Compared to the other teams this is just normal wear and tear.

We can’t complain. The weather has been cool and near perfect for training. The players should peak on Friday night.

We have to win to regain momentum. Winning is all we are interested in.

I might still make some last minute changes due to the weather.

What worries me is that we have managed only one log point in two home matches.

What we must do now is to get up and play against the Sharks like the Bulls did after we defeated them in the Currie Cup final.

We must just continue to do the right things at the right time.

I haven’t had any pressure of any sort from Jake (White) to select a certain team.

I don’t think we will making it an expansive game because we know that is where the Crusaders have much of their strengths and that is how they like to play. We will probably look...

They don’t focus on the set-pieces as much as the Highlanders for example, but saying that we will want to use our backs as an attack tactic.

It is the same for the other four franchises, it is a fair system, and if it helps bring our country forward then we are all for it.

We are just trying out some tactical things. It all depends on what tactics we’ll use against the Bulls. At this stage we are just testing some players to see what patterns they fit into...

In the last three games the conditions were very wet and this has not allowed us to play our backline ploys that we have put in place so we are hoping for dry weather and...

We lost some players, mostly through injuries picked up last year.

I’m not thinking of relegation at the moment, although I can’t say it won’t happen to us, but I can’t think about that now.

Even though we built up momentum against the Hurricanes and we don’t want to lose it, I’m very happy that we aren’t playing this weekend because of all the injuries.

According to the rules of the competition I have to confirm my starting squad to the match officials only 30 minutes before the kick-off, and if I need to respond to a changing situation, I...

It’s been scientifically proven that at the end of a game more oxygen is being used to keep tired bodies moving than the brain thinking clearly. I believe at this critical stage the game could...

Os is Os and he is huge in the South African rugby context so we will take it game by game. I will talk to him throughout the season and see how he feels.

The Blues have a great number of All Blacks and other stars in their side.

Maybe he has more medical experience than me.