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/ Editor / 24 June 2011 / Leave a comment Bet Now View Market
The key this week for the Waratahs is their pack and the Crusaders will keep on rolling.
Matt Burke brings you his weekly instalment of hot tips in the Super Rugby.
Blues v Waratahs
The key this week for the Waratahs is their pack.
Outstanding last week at ANZ stadium, Dave Dennis, along with fellow forwards Dean Mumm and Siti Timani, will have to monster the Blues. Departing captain Phil Waugh will also have the team running high on emotion.
The loss of Baxter and Polota-Nau will be most evident at scrum time, with Paddy Ryan and John Ulugia very raw at this level up front.
The player sparking all the attack for the Waratahs is Kurtley Beale. He will be the one to watch for the Blues, who have made one change to their line-up, with halfback Alby Mathewson returning from injury.
Captain Kevin Mealamu will lead from the front, and Jerome Kaino and Ali williams acting as the enforcers.
The combination of Stephen Brett and Luke McAlister, with their passing and kicking games, will keep the Waratahs' defence guessing.
The Blues at home may just edge out the 'Tahs, but anything can happen in a sudden death match.
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Crusaders v Sharks.
Last time these teams met was at Twickenham, where the Sharks were without young-gun Pat Lambie
This time in Nelson, the Sharks will field a full-strength team--a team chockfull of Springboks and confidence about winning away from home after last week's big win against the Bulls in Pretoria.
And their run overseas in the regular season suggests they can win in NZ.
The Crusaders, still waiting on the fitness of captain Richie McCaw, have had to overcome more challenges than most this year to finish top of the NZ conference.
The big-named players will be primed to do the job as usual: Carter, Ellis, Thorne and Reid. But it's those around them who are equally thriving. Whitelock and Gilford, to name just two, have been outstanding of late.
Sonny Bill Williams also makes his return from a hip injury and will pose a big threat to the line.
The preparation for this game goes against the Sharks, and that will prove the difference.
The Crusaders to keep on rolling.
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