As an aspiring rugby journalist I sometimes write a story based on my opinion about the game, but I am always careful to back up that opinion with some facts, sometimes taking quotes directly from the law book, other times I present a rounded argument. But some of the inflammatory garbage that gets printed by our major newspapers makes me wonder if dropping a literary incendiary grenade and heading for the hills is what journalism is about.

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As the Super 14 heads into its final round, only the Crusaders are guaranteed a semi final appearance, while six other teams are fighting it out for the remaining three spots.

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