Wallabies vs France 1

[barbarian]

A pretty solid Wallaby team, with JOC and Nic White the only real injury losses. Will be great to see how that pack measures up to the French.

By all accounts it's a mix of A, B and C grade Frogs, so who knows how they will go. I'm not going to underestimate them, there's more than enough talent in there to win this game.

[NTA]

@barbarian not sold on the current iteration of To'omua - he hasn't looked right for the Rebels and was a bit of a handbrake on their attack I think. Looks very passive.

[KiwiMurph]

Given the lack of experience in that backline can see why they've gone To'omua.

[Higgins]

@nta Is the reserve hooker also the reserve hooker for the Brumbies? If so then you had better hope that the starting rake does not get injured early on in the game and requires replacement.

[KiwiMurph]

@higgins by the end of Super Rugby Lonergan was the starting Brumbies hooker.

[voodoo]

Congrats on a hundy to Slipper, great effort 👏

[voodoo]

@voodoo said in Wallabies vs France 1:

Congrats on a hundy to Slipper, great effort 👏

Or is this 101 and I'm too late (again)

[Higgins]

@kiwimurph He must have improved markedly in the latter games of the Brumbies that I did not watch.

[Machpants]

That's a raw French team, the captain has 8 caps

[Bovidae]

I assume this will be another game with a late change in the ref. It's meant to be Pickerill.

[Stargazer]

@bovidae They shouldn't! It would mean he can't come back for a while!

[Bovidae]

@stargazer Unfortunately he can't even leave NZ with the travel pause.

These are the officials:

[nzzp]

@barbarian why are these midweek fixtures? Seems a bit weird ... what did I miss?

[Stargazer]

@nzzp Has to do with the fact that the French comp finished late, two weeks managed isolation, the need to return in time for preseason etc. They had to shorten the playing window.

[Bovidae]

The tests are Wed, Tue and Sat.

[barbarian]

@nta said in Wallabies vs France 1:

@barbarian not sold on the current iteration of To'omua - he hasn't looked right for the Rebels and was a bit of a handbrake on their attack I think. Looks very passive.

I give him the benefit of the doubt, I think he's one of the few blokes we have who gets better when he pulls on the gold jersey.

[Duluth]

I like the balance of the starting loose forwards

Who would play openside if Hooper gets injured?

[nzzp]

@barbarian said in Wallabies vs France 1:

@nta said in Wallabies vs France 1:

@barbarian not sold on the current iteration of To'omua - he hasn't looked right for the Rebels and was a bit of a handbrake on their attack I think. Looks very passive.

I give him the benefit of the doubt, I think he's one of the few blokes we have who gets better when he pulls on the gold jersey.

canary yellow?

[antipodean]

@higgins said in Wallabies vs France 1:

@nta Is the reserve hooker also the reserve hooker for the Brumbies? If so then you had better hope that the starting rake does not get injured early on in the game and requires replacement.

Lonergan has played well this season and a debut from the bench is fitting reward for his form.

[antipodean]

@kiwimurph said in Wallabies vs France 1:

Given the lack of experience in that backline can see why they've gone To'omua.

I'd play him at 10 instead of Lolesio for the first test.