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The last time I was this optimistic about player depth in Australian rugby, John Eales slotted a last minute penalty goal to sink New…
With the rugby league State of Origin just around the corner, I thought it would be interesting to pick two “State of Union” teams…
Oh and I would start Hanson for Charles who showed too much nervousness. Chibba is ice cold and will get the job done.
Wallabies blow Bledisloe chance
Beale proved what we all knew – he is not a 10. Thanks ARU/NSWRU Politics! However I am really disappointed in Link for playing their game – He was supposed to be above it.
Slipper and Kepu were both better than Crockett (not hard) and Franks. Slipper is turning into one of the best props Australia has ever had, IMO. Kepu is really coming into his own with out the hit. He is able to use his raw strength to scrum properly rather than try and time the hit which is always hard for a longer prop. I’m starting to come around to him.
Palu proved once more he is a passenger at this level against the best. I suppose he negated Read to some extent but he still offered no impact.
White was rubbish. he has to be the least intelligent half we have had in a while. I can’t believe I am about to say this, but the team needs Phipps starting.
Wallabies blow Bledisloe chance
Geeez all this crying.. Imagine if they actually lost.
[VIDEO] Wallabies vs All Blacks: 2014 Bledisloe Cup highlights, scores, blog
Fardy is magnet.
[VIDEO] Wallabies vs All Blacks: 2014 Bledisloe Cup highlights, scores, blog
That plucky kiwi Lannash above was questioning Beale and Toomua because they haven’t played in a RWC Final. If that’s his silly bench mark, then Carter isn’t proven either…
Logic obviously isn’t a genetic trait in AIG land.
Wallabies all that stand between All Blacks and immortality
I’m just trying to recall the last time Carter played in a RWC final….
Wallabies all that stand between All Blacks and immortality
“play England at Twickenham, a game that always stokes the fire and passion between the two nations.”
Wales isn’t a nation.
The Rugby World Cup 2015: How will Wales fare?
Every country is multicultural, it’s only the AIGs that feel the need to subject the rest of us to some faux cultural dance.
Auckland has a significant south-east Asian population. Where is their cultural representation?
MORTLOCK: Kurtley set to repay Link's faith
It was a dance specially choreographed for the AIGs a couple of years ago. There is nothing traditional, historical or cultural about that.
Go back 30 odd years and the ‘original’ Haka was a bunch of embarrassed white guys slapping thighs
The IRB banned Australia from singing waltzing Matilda at the 2003 RWC but allowed the Haka, go figure.
Again there is nothing cultural or respectful regarding the Haka and the preciousness in which kiwis act towards it.
MORTLOCK: Kurtley set to repay Link's faith
The IRB. And also the NZRU, like when they got in a huff because Wales wanted it performed before the anthems.
Amazingly precious behaviour which is embarrassing to say the least.
MORTLOCK: Kurtley set to repay Link's faith
You won’t get disagreement from me re Waltzing Matilda sung in an organized fashion being cringe worth. It is!
The national anthems are what is supposed to represent the nations playing.
The fact that one country ‘needs’ to do another little dance, and everyone else must stand to attention while having it rammed down their thoughts is embarrassing to say the least.
And I fail to see how a dance choreographed recently especially for a certain team is in anyway cultural.
No doubt this will be moderated as heaven the Precious are criticized.
MORTLOCK: Kurtley set to repay Link's faith
He is appeasing NSWRU and ARU powerbrokers. He better get results and get them fast.
McKenzie announces revamped Wallabies team for Bledisloe Cup opener
Souths.
Uni have been very good all year. Just a solid team coached very well. They should win. However if Gill starts and he had one of those days, I can’t see uni getting much good ball.
SPIRO: Sooner or later the Wallabies have to win the Bledisloe. Is this the year?
Gill happened.
SPIRO: Sooner or later the Wallabies have to win the Bledisloe. Is this the year?
Holmes was very good for sunnybank yesterday.
Weeks and Tomane ruled out of Bledisloe, Ryan and English brought in
Anyone from brisbane watch the Bank v GPS semi? Gill came on at half time, and completely owned the game. It was many boys v one man. The Bank scored 28 unanswered points thanks to Gill.
SPIRO: Sooner or later the Wallabies have to win the Bledisloe. Is this the year?
It was last year and the lead in question from the jurno was along the lines of ‘why do the Wallabies appear so mentally frail against the AIGs?’
His response was something like, ‘Australian players play those guys every week and beat them so they don’t put on a black jersey and become so much better. We’re working on it.’
That’s paraphrasing of course. Naturally the head line was ‘Link says he knows how to beat All Black!’ Which naturally got the Precious Horde all hot and bothered.
SPIRO: Sooner or later the Wallabies have to win the Bledisloe. Is this the year?
That’s more than fair.
Anyway both teams win on the back of aggressive breakdown work. Anyone trying to say otherwise doesn’t have much of a clue.
The Waratahs are better than the Wallabies
Who’s talking about three years? I’m talking about the comparison between 2011 and 2014 which you just made. If we want to shift the goal posts we can, and we can say the Tahs with virtually the same pack have been a useless between 2009 and 2013.
Rugby is a simple game where aggression at the breakdown, built on fitness and technique, is 9 times out of 10 the deciding factor. That’s true from U/13s right up to Test level.
The Waratahs are better than the Wallabies
You Obviously missed the games against the likes of the stomers, chiefs, Tahs, Brumbies and Crusaders twice in 2011.
The Reds played a far more diverse game than the Tahs which was simple but effective. The only top teams they played a truely expansive avoidance game was against the Bulls for obvious reasons and the Blues when they just clicked.
To suggest otherwise is ignorant and revisionism.
The Waratahs are better than the Wallabies
It’s just about finding a solution at THP. Personally I’d be more comfortable with Slipper developing as a TH at the Reds and Wallabies while leaving Sio as a LHP. Slipper/Sio with Kepu/Alexander/Weeks is pretty handy, though, with Alexander coming in on the LH side with Sio out.
Robinson is seriously up his own proverbial if he thinks he’s going to play for Australia again as a first choice with out changing a lot about his game.
Robinson still a prop-osition: McKenzie
Your back line has no Folau.
Beale shouldn’t start and I cannot understand why Link changed the back line he has been developing for the last 9 or 10 tests for the one last night.
10/12/13 of Foley, Toomua and Kurindrani is where it is at. AAC and Horne on the wings Folau at 15. That has been working for the Wallabies – Why change? Link has a lot of questions to answer.
Wallabies blow Bledisloe chance