Rogers expected to provide some spark from fly half

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New South Wales captain Chris Whitaker says the return of Mat Rogers to the starting side will lift the team for Friday night's Super 14 clash against South Africa's Cats in Sydney.{br}{br}View the Entire Article{br}

[Sagerian]

Hehe, and Benn Robinson is starting ahead of Dunning... Booyah!

[Mambo No. 5]

Mr S. Bern is still in the starting XV though!

[Sagerian]

...shut up.

[Mambo No. 5]

but you are so easy to tease .....

[Sagerian]

*pouts*

[.X.]

great come back Sage - almost as good as "If i am, what are you?"

[Mambo No. 5]

Rogers said today that inside centre Shaun Berne would probably still make the main playmaking decisions as he established himself in the pivot position.

What do ya think of that Sage?

[Sagerian]

great come back Sage - almost as good as "If i am, what are you?"

Sticks and stones mate.

What do ya think of that Sage?

Not much... That's for sure.

It'll be Tirunui guiding him.

[Burgs]

It'll be Tirunui guiding him.

It's a shame that Turinui can't play as well as he can lead a backline, he has some "brilliance" at times but I would pick him as the most over rated current Wallaby back.
He is well supported by his squad mates in interviews etc but jeez he makes some mistakes on field!

[Sagerian]

Turinui is underrated in my opinion, particularly at S14 level. He'll make linebreaks all day at 13 for the tahs. If we have a fully fit Wallabies squad, he might not be starting but he's a very talented player.

[Burgs]

Agreed, he'll make line breaks.....when he catches the ball!
I find him very frustrating to watch and would have dropped him way before Gits on the Spring Tour.
He has patches of brilliance and big slabs of very ordinary play but his knowledge of the game is unquestionable.
I feel they are pumping him up to be something he's not (at least not yet)
He's only young and in another couple of seasons of S14 he may well be the best option but I think Connolly's appointment may well spell the end of his immediate career.

[Sagerian]

I agree with you in terms of his consistancy, he can suffer the dropsies and at other times won't pass the ball early enough (especially frustrating when the support is there for a good offload).

His services to the Waratahs are very much in demand however, even if there are better options for the Wallabies squad (to his credit though, he was available and fit for selection, others weren't).