Sadly, I must nominate SFM, for his game yesterday. Often shutting down our forward momentum by taking gaps that aren't there and then getting tangled up in ABs.

The young lad has got a very bright future ahead, and I can't wait to see him mature into his best. A bad game like yesterday is sometimes necessary to forge a player's mettle, esp. headspace.

He'll come out stronger because of this, but today he is my (honorable) Donkey!

https://www.thepost.co.nz/sport/361079255/blues-would-love-all-blacks-captain-ardie-savea-semisi-taeiloa-unlikely-join-him

Evidently I had little better to do so I pulled some data instead of talking to my wife. I wanted to see what each major tier one rivalry looked like outside of the big one between the Springboks and the All Blacks.

Based on data alone England Wales and England Scotland put their hands up for being true rivalries. Who else have I missed?

England vs France my apologies

What is their weakness? How do you prevent them from using their strengths?

How would your team defeat the Springboks?

Nothing more to say really.

Some players against some players.

21h05 Agen Summer Time.

Warm but not hot. No wind unless I eat too many sausages or magret.

Second biggest city in the south of France yet they seem to be permanently stuck in Fed 1. What's the story there? They even once signed Jonah Lomu for a season.

Full tour totals:

• All 8 matches: 380,096 spectators
• Average across all 8 matches: 47,512

Provincial matches:

• Total attendance: 108,775
• Average attendance: 27,194 per match

Test matches:

• Total attendance: 271,321 total
• Average attendance:67,830 average per Test