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Super Rugby Team of the Week- Round One
Number 8
8. After a long stint of injury, Wycliff Palu exploded into the Waratahs-Force match like a soap opera character back from the dead. If I ever launched a brand of dynamite-powered sledge-hammers, I would call them Cliffys. (Getty)
Loosehead prop
1. Big runs, big scrums and lots of involvements. Scott Sio is making a solid argument that you don't have to be called Ben to be a great prop. (AAP)
Hooker
2. Somehow Saia Fainga'a manages to make as many big tackles as Tatafu Polota-Nau, but gets injured a whole lot less. And with some judicious cropping, we can use the same photo as the previous one. Bonus! (AAP)
Tighthead prop
3. It's a shame this is the only photo we got of Paddy Ryan against the Force. Apparently when you are everywhere on the field, that includes the sin bin. (Getty)
Lock
4. If the Reds hope to take down Will Skelton next week, they'll need either a biblical slingshot, a three-headed dragon, or an axe to cut down his beanstalk. (AAP)
Lock
5. The Reds were heroic in holding off the Brumbies in the latter stages of their clash in Canberra, and James Horwill put in a massive effort, even though he looks like he just realised he left his children at the zoo by accident. (Getty)
Blindside flanker
6. There's nothing this reporter loves more than a lineout steal, and Dave Dennis got a beauty this week. Here's hoping his pre-Wallaby form comes back. (Getty)
Openside flanker
7. I like to imagine the openside flankers are all eligible reality television suitors vying for Ewen McKenzie's heart, like in The Bachelor. This week, Liam Gill gets the rose. (Getty)
Scrumhalf
9. There's been some other contenders for the title of best scrumhalf in Australia, but Will Genia had the best game this weekend. (AAP)
