Dear Wayne, we’re sorry, you caught us. We did actually try to pick a rugby team capable of imposing a physical presence. Not a threat, merely a presence. It’s been tried before, but we thought it might work this time.
Furthermore, we regret any ill feeling this may create between out two nations – long standing rugby allies.
Maybe we’ve just been caught up in the emotion of the League World Cup? Y’know? Big blokes making massive hits? Maybe that’s it.
Cross has played league you know? So has Barnesy, but his wing is still hurting, so he’s not running on.
As something of a peace offering, an olive branch if you will, let me make this suggestion: how about you pick some big player with number 3 or 5 on his back who can protect Dan way out on the wing in defence and then let the little fella slip back into the line when you have the pill.
Sound good?
Again Wayne, we’re really sorry. Picking men for a national rugby team who can impose a physical presence is wrong and we’d like to apologise. Sorry.
Oh, and Wayne, we do rate your little guy, Isaia Toeava. We rate anyone your fine rugby brain would put out on a park in the esteemed black strip of your fine, grand and proud nation.
You’re a great bloke.
Jerry
Guest
Dear Fred Funk & Left Arm, You are being more sensitive & whiny than you seem to think Wayne Smith is being. There's a difference between saying "The Wallabies have picked a centre combo to impose a physical presence" and complaining about it. If you can show me a quote from Wayne Smith that could be realistically interpreted as a complaint, I'd quite like to see that. But you've probably got better things to complain about (a Mr Lewis, I suspect). Then again, if you expect the AB's to apologise when they've won a game thanks to the getting the rub of the green from a ref who didn't spot their ruck infringements and let the match winning try be scored from a forward pass, well that's pretty unlikely given recent events. Regards, Graham Henry
LeftArmSpinner
Roar Guru
Dear Funkie, I feel your embarrassment. Just when I thought we were returning to the old days of the AB’s winning Bledisloe’s, the Wallabies go and pick a big centre who promises to tackle Carter. How unfair! Geez, it’s not as if rugby is a contact sport like Womens Netball. Anyway, Wayne Smith can rest easy. Mortlock is on old legs, reconditioned knees and shoulders and may well struggle.
Nick (KIA)
Guest
This is a bit cryptic for me. What are you on about? Something about what Wayne Smith has been reported saying?