Wallabies v Scotland
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Not having a go - although I'm sure the odd Aussie will take it that way, but seems a bit amateurish to me. Reminds me of Fitzy floating about in 1999 where it wreaked of desperation a bit. The game has moved on so much where it's hard to expect a guy to walk straight from playing into coaching at test level.
Aussie shouldn't have too many problems with Scotland though. At full strength perhaps, but with a large chunk of their team on Lions... oh never mind.
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@rotated said in Wallabies v Scotland:
Not having a go - although I'm sure the odd Aussie will take it that way, but seems a bit amateurish to me. Reminds me of Fitzy floating about in 1999 where it wreaked of desperation a bit. The game has moved on so much where it's hard to expect a guy to walk straight from playing into coaching at test level.
Aussie shouldn't have too many problems with Scotland though. At full strength perhaps, but with a large chunk of their team on Lions... oh never mind.
According to social media the Scots are well on the up after a convincing win against......Italy.
'In toonie we trust' or some such shit ( referring to Gregor Townsend )
Fuck, the only way I could demean myself any more would be to become a Warriors fan.
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@NTA said in Wallabies v Scotland:
Forecast is for showers. Arvo footy. Should keep things interesting
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Scotland team to take on the Wallabies
1 Gordon Reid
2 Fraser Brown
3 Zander Fagerson
4 Ben Toolis
5 Jonny Gray
6 John Barclay
7 Hamish Watson
8 Ryan Wilson
9 Ali Price
10 Finn Russell
11 Rory Hughes
12 Duncan Taylor
13 Alex Dunbar
14 Lee Jones
15 Greig TonksReserves
16 Ross Ford
17 Alan Dell
18 Willem Nell
19 Tim Swinson
20 Josh Strauss
21 Henry Pyrgos
22 Ruardin Jackson
23 Matt Scott -
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@Stargazer said in Wallabies v Scotland:
Scotland team to take on the Wallabies
1 Gordon Reid
2 Fraser Brown
3 Zander Fagerson
4 Ben Toolis
5 Jonny Gray
6 John Barclay
7 Hamish Watson
8 Ryan Wilson
9 Ali Price
10 Finn Russell
11 Rory Hughes
12 Duncan Taylor
13 Alex Dunbar
14 Lee Jones
15 Greig TonksReserves
16 Ross Ford
17 Alan Dell
18 Willem Nell
19 Tim Swinson
20 Josh Strauss
21 Henry Pyrgos
22 Ruardin Jackson
23 Matt ScottWeak team. They'll get pumped
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Wallabies to take on Scotland
IN: Eto Nabuli
OUT: Henry Speight (hamstring)
1 Tom Robertson (8 Tests)
2 Tatafu Polota-Nau (69 Tests)
3 Allan Alaalatoa (10 Tests)
4 Sam Carter (14 Tests)
5 Adam Coleman (10 Tests)
6 Ned Hanigan (1 Test)
7 Michael Hooper (c) (66 Tests)
8 Scott Higginbotham (33 Tests)
9 Will Genia (76 Tests)
10 Bernard Foley (43 Tests)
11 Eto Nabuli*
12 Karmichael Hunt (1 Test)
13 Tevita Kuridrani (46 Tests)
14 Dane Haylett-Petty (15 Tests)
15 Israel Folau (53 Tests)*denotes uncapped
Reserves to be named tomorrow (Friday)
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What the fuck? Michael Cheika speaks 47 languages and designs nice jeans apparently, but jesus naming a team is really fucking hard for him aye? Last year he couldn't nail it down to 23, this year he can't even name a bench.
It's not that hard Michael, it's not like you are swimming in talent.
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@mariner4life said in Wallabies v Scotland:
It's not that hard Michael, it's not like you are swimming in talent.
That's precisely it though Mariner. He's waiting until the latest possible moment, in case one of the following occurs in the 48 hours before kick-off:
a) Jonathon Thurston converts to rugby union, effective immediately, or
b) Any other fucking leaguie for that matter, or
c) Stephen Larkham comes out of retirement, or
d) A particularly muscly Fijian walks past Cheika on his way to work, or
e) We can blindly stumble upon someone, somewhere who isn't totally shit at rugby.Now one, or all, of these things taking place is incredibly unlikely, but Cheik is an eternal optimist. You'd hate to be caught with a full 23 on a Friday when an ARU intern discovers there's a reserve lock from Manawatu with an Aussie grandparent... would be bloody chaos.
So I tip my hat to Cheika and this bold new approach. It will surely usher in an era of dominance that will never end.
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@barbarian haha it's like a Country rugby club
Okay you blokes, we're only naming the starting 15, because i am pretty sure Robbo has a wedding; i think Dave fucked his shoulder at work; and Macca, chimp nuts and mullet didn't come to training, so we aren't sure if they are playing. So the bench will be whoever shows up
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@barbarian said in Wallabies v Scotland:
@mariner4life said in Wallabies v Scotland:
It's not that hard Michael, it's not like you are swimming in talent.
That's precisely it though Mariner. He's waiting until the latest possible moment, in case one of the following occurs in the 48 hours before kick-off:
a) Jonathon Thurston converts to rugby union, effective immediately, or
b) Any other fucking leaguie for that matter, or
c) Stephen Larkham comes out of retirement, or
d) A particularly muscly Fijian walks past Cheika on his way to work, or
e) We can blindly stumble upon someone, somewhere who isn't totally shit at rugby.Now one, or all, of these things taking place is incredibly unlikely, but Cheik is an eternal optimist. You'd hate to be caught with a full 23 on a Friday when an ARU intern discovers there's a reserve lock from Manawatu with an Aussie grandparent... would be bloody chaos.
So I tip my hat to Cheika and this bold new approach. It will surely usher in an era of dominance that will never end.
Going by Naiyaravoro I think he'd be happy for any sized Fijian.
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@mariner4life said in Wallabies v Scotland:
@barbarian haha it's like a Country rugby club
Okay you blokes, we're only naming the starting 15, because i am pretty sure Robbo has a wedding; i think Dave fucked his shoulder at work; and Macca, chimp nuts and mullet didn't come to training, so we aren't sure if they are playing. So the bench will be whoever shows up
Chimp nuts. Gold.
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