They were in midseason form during the summer. They lost one starter off a great team. They're even better this season.

We feel like he can be a starter in this league, and we don't feel like there's much lost if one our linebackers goes down because of his versatility.

You don't go to a good team like this team and just walk in as the starter, ... It just doesn't work. I'd rather be going to a 13-3 team than a 3-13 team. You follow me? I've been on enough of those.

As a starter, if I were to look at this lineup here, ... you're always going to have one or two guys. But when you get three or four ... you're going to have to be coming in with it.

They are the form team of the competition and unquestionably New Zealand's number one team,

We are a little unsettled due to injuries and face an Edinburgh team in form - they have lost only once at home since Christmas 2004.