Le XV de France affrontera l'Afrique du Sud en novembre

As for tonight’s game, it was hard fought & we took care of business. As Havilli or Taylor said after-match, we’re not the finished product yet.

Still, apology accepted.

Keep to sniffing seats, the ironically named wiseguy.

And stop nicking PI!

Jacob is a tricky fella to tackle isn’t he, I’d love to see those skills on the international stage as well. Big Jim showed he’s a must as well, especially over his opposition tonight. Jordan, Reihana, Hotham, Springer, Soifoloi, all too good for a ragged Highlanders group. Imagine all their bad luck, and on top of it the oppositions best playmaker gets onto the field some 60 minutes before he’s supposed to. Bugger.

Also, Barrett is playing in the best club side in the world which is making it easy for him to shine. And he’s not won sh*t just yet. All the comps are coming to the business end so we’ll see how he ends the season.

And you are confusing running a round a lot with intensity. If you don’t think Leinster vs Munster or the Bulls vs Stormers is intense you simply haven’t watched enough rugby being played the northern hemisphere comps.

Purely in terms of playing talent the NH comps are streets ahead. NH comps made up of seven of the world’s top 10 nations. SR has three and that includes a struggling Australia.

I like watching SR and thankfully it’s getting more competitive but it’s not superior to URC. And it’s not in the same ballpark as Champions Cup.