and not at Twickers.

PS Talking about predictions. About a year before RWC 2011 my predictions were a SA /France final...guys laughed and scorned...what have you been smoking?

Unfortunately I could not predict the fly in the ointment (Bryce Lawrence)...I'm positive the Bokke would have beaten Oz with a reasonable ref and had a 60:40 chance against NZ without DC.

Not a bad call taking these factors into account.

Maybe I must take a lotto this week over 40 million...lol.

The Whitelocks - Adam, Luke, George and Sam - grew up on a dairy farm, 30 minutes from Mangatainoka, and there you have it the Crusaders are a family business thats why the loose against the lowly Force.

KF, maybe it was the milk...ha ha...should have been tested !

Seb

I do share your opinion on new zealand Rugby - but is in the doldrums insofar as SA ruby is concered.

By the way have you read what I said about your fantasy selections - you scored the highest number of points any participant in our league ever achieved and if I were you - I would take a lotto with numbers 2 and 6 being the bankers.   I would also add no 15 to those two.  LOL

Exactly seb my man and I for 1 cant wait to be rid of the ol boys so we can start again and create a little excitement! We've proved a point being number 1 for long enough, who cares if someone else takes it for a bit, they will never hold it for as long as we have, Aussie will never ever hold the bledsloe for a decade. Saffa's will still be playing the exact same game they always have (they'll never evolve the game). It's time to do something different and mighty nz rugby is the only place that can do it! and the sooner we do the sooner we can arse rape our way back to no1!

 Seb congrats in cheering up abnob. He fell for it completely.Bwahahahaha.

Things might not be so easy. We are on the rise and so is Oz. Try and be realistic abnob!

Oh right beanob and what do you think is going to happen then huh?

Btw the world cup is history now, you never had it, didn't even make the semi's. The we played in that semi no team had no chance against us..... However conspiracy theories aside, has it ever occured to you pricks that what happened in 2011 was karma? hahahahaahahaha oh snap! It probably didn't eh beanob!