Hmm, I like that idea of Commies at 12! But I do wonder how he played in the supersport challenge at 15? It just feels like such a waste to not have him in the super rugby squad. We all know what he can do..

Agreed, our loosies are good, but the balance is the issue. Especially when you dont have an enforcer at lock. The Sous and Ferreira combo worked very well, we got away with lighter loosies, but now poor malcolm marx had to be our 2 , 7 and 6. Just not sustainable.

Our scrums were SOLID. There I give credit to Julian, I think he did a great job. Especially considering how we got bullied in open play. 

If we can get a decent lock combo and a bulkier 8. We will be a different team.

I also agree on Ross, he has his critics, but I don't mind him. He is low risk, which is better when you already have Elton at 10.

I think Green is the backup for Boeboes. Combrink could have been that guy, but he has been shocking, which is really sad. 

Combrink should be given a go at 12 in my view. He struggles to defend out wide, but I reckon he could be a sizable 12 and with a bit of form , can be very dangerous on attack as well. 

Stem 100%!! Mens kan verstaan dat die unie nie hul werknemers onder 'n bus wil gooi nie, maar in so 'n geval, waar hy wel skuldig bevind is, sou dit baie beter gelyk het as hul hom eerder tydelik gepos het.

Maar hel, op grond van sy performance as verdedigings afrigter alleen moes hul hom afdank!!!

Our loose trio is a bit unbalanced. We need a player with the bulk that Cyle Brink offers. Kwagga, Marnus and even James Venter are fantastic players, very strong, and with low centers of gravity, hard to bring down, but lack some heft. So if you have 2 of them on the field, we need a 3rd loosie who is a bit bigger, and can add some bulk. While Warren is not exactly small, and nor are Vincent or Hacjivah, their games are not exactly suited to the rough stuff at rucks and mauls.

Come scrum time, we more than held our own this season, and if we can retain the likes of Sadie, Jonker, Sti etc, we are well set for future. In a way I am glad that MM is taking a sabbatical after the WC. We need our back up hookers to come through.

Groom could read the game, but was very slow in clearing the rucks. Ross is a good, calm no 9 who knows how to speed up or slow the game down, but is not an unpredictable player. Dillon(?) is very much in the same mould. Hopefully we will see more of Thain this CC. He is more in the Faf mould, which suits our style of play.

Reynolds is a good player but I prefer him at center. Lombard is a great option for us at 10 if he gets over his injury quickly.

We lack a bruising, bulky center. Players like Vorster are more rapier like, but with rush defences, we need a strong ball carrier that can gain meters with defenders hanging on.

We have great wings, but we do need back up for Boeboes. Mahuza is good, but we need someone who can fill in if both are unavailable.

Ja nee, mens kan maar net jou kop in ongeloof skud hieroor.. 

We've had a small pack with very little go forward all year. Most fly halves would look very bad going backwards. 

Elton fared reasonably well considering how we got bullied upfront this year. I feel for Elton , he gets a lot of criticism and mentally that must take its toll. 

Most of our games we were chasing the game , coming back from being down. That's not easy , everyone looks at the 10 to spark something.

His game vs the highlanders was actually brilliant , that's also the one game where I feel we dominated their young forwards.

Rugby is a 15 man game , its about cohesion and momentum. One change somewhere has a massive impact somewhere else. 

We have bigger problems to solve before we start looking at our 10:

- Faster ruck recycling 

- Ball retention in general

- 9's that read the game (When to pass to the 10, speed up or slow down)

- Forwards that generate gain-line success

- Defensive structure , man on man defense, Scramble defense. 

- Exit play from our 22 (We improved in the latter part of the season, but it cost us games early)