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The English Rugby team heads to Gosford in search of their first win of their Australian tour as they prepare to take on the Australian Barbarians again. Both teams have made a number of changes from the sides that took the field in Perth last week.

For the Poms winger David Strettle and out centre Dominic Waldouck are the new faces in the backline whilst, the pack has been almost completely re-shaped. Jon Golding and Paul Doran-Jones are two more props we get to observe destroy our inexperienced front row, whilst Dan Ward-Smith joins the stomper Dave Attwood at lock.  A completely new back row will be on show as Stefan Armitage (brother of fullback Delon) joins forces with James Haskell and Joe Worsley.

Haskell will be the only double up from Saturday night’s test where he started on the bench. Matthew Tait, who was also on the test bench but remained unused, will back up his bench sitting duties for this match as well.

For the Aussies we’ve stuck with the exact same prop as last game in Weeks and Cowan and one would think that Weeks in particular may be under consideration for a test call up. The big name in the front row, in more ways than one, is Tatafu Polota-Nau who returns from injury and will be using the game as some form of fitness test in anticipation of his return to the Wallaby 2 jersey Saturday night.

At lock Mitchell Chapman’s impressive game last week has seen him remain in the side, 17 stiches and all, alongside Reds lock Rob Simmons.  This selection sees the Tahs fans crying out in support of Kane Douglas as he ones again rides the pine. Aussie 7s captain Pat McCutcheon will start the match at openside flanker, replacing Matt Hodgson whilst Stephen Hoiles will captain the team from Number 8.

Kurtley Beale has been named at flyhalf for the encounter due to Berrick Barne’s return to the test team with Peter Hynes in at fullback the only other change to the backline.

There aren’t too many surprises on the bench. Test rookie James Slipper will get another chance to impress when he gets a run whilst test players Burgess, Barnes and James O’Connor will probably see as little of the match as possible, injury permitting.

Once again, unless policy at Fox Sports has changed, this match will be live streamed at www.foxsports.com.au, and will not be televised.

Steve Walsh will referee.

The Australian selectors have named the Australian Barbarians team (basically Aussie A) to take on the English touring side this Tuesday over in Perth. The side features a smattering of Wallabies who played in the first test v Fiji, as well as other former test players and many international rookies. The team is highlighted by a strong local flavour with five Force players in the starting team.

The game will be live streamed on foxsports.com.au

The Australian Barbarians team to play England at ME Bank Stadium, Perth, on Tuesday 9 June (kick-off 6.05pm, AWST) is:

15. James O’Connor            (Western Force)*

14. Nick Cummins                (Western Force)

13. Will Chambers                (Queensland Reds)

12. Anthony Faingaa            (Queensland Reds)

11. Lachie Turner                  (NSW Waratahs)

10. Berrick Barnes                (NSW Waratahs, co-captain)

9. Josh Valentine                  (Brumbies)*

8. Stephen Hoiles                 (Brumbies, co-captain)

7. Matt Hodgson                    (Western Force)*

6. Ben McCalman                 (Western Force)

5. Mark Chisholm                  (Brumbies)*

4. Mitchell Chapman             (Brumbies)

3. Laurie Weeks                    (Queensland Reds)

2. Huia Edmonds                  (Brumbies)*

1. Pekahou Cowan               (Western Force)*

Run on reserves:

16. Damien Fitzpatrick         (NSW Waratahs)

17. James Slipper                (Queensland Reds)

18. Kane Douglas                 (NSW Waratahs)

19. Pat McCutcheon             (NSW Waratahs)

20. Luke Burgess                  (NSW Waratahs)*

21. Kurtley Beale                   (NSW Waratahs)*

22. Peter Hynes                    (Queensland Reds)

It’s been nearly two years since RugbyDump provided us with a new addition to the best rugby big hits and try savers series. Fortunately the waiting is over. Below you can view Try Savers and Rib Breakers 11.

As always, emphasis is in fierce hits that will have you squirming in your seat. While you will have seen some of them before, there’s definitely a few that will bring a smile to you face for all the right reasons. – RugbyDump.com

RugbyShout.com Member Predictions:

Tiny Brussow:
Highlanders28 v 25Waratahs 09:35
Stormers22 v 18Crusaders 19:10
Hurricanes32 v 25Chiefs 09:35
Brumbies19 v 23Reds 11:40
Cheetahs20 v 29Blues 15:00
Lions21 v 20Western Force 17:05
Bulls38 v 32The Sharks 19:10
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Coach:

1. highlanders 21 – Tahs 32
2. Stormers 35 – Crusaders 18
3. Hurricanes 9 – Chiefs 20
4. Brumbies 23 – Reds 30
5. Cheetahs 18 – Blues 21
6. Lions 21 – Force 21
7. Bulls 26 – Sharks 27

Super 14 Week 12 Fixtures:

30 April	Highlanders	Waratahs	Invercargill	09:35
30 April	Stormers	Crusaders	Cape Town	19:10
01 May	Hurricanes	Chiefs	Wellington	09:35
01 May	Brumbies	Reds	Canberra	11:40
01 May	Cheetahs	Blues	Bloemfontein	15:00
01 May	Lions	Force	Johannesburg	17:05
01 May	Bulls	Sharks	Pretoria	19:10

Only six games this weekend, so you’ll have to take some chances if you want big scores.

Predictions :

From SuperSport.com :

Stormers vs Chiefs.  Stormers to win by between 8 and 15.

Brumbies vs Hurricanes. Brumbies by between 5 and 12.

Blues vs Force. Blues to win by between 7 and 20.

Crusaders vs Cheetahs. Crusaders by 25 to 35.

Bulls vs Reds. Bulls to win barely. (I feel an upset)

Sharks vs Lions.Sharks to win by 10 to 15.

The third Try Savers and Rib Breakers from RugbyDump.com , expect some blood.

The second installment of the Try Savers and Rib Breakers series from RugbyDump.com. Enjoy.

It’s the day before Monday, and we all deserve some good ol’ rugby big hits and try savers before we start working again. Here’s ten links to the ten posts which contain the Try Savers and Rib breaker video’s made by RugbyDump.com.

Enjoy.

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Here at RugbyShout it’s all about providing you with choice. We’ve been collecting Super 14 week 9 predictions from some of the most prominent rugby blogs around the interweb. Take a look down below.

1. From TheRugbyBlog.co.uk

Game 52: Chiefs v Bulls: Bulls by 6
Game 53: Highlanders v Force: Force by 5
Game 54: Blues v Stormers: Blues by 13
Game 55: Crusaders v Waratahs: Crusaders by 7
Game 56: Brumbies v Cheetahs: Brumbies by 17
Game 57: Lions v Reds: Reds by 8

2. From SuperSport.com

Bulls by 8 to 12. (Against Chiefs)

Force by the narrowest of margins (Highlanders)

Blues to win by less than 7. (Against Stormers)

Crusaders to win by between 3 and 12. (Against Tahs)

 Brumbies to win by between 8 and 18. (Against Cheetahs)

Reds by 10 to 15. (Against Lions)

3. From Ougrote.com

Friday 9 April

Chiefs v Bulls (Hamilton RSA 09:35)

Saturday 10 April

Highlanders v Western Force (Queenstown RSA 04:30)
Blues v Stormers (Auckland RSA 07:30)
Crusaders v Waratahs (Christchurch RSA 09:35)
Brumbies v Cheetahs (Canberra RSA 11:40)
Lions v Reds (Johannesburg RSA 19:10)

Remember you can also add your predictions to RugbyShout by simply posting a comment or joining the forum discussion. Post your predictions for week 9 on this post or your week 10 predictions at this post.