The Lions were too good for Otago yesterday getting up 30-19 in Dunedin. The game was tight in the first half, but after the half time break the Lions put it on the Kiwis. For my money the best players on the paddock were Ryan Jones and Charlie Hodgson who didn't miss once with the boot - notching up half the points for the Lions.

France played South Africa in a test game as well yesterday in Durban. The final score was a 30 all draw.... of course, the game had some controversial calls from the referee and Bernard Laporte had a whinge post match about one particular call. What's new?

In local news, the Heelers lost the grand final of the 2005 TARS comp to Perth Gold. 18-11. Bad luck guys, congratz Perth.