Wallabies v Springboks II

[mantissanet]

@booboo Actually really easy…just divide in half 🤣

[Stargazer]

Wallabies team to play South Africa:

1 James Slipper (107 Tests)
2 Folau Fainga’a (18 Tests)
3 Taniela Tupou (32Tests)
4 Izack Rodda (27 Tests)
5 Matt Philip (16 Tests)
6 Lachlan Swinton (5 Tests)
7 Michael Hooper (c) (112 Tests)
8 Rob Valetini (11 Tests)
9 Nic White (40 Tests)
10 Quade Cooper (71 Tests)
11 Marika Koroibete (40 Tests)
12 Samu Kerevi (35 Tests)
13 Len Ikitau (6 Tests)
14 Andrew Kellaway (6 Tests)
15 Tom Banks (18 Tests)

Replacements
16 Feleti Kaitu’u (1 Test)
17 Angus Bell (9 Tests)
18 Tom Robertson (24 Tests)
19 Darcy Swain (6 Tests)
20 Pete Samu (12 Tests)
21 Tate McDermott (9 Tests)
22 Reece Hodge (50 Tests)
23 Jordan Petaia (11 Tests)

Nathan Williamson  /  Sep 15, 2021

Tupou, White return to starting side as Hooper makes history

Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has elevated Nic White and Taniela Tupou to the starting side for their second Test against South Africa in a historic match for Michael Hooper.

White comes into the side for Tate McDermott, who reverts back to the bench, whilst Tupou will replace Allan Alaalatoa after the Brumbies prop returned back to Canberra for the birth of his child.

Meanwhile, Hooper will become the Wallabies' most capped captain when he leads the side out for the 60th time on Saturday at Suncorp Stadium.

[Frye]

@stargazer how tf has Reece Hodge got 50 tests?

Also that kick that he did with a minute to go was an absolute brain explosion. I can't believe Hooper was considering him to kick the final penalty when he had just shown that kind of bottler mentality.

[Derpus]

@frye As if he missing 3 kicks to win 3 separate matches wasn't already enough to demonstrate that.

[TheMojoman]

I can't see the Boks being as crap as they were last week. I was at the game and they were crap, slow, bumbling. I mean, who puts a bomb up 25-30M out from the opposition try line these days?

Interesting Paisami, who was the form midfielder for Wallabies can't get a look in now that Kerevi is back. Another is JOC didn't get a gig off the bench.

[OomPB]

@themojoman the Boks will be better , the Wallabies more with a lot of confidence, add Suncorp and they are firm favourites.

[Chris]

@themojoman said in Wallabies v Springboks II:

I can't see the Boks being as crap as they were last week. I was at the game and they were crap, slow, bumbling. I mean, who puts a bomb up 25-30M out from the opposition try line these days?

Interesting Paisami, who was the form midfielder for Wallabies can't get a look in now that Kerevi is back. Another is JOC didn't get a gig off the bench.

I mean, who puts a bomb up 25-30M out from the opposition try line these days?
Answer SA do, very disappointing boring error ridden performance by the Bok's

[Bones]

@themojoman said in Wallabies v Springboks II:

I mean, who puts a bomb up 25-30M out from the opposition try line these days?

Oooh ooh, I know this one! Teams in green.

[Bones]

Any idea why there's four players in bold in the team graphic?

Philip (16)
Koroibete (40)
Kellaway (6)
Hodge (50)

[Machpants]

@bones said in Wallabies v Springboks II:

Any idea why there's four players in bold in the team graphic?

Philip (16)
Koroibete (40)
Kellaway (6)
Hodge (50)

It's a release from their SR team

[Smuts]

@chris And a bloody good performance by an Aussie team to force a win.

I’d like to see more adventure from the boks but don’t expect it. I do expect much more brutality.

[Stargazer]

@bones It's a graphic from the Rebels twitter account. The Wallabies hadn't put one up, yet, when I posted the team list.

This is the one the Wallabies posted later:

[nostrildamus]

Tongan Thor is starting? Does that happen often? He always seems to be off the bench against the ABs...

[L_n_P]

@smuts said in Wallabies v Springboks II:

I’d like to see more adventure from the boks but don’t expect it. I do expect much more brutality.

Yeah, at their best the Boks don't play ten-man rugby. Stylistically they play 15 man rugby, just that 13 of the players play more like forwards (relentlessly brutal and can be overwhelmingly physical). Add a couple of speedy wingers like Habana.

That game at Jo-berg, I think back in 2013(?), was one of the best. Both teams totally committed to playing. A young BB got simply flattened for a try by Jean DeVilliers, then came back with a great try to seal the game, beating JDV's tackle. No matter who had lost that game, it was a clash of titans and rugby won.

[Derpus]

@nostrildamus no. Allan Ala'alatoa is out.

[African Monkey]

According to SBW, Makazole Mapimpi was the first player to score a try in a world cup final..........

[Bones]

@african-monkey said in Wallabies v Springboks II:

According to SBW, Makazole Mapimpi was the first player to score a try in a world cup final..........

I thought I'd heard wrong! Is that really what he said? Maybe meant first SA player?

[Stargazer]

Totally forgot that this game is played first, and the ABs v Pumas after.

[Machpants]

@stargazer said in Wallabies v Springboks II:

Totally forgot that this game is played first, and the ABs v Pumas after.

The hundredth game Vs boks next week, 7, gotta be at the pub.

For those that can, kia kaha Jaffas

[antipodean]

Stan with SBW making comparison between Muhammad Ali and Quade Cooper...