Tuesday’s rugby news has new halves reported, Slipper shouldering some blame, the Springboks scrum gearing up and a ref gets cleaned up.
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Foley and Phipps set to start
It appears that Ewen McKenzie will unveil a new Waratahs halves combination for the third Rugby Championship match against South Africa. After a two-Test experiment with Kurtley Beale and Nic White, McKenzie used the Super Rugby winning pair of Foley and Phipps in the Test side’s team run.[one_half last=”yes”]
Pack to blame for Beale woes
Meanwhile, Wallabies vice-captain James Slipper has said that the Test pack must take some of the responsibility for Beale’s disappointing performances throughout the Bledisloe Cup. “He’s a class player. We all know what he can do,” the Wallabies prop said, before lamenting, “We didn’t stick up for him and give him really good ball.”
With McKenzie scathing of his team’s performance at set-piece last week, the Australian forwards will be under pressure against South Africa, while Slipper has emphasised that the size of the Springboks offers a new challenge. [/one_half]
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Springboks scrum on the mend
Springboks great Victor Matfield says that the scrum vulnerabilities exposed in the team’s two Tests against Argentina can be quickly fixed for the upcoming match against the Wallabies. Despite winning their opening matches, the Springboks were dominated by the Puma pack, committing to numerous scrum sessions before travelling to Australia.
“The guys that were there were outstanding the whole of last year, so we know what they can do,” Matfield said. “It is just maybe just getting one or two technical things right.” [/one_half]
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Tameifuna cleans up ref
Massive Waikato prop Ben Tameifuna has put on another big shot, this time on referee Glenn Jackson. With Waikato defending their line, Tameifuna shoved Jackson out of his way. He amazingly receiving no punishment, although he was yellow carded for an earlier offence.
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