Andrew Mulligan's rants and raves

Barbarians wing Cory Jane (left) suffered an ankle sprain against the Maori All Blacks. Photo / Getty Images

Opinion

Rave
I just want to say well done to the ligaments in my ankle for withstanding the abnormal pressure exerted on them during the trial game at Eden Park on Saturday night. Being the wrong side of 30 and written off more times than I care to remember is extra motivation that's always appreciated.
Cory Jane, Lower Hutt

Rant
Mauls. Can't stand them. They're legalised obstruction and a blight on the game. Flush these down the dunny and move on for the sake of the game.
Steve Hansen, Sydenham

Rave
Loved the Boks' kicking game in Brisbane against the Wallabies when they kicked from the hand 27 times. Please continue this because the conditions at Ellis Park suit us. Think of the fans.
Israel Dagg and Ben Smith,
over the Indian Ocean
Rant
I don't appreciate the home invasions I have to endure every day or the punch to the back I copped on Monday morning. Leg ropes are cheap too, so why the anger? Sharing is caring.
Jaws, Jeffrey's Bay

Rave
I just want to say that Cory Jane's book Winging It looks like a great read. I hear it's out August 3.
Jane Cory, Upper Hutt

Rant
Did anyone else see me on the weekend get subbed off? I was everywhere. I'm normally a reserved guy so to write in and rant about myself is difficult, but how hard is it to see we needed experience out there, not a brand new front row, Heyneke.
B. du Plessis, Johannesburg

Rave
How much do the English need me? You just have to look at my Twitter feed - @KP24 where I have 2.7 million followers - where I expressed disdain at the continuation of my international cricket isolation. I am batting the house down, people.
Kev, Miami

Rant
How ridiculous is it that I'm picking sand out of my magnificent hands when I should be picking apart the Aussie bowling attack. To think, me, Kevvy, not playing for England. What a travesty for the England fans and Piers Morgan. I feel for them.
KP, Miami

Rave
I thought my son, Sepp, handled himself extremely well in front of that humourless comedian in Zurich. It was lovely that Sepp referenced me when order was eventually restored. Such a lovely boy.
Mrs Blatter, The Afterlife

Rant
We let them through the middle, we let them through on the edges, we let them beat us convincingly and hold us to zero. Now we're seventh and, like Mick Fanning, we have the Sharks right behind us.
Cappy, Penrose

Rave
Shout out to the Warriors for letting me dominate again, and me winning the man of the match award for the umpteenth time against them. Cool stat for us too; the past two times the Warriors have been held to zero both teams have gone on to win the Grand Final - the Storm in 2009 and the Roosters in 2002.
Jimmy Maloney, Bondi, Sydney

Rant
Books? Reading? Look, books are for people like Chris Rogers and when I said "[We are] two different people, as in he reads a lot of books; I wouldn't read a book." I meant I would listen to one being read to me, but not actually read one. However, I do like the pictures.
Davey Warner,
Inside Joe Root's head

Rave
Vous ne devez pas comprendre les mots, David Warner. Vous avez juste besoin de savoir comment les epeler. (You do not need to understand the words, David Warner. You just need to know how to spell them).
Nigel Richards, Scrabble Tile Bag