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Wallabies diehards, rugger buggers and general lovers of the game, I am sure in the past few weeks we have all been chatting amongst ourselves about what our 30-man squads would be for the 2011 World Cup.
Well, here is mine. What do you reckon?
Forwards:
1. Sekope Kepu (NSW)
2. James Slipper (QLD)
3. Greg Holmes (QLD)
4. Ben Alexander (ACT)
5. Steven Moore (ACT)
6. Totafu Polota Nau (NSW)
7. Saia Faainga (QLD)
8. James Horwill (QLD)(VC)
9. Rob Simmonds (QLD)
10. Dan Vickermann (NSW)
11. Nathan Sharpe (WA)
12. Scott Higginbotham (QLD)
13. Rocky Elsom (ACT)
14. Radeke Samo (QLD)
15. Ben McCalman (WA)
16. Dave Pocock (WA)
17. Beau Robinson (QLD)
Backs:
18. Will Genia (QLD) (C)
19. Luke Burgess (NSW)
20. Quade Cooper (QLD)
21. Berrick Barnes (NSW)
22. Anthony Faainga (QLD)
23. Adam-Ashley Cooper (ACT)
24. Ben Lucas (QLD)
25. James O’Connor (WA)
26. Digby Ioane (QLD)
27. Rod Davies (QLD)
28. Lachlan Turner (NSW)
29. Kurtley Beale (NSW)
30. Drew Mitchell (NSW)
Who’s in your Wallabies World Cup squad?
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