It's not often that the members of the Fourth Estate get anything other than dog's abuse with regard to their predictions, irrespective of the sport. It doesn't matter how much flattery or words of shrewd tactical analysis are contained in an article, once that word verdict appears at the bottom, the journalist is courting a verbal baiting.

Therefore Planet Rugby felt that it would be appropriate to laud the efforts of Guardian rugby correspondent Robert Kitson and his uncannily accurate preview of Saturday's Test match between England and Australia at Twickenham. Kitson wrote in summing up: "Sod's law, always a reliable guide, suggests the referee, Andre Watson, of the video refs who gave England grief in South Africa this year, will need to refer the winning score to the `eye in the sky'."

What transpired? Dan Luger's try in the eighth minute of injury time to win the match for England, needed the imprimatur of the video referee, Ireland's Brian Stirling, at Watson's (above) behest. Now there is accuracy and accuracy and those of us in Planet Rugby will be looking to borrow his crystal ball for the start of the AIB League. Bet you he could tell you who'd win between Richmond and Ballina.