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Here’s part 4 of the videos looking at the Wallaby back line from 1979 to 2010 with this video covering the years 2002 to 2005.

This segment includes the introduction of the league converts – Sailor, Rogers and Tuquiri and the 2003 World Cup campaign.

Watching the footage reminded me how much the current Wallaby back line is missing strong, hard runners like Mortlock.

Part 5 will cover the 2006 to 2007 period and part 6 will bring us up to date with a look at 2008 to 2009.

In case you missed Parts 1, 2 and 3 they are displayed again further down the page.

Where are the opportunities for the Wallabies v All Blacks in Melbourne this weekend? 

Let’s take a look back at some of the things the Wallabies did well against the Springboks in Brisbane last weekend and what opportunities arose in the first two Tri Nations games between the Springboks and All Blacks.

Week 9 will be a tough one for  fantasy league Super 14 team managers. Below is a pretty decent team that’s been performing well for a member of the RugbyShout team.

I would suggest taking a look at the players and working from there. Take into consideration who the competing teams are, where they are playing, away or home, and if they usually stay on for the whole 80 minutes.

Team Suggestion :

Outside Backs :

Dagg (K)         /     Ione (C)       /        Habana

Centres :

Fourie     /        Olivier

Flyhalf :

Steyn

Scrumhalf :

F. Hougaard

Loose Forwards :

Vermeulen /   Higginbottom   /    Spies

Locks :

Clarke   /     Bekker

Front Row :

Saia Faingaa / Poloto Nau / Robinson

Remember to post your dream team for week 9 and how you did. You can also start posting your dream team for week 10 here.

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.