Some surprising predictions for the RWC
[caption id="attachment_22613" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="New Zealand\'s Dan Carter, right, is tackled by Australia\'s Nathan Sharpe. AP Photo/Rob Griffith"][/caption] No, I don’t have a crystal…
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FRANK – Smit is an interesting case. The Boks know he’s not a great prop but he can’t get his old spot back because du Plessis is a better scrummager and great in the loose. So he’s in there because of his qualities as a captain.
You’re right about Al Baxter. He’s served the Wallabies and had a second lease of life, but he’s not going to be around for the RWC. So what was Deans thinking? Coaches aren’t going to tell anybody about strategy, we’re left to guess. Gits or Cooper. Or maybe Barnes. Or maybe he’s thinking O’Connor at 5/8. Why keep the makeup of a team secret when the opposition plans for every contingency anyway? It drives me nuts.
It's time to select a Wallaby fifteen