Recent content by Raytah

Not sure I'd say 100% nailed on. Scrum was often woeful when he was on but granted that's a poblem of the collective. Pick and stick alongside Baxter & Ah Colt perhaps the best chance.

Wes Thomas.

Solid game - enjoyed that. Lads did very well to hang tough and make that a dog fight. Sid Harvey with ice in his veins at the end. Ah Colt and Doyle both very good in the first half. Fakafonua, Eli Langi and Grover all showed potential. Defence needs work - we fell for the ball out the back...

Exchange rate also unhelpful atm. I guess the trade off is probably: A) Keep established wallaby outside back playing in super (say Tom Wright) or B) Pay a truckload to secure/develop best young talent in Aus rugby. In (B), super rugby suffers, but atleast both would remain eligible for the...

He's 6'4 and jackals. And carries. And hits. Most I've seen of him was Aus U18s so not monster sample, but blind Freddy could tell he was generational talent and suited to rugby. Was best player on the park. Next best were Uys & Ross (Reds), Makasini (Tigers), and Bassingthwaite (Roosters)...

And hopefully they now have enough cash to throw the kitchen sink at Lemoto. Should be valued at double Jorgensen. Will be the wallabies 8 for a decade if we can keep him.

Havn't been watching them, but Archer Holz and Max Douglas are coming into the right age bracket if we can get them back from Wales.

I think Brad Amatauanai is promising. Always impresses when playing for Uni. Will Goddard is a few years away but worth developing as is a strong scrummager from what I have seen at U20 and for the Woods. Wonder if Michael Ala'alatoa or Ollie Hoskins could be tempted. Ala'alatoa is world class...

Will miss raw power without Tupou, Gleeson and likely Leota next year. All have their limitations though so possible to upgrade. Philip and a fit Lee-Warner will help a bit, and have high hopes for Talataina. Probably need to look at recruiting or developing. Kemeny, Swinton or Scott-Young...

Super signing. With Kautai gone and Alatini injured, Brums were looking bare at tighthead behind AAA & RVN.

Think it's Lington Ieli. Quality 122kg Aus U20s prospect at Loose Head. No need to go external there. If Kautai is out, and Alatini injured, will definatly need more tight head cover. Could do worse than Tom Ross if on the market.

Who do we want to see for Aus A this tour? Probably needs to balance next best XV with developing potential future Wallabies, who may still be a bit green. I would like to see: 1. Schoupp / Hoopert 2. Pollard / Vailanu 3. De Lutiss / Amone 4. Canham / Blythe 5. Amotosero / Swain 6. Hooper /...

+ Pasitoa if ever gets fit. Seems to be viewed as a 12.

So, seeing squad named today would expect the XV vs NZ to look like: Uys Grenfell Hill / Langi Ross / Thompson Fonua Langi / Cleverly Robinson Lemoto / Talialeva Grover / Blank Fowler / Mackay Conway Takai / Fittler Goldsborough Makasini Bassingthwaite

There's 8 or so from GPS schools and most of them were rugby scholarship players and objectively pretty handy.