Comments on: The Wallabies have a Hong Kong hoodoo

By: Even looser

Even looser — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:21:20 +0000

Sheek - “in just about every department.” And in which department are they not better?

I once would have answered “the coach” but I have to say that GH seems to have outcoached us lately. Of course that can all change now that RD has some time to make his mark on the team.

For me I’d reckon it’ll come down to what GH does with depth versus what RD does with developing skills, fitness and attitude within the existing group.

Hong Kong should be a cracker.

By: sheek

sheek — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:38:17 +0000

I would expect the ABs to win simply because, at present, they are better…..in just about every department.

By: spiro zavos

spiro zavos — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:15:29 +0000

The irony about the Hong Kong venue and Australian rugby sides is that in the early years of the Hong Kong Sevens Australia was so dominant the spectators adopted the praqactice of booing them. The practice still is in place. Whether it will be revived for the Bledisloe Test remains to be seen. At least 6000 Australians, most of them lawyers and businessmen who have discovered urgent conferences in Hong Kong around November 1 will ensure that the support will be for the Wallabies.
Against this is the fact that the All Blackks are a much better team playing away from home than the Wallabies generally are.

By: LeftArmSpinner

LeftArmSpinner — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:33:40 +0000

The AB’s have the upper hand on all fronts. They are a fundamentally better team, fitter, better skills, more committed and better led.

They have taken the tough decisions (or players have taken their own decisions by moving on) and are well on the way to rebuilding for the next RWC.

Finally, they have better depth.

So, a no brainer really……..