IN CASE YOU WERE ASLEEP...

Here’s our undiluted opinion on all the action from the last eight weeks.

■ Speculation mounted that Ma’a Nonu may be looking to get out of of the second year of his Blues contract.

■ It didn’t mount from nothing - Nonu helped it along by refusing to say whether he was staying or not.

■ Interestingly, he kept declining opportunities to talk about his plans, saying he didn’t want his situation to overshadow the team.

■ Ha - the irony.

■ His silence spoke volumes.

■ Great strategy - get the media to go away by saying nothing.

■ The more he said nothing the more the speculation grew...

■ Ma’a Mia... here we go again...

■ And in due course he broke his silence and confirmed he is joining the Hurricanes.

■ Even more interestingly, while Nonu turned all man of mystery, his good mate and No 12 rival, Sonny Bill Williams was happy to be direct for once.

■ Yes, he’d be keen to play for the All Blacks at the end of this year - but it would depend on how he felt physically and mentally after his season in the NRL.

■ That’s about as up front and direct as SBW gets.

■ Off the field that is.

■ He’s definitely direct on it.

■ It was revealed that Singapore has been short- listed to host the 18th Super Rugby team from 2016.

■ Surely that’s a terrible idea?

■ No offence Singapore - you are just in the wrong place in the wrong time zone so to speak.

■ No, no, no - the 18th team can’t be in Asia.

■ Has to be in either Southern Europe or Africa.

■ Confusion broke out as to whether the Blues were or weren’t chasing Beauden Barrett.

■ John Kirwan said categorically no offer had been put in front of Barrett by the Blues.

■ At almost exactly the same time in Wellington, Barrett said he was sure one was in the