Pumas v Wallabies 2

[Crucial]

@NTA said in Pumas v Wallabies 2:

Iain Payten  /  Aug 12, 2022  /  Rugby Union

Wallabies injury curse strikes again: Fainga’a out, Pollard to debut

Rookie pair Lachlan Lonergan and Billy Pollard have been promoted after Wallabies hooker Folau Fainga’a suffered a concussion at training.

The Wallabies will do another sweep for black cats and broken mirrors after concussed hooker Folau Fainga’a became the latest withdrawal from the second Test against Argentina, forcing Lachlan Lonergan to start and Billy Pollard onto the bench for a potential debut.

After a two-week tour that has already seen Dave Porecki, Michael Hooper, Quade Cooper, Hunter Paisami and Allan Ala’alatoa all fly home, Fainga’a suffered a head knock at the Wallabies’ training session on Thursday. He reported symptoms and failed a test on Friday morning.

An injury curse is preferable to a coach curse.

[NTA]

@Crucial said in Pumas v Wallabies 2:

@NTA said in Pumas v Wallabies 2:

Iain Payten  /  Aug 12, 2022  /  Rugby Union

Wallabies injury curse strikes again: Fainga’a out, Pollard to debut

Rookie pair Lachlan Lonergan and Billy Pollard have been promoted after Wallabies hooker Folau Fainga’a suffered a concussion at training.

The Wallabies will do another sweep for black cats and broken mirrors after concussed hooker Folau Fainga’a became the latest withdrawal from the second Test against Argentina, forcing Lachlan Lonergan to start and Billy Pollard onto the bench for a potential debut.

After a two-week tour that has already seen Dave Porecki, Michael Hooper, Quade Cooper, Hunter Paisami and Allan Ala’alatoa all fly home, Fainga’a suffered a head knock at the Wallabies’ training session on Thursday. He reported symptoms and failed a test on Friday morning.

An injury curse is preferable to a coach curse.

More an Admin curse than a Coach curse.

[NTA]

Oh right - Lonergan is 2 and Pollard is 18 or 19. Farken hell.... what a time to debut.

[ACT Crusader]

Fast start for the Pumas with two quick tries.

Now Wallabies hit back with a good lineout move and run by Valetini and Slipper gets the try

[MiketheSnow]

Rip roaring start

Arg 14-7 Aus
13 mins gone

[Bones]

Juan Imhoff and Wylie Human are the wingers in my best names XV.

[African Monkey]

Anthony Seibold on the panel??

[Bones]

That's absolutely amazing by de la Fuente. I've never seen anything like it. What a boss.

[Bones]

Isn't it interesting to see what happens when you chase a kick.

[Bones]

Petaia does have Bridge like abilities at times.

Fuck Mehrtens is even more of a tard than Marshall.

[Bones]

Shut up Andrew, you're embarrassing yourself.

[Bones]

Argentina might be even more fun to watch than France when they turn up.

[Bones]

Dickson just lost the plot. Argue LH tackled short. Wrestles half out of two tacklers to get back up and dives over the line, still held. Try 🤦

[Bones]

Was that 5 tries from people just chasing kicks? Hardly groundbreaking eh ABs.

[Daffy Jaffy]

[Crucial]

Aussies ball shy and tackle shy going by those highlights.

Man aussie commentary is a hard listen. Is there a school for it? I see James Slipper has embraced his pasifika roots and become Sli'ipaaaaaaaaaa

[chimoaus]

Is that their biggest loss in Argentina? Looks like Argentina might be a good challenge for us.

[MN5]

@Bones said in Pumas v Wallabies 2:

Petaia does have Bridge like abilities at times.

Fuck Mehrtens is even more of a tard than Marshall.

Stop it, is that even possible ???

[Bovidae]

Maloney always sounds like someone at the pub commentating. OK for sevens, but not so much for tests.

[Crucial]

@Bovidae said in Pumas v Wallabies 2:

Maloney always sounds like someone at the pub commentating. OK for sevens, but not so much for tests.

It's a league thing isn't it? This 'manufactured excitement' by yelling out a name or word and lengthening it as long as possible.
Ar-gen-TIIIIIIIIII-NAAAAAAAAAA!
In close games or big moments it can work but when done continually it just doesn't seem 'rugby' to an old man like me.