Friday, October 21, 2011

Cruden Most Experienced...

Thanks to some groovy stats and trainspotting, here are the records of the starting 1st V's who have or are about to play for the AB's in a World Cup final:

In order:


Andrew Mehrtens - 6
Grant Fox - 7
Aaron Cruden - 9* (including Sunday's start)

Interesting.

Monday, October 10, 2011

Top 10 For the Quarterfinals

In Letterman style:

10.  A forward pass missed by the ref doesn't cost the AB's a quarter final
9.   There is a worse ref at this tournament than Wayne Barnes
8.   Corey Jane has found the perfect pre-match preparation
7.   South Africans really do blame the ref for losing games
6.  The AB's are the only top qualifier in the semi-finals
5.  The AB's are the only unbeaten team in the tournament
4.   Eden Park
3.  Graham Henry finally gets to coach a World Cup team in a semi-final
1.= South Africa AND England out in the quarterfinals