Highlanders make one change ahead of must-win Blues derby

You sure the Crusaders were absent during the All Blacks period of dominance?

When are the Chiefs going to develop their own players?

Opinion’s are always fine but ignorance should always be challenged.

I appreciate it would better fit your own narrative, but he is not an inexperienced coach. He didn’t lose a single U20 6Nations game for the 3 seasons he coached them.

The Hurricanes and All Blacks converted the specialist 12 to fullback and in 2022 he switched back to 12.

There were less than 10 PTS between 9th and 14th. The sign of a competitive, if still slightly two-tiered league.

There was a greater distance between 14th and 15th. Just if you’re wondering.

URC is developing well and took an almighty Leinster performance to get their trophy.

Ireland are still on an 80% win ratio under Farrell who has lost just 11 matches across 5 seasons. And with an 8/12 record against the ‘big 3.’

I think we’re trucking along fine and probably were we should be in year 2 of a cycle with players retiring and young bloods replacing them.

There's been 23 capped Lions tests in the professional era. We can ignore the first NZ test, Argentina in 05 and Japan to make it easier.

That's 20 tests. BODs best test was (by far) the first test on 01 and that wouldn't even crack the best 5 outside centre performances out of the 20 games. The bottom 5 performances from 13s in that period he’d have at least 1, probably 2 in that.

So how does that warrant inclusion in this team over vital performances from Guscott and Davies? I'll save you the trouble - It doesn't

Starting to come together for Munster.

I think that having Tommy O’Donnell looking after the academy has been very smart business.