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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="antipodean" data-cid="588760" data-time="1466075016"><p>Murray Kinsella does a lot of excellent analysis for the42.ie</p></blockquote>
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<p>But generally a bit shit. </p>
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<p>Mumm has the disease a lot of our locks have: stupid fucking penalties. Particularly at lineout or in the subsequent drive.</p>
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<p>Have to say I've not seen that much of him in/for Aus, partly because he doesn't get much test time and Super Rugby is on too early for someone like me that isn't invested in it. Saw a good bit of him playing for Exeter and neither of your points seemed to apply. He's very well thought of down here. But then we do also eat our own children.</p> -
England squad for 2nd Test:<br>
M Brown (Harlequins); A Watson (Bath), J Joseph (Bath), O Farrell (Saracens), J Nowell (Exeter); G Ford (Bath), B Youngs (Leicester); M Vunipola (Saracens), D Hartley (capt. Northampton), D Cole (Leicester); M Itoje (Saracens), G Kruis (Saracens); C Robshaw (Harlequins), B Vunipola (Saracens), J Haskell (Wasps). Replacements: J George (Saracens), M Mullan (Wasps), P Hill (Northampton), J Launchbury (Wasps), C Lawes (Northampton), J Clifford (Harlequins), D Care (Harlequins), E Daly (Wasps). <br><br>
Marginally better team than last week. Nowell has the edge on Yarde, for me. Farrell for Burrell was no-brainer after the success of the tactical subbing last week. Pleased to see Daly on the bench, but he was the obvious choice with only 2 backs - hope he gets a run out and shows what he's capable of. Another big performance coming from Haskell, I think, but Brown needs to pull his finger out. -
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<p>England paying $2.10.</p>
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<p>Not quite as enticing when you cashed in on $2.34 last week </p>
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<p>You can get Aussie at $2.00 for the first half if you shop around. That's what I'm on. Always like betting against the NH teams after a "statement win" - too busy patting themselves on the back after a good performance. Aussie also consistently a really good team out of the blocks and have been for almost a decade.</p> -
<p>Yeah still kind of surprising though. Would have thought they'd pull in closer to $2.</p>
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<p>Definitely the scoreline flattered England a touch with that try at the end, and another coming off a pair of fuckups. But they played pretty well in the style they know, as well as adding a little bit of attack.</p>
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<p>Home game I suppose, plus the bookies thinking the Wallabies will be better for the game time together.</p> -
<p>Bench finalised for Wallabies. Full XXIII is now:</p>
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<div>1 Slipper</div>
<div>2 Moore (skipper)</div>
<div>3 Kepu</div>
<div>4 Carter</div>
<div>5 Arnold</div>
<div>6 Fardy</div>
<div>7 Hooper</div>
<div>8 McMahon</div>
<div>9 Phipps</div>
<div>10 Foley</div>
<div>11 Horne</div>
<div>12 Kerevi</div>
<div>13 Kuridrani</div>
<div>14 Haylett-Petty</div>
<div>15 Folau</div>
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<div>16 Polota-Nau</div>
<div>17 Smith</div>
<div>18 Holmes</div>
<div>19 Mumm</div>
<div>20 McCalman</div>
<div>21 Frisby</div>
<div>22 Lealiifano</div>
<div>23 Morahan</div>
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<div>I would have started McCalman, because I think he's a better starter.</div>
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<p>I like McMahon, looking forward to see how he goes. Strikes me as a real hard bastard.</p>
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<p>I don't rate McMahon except for being a hard runner, will keep a watch on him tomorrow in the thread. I would say this game is his opportunity and he needs to make the most of it.</p> -
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True. On the other side of the ledger, Australia opened with a speed that caught England by surprise - that won't happen two weeks in a row. Expecting that kind of onslaught is only half the battle, of course, coping with it is something else, but if the England defence sticks to the script, though, I'm optimistic-ish on that score. Then again, back the other way, if Foley brings his kicking boots..., etc.<br><br>
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So Simmons isn't injured, he's been omitted on form. That 10 minutes he played last week must have sucked
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="mariner4life" data-cid="589091" data-time="1466201526"><p>So Simmons isn't injured, he's been omitted on form. That 10 minutes he played last week must have sucked</p></blockquote>
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<p>Looking forward to seeing S McMahon have acrack. Been very goo in SUper rugby and I am not convinced on podick as an 8</p>
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Is that Snoop on the mike?
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<p>I pity the poor English having to sing "god save the queen". I mean she seems nice and all, but what about the other 50 million poms. The Welsh who aren;t even a real country sing some other song. The Scots who are a country likewise. Pity the white shirted people with no song in their hearts.</p>
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Seemed to be plenty of pride on display just now.
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Not a great start by Brown
