Bring it on!

Ah, optimism.

Still the battle of the forwards will be interesting.
* Collins, Masoe, So’oialo and Herring vs. Lauaki, Bates, Holah and Messam;
* Luke Andrews vs. Keith Robinson;

And the backs should be great tussle too - Umaga and Smith on Kahui etc., Anesi and Sivivatu on Nonu and Jane.

Because I cheer for Waikato when not cheering for Wellington [lived for 5-6 years in Hamilton with 2 kids born there], I think McCaw should be left behind for the end of year tour to sort out his head, and Holah and Masoe given the No.7 roles to develop cover there.

Of alternatively, next weeks Woman’s Weekly features Waikato players talking about how they deal with trauma in their lives. Headline “Hamilton Hometown Heartbreak for …”